December (22-24 wks)
Brian
started back on midnights at the beginning of the month. Tyler’s hockey schedule was in full swing. I
was home with Makenna and Jonathan, nothing about our daily lives was out of
the ordinary. Except that I felt like I
was 8 months pregnant instead of 6 months.
My sciatic nerve was so irritated that I couldn’t stand for long periods
of time, I couldn’t pick up Jonathan to change his diaper, and sometimes my leg
would give out as I stood up from a sitting position. I didn’t schedule a prenatal office visit at
the beginning of this month because I figured it would be the same routine as
the others, I would get weighed, measured and hear the heartbeat. We would just wait until after the ultrasound
appointment, that way my doctor would have the results and we’d have something
to discuss.
On
December 10th, we went to my sister Cathy’s house for her cookie
exchange party. We had a nice time
visiting with family members and the friends that we only get to see a few
times a year. Later that week a family
conflict occurred that caused a great deal of stress for myself and other
family members.
On December 14th,
I had so much cramping and back pain that I spent most of the day laying on the
couch. Thankfully Makenna and Jonathan
like pb&j sandwiches, because I could barely stand long enough to make them
lunch.
The ultrasound
office called me on December 16th and told me they needed to change
my appointment because they had a scheduling conflict. I had a feeling that I should try to keep
that date, and the little voice inside my head said, “tell them you would feel
more comfortable keeping the appointment.”
But of course I didn’t listen to my instinct; I said, “Sure that’s fine,
what’s 4 more days?”
December
17th we went to Brian’s brother’s house for the Cookie
Decorating/Ugly Sweater Party. I was
tired, but that wasn’t unusual. Brian
won the Sweater Ornament and chocolate money prizes for having the best
outfit. My nephew came home with us that
night to spend the weekend with us since it was Tyler’s birthday on December
19th.
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