24 weeks 5 days

I'm on a roll, posted this pic on FB and EB so now here, my blog. lol

This pic was taken today... so 24weeks and 5days! Ladies at work are still asking when you're going to show Jelly, so it would be nice if you could just grow out a little bit so people believe you are in there. Kthnxbai!

Haha.

My Midwife called this morning to make our next appointment. She asked how I was, and I told her I was in hospital while she was on holidays - she thought it was the time I went in for the bleed - so I had to tell her about the kidney infection. She asked how I was now, told her the truth, that the pains are back! They started up yesterday with a vengance! Couldnt work properly! was hunched over at the slicer at one stage, took panadol but only lasted 2-3 hours. Worst Pain EVER.
She suggested I go see my GP before I see her unless I wanted to end up in hospital again I was just like OH GOD NO! So I have a doctors appoinment for 11:45am tomorrow. She thinks I may get put on antibiotics again - not that I think they did much but oh well. I just hope it's not something that is going to stick around for the whole pregnancy, dunno how I would cope! ESPECIALLY at work!!

I have a feeling maybe Jelly is growing into my back and ramming my kidneys and thats why they hurt! LOL! and THATS why I'm not showing! hehe.

Anyways, that's about it! Lets hope this pain pisses off soon!

23 weeks 6 days

It's been a while hey, I guess you could say alot of stuff has happened since. But we'll get onto the serious stuff later.

THE FRONT ROOM IS OFFICIALLY CLEANED OUT!!!!!!!!!!! Bar the runners in the windows, they're still gross. But everything is clean!!! Walls, Roof, Carpets, Windows. DONE. Now all that needs to be done is to get rid of the chair and table thats in there and clear out the cupboard!







To celebrate we bought this chest of drawers from chandlers!! wooo!!! and the 3 sesame st pics we bought from the target sale - we decided to put up on the wall already! haha We already put all the baby clothes we already own into the chest too!! :D How exciting!!!!

Last Thursday Kyle OFFICIALLY felt his first Kick!!! :) :) :) and then the day after we saw it kick from the outside!! haha that was weird!!




This is the car seat we got for christmas off mumsy! The fitting for it is in the middle, but if we were to have it in the middle that means both front seats need to be pushed way forward, so we tried it behind the passenger seat, it needs to be pushed up but atleast the car seat fits snugly behind it. We need an extension for the straps and need the hook to be moved to the side so we can attatch it to the car.
But kyle sat in the front with the car seat in and said theres no way we can do long trips like that, so I guess me or him will have to sit in the back with bub... IF theres more room back there. Haven't even TRIED the pram yet lol no idea if that'll fit in the boot lol.
I don't wanna sell bubble :( and I really dont trust Kyles car - which he is quite pissed off about, but it's true, I wouldnt drive it the way it is and I wouldnt want Jelly in there.



And I guess that brings me to the reason why I haven't updated in a while. The night of Jan 13, I woke in the middle of the night to the worst shakes ever, and I was FREEZING cold, got up and put winter PJs on and went back to sleep, woke up sweating my ass off, so ripped it all off, got up and felt fine. Wasnt til after breakfast that I started to go downhill again, just felt like shit. In the afternoon after a call to mumsy I decided I better get to the doctors, as I just felt really hot, and really out of it. Doctor took my temp - 38.8, got a urine sample, and said they found a bug, put me on antibiotics, told me to buy a themometer to check my temps and sent me home....got NO sleep that night AT ALL.
Next day, I was USELESS, layed on the couch all day, had really bad back pains, worst fever ever, shakes returned, and a KILLER headache. Leesha was up spending time with me - well I just layed there dead and she just sat there staring at the wall LOL, I checked my temp again 39.4! Mum had messaged her asking how my temp was, when she found out she was on the phone to leesha telling me to get to the hospital ASAP. I was kinda hesitant to go, because I didnt really think anything was wrong.
Got to the emergency at about 4pm maybe, 1-2 hours later in the waiting room at emergency I finally got in. That time waiting was the worst, as all I wanted to go was lay down.
As soon as I got in, I got one of those things attatched to my hand and was hooked up to a drip. Blood tests were taken, many questions were asked. The whole time I was there they were asking about UTI's and whether it hurt when I pee or if I had been going to wee more often all to which I said no, I think they really wanted to put it down to a UTI lol.
A couple of hours after being in that room I was wheeled to the other part of emergency where everyone else is aswell. They kept checking my temp, asking how I was feeling, changed my drip bag... also got an ultrasound on bub which was REALLY good, but I was freaking thinking she was gonna say "oh your little girl is doing great" or "your little boy is fine" but she didnt lol kyle had a better look at the screen then I did and I told him he better not have seen anything lol.
Kyle ended up staying with me til we knew what was going on.... about 10:30pm
Got Wheeled over to the maternity ward at like 1:30am!!
The night lady was really nice, she was my favourite!
So yeah, I was stuck in there for 3 nights, my fever peaked again on sunday, had the shakes again real bad. Got an ultrasound done on my kidneys. Ate some terrible food, ate some okay food, got no sleep, took a shit load of pain killers, had antibiotics pumped into me every night, woke with back pains every night (which was actually kidney pains) wasnt until monday that I was told it was a Kidney infection which was caused by the pregnancy and somehow my urinary tract is related to it all somehow so I am to drink 3L of fluids a day to wash it out.
I was in the worst section too, the very first room on the left, no door & very busy part of the ward = NOISY FREAKING PEOPLE WALKING PAST 24/7, people stopping and talking on their phones outside my room, and there was a door somewhere that kept opening and slamming shut 24/7 I just wanted to find it and blow it up!
On my last day there 2 ladies got wheeled into my room with their newborns, I was SO glad they released me coz there was NO WAY I was staying with 2 newborns in the room. I was DESPERATE for a good nights sleep, and seriously I was going crazy in there, I missed Kyle, I was lonely, and it sucked not knowing what was wrong with me.

