Monday, July 30, 2007
A Scary Visit
Well, last Thursday we had a wild and somewhat scary day. I had been sick since Tuesday and finally on Thursday I called the doctors to see what to do and make sure everything was ok. After talking with them and describing my symptoms they sent me to the hospital thinking that I was in early labor. Thankfully I was able to get ahold of Wayne right away and he came home from work to take me to the hospital. They put the heartbeat monitor on my stomach and realized that the baby was fine. Then after the doctor checked me and said that I was not dilating; they decided that I would be ok but decided to put me on an IV. Wayne and I spent 5 hours in the hospital and finally got home around 11 that night. Since then we have both been fine but it was definitely a scary moment when they told me to go to the hospital right away! And to end on a happier note, Wayne created these animations of both himself and I that he wanted me to post on the blog for people to enjoy so I have posted them below. Have a great week everyone! If you want to create your own Meez, go to www.meez.com and refer us to get points for more personalized options: Wayne_Yates or Alicia_Yates. (We get points too!)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
July Update #2
Well, I am down to a doctors appointment a week. I had my appointment yesterday, Monday, and found out that I am 50% effaced and -2 station. I've been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions and at one point thought we were going to be on our way to the hospital. We took our last trip before the baby comes this weekend to visit Wayne's mom and brother Kirk, wife Jen and daughter Mackenzie. We had a fun time visiting and finally got the rest of the stuff we need so now the baby can come any time! My sister-in-law is also expecting the same week as me and so it was fun to compare stories and experiences and I got a lot of advice from Jen on things to buy and how to be prepared. I've posted a picture of us below. We will continue to keep you updated as much as we can and please keep us in your prayers.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
July Update
It's been a while since I've updated on this blog, mostly because there hasn't been much to tell except that I continue to get bigger and more uncomfortable with each passing day. But, there have been recent requests for an update and so I've decided to post another one.
Wayne and I recently took a long vacation although mine was longer than his. We decided to visit family and friends one more time before the baby comes. It started with a trip to New York on Friday, June 15. I was given a baby shower by the church that next morning. It was a lot of fun and we recieved so many wonderful gifts. The following day, Sunday, June 17, my youngest sibling, Cassandra, graduated from high school. She will be attending Liberty University in the fall. We had a big party afterwards to celebrate and it was a lot of fun. On Monday Wayne returned to Virginia for work and I stayed, filling my days with movies, strawberry milkshakes and tons of my family, the Royces and the Lyons.
Wayne returned that Friday after work and on Sunday we left to head up to Maine. We had a relaxing five days there. We were given a shower with Wayne's family annd friends. We also were able to attend a baseball game of Ryans, go out to eat and just relax.
That following Friday, June 29, we left to go to Pennsylvania and my grandparents camp for the weekend. We had a family reunion to attend on Saturday which was filled with food, poker and sports. I made the mistake of playing both volleyball and softball which felt pretty good at the time but my body later punished me for it. The trip was tons of fun and now we are back in Virginia awaiting the birth of our daughter.
As far as an update on the pregnancy, there isn't much to tell. She is still very active despite the little room she has left inside me. Her favorite time to kick and squirm is between 10pm and 11pm, when I'm trying to get to bed. I've now gained 30 lbs. and feel slow and lazy much of the time. Having the weather be in the 90's doesn't help much either. In two weeks I will be down to one doctors appointment a week which means we are getting so close. This past weekend Wayne and I put together the baby's room, building the furniture, organizing things and washing all the sheets and clothes. Also, this week I developed a pregnancy related rash on my belly referred to as PUPPP. Don't ask me what it stands for becuase I don't know except that it makes me itch constantly. I'm on both oral medicine and cream to help clear that up but it won't completely go away until the baby is born. Despite the growing uncomfortableness we are both so excited and counting down the days until we will meet our daughter face to face. Please keep us in your prayers and we will continue to keep you updated. Below is a slideshow of our vacation. Enjoy!
Wayne and I recently took a long vacation although mine was longer than his. We decided to visit family and friends one more time before the baby comes. It started with a trip to New York on Friday, June 15. I was given a baby shower by the church that next morning. It was a lot of fun and we recieved so many wonderful gifts. The following day, Sunday, June 17, my youngest sibling, Cassandra, graduated from high school. She will be attending Liberty University in the fall. We had a big party afterwards to celebrate and it was a lot of fun. On Monday Wayne returned to Virginia for work and I stayed, filling my days with movies, strawberry milkshakes and tons of my family, the Royces and the Lyons.
Wayne returned that Friday after work and on Sunday we left to head up to Maine. We had a relaxing five days there. We were given a shower with Wayne's family annd friends. We also were able to attend a baseball game of Ryans, go out to eat and just relax.
That following Friday, June 29, we left to go to Pennsylvania and my grandparents camp for the weekend. We had a family reunion to attend on Saturday which was filled with food, poker and sports. I made the mistake of playing both volleyball and softball which felt pretty good at the time but my body later punished me for it. The trip was tons of fun and now we are back in Virginia awaiting the birth of our daughter.
As far as an update on the pregnancy, there isn't much to tell. She is still very active despite the little room she has left inside me. Her favorite time to kick and squirm is between 10pm and 11pm, when I'm trying to get to bed. I've now gained 30 lbs. and feel slow and lazy much of the time. Having the weather be in the 90's doesn't help much either. In two weeks I will be down to one doctors appointment a week which means we are getting so close. This past weekend Wayne and I put together the baby's room, building the furniture, organizing things and washing all the sheets and clothes. Also, this week I developed a pregnancy related rash on my belly referred to as PUPPP. Don't ask me what it stands for becuase I don't know except that it makes me itch constantly. I'm on both oral medicine and cream to help clear that up but it won't completely go away until the baby is born. Despite the growing uncomfortableness we are both so excited and counting down the days until we will meet our daughter face to face. Please keep us in your prayers and we will continue to keep you updated. Below is a slideshow of our vacation. Enjoy!
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