Bedrest

I'm now officially and indefinitely on bedrest beginning Thursday, 7/8. I went in for a routine appointment and mentioned I hadn't felt a ton of movement and the doc realized my uterus hadn't grown since my previous appointment. 2 ultrasounds later and my amniotic fluid is at 6 cm. Should be between 5 and 25, and 6 is getting dangerously low. Which means bedrest until my levels go up or baby is born. So it could be 4 weeks. Holy boredom batman. Baby is doing great though, other than only being in the 14th percentile. She's gonna be a little one!

So, what does an active girl do while on bedrest for 4 weeks? Some thoughts:

- Finish my thank you cards for the baby shower. I've been slacking on those
- Watch as much TV as I can handle (may as well...since I probably won't be getting a ton of TV time once Morgan is here)
- Work- Oh, yeah, did I mention this bedrest occured less than 1 week before the customer event I've been working on the past 8 months? Awesome
- art projects? I would love this...just not sure how I"m going to get the supplies. I want to finish my lampshade and create a few pieces of wall art...hmmmmm

Open to other ideas!

Now...and then!

18 weeks vs 28 weeks!

How far along: 29 Weeks

Total weight gain: Changes daily...but about 17 pounds (technically 7 pounds up from pre-preg weight)
Size of baby: The size of a butternut squash
Maternity clothes: Love my maternity dresses, but not loving the jeans. Instead am still wearing my pre-preg jeans with the belly band. Thank goodness for the belly band!
Stretch marks?: No, thank goodness! But, I think I'm starting to see the beginnings of stretch marks around my belly button......
Sleep: Pretty good for the most part. Missing sleeping on my back!
Best moment this week: Arriving home from Vegas. Walking non-stop in a hot, smoky climate while pregnant is not fun! Oh, and flying while pregnant sucks, too.

Movement?: She's been pretty busy this week, and we can officially see her moving from the outside. That's awesome.

Food cravings?: Nope, but loving food.

Gender? Girl

Labor signs?: No...thank goodness
Belly button in or out?: Still way in, but is starting to become more shallow. It hurts.

What I miss: Beer. Wine. Sushi.

What I'm looking forward to: Of course I'm looking forward to meeting Miss Morgan!

Milestone: People have started commenting on the pregnancy, FINALLY! I'm tired of just looking fat.

Beginnings of the nursery....

I knew from day one that Baby Scheck's nursery wouldn't be pink, blue or themed. And, in typical Katy fashion, I also decided to take on a thousand nursery projects in an effort to save money. I always seem to forget how much time these projects will actually take!

Fortunately, Matt took on the painting of walls and furniture, and even helped me cut out the butterflies for my favorite part of the room, the mobile!

There is still a ton to do but we're getting there.

Zofran is my new best friend!

7 weeks and 4 days in and today is the first day in almost 2 weeks that I haven't dry heaved, puked or even really felt that sick. Thank you Zofran!

Monday I only peed once (I'm usually a light pee-er...but, hello, I'm knocked up, I pee at least once an hour or so) and I was down 8 pounds pre-Philippines weight (so, really closer to like 10 pounds). I called the doc and they had me come in that afternoon for fear of dehydration. Once the PA saw my green tinged skin she sent me home with a prescription for zofran. Hallelluja! This shiz works. Just 3 little pills a day means that I can actually keep food down. Now hopefully distance is not born with 2 heads.

I think I might actually be able to eat pho today. I'm going to venture out and try it.

So, really my only preg symptom is that I'm more tired than usual, am a little woozy, and the bosom is quite full. I think I'm a-okay for another month until I hit 2nd tri. Here's to hoping!