Monday, June 30, 2008
Baby Update
I went to the dr. today for my weekly check up. The good news is that the baby has turned (yay - no breech baby) & that I am dialated to a 1. Not much, I know, but after almost four weeks of contractions, I'll take what I can get. Dr. Fowers told me that IF I make it to 39 weeks he'll likely just start me b/c of how big my other babies were. I didn't argue that one!
Another weekend, another project!
Well, this past weekend we started trenching so Travis could put in 2 more secondary water bibs so I don't have to drag the hose all over the entire yard. Right now all we have is one tap out front. We've hooked 2 hoses together so I can water everything I've planted & it's a huge pain in the butt & takes about an hour to water every night. The kids spent Friday night at Trav's mom & dad's house so early Sat. we were out working hard.
Here are a few pix of what my yard looks like now - a virtual ankle breaker for both kids & myself!
This is where our only secondary water tap is - out front & right on the edge of the property.
Going across the entire backyard.
This is our little garden. I managed to get all my flowerbeds & the garden weed free before it got too hot in the day.
One of my flowerbeds.
Here are a few pix of what my yard looks like now - a virtual ankle breaker for both kids & myself!
This is where our only secondary water tap is - out front & right on the edge of the property.
Going across the entire backyard.
This is our little garden. I managed to get all my flowerbeds & the garden weed free before it got too hot in the day.
One of my flowerbeds.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Kankles
Ok, I know I've said it before, but here is proof that the kankles are here & they're here to stay for what seems like for ever! They first appeared about a month ago so when I say it feels like forever, 2-3 months of this feels like FOREVER!
For those that are unfamiliar with a kankle: A kankle is what used to be your ankle but is now so large that you can't tell where your foot ends & your leg starts. Yes, it hurts to walk on, especially first thing in the morning. No, I cannot wiggle my toes. Yes, it hurts to bend at the former location of my ankle. Once you develop kankles, Travis will begin to call you Pregosaurus to your face. Ah, the joys of pregnancy & motherhood!!
These pix were taken at 12:30 am. I haven't been on my feet any more today than on a normal day but I didn't sit down & take it easy all day either. Unfortunately, when I wake up in the morning, it doesn't look much better than this.
For those that are unfamiliar with a kankle: A kankle is what used to be your ankle but is now so large that you can't tell where your foot ends & your leg starts. Yes, it hurts to walk on, especially first thing in the morning. No, I cannot wiggle my toes. Yes, it hurts to bend at the former location of my ankle. Once you develop kankles, Travis will begin to call you Pregosaurus to your face. Ah, the joys of pregnancy & motherhood!!
These pix were taken at 12:30 am. I haven't been on my feet any more today than on a normal day but I didn't sit down & take it easy all day either. Unfortunately, when I wake up in the morning, it doesn't look much better than this.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Now I understand!
Here is my picture at 35 weeks...depressing to look at but then I realize I'm 35 weeks so I'm totally on the downside of things!
I titled this post "Now I understand" because the other day while I was at the store with a girlfriend, one of the women working in the store had walked past us once & on her way back stopped & said to me, "Oh honey! How much longer do you have left?" To which I replied, "5 weeks". This kind woman then tells me, "Oh sweetheart, my daughter isn't due for 5 weeks & she isn't nearly as big as you are!" I realize that this woman didn't mean that the way it sounds. So, with a smile on my face, I kindly told her, "Well, I have really big babies. My last one was 9 lbs 4 oz & he was early."
It's a good thing I have a sense of humor about how humongous I am! Many people have been kind enough to tell me, "I don't think you look that big." It's ok folks, I know I'm huge - I've outgrown my maternity clothes!!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Weekend Camping
Despite my better judgement, we went camping Friday night & came home Saturday afternoon. I say "despite my better judgement" because I know how stressful going camping with 2 kids can be and since I'm supposed to be trying to get my blood pressure to go down, well...I just didn't figure it would be a fabulous idea to say the least. We had a really good time though!
We headed up Blacksmith Fork Canyon around 5 pm Friday night. Travis made the comment that it looked like deer hunting season because there were so many people already camped out.
In spite of all the people, we kept driving & went up Left Hand thinking there would be something up there. Word to the wise: if you are 9 months pregnant, DO NOT go up that road very far. I thought for sure Travis was going to put me in labor! I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions for about 2 1/2 weeks & was having them again as we drove up the road. On top of the contractions, the baby was kicking pretty regular & my seatbelt kept getting tighter & tighter with the more bumps we hit.
