25 Weeks

25 weeks...seriously?? How did this happen!!  I am almost in the third trimester and this is getting more and more real by the minute.

I had quite the scare last Friday night.  P was out at a friend's 30th birthday party which I was unable to attend.  It was around 7:30 and I picked up a pizza from Dominos (can you see where this is going??)  I had 3-4 pieces, which is what I have always eaten and then made the mistake of lying down.  Within minutes, I felt pain radiating up and down my sides and it was hard to breathe.  I began to get really nervous because I was alone and had never felt anything like this before.  Luckily, mom and dad are right around the corner so I calmly called her and asked if she could come over and let Sage out because I wasn't feeling well.  From the time I hung up the phone to when she got here the pains got progressively worse, I could not sit, lay down, and was having trouble standing straight up.  I called the on call doctor and she recommeded I go right to the hospital, so that is what we did!  I had no idea where to go, was totally freaked out I was going into labor, and was in SO much pain! 

Luckily, they hooked me up to the monitors immediately and she was kicking away and I was not having contractions, but rather an incredibly bad case of heartburn.  I was there for a little over 2 hours and after they gave me this nasty GI concotion I began to feel a little better.  Yes, my husband rushed home and made it to the hospital, because we had no idea what was going on and my mom thought he should come home.  We finally got home around midnight and I was wiped for the remainder of the weekend.  I don't think I will ever look at a piece of pizza the same again!

The doctors were wonderful and told me to stay away from spicy/greasy foods and they gave me a prescription for medication if I do decide to eat something that may not agree with me, so we can avoid these scares in the future.  They also told me NEVER, EVER, eat and then lie down; wait at least 30 minutes. 

Strangely enough, the doctor who was in the hospital with me, knew my RE very well (it was weird to hear him reference my pregnancy as an "IVF pregnancy" I guess you never escape it) and he also told me that Dr. B who did my retrieval and transfer had moved out of the practice.  That was hard to swallow.  He wasn't my RE, but he was the one who convinced us to transfer two, he was the one who placed the embryo(s) in just the right spot and got us pregnant! 

Ok, next subject.  Our maternity photos have been booked.  We never got engagement pictures done, which I still regret to this day, and we are not into the "intimate" pictures haha so we will be doing a session outside (short and sweet) hopefully with snow in the background.  The pictures are for the end of February, I will be about 31 weeks, which might seem a little early, but March and April are just so busy I am going to see if this will work. 

Oh yeah, can we talk about movement?? Because ever since Christmas (you were right mom) baby has been squirming around in there ALL day EVERY day.  I can't tell what kind of movement it is, ever, but feels like she is having a little party in there.  From the time I wake up, until the time I fall asleep I feel her, I guess that is a good sign though!  When I was getting monitored at the hospital, it took 2 different nurses and lots of manuvering to get her consistently on the monitor because she wouldn't stop moving. 

I am currently sick with what feels like a mild flu.  No fever, just sore throat, a litle achey, and just feel crummy so I stayed home from work.  I am actually wondering if I picked something up at the hospital last weekend, I was so hopeful to get through the whole winter without being sick, but hopefully it will be gone soon.

And finally, I am looking for recommendations.  P and I really want a new camera.  Nothing too crazy, definitely need an upgrade. We have a Canon, but it is about 3 years old and doesn't really offer us much.  Anyone recently use/buy a camera they are in love with?  Our iphones just aren't going to cut it once little one arrives!

Next up, our first serial growth scan next week to check on baby and make sure everything looks the way it is supposed to.