A lot of you already know whats going on with me right now, but I just thought I would update about the pregnancy so far.
Three weeks ago I had a regular ob appointment. I was almost 30 weeks and feeling some cramping in my lower belly area. Kind of like period cramps. At first I just wrote the pain off as regular pregnancy pains, although I did think it was odd I hadn't experienced them when I was preggers with Gianni. But every pregnancy is different right? So I finally told my doc and he checked me.
Apparently my cervix was a bit open and thinning (sorry if that's tmi). Not what you want to hear when you are only 30 weeks pregnant. I was showing signs of preterm labor. My doctor told me I was only allowed to take care of Gianni and be on my feet 20 minutes at a time. That was really hard for me to hear, but at least I wasn't on bed rest!
So for the past 2-3 weeks I've had to really take it easy. I really like keeping myself busy doing things around the apartment (ie cleaning, cooking, crafting, etc) while Dom is at work with our one car (which these days is from about 7am-10pm these days, but that's a different story) so this has been a very difficult task for me. Ive been quite the busy body this pregnancy. I couldn't even take Gianni on a walk or to the park and that killed me. So I have been trying to schedule more play dates for him so he doesn't go crazy.
Yesterday I had another appt. (the doctor had me coming in every week so she could keep a close eye on my progress). Lucky for me I hadn't changed in measurement since the first time she checked me. Because of the lack of progress, she said that I can do more! I was so excited. I can go grocery shopping, take Gianni to the park, and make meals! I still have to take it easy and "listen to my body" but I feel so much better knowing I'm not going to have this baby tomorrow.
You always assume that you are going to have a normal healthy pregnancy but you never know when you have pushed your body too far. In my case cleaning my entire apartment and vacuuming 2 days in a row did it for me. Blame it on the nesting instinct I guess. Needless to say, I won't be doing any hard core cleaning in the near future.
But the baby is doing really well! I have been consistently measuring at least 1-2 weeks ahead of what I am which is good. I would say I can't wait for this baby to come, but the truth is, I'm really glad she is staying in my belly for the time being :)
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