Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Weekend Recap / Visit to the ER

This weekend started out a rainy one but a fun one and then ended in pretty much the scariest night of my life...

Friday night we went to the cheapy movies to see World War Z. I didn't think I would like it but it definitely intrigued me and ended up loving it! Pretty creepy concept though! I'm also not usually a huge fan of Brad Pitt but he was pretty great in this movie. Oh, and the popcorn sucked this time! Boooo!!



Saturday we cleaned and lounged around the house all day until it was time to go out with some friends/coworkers on a dinner cruise that was not at all up to par! $52 a person and I swear I felt like I was at Golden Corral! Actually, Golden Corral would have been much better than this!We did get a nice picture of the group for $10! Look at Daniel cheesin! Makes me laugh every time! He is so handsome though!! 
I swear I curled my hair! Dang Florida humidity! 


Sunday I woke up and immediately felt like poop and had this horrible feeling that something was wrong with the little one so we skipped Church. (hindsight, we should have went, I know I would have felt a bit better) We stayed in bed, rested and watched a few movies. Eventually I started going stir crazy and decided we needed to get out of the house and head to Sams for some much needed nourishment! We ended up having a little cook out with my little brother and his family for dinner. 

Maddox (my nephew) decided to play the drums with the dishes we have set out to donate so we decided to get a video for Memaw! I love this little boy so much! He is something else! 

 


After everyone said their goodbyes we cleaned up the kitchen and sat down to relax before bed, I of course needed to make a pit stop to the restroom and here starts the scariest night of my life... 

I had started to spot and here commenced the basket case Candice! It was very very light but still, I had this horrible feeling all day that something was wrong, I had not felt any movement all day, and then this was just the straw that broke the camels back.. We called my mom, a friend whom is a nurse, and then the hospital as we headed to the ER. 

After what felt like an eternity they got us in a room, took a ton of blood, urine sample, and started me on an IV for fluids. At this point I am still a basket case and my blood pressure was through the roof!! (168/98) FINALLY, they came in to check the baby's heartbeat, and it was a strong 150 bpm! Thank you GOD! The BP machine then immediately went off and my blood pressure had dropped significantly.(127/34) 

About an hour or so later the Dr came back in to do a pelvic exam, which everything looked fine and she did not see any bleeding. Eventually, they came back with my blood work and decided that I needed to get a Rhogam shot because I was Rh Negative and there was a possibility my blood had mixed with the babies possibly causing some complications or even miscarriage. You can read more about this --> here

I am a little confused why this wasn't mentioned to me by my OB doctor when they took blood months ago. I will definitely be asking at my appointment next week. Needless to say everything is OK, as far as the hospital could tell. I seriously cannot wait until next Wednesday to see our little one on the big screen!

 One last thing and then I will be done with today's novel! I just wanted to give kudos to Daniel and say  THANK YOU so much for staying strong for me and trying your very best to keep my mind off things (impossible babe, sorry!) during the ride to the hospital and during our lovely night stay in the hospital. I don't know what I would have done without you babe! 







Sunday, September 22, 2013

19 Weeks!




How far along: 19 weeks 1 day! 146 days to go!

How big is baby: About the size of a mango, or 6 inches (head to rump) and 8.5 ounces!

Total weight gain/loss: 14 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yeppers.

Sleep: Ugh.  

Best moment of the week: Feeling the little one have a dance party inside!

Food Cravings: Cereals from my childhood J and a pumpkin spice latte has been on my mind…

Symptoms: boobie pain, headaches, and back to frequent urination. Yay!

Movement: Yeppers!!

Gender: Still waiting…2 more weeks!!

What am I looking forward to: Gender Reveal…of course! 

What I miss: Nothing really at the moment.   

Next apt: October 2nd  JJJ






Tuesday, September 17, 2013

18 Weeks!



How far along: 18 weeks 3 days! 151 days to go!

How big is baby: About the size of a sweet potato, or 5.6 inches and 6.7oz!

Total weight gain/loss: 14 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yessir. I officially need to get some new bras.

Sleep: Frustrating.  

Best moment of the week: Feeling movement and being 99% sure it wasn’t gas! Ha!  

Food Cravings: Orange juice and Lemon water

Symptoms: Heachaches and rock hard painful nipples. ß Is this normal?!

Movement: 99% sure I am feeling random movement!!

Gender: Still waiting…

What am I looking forward to: Gender Reveal…of course!

