Pregnancy

I'm getting a little behind on my updates! I've just been so busy with the holidays and all my doctor's appointments and such, but everything is going well so far.


I definetly feel like I'm as big as a house now. I'm very uncomfortable, my legs and hips and feet hurt if I stand for too long. My feet and ankles are constantly swollen. I have heartburn after everything I eat. Being pregnant is such a joy!

I'm going to the doctor every week now for checkups, etc. My blood pressure has still been high but is pretty consistant. They do lots of tests while I'm there that usually end up taking about 1 - 1.5 hours, so I'm getting a lot of reading done. I can also take a quick nap when they put me on this fetal monitor since I really just have to sit in a recliner for about half an hour while they monitor the baby's heartbeat.

I've been working still - although I've had quite a few days off these past few weeks - but the doctor thinks that I might need to go on bed rest, so I don't know how much longer I'll be able to work. I'm not really too excited about sitting around in bed all day - but I guess the doctor knows best...


Even though I couldn't travel home for the holidays, I've been having a great time here in Tampa with Aaron & his family. We've been eating SO MUCH delicious food, and playing lots of nintendo wii. Super Mario Galaxy is my new favorite, followed closely by wii bowling. Aaron found a nice townhome a week or so ago that we will most likely be moving into within the next month. That's all for now! I'll keep you all updated!

Here I am at 32 weeks. As you can see, my apartment is still cluttered with so much baby stuff! I can't believe all the stuff I have and I still need to get more! For such a little person, she sure needs a lot of stuff!


I've been pretty miserable lately. Very uncomfortable, swollen feet, and ankles, very tired, heartburn, etc. I've gained quite a bit of weight in the past 2 weeks - which my doctor says is probably due to my body retaining water and swelling... My blood pressure has been high so they've been tracking me for preeclampsia. So far, its just a mild case - I only have a few of the symptoms, but since my blood pressure has been consistantly up, they've got a close watch on me.

I have to go to the doctor twice a week, and give blood and have other tests done. I'm also supposed to be taking it easy, I can still go to work for now, but if my blood pressure gets much higher, or I start getting any other symptoms, I might have to go on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy.


As of Monday, I'm not allowed to travel, so I'll be here in Tampa for Christmas. I'm pretty bummed about not being with my family, but It'll be fun to spend time here with Aaron and his family, as well as Julie and her family. I'll miss going to Texas, but I'd rather be here if something comes up. I'll see my famliy in February or March, so I'll make due until then.

We got more ultrasound pictures this week, but I don't have them in computerized form yet. As soon as I get them scanned, I'll post them for all to see. So far everything looks good with the baby so as long as she's healthy and happy, I'll put up with my pregnancy pains and try not to complain TOO much...

As you may, or may not be able to tell by my most recent photos, my house has been overrun by boxes, and bags and piles of baby stuff! It seems like I have so much stuff now, but there's still so much I don't have too, its crazy! Aaron is finally in Tampa for good and we had a great weekend. It was very relaxing which is just what I needed.




Its going to be another busy week. They're sending me to Orlando again Tuesday, and I have two web trainings on Wednesday. Work is always busy busy busy, but at least it makes the day go by quicker.

I've become increasingly more uncomfortable every day. My feet are starting to get swolen, I feel like I weigh 900lbs, my heartburn seems to get worse and worse... Now I get it with everything I eat, although some things make it worse than others. Sadly, chocolate makes it very bad, as does anything tomato based.



I went to the doctor last Friday and had a very unpleasant experience. While my visit with the doctor was very brief, the nurses had to take my blood pressure 6 different times! (its a long and annoying story, but I'll be happy to share it with you, just ask...) It ended up being normal by the time I left the office, but now they think I might be at risk for high blood pressure, so I have to go back next Friday for another checkup. Sigh... Oh well. Better safe than sorry.

Still incredibly busy with work, but I've been doing pretty well. As the end of the year creeps up, I'm getting just a little stressed out about everything - but I'm dealing with it pretty well.

