:( Ouchie :(

So, I believe it was Friday last week, I started feeling this pain in my "lower region". I can't describe it very well, but it got worse throughout the weekend. It was like I had bruised myself down there somehow. I had a scheduled Dr.'s appt. for today, so I just figured I would ask about it then. My swelling has been pretty bad too. I worked last night and headed to my Dr.'s appt. after I was off work. The pain had really only gotten worse and certain things were triggering it.

So, my blood pressure and urine all checked out fine at the appt!!! This was good news because of course, I was worried about my blood pressure being high with the increased swelling. So, then I brought up this pain I was having...She asked me lots of questions and decided to do a pelvic exam. While she was doing that, she went ahead and swabbed me for my Group B Strep. (Its a bacteria some pregnant women carry and if they are positive, they have to receive an antibiotic during labor...no biggie). She said I looked swollen, but nothing looked abnormal. She then started talking about pubis synthesis. Its a natural thing that happens during pregnancy where the ligaments loosen and your pubic bone relaxes a little. But in some women, it separates too much, and it can be very painful. She wasn't sure, but she said that might be what is causing my pain. She wanted me to go buy a maternity support belt (to help support my belly and take some of the weight off my pelvic bone) and she had me schedule ANOTHER ultrasound. So, when I went to get dressed, I could barely lift my leg into my pants. I told her about this. She wanted to me go ahead and take a day off work this week and take the next two days to basically stay in bed and rest. To see if that helps. She did say there is really no way to make the pain get better, except delivering the baby. So, I would probably just have to take it easy and find ways to cope.

So, here I sit. When I finally got home today, I stayed in bed most the day. Tom, Sandy (family from California) and my Aunt Mary Kay came by for a visit. So, I did get up awhile for that. I went back to bed and each time I have tried to get up out of bed since then, I have been in horrible pain. So, here is some stuff I have found online about this issue: http://pregnancy.about.com/od/symptomsofpregnancy/a/pubicbonepain.htm

http://www.birthsource.com/scripts/article.asp?articleid=189

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphysis_pubis_dysfunction

(I typed all that yesterday).....Last night, I cried because it hurt so bad to go up the stairs and get comfortable in bed. I cried because this is freaking me out and I am worried it will get worse and I will have to be off work and deal with this for at least 7 more weeks. It hurts. A LOT. Today when I have gotten out of bed....it hurts, but its managable. I think that it gets worse depending on how much movement you have done that day...then when you sit or lie for awhile.....going to get up...is horrible. And moving from one side to the other in bed....brings tears to my eyes.

I need to go back upstairs and get back in bed and the air conditioning. Since the weather had gotten cooler, Eric took out the air conditioners downstairs last week. And of course, its in the 90s again this week...so, its like a sauna down here. So, back to bed....Dr.'s orders.

I'm like a bird.......

Hello. Sorry it's been a minute since I posted! :/ Life has been very busy, and I have been very tired. I had my first shower a few weeks ago...and it was very nice. My mom did a great job with everything, and little Ryder got lots of great stuff! I am looking forward to my next three showers coming up next weekend, and then the weekend after that! Hoping to get most of what we are needing then. Then, my sis is throwing us a diaper keg party Oct. 9th here at our house! People we invite have to bring a pack of diapers to drink the beer. Excited to get stocked up on those expensive things! Lord knows we will need them.

I had some feelings of panic this week. Not sure what kicked them in. Possibly the fact that Mr. Ryder will be here VERY soon, and have have NOTHING done. :/ I was thinking that if he happens to come early, he could be here in a matter of a few short weeks. It hit me really hard, and I decided I was GOING to accomplish something while I was off this week. And accomplish I did. He now has an adorable dresser that I found in an antique store in Greenfield, and a changing table I found at a used kids store in Greensburg. And finally, FINALLY the bedding arrived today!!! I have been waiting for it to get here for two weeks. Fed X must have lost the first shipment, so, they sent me a new one. It is absolutely adorable! The colors in it are definitely different than what I had pictured. But, I still love it. :) Now I have to pick out some colors for painting the furniture. And so, I feel a little bit calmer now. But, the nesting has definitely set in!

Here is his cute dresser with the diaper cake Eric's mom made for my last shower:

And this is a vintage record I bought off Ebay to put in his room. I think its adorable!

