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Before I was a Mom

Someone posted this on a message board today and while I have read it a few times, it nevers loses that special touch! Too good not to share!

Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on.
Pooped on..
Chewed on.
Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night. B

efore I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, t he heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom .

34 Week Appointment and Ultrasound

We had another ultrasound and I would think maybe our last before Kallie makes her arrival. She weighs 6lbs 3oz already and is measuring at 35w3d and I am at 34w1d so that's great. The 2 vessel cord does not seem to be affecting her at all!! We could see her practicing her breathing which is great, it means everything is working really well. The U/S tech commented on how low her head was and I told her I thought she was really low too! I hope that means good things for her coming soon!!

We saw Dr Madonia and he said that everything looked great. I asked him if since we had no trouble with the 2 vessel cord up to this point what was the likelihood that we would have trouble now and he said none. So its good to know that we are out of the woods with that!

I told him that I thought I might have lost some of the mucous plug this morning and he said that it doesn't mean anything but it was normal for it to happen at this point. I know that it can regenerate but I am hoping it means she may make her debut in 3 weeks or so!

We have another 2 week appointment at 36 weeks then we will go to weekly appointments at 37 and 38 weeks and then she will be here. I think its down to 36 days which seems crazy but also SO far away! We are going to finish getting the things that they we need for her and get her bag packed. I started getting mine packed and am almost done with that. We will get Kennedy Jane a bag packed too so that she has stuff to play with and things to do while she is waiting! Its getting close and exciting!

Kallie's Baby Shower

We had Kallie's baby shower on Sunday and had a great time. Penny and Carrie hosted it and did a wonderful job. Penny is so good at stuff like that and all the food was great!! She had a gorgeous salad, two types of soup and other yummy dips! The cake was just way too cute, she had someone at her office make it. The favors were great, everything was just too cute!

All of my friends were able to come which was nice, it was good to have the people you care about there!!

Here are some pictures, thanks to everyone that came!

Me with Aunt Ali and Gane

The favors:


The cute banner that is going up in the hospital

The cake

Me with the Hostesses!

My Day in the ER and Labor and Delivery

Friday night I woke up at 1am and couldn't get a good deep breath. I tried moving around in the bed and ended up getting in the recliner trying to get comfortable so I could breathe. I could every once in a while get in a spot that was comfy and breathe a bit so I was finally able to fall asleep. I talked to the nurse b/c there is one doctor in on Saturdays and she thought it was anxiety. I didn't agree but thought whatever, well it started happening again and I called her back. She said that the doctor wanted me to go to the ER. That seemed silly to me and I asked if it could just be the baby's position and she said yes but there was nothing they could do about it.

I was concerned enough to go to the ER and once I got there they were concerned I had blood clots, especially since Ali had them too. I got a chest xray which worried me for the baby but they assured me was ok. They did bloodwork, an EKG and then sent me for a lung scan. They injected dye through the IV and that also worried me for the baby. I did the test and during the test started feeling really faint and the next thing I know I am waking up from passing out. The radiology tech had called a "code" to get help b/c that's the only way to call for help so half the ER staff comes running thinking I am in cardiac arrest. Everything came back normal and then finally sent me up to L&D to be monitored and the baby was doing great so I finally got to come home!

It was a horrible day that I felt could have been averted had the doc just brought me in and checked me out. I talked to my doctor today and he said that he would have done the same thing, that they have had two patients with clots this year and one with heart failure. That made me feel better about going but it was a long and miserable day!

Happy Easter!

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter and took the time to reflect on the reason we celebrate Easter!

Ours Easter Celebration started off great. We took Kennedy Jane to see the Easter Bunny and she loved him, it was too cute! We got the best picture:


We dyed Easter Eggs with Gane and Aunt Ali and I think her favorite part was dropping them in the cups with the dye. She really had a good time with that and made a huge mess of course!





Easter morning she was very excited to hear that the Easter Bunny had come to see her and brought her presents. The child loves presents!! She got a new stuffed duck, a Peter Cottontail book and chocolate ducks which were by far her favorite!




Then we headed to church for the 8:30am service. We were actually early, much to our surprise! During church I started feeling badly, I was really hot and feeling flushed like I might pass out. I sat down and tried to cool off and then went to the car. I didn't want to embarass myself by passing out in church!

I went out to the car and cut the ac on really high, ate a litte more bagel and started feeling a little bit better. We got home and I managed to get one good family picture while we were all dressed up!


Then I laid down and started having contractions that weren't regular but certainly were painful and making me miserable. Mom cooked an awesome lunch of fried pork chops, mac and cheese and butterbeans! After lunch we had an Easter Egg Hunt, I found two eggs both with $20 in them! But Mom made me give one to Ali b/c she found one with just candy! Not sure how that's fair but I guess it was Easter!

I laid back down on the couch for a little while and was still feeling badly so I took a nap and woke up to more contractions and pain. I called the oncall doc and she said that she didn't think I was in labor and she thought it was just an irritable uterus.

Great just what I need, something else about me that is irritable!! But I took a Tylenol and it did eventually stop but then my legs started hurting and I didn't sleep well at all. I am hoping that tonight is a better night!

I think what happened is that she turned from transverse to head down b/c I am having pelvic pressure that I didn't have before and don't remember with Kennedy Jane. I hope thats a good thing and means that maybe she will make her appearance a bit earlier than 39 weeks. I don't want her to come too early but 37 weeks or so would be nice!!

32 Week Appointment

Sorry this is a little late, more like a week late! The appointment was quick and uneventful which are the best kind. I had lost a pound since my last visit so that is good. I am doing my best to stay under 200 this time and so far it seems to be working! He listened to her heartbeat and said that it sounded good. We are going to have another ultrasound at our next appointment which is a week from today. After that appointment I guess we will have one more two week appointment and then going to every week until she arrives!