Week 30

So this is my first official blog post on my own blog. I plan on moving all of my previous posts here as well. Unfortunately, I have not been able to keep up with crossfitting over the past 2 months. It just got too hard to try and do most of the moves as well as the fact that the round ligament pain I've been experiencing was just too much. I hope to get back to it as soon as I can after having the baby. These days I can barely take the dogs for a walk without being in pain or having to sit down to rest. It kinda sucks. I've also noticed that bending over, going up the stairs, or just walking to my car in the parking garage at work have become harder and harder. Pretty much everything I do takes a lot more effort than before. I've also had a lot of swelling in my feet/ankles. Yes, the cankles have arrived. I can usually get the swelling to go down if I drink a ton of water and prop up my feet. I've also had horrible heart burn. My doctor told me I could take prilosec and zantac, so I've started taking those together this week and it seems to be working. I just hope it keeps working, because that is miserable!

Since I posted last, things have been going really well. At my last doctor's visit, I had to do the glucose test which was not fun. You basically have to drink this really sugary drink a hour before your visit so they can draw your blood. I hate having my blood drawn so I was not looking forward to it. The nurse couldn't get any blood out of the first arm she tried so she moved on to the next one. Since I can't watch, I had my head turned away and all I heard was "oh sh*t". This is not something you want to hear when there is a needle in your arm! Apparently, the vial shot off of the needle and across the room. Ryan got a kick out of it, but it scared me to death. Fortunately, I didn't hear back from them after the test which means I passed and don't have to do the three hour test! I have another appointment tomorrow and then I will start going every two weeks until 36 weeks. At 36 weeks I will start going weekly. It's hard to believe there are only 9 weeks left until my due date!

This week we had a 3D ultrasound. Originally I had heard they were really expensive so we decided not to get one. However, we found a place that does them for $60 on Monday during the day so we decided to give it a try. It was amazing. I couldn't believe how clear the image was and how much you could see. In the 2D version, the ultrasound tech said the baby already has a lot of hair. The placenta and cord were in the way of her face a little in the print-outs we received, but they were still really good. Seeing her made things even more real. There really is a little person in there and I can't wait to meet her.