Julie and Dana threw me a wonderful shower this week and I got so many things I need for the baby! It was so great and I got to see so many people that I haven't seen in quite some time. Aaron is also in town now which is definetly a huge plus! All in all, things are looking up!


I'm still getting more and more uncomfortable and sleeping has now become a big challenge. Its very hard to fall asleep and stay asleep - especially with the horrible heartburn and leg cramps. The baby has also been moving around so much its a little crazy, but I guess I shouldn't complain. I just hope she's not quite so crazy once she's actually here and she just can learn to relax! I go to the doctor this Friday, but I expect everything to be fine, as usual. I'll keep everyone updated!

My life is finally calming down! I had a great Thanksgiving with Mike and Julie's family, and we had a great time up in Gainesville for the Florida vs Florida State game!


I'm looking forward to just staying at home and relaxing. I don't go out of town again until mid December to go to Texas for the holidays. Work has been super busy lately, but not so busy that it makes me want to kill people. I'm somewhat enjoying the projects they have me working on right now, and I leave feeling like I've gotten stuff done for the day, so that's always a plus. I'm now making no effort to hide the fact that I'm pregnant at work - although I think you'd have to be pretty non-observant not to know...


I've been feeling pretty much the same. Lots of heartburn, my feet are somewhere between regular and swollen - they're not too bad yet - my legs have been cramping up some, and I'm very uncomfortable when I sleep. Normal pregnancy complaints. My nose has stopped bleeing though, so that must have been due to the cold weather in Iowa.

Suzanne and David were in Anna Maria/Sarasota for Thanksgiving so Julie, Michael and I went to dinner with them in St Pete. We had a great time! Here's a fun pic from dinner. I miss you already Suze!

Another busy week! Just got back from Gainesville for the homecoming game. The game was a lot of fun! Melvin had a great time Tailgating! Michael and I had a great time at the game, and I even got to see Suzanne and David again! They were up for the game and we had a great day on Saturday, and ended the night with good ol Alley Katz karaoke! I came home Saturday night so I could go to the Bucs game Sunday with Jenny A. and her parents! It was such a fun time, and an awesome, but VERY busy weekend! This next week will be just as busy, as I'm on my way down to Naples for a visit with Aunt Becky. We'll be staying at the Ritz Friday and Saturday night! Sunday we'll both come back to Tampa, just to catch our planes - Aunt Becky back to Phoenix, and me to Iowa again!


Been feeling pretty much the same with a few new fun things too. My nose has been bleeding, my feet have been hurting (though suprising not swolen at all...) and still getting the beloved heartburn. The doctor says all is normal though. Everything is going just fine. She gave me some 'tips' on how to sleep with the heartburn, although I don't think its really feasible for me to eat my dinner at 5pm since I'm usually still at work, and I can't fall asleep sitting up, so I guess I'm just going to have to deal with it best I can.

Here's some fun pics from this weekend:



Melvin Tailgating


Michael and I at the Gators Game!

Hooray! I found my USB Cable!

Had a great time in Iowa with Grandma, and the training was a success! The Wells Fargo people all seemed satisfied with my training and I was able to help them with all the questions that they had. Grandma and I had a great time catching up, and just had a very nice relaxing weekend. We even saw some deer in the back yard!


I haven't been feeling too bad, but I've been getting the WORST heartburn. It makes it very hard to fall asleep. This is on top of the little girl's increased poking around in there. It helps if I drink milk, but its only temporary. I've had to reschedule my doctor's appointment, again, because my boss needs me at work for a meeting, but I'll get everything checked out when I finally go in.

Here are my 24 week photos. I've had them stored in my camera, but hadn't gotten the chance to put them up yet!


This was such a crazy week for me. First with my company 'restructuring' and me getting my old boss back added a lot of stress. Then with my original key west plans being cancelled, and a trip to iowa scheduled the week just flew by! Still looking and feeling pretty fat. I'm getting a lot of heartburn too. Especially at night. Just one of those things I guess...