Shopping

I've successfully spent more time in the Motherhood Maternity store than I care to admit.  As we move closer to the third trimester we've been on an endless search for comfortable and professional clothing for her to wear to work.  We've found that the Motherhood store has a good selection of style as well as comfort.  

Erin is also starting to notice that simple tasks like bending over are a little more complicated than usual.  She also has trouble breathing occasionally and finds relief only by laying down or standing up.  I've been told that these are all common problems for pregnant women and should be nothing to worry about. 

I'm happy that so far the pregnancy has been relatively normal.  I've been trying to actually get her to slow down so that she can rest more often.  The pregnancy is going so well that Erin for the most part continues to do everything that she did prior to being pregnant.  She has always been eager to please everyone (including me) even if it means that she is stressed to the max and it is a huge inconvenience to her.  That's one of the many reasons that I love her so much.  However, I've been trying to push her to be a little more selfish now that she is pregnant.  The first priority right now is keeping her and the baby healthy and happy. 

Week 26 - Bump Update

I apologize because there have been several requests for a bump update.  Here she is.  Isn't she beautiful!  By the way, she passed the Glucose test after much anxiety. We are happy to say that she is having a picture perfect pregnancy so far.  We couldn't be more excited.

Long Day

Erin had her second round of glucose test yesterday.  I went with her for the first hour to make sure that she could stomach the sugar drink as the last round upset her stomach a little.  The test takes a total of three hours as they take her blood four times total.  The whole idea is kind of crazy.  They take a pregnant woman and have them fast for 12 hours followed by a large dosage of sugar and four blood samples.

I made sure that she was going to be alright and then I went to work.  As soon as I made it to the office and fixed a cup of coffee I got a call from the nurse at the doctor's office.  Erin fainted and then got sick.  I went right back to the doctor and picked her up.  The nurse apparently had a difficult time finding her vein.  Erin was anxious anyway and the sugar rush didn't help.

I dropped her off at the house and then went to the gas station to grab her some orange juice and peanut butter crackers to help make her feel better.  I stayed with her the rest of the day while she rested and recovered.

Unfortunately, she will have to retake the test because she wasn't able to complete it.  She called the doctor's office and they want her to come back on Friday morning.  This time they are giving her some anti-nausea medicine and she will lay down the entire time.

Hopefully she will make it through this time.  I don't want her to have to take it again.  The hard part will be keeping her from being anxious about it between now and then.  Wish us luck.

Test Results

So, the first Glucose test came back positive.  This means that Erin will need to have more tests done tomorrow morning.  Her appointment is at 7:30 and she will have her blood taken up to four times over three hours while they try to determine if she is at risk of gestational diabetes.  Hopefully she passes the first test and does not have to stay for the whole time.

I'll try to post a bump picture soon.  I've been able to feel Sydney kick multiple times now.  We were even able to actually see her move as well.

Week 24 - Glucose Test

We went to the doctor on Friday for the standard week 24 check up and Glucose test.  This is the one were she drinks the notoriously bad tasting Glucose drink.  Erin's first response after first tasting this drinks was: "It's not that bad. It tastes like a really sugary sprite". :)  We don't hear the official results from the test until sometime this week.  We're hoping that everything goes well.  All other tests are normal and the doctor said that Sydney is looking "picture perfect".  

Erin has been feeling really well.  There are some nights that she can't seem to get comfortable and she has had a little back pain.  Overall, she's been doing great.  Hopefully we continue to have a relatively easy pregnancy.

I felt Sydney move!

I was complaining to Erin that I really wanted to feel the baby move.  She started feeling around and then said here try to feel this.  I was concentrating trying to feel any little motion other than her breathing.  Then all of the sudden I felt a noticeable movement.  It was an exciting moment.  Our baby keeps growing and Erin has continued to be healthy.  I'm a happy dad.