Getting close, staying busy

We have been a bit busy the last week or so.  Hmm…who am I kidding?  We’ve been busy for about 2 years and 1 month straight now.

Dan turned 31, and for the second year in a row, no picture of him.  Bummer – he looks great, if I do say so myself.  :)

My dad had a birthday a two days later, which we celebrated over Labor Day, along with a visit from cousins. 

 

There has been much sewing.  So.  Much.  Sewing.

We tried, and failed with our first attempt at consecutive nights in a toddler bed.

And then tonight…Heaven!  After work, Sophia and I had a nice peaceful evening waiting for Dan to get home from work.  We made pumpkin muffins and eggs for dinner, and then a batch of Oreo ice cream for dessert.  I put on some music that Dan and I used to listen to in our first apartment and gave Sophia a pacifier to keep her quiet.  Yes, I gave my child her drug of choice for my own peace of mind.  And no, I do not regret it.  Not one, single bit. 

This week has seemed to go very quickly.  I started taking steroids on Tuesday morning to (hopefully!!) pump up my platelet count.  Here’s how it works, if I can get my level above 100, it’s currently around 80) I will be qualified for an epidural.  So, just-in-case I have a c-section I could possibly be awake (instead of under general anesthesia) and can hear baby’s first cry.  I’m still planning to attempt a VBAC, but this is the back-up plan so I hopefully, I will get to be awake when she arrives.  If not, at least I’ll know I did everything I could to make it happen and Dan will have the video camera ready!  We’re also hoping to schedule the 30th as a back-up c-section date, but it will depend on the doctors’ schedules.

The steroids have side effects that basically make it seem like your pregnancy symptoms are on steroids of their own.  So far, I’ve been pretty lucky and my only side effect has been increased energy!  Not bad at all!  I could however, experience, increased appetite,

difficulty sleeping, nervousness, heartburn and nausea.  So, um, pregnancy, right?   The pharmacist also mentioned "emotional reactivity" and told me that if I’d been snippy already, it was about to get worse.  I’ve been very lucky in that the base for all of these symptoms during this pregnancy has been really low, so even though they’ve all gotten a bit worse the last two days, I’m thankful that it’s not as bad as it could be.

Imagine – nesting instincts on steroids.  I am getting SO much done and rather than finding myself with a snippy attitude, as I was warned, I am finding myself very happy and at peace.  I’ll take it!

 

I have a lot of pictures of Sophia to share…coming soon!