Doctors, Progress & Matters of the Heart

Another 2 weeks has passed since my last doctor's appointment. No changes with Kylee! She is still an active, healthy little girl. My blood pressure is well within the normal range and Kylee's heart beat was at 146. My stomach measured 30 centimeters at 31 weeks and I have gained a whopping 13 pounds. With still 2 months to go (give or take) I am right on target with my weight gain. I sleep less and less now. I wake up anywhere from 2-5 times in the night and have difficulty sleeping in. I've never been one to sleep in past 9am but I would give anything to sleep past 7am now. All in preparation for our princess! The doctor tells me now is the time to start looking out for more than 4 painful contractions in an hour, if Kylee stops moving or moves less than she does (which I know will not be a problem for her), and a few other details I will happily leave out for your sake. Overall, this appointment went well. My next one is in 2 more weeks!

If you read my last post, you might recall that I talked about some breathing difficulties, which landed me in the hospital. At every appointment my doctor asks, "Is there anything that's worrying you or bothering you?" I discussed this particular thing with her. After describing what this felt like to me, she told me "things can happen to the heart during pregnancy and we want to get that checked out." She referred me to a cardiologist and my appointment is next week. She didn't seem too concerned which helps my nerves but I still don't know what that means. The only thing I can come up with is that my heart may just be having a hard time keeping up with the amount of blood it is having to pump all over my body. Maybe getting it all the way to my lungs is taking longer than normal or my heart is having to work extra hard just to get it there, which could contribute to the difficulties I have been having. We will hopefully know next Tuesday, the 25th! Prayers during that appointment are greatly appreciated.

Travis's dad and stepmom bought us a rocking recliner for Kylee's room so last week we picked it up! Travis got it home and put together quickly. It looks PERFECT! A huge thank you to them for that piece of furniture. It will make those late night feedings a little bit more comfortable ;-) WE LOVE IT! Nana finished the dust ruffle for her crib but wants to wait until all her bedding is finished to give it to me. She has worked very hard and put in lots of time and it is also greatly appreciated! I absolutely love knowing that I get to tell Kylee her Nana handmade her entire bedding. I don't know of many people that get to say that.

Poppy (my dad) is in Orlando this week and has found 2 onesies for Kylee so far. Both Minnie Mouse onesies which we LOVE! One has Minnie on the front and says "Adorable", the other has Minnie's body on it and when you put the onesie on, Kylee's head will be where Minnie's head will be. He told me last night he was headed to another Disney store to get her MORE stuff. This child is SPOILED ROTTEN! I enjoy having such loving parents that want to spoil her to no end. I can't wait for her to get here!

I have less than a month left of work and am ready to stop already. The house work seems never ending, my to-do list ever lengthening and things get put on the back burner because I am just tired. I am so thankful for work though and appreciate the time I have here so that house work and to-do list will just have to wait!

Please pray for:

• My doctor's appointment on Tuesday
• My breathing difficulties
• Kylee to continue developing strong and healthy
• Unspoken prayer request

Travis and I appreciate your prayers and support! Until next time...

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year to everyone!

2011 brings about one of the greatest blessings for me and Travis. Little Kylee is due in 69 days. That is so crazy to think about. Since my last blog update, we have completely painted her room, complete with a metallic pink ceiling. Her furniture has been assembled and the bed awaits the handmade bedding her Nana is making for her. Nana tells me she has just the finishing touches to add and it will be complete! I am so looking forward to seeing it!

Before Christmas, I had my glucose test done (which I passed by the way, PTL). The following week, Travis had plans for a guy trip to Austin for a night and I had plans to see a comedian with some friends of mine here in Houston. Unfortunately, God had other plans in store for that day. Travis woke me up in the middle of the night telling me that I was breathing very heavily and it was keeping me up. I didn't think much of it until about 4pm that day. I got to work and had a very hard time catching my breath, had difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, etc. I shook it off knowing that I am in my third trimester and there is limited room in there. As the day went on, it seemed to get worse. I could not get comfortable. Finally, about 4pm, I received an email from a website I joined called babycenter.com. The email was titled: "21 Pregnancy symptoms you should never avoid." I clicked, out of curiosity and immediately found one about difficulty breathing. The article said it was an emergency situation and to go straight to the ER. So I picked up my phone and called my doctor's office. After speaking with the nurse briefly and describing the problems, she cut me off and told me "that is not normal, go straight to the hospital NOW". Poor Travis was 11 miles from Austin to hang out with his friends when he got the call that I was told to go to the hospital. He didn't hesitate and came right back home. I am so appreciative of that. I got to the hospital and was immediately hooked up to monitors for me and little Kylee. They monitored us for an hour and were concerned I was not getting enough oxygen, which of course means neither is she. Fortunately, my intake was 100%. Unfortunately, they could not figure out where the breathing problems came from. The only thing they could figure was that I was around someone that was sick, since I had a low grade fever and was probably currently getting over the sickness. They discharged me, sent me home, and my breathing improved over the next couple of days. Thankfully, it was absolutely nothing and Kylee and I are both fine. I couldn't have felt worse about Travis missing out on that much needed guy time and him driving over 2 hours to not see them at all and to have to come home. Luckily, the next day, he got to spend time with them when they were all in Houston for New Years.

For New Years Eve, we went to a friend's house and celebrated with a bunch of people until about 2am. It was really good to see everyone in one place again, especially since everyone is scattered in different cities and states. Below are some pictures of New Years Eve that Travis's friend took.

Travis & Chris smoking their New Year's cigars :)

Since I couldn't toast with champagne, I passed out the champagne.

My favorite picture of us, to date. Right after midnight :)

We had so much fun that night and are so happy and blessed to have friends like we have. :)


Last week, we left for Denver! Colorado has had a "weird" winter from what I understand and Denver has gotten an unusual amount of snow. Our trip to Denver was our babymoon, as people now call it. Also while we were there, Travis got to get in some snowboarding with Luke while sassy Cassie and I hit up the cute stores in and around Denver. I LOVE that place and hope it's not too long before we get to go back. Once I get pictures from Cassie, I will be sure to post them but for now, here are some taken our last day there when a snow storm hit Denver. There was talk of our flight being canceled and the possibility of spending an extra day or 2 there. Would have been nice!! Thankfully, our flight was only delayed an hour and the wait in the airport wasn't an uncomfortable one.

6 inches of snow and counting!

Right after lunch, the snow began to hit Denver really hard. In weather like this, you typically stay inside, catch a movie, etc. We went to the movies.

I miss Colorado, Cassie, Luke & Mara already. It was a short but fun and much needed vacation before our little one arrives. I would move there so fast if our family wasn't so close to us. We will be back!! Just don't know when haha!

Next week, I have another doctor's appointment. At my last appointment, my bump measured 29 centimeters at 29 weeks. I am still very small for how pregnant I am but the doctor says it is normal and everyone and their mother reminds me that I WILL explode. Thank y'all for that :) As I type, Kylee is moving. She started moving at about 10:30am and has not even sort of stopped or paused for a second. It is now 12:45pm. She is one active little girl and I love feeling her little kicks, turns, and karate chops. Not much longer now until we meet her!

2011 has some great things in store for us, starting with Kylee and we are ecstatic to have her in our lives. We hope and pray your 2011 is as great as we know ours will be :)