30 weeks

Hellooo!! I truly can't believe I'm 30 weeks along already. Time needs to slow down just a teense!

I wanted to start off the blog post with a not so bright and cheery update. I'm sharing this not to scare you, but only to let you know these things happen and they are normal {and in the end everything turned out to be okay}. On Friday morning when I got into work, I went to the restroom as I usually do these days (can't make it an hour without!) and found some blood. It was a tiny amount, so I had to double check that I was seeing things right. I called my doctor immediately, as I know blood is never a normal sign in pregnancy. The nurse asked a few questions then had to speak to the doctor that was in the office at the moment and call me back. When she called me back a few minutes later, she told me I needed to go to the hospital. I immediately burst into tears and she gave me instructions on how to get to the hospital (our tour is not until next month!) and what to do when I get there. I called Matt and he picked me up and drove me to the hospital... thank goodness he only works a few minutes from me. I was panicking and crying and a million things were running through my head... {Is he okay? Am I losing him? What will I do... how will I emotionally and mentally handle this?} We got to the hospital and I checked in and finally saw a nurse who placed a heart rate monitor on my belly... we heard baby's heartbeat almost immediately. Phew. So he is alive. The nurse asked some questions about my symptoms and then had to get the doctor... We waited a long time. I started thinking, what if I am going into early labor? We are not ready for him... he is too small... will he survive? So stressful.... The doctor finally came in and checked my cervix which was a normal measurement, then she swabbed inside me and found dried blood - so there was no active bleeding, but I had bled. She checked on the ultrasound to see the location of baby and the placenta, which were both fine... everything was completely and 100% normal. She had no explanation as to why I bled, other than sometimes it just happens. SUPER frustrating and confusing, but she reassured me multiple times that both baby and I are just fine and to keep an eye on things. I'm happy to say that I haven't had any bleeding since then. I have to tell you this was a terrifying experience. Even though I've only known him for 6 months and have never officialy met him, to think of losing him was gut-wrenching. I hope to never go through this again.

On a lighter note... we had our first baby class at OSU on Monday night, "Baby Basics". We watched a video and went through power points with an OSU nurse and participated in some interactive demonstrations. Matt even learned how to swaddle!

We learned about bathing and diapering, some common health concerns, feeding, sleeping, clothing... lots of information! Overall, it was helpful but I was kind of hoping for a bit more information... chalk it up to the over-achieving wanna-be mom in me :) In the end I'm glad we took the course because I'm feeling even more prepared for his arrival. Next up, taking the childbirth class!

This past weekend, we had a wedding in Columbus at the Taylor Mansion. Matt was in the wedding party so we had the rehearsal dinner on Friday evening and he had to be at the venue for pictures at 3:45pm. The ceremony and reception were both outside and it was 89 degrees on Saturday... I was miserable! It was a very pretty wedding but I'm truly glad it's over and that it was the last wedding until we have baby boy... my feet can't handle any more weddings!

I have my first shower this weekend and I am super excited! After the shower, I'm going to start hanging prints/decorations in the nursery and making sure the furniture is all where I want it. All we need now is the glider (which I'll be purchasing with my registry discount from Amazon) and the nursery will be close to ready!

I'm feeling more uncomfortable sitting and laying down these days, and getting used to my permanent cankles. This heat and my job are not helping my swelling! I go to the bathroom what feels like 39479 times a day and I have to say the most frustrating thing is that I feel like it's urgent but then it ends up I hardly have to go. Baby boy is super active and looks like an alien moving inside my belly. It makes me laugh out loud sometimes! At this point he's almost 3 pounds and is apparently dreaming while he sleeps... hopefully of me :) I read that his vision right now is 20/400 and remains very poor for a few months after delivery.

How far along? 30 weeks
Maternity clothes? Yes and yes. Thank goodness for maternity maxi dresses when my feet are swelling like crazy!
Stretch marks? Not yet {that I can see!}  Lotioning the belly every morning
Sleep: Different every night - sometimes I fall asleep quickly and sometimes it takes me a bit. The pregnancy pillow is oh-so-comfortable but makes me hot throughout the night.
Best moment of the week: Taking the baby class and becoming super parents!
Miss anything? Being able to wear shorts and sandals without worrying about cankles! :/
Movement: Yes! He loves to wiggle around in there
Food cravings: I had a craving for fish sticks last night! So random
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yep, it's pretty obvious at this point
Gender prediction: It's a boy!
Labor signs: None
Belly button in our out? In, but getting flat
Rings on or off? Off - wearing my fakie
Looking forward to: My baby shower this weekend!! :)

See you next week :)