Setbacks

This week has been unkind. I have had a nightmare week for the nausea and dizzy spells. I have been really sick this week. This week I was getting out of bed, blacked out and fell onto the wall on my bell. I had spotting for a while. I had a regular doctor appointment on Monday so I just went straight there to get checked. They sent me to the high risk OB and had an ultrasound. Everything looks good. The baby was healthy and happy and looks like we will be adding boy number four to our family. We are excited and looking forward to a healthy baby.

Last night I was so sick all night long. Then half way through the night I passed out again, this time hitting hard on my ribs. I think I may have injured them. Oh well, par for the course right.

I had more sutures put into my PICC line at my appointment on Monday too. The last dressing change had pulled one side of the sutures loose so she had to put them in on both sides. More fun!

Today I spent most of the day laying flat just to try and keep the pain from attacking my sides. I am hoping that the last few days have just been a bad few days and that things will get better quickly. I have to have a round of fluids tonight so maybe that will get me back on my feet for tomorrow.

12 Weeks 5 Days - Almost 13 Weeks

Today has been mostly good. I spent time with my sister and her family this morning and then tonight I had dinner with a great friend from high school and her wonderful family. I love seeing them when  I come to visit. We have such a good visit, there are just some people that no matter how much time goes by you still feel so close.

Today was my oldest son's 11th birthday. Seriously how did this happen he is such a big boy now. It seems like he should be a little squirt not this tall, gangly kid about to go into middle school. I love my kids so much, they make my life complete.

The nausea and vomiting is well under control at this point. Scary to say, but in a few more weeks if it stays this way I may actually call this pregnancy my best on ever. Dizzy spells aside, the lack of NVP is actually so nice that I can live with the dizzy I think.

I forgot to take my hormone last night. I felt soooo good today. :( I look forward to the day I do not have to take them anymore, but I guess I will keep taking them till I see the doctor just to be safe. Every time I think I will stop anyway I remember the heartbreak of the six miscarriages and just go ahead and take them. I am so tired on them it makes me less motivated to take them cause all I really want to do is sleep. I want to feel good and be out doing things.

Well I suppose that is about it, maybe this week I can get the last pregnancy written up and put it on the blog.

Thanks for reading...for those who do!

It's so Sparkly! - 11 weeks 1 Day

Today was a CRAZY day. I felt so tired and dizzy for most of the day. I have now learned that anything sweet is pretty much going to make me sick to my tummy. Then there was a while today where I saw the sparkles, you know the flashing lights you see sometimes during pregnancy. I am not sure if it was blood pressure, dizzy, or medicine that was creating that fun moment but there they were the sparkles.

I am having vivid vivid dreams. My dreams lately have been a mix of childhood and adulthood. Crazy mix and then throw in that I am always still pregnant in my dreams and they become even more weird. I wake up sometimes wondering where I am and have to take a minute. Pregnancy dreams are always so real and so weird.

I am having some other personal struggles this week. Prayers are much appreciated.

The nausea has been not so bad today. I am stunned that thus far I have not been in the hospital once for IV fluids. I am so happy about that I cannot even describe the happiness. At this point in most other pregnancies I have been in the hospital more than once, so not having been in once to this point makes me so excited. Maybe this will be the one that is easy. I hate saying that cause it makes me wonder if saying that out loud will make the easy disappear, silly I know but still feels that way. I am holding my breath that I won't see the inside of the hospital until this little once makes his/her appearance.

 Well back to work on the school stuff, need to finish all assignments this week and then I am taking two weeks off!