off to the hospital...

Well, the last time I felt Luka move was Wednesday night around midnight. I could recall a couple other days where I didn't feel him move at all so at first I wasn't too worried about it. We walked around West Edmonton Mall yesterday and I figured he'd probably start moving once I laid down in bed at night like he usually does. But he didn't! (Before I continue I will just mention that everything turned out fine... I don't even think anyone reads my blogs but whatever.... If you do - I don't want you reading this thinking something bad happened the whole time until you get to the end. :) ) I woke up 5 times last night and every time I did I tried to get him to move, but nothing.

This morning I woke up, and still nothing. Kyle asked if he had moved during the night or at all in the morning and I said no and started to cry. Luka has 'stoped moving' about 4 times now... some days I just don't feel anything. But usually once I get in bed and relax I can feel him. But this time I didn't. My mom, sister and Kyle and I were all poking at my stomach for a while trying to get him to move. He didn't kick back or move at all the whole time. I ate a cinnamon bun for breakfast thinking some sugar might help, but still nothing.

So, we drove home from Edmonton and I called the health link line on the way home since my doctor's office is closed Fridays. The nurse said if I wanted I should go to the hospital asap and they would check for his heart beat. Once we got home, mom, Kyle and I went to Rocky View Hospital; which is where I will be delivering Luka, too.

3 different doctors saw me while I was there, I don't know why 3 different ones did, but they did! Not that it really matters. Anyways, they were all really nice. They hooked up the heart rate monitors and we heard his little heart going! We got to hear it for an entire hour because they wanted to monitor him and make sure it was beating consistantly. The 2 doctors who saw me the most both looked at the piece of paper that prints out to show his heart beat, and said it was the 'most beautiful' heart beat they've seen. I laughed at that, how cute. His heart beat would drop down to around 110 and then suddenly shoot up to the 160's. At first I was concerned but they explained that is how it's supposed to be and his was doing it perfectly! I am so glad my bebe is okay!! They said we could come back anytime if he quits moving again.

It is pretty weird sometimes. When the heart rate monitors were on, we could all tell he was moving because when he did it would make a wooshing noise, and it was obvious that he must have moved. But I couldn't feel anything! I think he must just be getting pretty squished in there and has decided its not very fun to move around so much when theres no room for it. :)

On Sunday we will be 34 weeks along!

31 weeks ultra sound

On Monday we went in for an ultra sound! Luka has grown so much! I really want to get another 3d ultra sound done but they are so expensive, I'm not sure we will. I know I only have to wait 8 more weeks to see his face for real, but it is just such a cool experience. We'll see. The ultra sound we had on Monday was pretty good though. It lasted quite a while so we got to see him move around for a long time! He is a cutie. It's so blurry and dark though that it's hard to tell what is what. We got to see his face a few times but because its just a normal ultra sound, I thought it looked more like a demonic jack-o-lantern than a cute baby.... I am sure he really is quite cute though!!!! I just wish the images werent so fuzzy!
 

The weeks are starting to go by really slowly for me. Ever since I hit 30 weeks I have been in a lot of pain. More so then I let on, I don't like complaining, for a lot of reasons... but maybe I'll just complain on my blog instead of to the people around me. :) The top of my stomach, right around my sternum and the top of my ribs is constantly so sore. It hurts if I even gently place my hand right there. At night time, it's by far the worst. If I lay on either of my sides, my hip will start aching. It almost feels bruised, but theres no bruise... its just so sore. Not only will my hip ache, but laying on my side makes the top of my stomach feel even worse because im just squishing it. I try and lay on my back, but then my hips and lower back ache. It's really difficult to sleep. Other than this, I usually feel very good every day! Sometimes I feel short of breath because he is taking up all the room in there!

30 weeks along...this time for sure..I think.

