28wk1d appt

So I had my 28 week appointment yesterday. Everything looked good. My BP is staying well within the "normal" range, as long as I'm down. Therefore modified bed rest will continue. Good news as well, my protein levels are not going up either. 

I am going weekly to the doctor until 32 weeks. Once I hit that milestone, I will go twice a week. The first appointment will be just a regular appointment, and the second will be for a non-stress test (NST). I also have my first, of many, biophysical profiles (BPP) next week. These will be done probably every 2 weeks for the remainder of the pregnancy. However, if Kynzie fails the NST, we will probably have a BPP done.

Normally, I don't have much of a "baby bump"(and I normally don't look pregnant) but I "dressed" it up some for my appointment, and I actually looked pregnant! So, I had to take a picture to show it off.

28weeks 1day

Kynzie is currently in the frank breech position so getting face pictures are next to impossible since her arms AND legs are covering her face. If you look closely, you can see tiny hands and feet just above her head.

Until later. We continue our march towards 36 weeks.

11 years later

I'm sure that if you were alive, and old enough to remember, you can remember what happened on 9/11/01.

I can tell you what class I was in(Economics), what we were talking about(supply and demand), where I was sitting(first row of desks, last desk, closest to the door), and my teachers reaction(she was called out of the room by another teacher, we had no idea what was going on. The teacher came back in and turned on the TV just in time to see the plane fly into the second tower).

The rest of the day was spent mostly watching the news. Well, except for band- we did have a performance coming up, and we didn't have a TV in the band hall.

While I was directly effected by what happened that day, I know people who were. And in a way, it did effect me; it effected every one. The effects of that day are still going on to this very day, 11 years later.

Please join me in praying for the families who lost loved ones on that tragic day. Pray for the people who survived as the news won't ever let them live that day down as they show it every year. Pray for our country as the election is drawing near.

28 weeks

I have made it to goal #3- 28 weeks. This marks the beginning of the 3rd trimester. Some people call this the beginning of the end. I've been on bed rest for 1wk5d. We are aiming for 36 weeks which is only 8 weeks away, but my doctor would much rather me get further along than that.

I am now going weekly to the doctor. Ultrasounds are still every 4 weeks, unless my doctor changes that tomorrow. I will probably start non-stress tests soon. I'm not sure if they will be weekly or every other week.

I think I read somewhere that, at this point in pregnancy, every day the baby stays put in the womb, it equates to 4-6 less needed in the NICU. (This was not a credited site so that could be wrong, someone correct me if they know better.) Every day is a blessing, as boring as it may be.

(And yes, this picture was a screen shot from my phone...)

Sic 'em Bears

Yesterday, Baylor had its season opener. They played the SMU Mustangs.

Kyndall and C showed their support by wearing their Baylor gear to church.

I would have, but I don't have any "fancy" Baylor attire. I did wear my bracelet, but no one really saw it.

Oh well, guess that doesn't matter because the Bears won! They kicked some Mustang hiney. 59-10.

Keep it up boys!

Bed Rest Bucket List

I decided that since I am staring down the barrel of what could be a very long time on bed rest, about 3 months, I needed something to keep me from going insane.

Here is my bed rest bucket list:

- Watch every episode of every season of Grey's Anatomy. (Thank you Netflix)
- Learn to make bows. Yes, I have a 3 1/2 year old little girl. No, I have not figured out how to make bows.
- Learn to knit and/or crochet. (Which is easier?)
- Purchase and master Sims for the X-Box. (I did this when I was on BR with Kyndall on the PS2)
- Do arm curls(while laying down) every other day. I have no upper body strength...

I'm sure there will be things that will be added, but I just know that I need something to do over the next 3 months.

My mom will be here in the next couple of weeks to help take care of things around the house and help keep Kyndall entertained.

My blog entries may become ever fewer and further between since I won't be doing much...