Turns out I got the same virus that my poor little munchkin (plus 2 nieces, a nephew, & a sis-in-law) was struck with earlier in the week. Just my luck, eh? One of the worst migraines of my life (no exaggeration here, it was that bad) started about 2 pm, and I was in bed the rest of the day. Fever started around 4, making the whole thing that much more fun. By 8, I put a call in to the on-call OB to make sure I didn't need to go in to be checked out (I know that it can be bad for the baby if your body temp gets too high, so I wanted to be safe.) She decided it was most likely that I was just enjoying the same bug Brooke had and kindly called in a prescription for the migraine. After a rough night of sleep, I woke up today fever-free and the migraine had turned into just a lingering headache. It'd be waaay too easy for it to end there, so it didn't. Fever is back and head still hurts, but at least I can lift my head today! (And I'm back to using electronics again without wanting to gouge my eyes out...yay!)
The last time I had a 24-hour bug was when Brooke was 3 months old. I said then that being sick & being a mom are just not compatible. Well, friends, even worse is being sick & being a mom & being 7 months pregnant. Ugh, my hips hate me after laying on them for 24 hours straight! Baby was moving around all day, so I (and the OB) was reassured that he was doing okay in there. However, he may not have been as happy as I thought - I lost 5 lbs overnight. No joke. I had weighed myself yesterday morning so I'd have a figure for this update. This morning I was down 5 from that (so I guess I'm really at 19 lbs now and not the 24 it says below...)
While I was busy trying to not die and take care of baby #2, the husband stepped up once again and kept my little lady happy. They had snacks, played outside with bubbles, and spent most of the evening up at my in-laws' house, anything to keep things quiet here for me. Once she was in bed, he moved on to taking care of me, even making a 9:00 run to the 24 hour pharmacy about 15 mins away to get my drugs. Oh and he graciously helped me down to the couch at 3 am when my fever was breaking and I was too hot to be in bed any longer. Pretty awesome, no? I have a good one.
So here's the update that I started yesterday and just finished up today.
How far along?: 31 weeks, 1 day.
Total weight gain/loss: I'm at 24 lbs total, which is smack-dab in the middle of the 21-27 lb range where I'm "supposed" to be. So I'm pretty happy about that. Will I hit (and maybe even exceed) 35 lbs by the end? Possibly, but I really don't care! If you are a regular blog reader, you'll remember that I have Super Milk that immediately transfers all of my weight to my baby (hence the ginormous kids.)
Sleep: I was up at 6:15 on a Saturday morning, 2 hours before the rest of my family. What does that tell you?
Movement: Intensely rolling around all day. Still hates the hiccups and thrashes about violently every time he gets them (about 3 times a day.)
Food/Cravings: Nothing specific, tried to be good this week (i.e. tame the sugar cravings.)
Gender: Well, I've been thinking boy lately. But yesterday, as I lay in bed all day with nothing to do but think (including a few scary thoughts about having to go to the hospital if I got too sick, which could then result in them delivering the baby...super terrifying thought), most thoughts were of baby girls. So who knows.
New w/pregnancy #2: Things just seem to be happening much earlier with this pregnancy than I remember with the last one. For example, The Waddle has been in full effect for weeks. And, if I remember correctly, the serious breathing trouble didn't start until much later last time.
What I miss: Laying on my back.
What I am looking forward to: Holding my teeny tiny squishy little baby :) (And next to Amazon Toddler, this babe is going to seem so little!)
Best moment this week: The few days of the week that we had a healthy family.
Weekly Wisdom: Too tired to be wise.
Milestones: When I think about having 9 weeks left, it seems like forever. But 63 days? Well, that seems like nothing :)
Starting to take weekly belly pics to watch Baby Reeder grow as he hits the big growth spurt (which starts this week.) He should be about 3.5 lbs and 16 inches long this week. That means he needs to triple his weight (yes, triple, let's be honest...) and grow a few more inches in just 9 weeks :)
Baby Reeder at 31w0d
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