So, when I went to my doctor's apt in Magrath on the 20th on May, the doctor there told me he thought I was 30 weeks. I should have been 29 at that point. But he measured to the top of my uterus and said based on that he thought I was 30 weeks, not 29. So I though I was 30 weeks. But, I went to my first apt at my new doctor here in Calgary and she said she thinks I am just measuring big. So, I'm 30 weeks right now, not 31. On the 20th of May when Dr.Dahl measured he said I was 30in. 2 days ago at the doctor here, she said I was 32! Luka is growing and growing :) I can definitely feel that he is getting bigger....I don't think there is much room for him in there. The top of my belly, where the top of my uterus is sitting, is soo sore. Right by my ribs, under my sternum, hurts like crazy! It is really uncomfortable to sleep at night, and difficult to find a position I can stay in long enough to fall asleep. My hips ache as well but it's mostly my ribs. But laying on my side hurts a lot, I wake up so much during the night. I've been sleeping a bit better since we got to Calgary though, so I am happy about that!

Today I went to the lab to get some more blood tests done. I had brought with me all of my medical records from North Carolina but apparently some of them were missing or just didn't get printed out correctly...so I had to get a bunch of routine blood tests done that I've already had done. I hate getting my blood taken! I also had my gestational diabetes test done today at the lab. The juice they made me drink was not as bad as I was expecting, but it made me feel a bit sick just because I was drinking so much sugar all at once. It was gross!

I have another doctor's apt tomorrow. On the 6th, we are doing another ultra sound. My doctor wants another one just to see how everything is doing, since I am a new patient. I am excited to see Luka again. :)

Speaking of 'my doctor' - I would like to thank a sister from my ward who was able to help me get a doctor! Of course she will probably never see this, but I really appreciate it when people go out of their way to help someone. I was having such a difficult time...I really was hoping to be able to go with a midwife but that just didn't work out. My family's doctor couldn't refer me while I was outside of Canada, and if I waited for him to refer me once I got to Canada - it could have taken forever to get a doctor and blah blah blah.... Sister.Young from my family's ward at church is a doctor and she was able to get me into her clinic! I was so happy to finally hear that I had a doctor and would be able to get the care I needed without anymore complications, it was such a blessing for us that she offered to help and really relieved a lot of stress I was feeling.

Oh, another thing I forgot to write about - I got my Rhogam shot at 28 weeks! I was stressed out about that, too, but Dr.Dahl in Magrath was able to help me with that. He is another person who deserves thanks! My mom and I arrived in Magrath from our road trip home on the 19th and the next day I had my prenatal checkup with Dr.Dahl, and then we went to the hospital in Raymond to get my shot. I am happy everything worked out with that...I was getting worried because they make it slightly complicated!

I am just happy to finally be here in Calgary where we can feel rested and settled for a while. After moving from place to place and going from doctor to doctor, we are finally at a place where we can stay, and I finally have a doctor! No more switching and moving around! Yay! Luka will be here pretty soon! I'm getting very excited.

30 weeks along...

So, I am 30 weeks and 4 days along today! Things have been going very well. Luka didn't move very much for a few days and I thought something may have been wrong. Kyle and I did some reading and learned that sometimes babies stop moving around so much when you hit 30 weeks. I guess Luka is just relaxing! He has been moving quite a bit this morning already. My ribs feel like they are bruised and my sides/hips feel very painful and sore. I feel very uncomfortable, especially at night time.

28 weeks pregnant!

Kiching machine....

Well, Luka is now almost 26 weeks along! Time is ticking by, and he is kicking a lot! Every day he kicks more and more. He recently discovered my rib cage and has been playing up in that area a lot, and sometimes it kind of hurts. Everything has been going good, though! My stomach has been getting hard some days, and then it goes past to being soft and kind of squishy as it normally is. I am feeling tired.

Mostly I am feeling anxious. Time has gone by pretty fast but there are some days where I just feel like it's already been forever, and August seems so far away. I just want to meet our little bebe!! I read in a book recently, the character was explaining how you don't really 'have' babies, but you 'receive' them. Meaning, they are a gift. I liked that. Luka is already a blessing and brings smiles to our faces, and we haven't even met him! He is a gift from a loving Heavenly Father, and Kyle and I are both so excited to meet our baby in a few more months.

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It has been a while since I had a chance to update here!!!! Not a lot has been going on with Luka. He is certainly getting bigger, and so am I. I can finally feel him kicking!! Today I could actually see my tummy move when he was kicking. He kicks pretty hard already! I wonder how it will feel when he is bigger...
I feel pretty good lately! I have been really really tired though, and as my husband would love to tell you - I have been experiencing some pretty rough mood swings. Sorry, everyone. :)