Eventually we came to where we could turn & go to Right Hand or go toward Old Ephraim's grave. We went toward Old Ephraim's Grave & kept driving. (Those that know the area know how long of a drive this is!) The kids were troopers for the entire ride (probably a good 1-2 hours) but Samantha kept asking if we were there yet!
Finally, we took a "road less traveled" & found a spot that we could make work. We got to dig our own fire pit & Travis used the shovel as a machete to make room for the camping palace but, we got everything set up pretty quickly.
Travis was really good to let me sit for most of the setting up process & after everything was set up, I climbed into the back of the truck (yeah, imagine that one) & put my feet up because they were swelling - again. The night wasn't too cold & the kids did really good sleeping in their own sleeping bags on their own air mattress & not in the middle of us! It wasn't even too cold this morning.
My thought process this morning led me to the conclusion that if Travis was going to insist on our going camping, I was going to insist on getting some rest & trying to remain stress free. I spent a good share of the morning lying down with my feet up & kept telling myself I was doing a good job & that my blood pressure would for sure be down when we got home.
We packed everything up & headed home around 3 or so this afternoon. We came out Temple Fork Road & headed into Logan. Travis decided we'd stop at his mom & dad's house before we went home. The kids had napped all the way out of the canyon & were pretty excited to see Grandma & Grandpa when they woke up. And, since Grandpa had the sprinklers going on the lawn they had the great idea to run through the sprinklers (great way to wash off some of that camping dirt)!
After having dinner at Grandma & Grandpa's house & even letting mom & dad get a nap in, we headed home. I was curious to see what my blood pressure was because I thought I had done such a great job of remaining stress free for the last 24 hours. HA! My blood pressure was 144/88 when we got home. The dr. told me at my last appointment on Wed. if I hit 140/90 they were going to be a lot more concerned about toxemia. So much for a relaxation attempt!!
Oh well, we had a lot of fun & like I told Travis: "If dirt is any indication of fun, Nash had a blast!"
We headed up Blacksmith Fork Canyon around 5 pm Friday night. Travis made the comment that it looked like deer hunting season because there were so many people already camped out.
In spite of all the people, we kept driving & went up Left Hand thinking there would be something up there. Word to the wise: if you are 9 months pregnant, DO NOT go up that road very far. I thought for sure Travis was going to put me in labor! I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions for about 2 1/2 weeks & was having them again as we drove up the road. On top of the contractions, the baby was kicking pretty regular & my seatbelt kept getting tighter & tighter with the more bumps we hit.
Eventually we came to where we could turn & go to Right Hand or go toward Old Ephraim's grave. We went toward Old Ephraim's Grave & kept driving. (Those that know the area know how long of a drive this is!) The kids were troopers for the entire ride (probably a good 1-2 hours) but Samantha kept asking if we were there yet!
Finally, we took a "road less traveled" & found a spot that we could make work. We got to dig our own fire pit & Travis used the shovel as a machete to make room for the camping palace but, we got everything set up pretty quickly.
Travis was really good to let me sit for most of the setting up process & after everything was set up, I climbed into the back of the truck (yeah, imagine that one) & put my feet up because they were swelling - again. The night wasn't too cold & the kids did really good sleeping in their own sleeping bags on their own air mattress & not in the middle of us! It wasn't even too cold this morning.
My thought process this morning led me to the conclusion that if Travis was going to insist on our going camping, I was going to insist on getting some rest & trying to remain stress free. I spent a good share of the morning lying down with my feet up & kept telling myself I was doing a good job & that my blood pressure would for sure be down when we got home.
We packed everything up & headed home around 3 or so this afternoon. We came out Temple Fork Road & headed into Logan. Travis decided we'd stop at his mom & dad's house before we went home. The kids had napped all the way out of the canyon & were pretty excited to see Grandma & Grandpa when they woke up. And, since Grandpa had the sprinklers going on the lawn they had the great idea to run through the sprinklers (great way to wash off some of that camping dirt)!
After having dinner at Grandma & Grandpa's house & even letting mom & dad get a nap in, we headed home. I was curious to see what my blood pressure was because I thought I had done such a great job of remaining stress free for the last 24 hours. HA! My blood pressure was 144/88 when we got home. The dr. told me at my last appointment on Wed. if I hit 140/90 they were going to be a lot more concerned about toxemia. So much for a relaxation attempt!!
Oh well, we had a lot of fun & like I told Travis: "If dirt is any indication of fun, Nash had a blast!"
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