Eric has been working on the nursery some. However, harvest time has arrived!!!!! :( So, not much work is getting done now. Hoping to get it done before Ryder arrives. But, if not....he won't be sleeping in there anyway. So, it will be OK. Drywall is hung, just needs mud/sand/mud/sand/primer/paint.

As far as I'm concerned. I feel like he is coming sooner than later. I just have this feeling inside me he isn't going to wait until November 15th to arrive. My swelling in my ankles and feet has gotten pretty yucky. :( Everything has been fine at my Dr.'s appts....blood pressure and urine checks are good. So, I have an appt. on Tuesday morning. Hoping that stays the same. Just don't know how to deal with the swelling and feeling like the baby is HUGE. I am not complaining tho. As long as Ryder gets here healthy...that's all that matters. :)

A letter to my baby boy....

To my lil' punkin',
Daddy and I have decided to name you "Ryder". We both love this name and I think it already fits you. Ryder Jaron (most likely) Scott. Daddy came up with that middle name. Daddy is very excited to have a little boy on the way. We both can't wait to meet you.
Mommy is so excited for her very first baby shower today. There will be family from my mommy's family....and more family from daddy's family there. And its all because of you! And just think, in a couple more months, you will be here to use all the new things I get for you today. I can't believe your due date is coming up so soon. Hoping you are growing healthy and strong in there (which by the feeling of your movements, seems like you are!) .
I am also glad to say, that since I didn't get a "you failed" phone call from our doctor this week...mommy must have passed her glucose test!!! yay! so excited for that news....this makes it much more likely both you and I will stay healthy the rest of the pregnancy....and MAYBE you won't come out such a big boy. Mommy prefers you to be about 7 pounds! but, of course I will love you so much, no matter what size you are! lol (just keep that in mind..haha)

I need to go get ready for our shower now. There's going to be some good food there!! So, you get to enjoy it too!

Love you so much already,

Mommy

XX Fingers Crossed XX

Had my glucose tolerance test today! Won't know results until tomorrow or so (but only if it wasn't good)....no news is good news. So, I am hoping for no news!! But, if its high, then I will have to go do the three hour glucose test. :( Also had a Dr. appt today. Everything was good....and she gave me some info from my ultrasound! She said his size is now closer to the 65th percentile and my amniotic fluid is at the 70th percentile. This was better than before when they were much higher than that! However, she did say his head circumference was high at the 90th percentile! Oh goodness......that means he has a big head. GREAT. :/ I still measure 4 weeks ahead when they measure my belly/uterus. And she said he was about 2 lbs. 6 oz. at the ultrasound....but that was almost two weeks ago. He's a growin' boy!!

So, last night I spent hours thinking about the baby's room.....bedding, paint colors, decorations..etc.... I do know that I really really love accenting in colors and I love old vintage toys (for example... I bought a Winnebago, just like the one above, but its got more rust, at a garage sale....along with a few other antique trucks) ...which are usually colorful. After much thought, I believe I have completely changed my bedding. I have liked it all along, but just wasn't sure if it would work. And, even though I do like it, I just couldn't convince myself the fabric swatch I ordered was THE ONE!!! So, here it is:
It's so cute and looks really soft. Plus, I think it will go with anything I do put in the room. I am now trying to decide what colors to use on the walls and furniture. Here is another idea I LOVE and would like to try to do something similar to this in his room: I love everything about these letters!!! :) So, I guess the search starts now for letters A-Z! (REALLY in love with the button for the letter O....) Also will be searching for more vintage toys and ideas. Can't wait for Eric to get it done so I can start spending time in there!

*** Super excited for my first baby shower this weekend. My mom and aunts are working on it and we've invited that side of the family as well as Eric's family. Hoping lots of people can make it! Wish Eric's mom lived closer so she could be here for it....I know she would like to be. ;)

:::Bag for Baby (and ME)::

OK............call me crazy....but I REALLY want this diaper bag!!!!! The search for a diaper bag has been a long one for me. This bag was one of my first choices. I have looked and looked to find something I like, that wasn't so expensive. But thanks to my picky-ness....I can't find one I like as much as this one!!! It's just so awesome! and pretty! :) It's made by Petunia Pickle Bottom. I love so many bags of theirs...but, this one is by far my FAVORITE.

