Our Married Life

No progress. Enough said.

Dad was supposed to be discharged last week to a skilled nursing facility but suddenly got UTI which they are trying to treat. On top of that my mother was sent to the hospital this weekend because her condition worsened. They
suspect congestive heart failure due to the fact that she’s not diligent with her meds. I’m hoping there are no serious damages to her organs in case we waited too long to get her treatment. Thank goodness my brother is in town to help out my sister. I wish I can be there…

It’s also frustrating to learn that in only 3 months their condition didn’t improve. Not to my sisters fault by any means, but the fact that they didn’t bother to ask for help when they were truly feeling bad.

At this point I can only hope that they can be treated and that they return home healthy.

I’ve been slowly stocking our freezer with home cooked meals. Albeit meals filled with carbs. Traditional Lasagna, butternut squash lasagna, and Mac n cheese. I’ll focus on more healthier options next week. It’s easier to freeze composed meals anyway. Not sure if there’s a point to freeze chicken that we can quickly grill.

Week 38 and I’m still experiencing this annoying numbness in my left thigh. The slightest touch feels really annoying. I’ve tried to stretch it out but that doesn’t help.

The contractions slowed down on Friday and Saturday but they are starting up again today. It makes me think this baby is in here for the long haul. I guess we will find out more tomorrow. We spent a good bit of time walking around the mall yesterday and I did some yoga today. I’m hoping the increase in activity will speed up this baby. I still haven’t felt the baby drop.

We finally washed some baby outfits so I can incorporate it in my hospital bag and we have the car seat base installed in both cars.

I also went out and bought the last thing on my list that I thought I needed which is the breastpump. After doing some research I decided to stick with the Medela. Hope it’s worth it…

I have two days of work left before I start my vacation and then maternity leave.

I feel like I’m about to go on a long sabbatical. My only goal for the next 3 months is to work on maintaining the last few credits I need to maintain my PMP certification. Yay for online courses.

Just got done with our week 37 appt. We are making progress. 2cm dilated and 75% effacement. Strep test came out negative, and I’ve gained a total of 25lbs. I told her about the numbness in my thigh. She didn’t seem to know what was wrong, but took note of it. Hope it’s not something permanent.

Is it weird that I think it’s odd that strangers are asking when I’m due?? I mean I guess I am 9 months pregnant and showing, and I guess it’s better than people assuming that I’m fat…

I’m ready… I have 7 days of work left but after today I’m at the point where I want this baby out. We walked around the mall this morning and it was so uncomfortable. The stretching pain was painful and I had to waddle the whole time. I nearly slipped on some wet spot at the mall, but thankfully was able to brace myself. Grrr.

After getting home, I took a hot bath which really didn’t help. I spent the last 3 hours trying to nap.

In addition to that my left thigh feels slightly numb but not painful. Gotta ask the doc what that means.

Our goal this weekend is to finish packing my bag and installing the carseat.

We also need to unpack all the baby gear that’s piling up in our living room.

On a different note, I flew my niece out to Amarillo to check in on my dad since I cant see him. He’s alert and talking but his condition is still very unstable. His blood sugar keeps dropping below the normal levels despite getting a constant flow of glucose in his IV. I really hope they hurry up and find out what’s going on so they can better treat him. I guess at this point they are just trying to stabilize him.

Again for prayers…

Dad got sent to the intensive care unit. I hope they can determine the issue and that it’s fixable. He’s been put through the ringer many times, so I know he’s resilient. We don’t need this craziness in our lives right now. Prayers are needed all around.

Update: Got a message that dad was sent to the hospital :/

It’s hard to focus on getting excited when my parents are acting unusual. My sister says my dad is really weak and my mom keeps calling me stressing about the smallest things. She’s probably just worried because she can’t be here when I give birth and doesn’t know how else to express herself.

Since I don’t know exactly what shape they are in because I can’t see them, it’s hard for me not to stress. But, I have to have faith that everything will turn out ok, and that my sister is doing what she can to help out. I wish I was there to help her. It’s a huge burden being around elderly parents. The past year has been the roughest yet, I’m not even sure how I pulled through with any sense of sanity.

One thing I need to consider is travelling to see them. It will certainly be a long road trip, but I think we should get out there as soon as we’re allowed so they can meet the baby. Maybe the doctors will have advice on driving with a newborn. 8 hours in the car seems daunting, but it has to be done I guess.

I guess in the meantime, I need to think good thoughts and be thankful that I’ve been truly blessed with everything else in my life.

The one thing I keep re-enforcing with Brian is that we need to maintain good health so that our child doesn’t have to deal with this crap when she’s our age. Hopefully in a few years they’ll have some super pill we can take that will help maintain our youth.