Major Events
On the day baby turned 20 weeks my family of 4.5 were in a pretty bad car accident. I can’t even begin to explain how worried I was about the health of my unborn child (and my other two children) upon impact. It was was such an awful feeling. To make matters worse, I went to the hospital alone to be evaluated, while Adrian and the boys remained at the scene of the accident to deal with the paperwork. The ride in the ambulance to the hospital seemed to take forever, but for some reason I didn’t break down until I got up to the OB floor. As I was wheeled into the room, I kept thinking, “I’m not suppose to be here for another 2o weeks. What if this is my one an only time on this floor during this pregnancy? What if I have to leave this floor with no baby?” Horrible thoughts for any mommy-to-be to contemplate!
Thankfully, the story has a happy ending! The nurses were able to find the baby’s heartbeat and I was not having any contractions. I was sent home about an hour after being admitted, relieved and exhausted. The somewhat annoying part of the whole thing is that the ER doctors didn’t even take the time to examine me. I complained about my ribs hurting, but at the time wasn’t really in the right mindset to advocate to be looked at closer. Days later my rib pain started getting worse, so I made an appointment with my primary care doctor. My doctor diagnosed me with cracked ribs and sent me home with orders for rest, tylenol and heat/ice.
I had my 21 week OB appointment this past Monday and my OB was not impressed that the ER did not examine me for injuries. She also thankfully prescribed me medication that would help my pain and even that is still not cutting it well. I’m usually not a huge complainer when it comes to pregnant aches and pains, because I know it comes with the territory. I will say that having broken ribs while pregnant is NOT fun! The pain is pretty severe and sleeping is impossible. So my second trimester honeymoon phase has turned into no honeymoon at all. Lucky for me my ribs hopefully will heal 2-4 weeks into my third trimester when the fun really happens. I am thankful that the accident didn’t occur later into my pregnancy, because I can’t even imagine laboring with broken ribs.
Movement Watch
Baby Stavish is moving a lot lately, which is so reassuring after all he or she has been through. I started feeling stronger kicks right around 19 weeks. Adrian first felt the kicks while we were watching the Super Bowl. Baby kicks are one of my favorite parts about being pregnant!!
Gender
If you remember, I had my anatomy scan right around 18 weeks. Going into the scan, Adrian and I decided that he would find out the gender and keep it to himself. Baby is still breech and was not fully cooperating with tech, so she was unable to get of the leg measurements. She was also unable to determine the gender. My OB reviewed the tech’s notes from the scan and determined that we will not need a follow-up ultrasound, as the tech did get measurements of the all the major organs and body parts. So it looks like we will ALL be team green with this baby! I’m excited to for a great surprise come June!!
Nursery Progress
Last weekend, I went a little pin happy and came across a lot of cute whale artwork for the nursery. I also found some adorable fabric for the bedding. The one and only item I have purchased so far are these white whale decals that will go above baby’s crib. Once I get through Xander’s birthday party, I’m going to narrow down fabric and start sewing bedding and a few cute whale pillows. I also want to knit a few stuffed whales.
Phew it’s been a hectic couple of pregnancy weeks! I truly hope the next four weeks are a lot quieter.
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