I also changed which car seat/stroller travel set I want. Its by Chicco, and its called Sahara. I did want the Midori one, but its a little more expensive, and I am really drawn more towards stuff with brown tones. :) Who knows what else I will change!!!

Got my invitation today for my first baby shower! Its less than two weeks away. It's making it all seem so real and so close. Three months from right now, I will be a mom. Our little man will be here, and our lives will change forever.

Loving the sound of a hammer!

So, I had my ultrasound on Friday morning. It was fun seeing the little man again. He really likes to show off those boy parts!! He was a lot calmer during this ultrasound. He looked good according to the ultrasound tech....and when she put all her measurements in, the computer put him at 28 weeks. And he was actually 26weeks and 4 days on Friday. So, a little ahead. I will wait to hear from my Dr.'s office to see what they think. He was breech, with his head up on my right side. I thought something was hanging out there all night at work Thursday night! Guess I was right!

Here are pics from the ultrasound....my scanner isn't working for some reason...so, I just took a pic with my phone of the pic and sent it to my email. Sorry, they aren't very good.

Here he is...looking right at us!

Boy Parts

Yep! He's a boy!

Hard to believe my due date is three months from today!!!

Which, brings me to my next news.......as I speak, my husband is hammering away upstairs working on lil' man's room! I am so excited for him to get started! Hopefully it goes smoothly (and fast)! I have my first baby shower in two weeks....and I am gonna need somewhere to put all his stuff! :) I can't wait. I ordered a swatch of fabric that I love from Caden Lane. The bedding on this website is so cute! I just can't really see spending that much on bedding! And I can't seem to find bedding I even kinda like since I am so picky!! So, I am hoping to order some fabric off the site and crib sheets and maybe just a blanket in the pattern I like. And then match the brown in the bedding for a crib bumper and crib skirt. I have a lot I am wanting to work on....but this horrible heat prevents me from wanting to spend any time outside. The crib needs sanded and painted. So does this old wardrobe cabinet I found at a garage sale. I am also wanting to find a dresser I can use for a changing table, or just an old changing table at a garage sale. Lots to do.............

Here is the fabric that I found:

So cute!

I have stuff to do around here!! :) More later this week...........

:::Baby Update:::

Okay, so I am horrible at posting pics. I never have time, nor want to take the time to sit here and put them up. sorry! Hopefully one of these days, I will just sit down and spend hours doing it. LOL But I thought I would give an update anyways. :)

So, little man has measured big since my 20 week ultrasound. They told me he was in the 90th percentile in size and my amniotic fluid was in the 90th percentile. Dr. Bernardan just said it was something we had to keep an eye on. So, at my last appt. (4 weeks ago), I gained a LOT of weight from the last time. We had just moved and I had a lot of swelling going on. So, she thought I had just overdone it and that I was carrying extra water weight. I have tried to do better drinking my water, and I am wearing lovely compression hose to work now. They really do keep the cankles at bay!

So, I had another appt. today. I was very pleased to have only gained 1 pound this time. Yay! :) However, I am still measuring ahead or big. She said I am measuring at about 30 weeks...when, I am actually 26 right now! I know the due date isn't wrong....so, she just said he is probably just a big baby, or I could still have a lot of extra fluid in there. Or both. So, she wants me to have another ultrasound to check it all out. Plus, its time for my blood glucose test, and I get to start going to the Dr. every two weeks now. Woohoo! I hate to complain, but, coming to Indianapolis so much stinks! But, its all for lil' man. So, it's worth it! Praying my glucose test is normal. Its always a risk to have gestational diabetes....and having a big baby is one side effect of that!

On another note.... Our really good friends, Brian and Jordan, just had their baby tonight!! Jordan's blood pressure was high yesterday at her appt....so, they induced her this morning (she was just under 38 weeks). Not sure how things all went down yet today, but they ended up having to do a C-section. She was born at 11:40pm and weight 5lbs 14.7 oz! Tiny little girl! Can't wait to meet Miss Ruby tomorrow! :)

P.S. Really hoping my husband gets started on the nursery soon. I am kinda getting antsy......... :)