What I miss: Oktoberfest L

Next apt: October 2nd  JJJ

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

17 Weeks!

Happy Hump Day!! Only two more days to go until the WEEKEND!!


Yes, I was super enthused last night :)

Before I get to the update, I wanted to say congratulations to Stefanie! She just announced they are expecting their 2nd child! Yay! Blakely is going to be a big sister!!

How far along: 17 weeks 4 days! 157 days to go!

How big is baby: About the size of an onion, or 5.1 inches (from head to rump)

Total weight gain/loss: 12 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Definitely

Sleep: Ugh. It’s rare…

Best moment of the week:  Unpacking all the baby stuff we accumulated before we moved!

Food Cravings: Dirt cake from Maddox’s party and popsicles J

Symptoms: Constant feeling of needing to go pee. Headaches from hell.

Movement: Still not sure if I’m just imagining it but I feel something!!  

Gender: Oct 5 we will find out with the family! CAN.NOT.WAIT.

What am I looking forward to: Gender Reveal and Fall weather!!!

What I miss: Good Sleep.

Next apt: October 2nd  JJJ

~ 24 days until the gender reveal!! Yikes!!!!


Monday, September 9, 2013

Fun-Filled Weekend

Happy Monday!!

We had so much fun this weekend! My family came into town for my nephew's 3rd Birthday and we all had a blast! 

Friday evening we worked on the house and finally have a functioning living room, dining room, AND kitchen! Yay! (I'm working on a separate post of the house progress.) Many thanks to my Mommy for helping us and getting our butt in to gear!! Although, I can't find a thing in the kitchen!! Love you MOM!! :)

Friday night sleepover with this cutie showing off his new PJs!



Saturday we went out with the fam for breakfast, had my car washed, and stopped by Hobby Lobby. Saturday night Daniel and I had been invited to the Compassionate Chefs for Kids charity event! We had a great time, had amazing food, and danced our butts off all for a good cause! I even won a  4-D ultrasound at the silent auction for $35!!! <---- Pretty excited future Momma right now!


Car pictures are my fave!





Sunday Daniel and I started our day off with yard work, it was extremely hot and the lovely Florida humidity doesn't help at all! I was soaking wet and I wasn't even doing the hard work!
Nonetheless, the yard needed some TLC and came out great. We are still working on getting some grass to grow though!

After the much needed yard work, we cleaned ourselves up and headed to Maddox's pool party!


His new motorcycle from his Memaw, Uncle Tori (Cory), Uncle Canni (Candice), and Uncle Danwell (Daniel) :)

Water balloon fight, he got his Uncle Tori!


Overall it was very productive and amazing weekend! Oh and not to mention Saturday I hit 17 weeks!! 

That post still to come!  Tootles!








Friday, September 6, 2013

16 Weeks

I know this is super late, but with moving and all the jazz, I didn't expect to have time to do this at all!
Better late then never, right?

Daniel made me do 700 poses with the Giraffe for my bump pic.. hence the blurry outcome! :) 


How far along: Sixteen weeks and six days! 162 days to go!

How big is baby: About the size of an avocado, or 4.6 inches!

Total weight gain/loss: 11 lbs gained

Maternity Clothes: Yep.

Sleep: I cannot get enough. Still exhausted every morning.

Best moment of the week:  Seeing our little one on the ultrasound!!  It’s amazing the progress from 7 weeks to 16 weeks!   

Food Cravings: Boiled Peanuts. Flav –O- Pops. Yum!

Symptoms: Same as last week; Heartburn. Pee Fest 2013. Exhausted. Cry baby. Memory Loss.

Movement: Possibly?! I swear I feel funny things at night!!

Gender: 4 weeks until we officially find out!!!

What am I looking forward to: Gender Reveal and Fall weather!!!

What I miss: Sleep and Energy.

Next apt: October 2nd  YAYYYYYY!

Thursday, September 5, 2013

16 Week Ultrasound

This past Tuesday 9/3 we had an appointment over at our local college whom offers FREE (yay for free!!) ultrasounds for their Sonography students to learn and practice.

They measured our little one from the head to the butt and he/she was a little over 4 inches not including the legs that were all curled up! I love hearing how much our little one is growing each week and its amazing to actually be able to see it!!

When we first started the instructor was in control and the little one was just chilling on his/her back with one arm up under the head. (just like Daniel!!)



Once the first student took control things started going crazy and the poor girl could barely get any nice shots because our little one was moving so much!



It was such a great experience and I cannot wait to see our little one again on the big screen!