So I am hoping I don't need to go back to hospital to stay UNLESS I am having the bub!

For now I am on antibiotics, one every 6 hours, So I gotta wake myself at midnight and 6am to take one, then take one at 12pm and 6pm. Oh the joys - can't wait til thats over so I can get a full nights sleep.

Anyways I think thats all I need to say for now. Might be back tomorrow with a 24 week bump pic.

22 weeks

Man have I gotten fat! All up I've put on 10kg! and I am only 22weeks!! Hoping I don't put on more than 20kg! eeek!

Anyways... baby updates.. hmmm well I have been getting quite a few leg cramps at night time which sucks, Im up every night around 3am or 4am needing to wee!

The other night I woke at 2am with the worst abdominal pain EVER, couldnt sleep on my side, on my back, sitting up, nothing! so I ended up getting up and going online for an hour googling while I waited for the panadol to set in! then went back to bed at about 3:20am!

I think that same night I made kyle put his hand to my belly just as we got into bed (that's when jelly is most active) and I felt jelly move and said "THERE!!! DID YOU FEEL IT?" and hes like yeah but I didnt know whether it was you or what. HAHA I just told him it was the baby moving! he's so silly!!

Kerry & Bec are organising the baby shower this weekend! I am so excited LOL I started making the guest list, I just hope my baby brain hasnt forgotten anyone!!! It's going to be on March 19! I CAN'T WAIT!!

oooooooooooh and ALSO all my forms are in for Annual and Maternity leave! WOOOHOOOO! Taking hols from March 14 - April 3, will be back at work for a week, then I am GONESKIES! I was a bit confused with the bit where I say how long I will be gone for, I am entitled to 2 years, but I am not sure whether I would want to go back early for a day or 2 a week, so I asked Bel and she said put 1 year because if I put 2 they may replace my position and if I wanted to come back earlier it may be harder for me to get back in, then I went and asked Ruth (she for some silly reason thought I was only taking 6months HAHAHAHA YEAH RIGHT) and she said to put a year because its easier to reduce my leave then to extend it, so I got confused and just put a year, although I kinda want like a year and 8 months, coz if I take a year I'm due back April 2012, and we're getting married Oct 2012, and I kinda don't want to have to fart ass around trying to get time off for the wedding planning, and honeymoon etc... so I dunno maybe I will wait the year, see how I go, and maybe ask to extend it.

Although Ideally I want to get my cert III done and get into admin work when I go back to work...

...Oh, and Kate bought me the pram pandora charm! YAY so now I have a charm to represent my pregnancy! and when Jelly is born I can get the girl or boy baby charm!!

21 weeks 1 day

SO, no more bleeding which is GREAT news!

I had an appointment with Casey on Tuesday, it was decided that I was not to have an ultrasound because I had no more bleeding, and it didnt hurt when I did. She said it was just as good to hear the heartbeat than it was to have an ultrasound.
So she had a listen and all was good.

I asked her what the reason would have been for the bleed, and she said that it was nothing that I had done, it was just one of those mysteries of pregnancy... so I got NO idea why it happened... would have been good to know! Oh well, atleast jelly is happy and healthy, thats the main thing!

OH I forgot to say! I got my first kick on christmas eve at lunch time! then again on christmas day around the same time! YAY! I feel movements pretty much every day now!! I love it everytime it happens!!

Also put a port-a-cot on layby at target, forgetting Lindy brought one up! Oh well, now we have 2 I guess, one for mumsys, and one for kyles mums/holidays.

Starting to clear out the front room too, just a few random things in there that need to be chucked or taken downstairs, then once its all out we'll get a professional in to clean the carpets etc. Can't wait til its all clean and all set up!

It's just a matter of piggy not soiling herself in there when its all clean!!

20 weeks 4 days

Me & Jelly got a present today!!

Big thanks to Aunty Lindy!! :) Originally thought she'd bought it for mums friend Nikki, and then found out it was actually for me! haha, lindy thought it was odd that I didnt seem that excited LOL I am a goose!

I had a bit of a scare today - Had a bleed :(, ended up going in to the hospital to see one of my midwives. Got to hear Jelly's heart beat first, and it was all healthy sounding. Got my temp & heart rate checked. Also had to get a swab done, wasnt any bleeding when that was happening so hopefully thats good news.

Ended up being told to take a few days off work to relax - THANKGOD, She said to atleast take tuesday and wednesday off, but to call Casey on tuesday and to see her this week sometime, and to organise another ultrasound, so I asked her If I should take friday off aswell then, and she was like whats friday? I was a little confused thinking that I would need that day off if she wants me to have another ultrasound, but I ended up saying just work, so I guess I will tell my boss tomorrow that I need tue/wed off and still need to organise appointments for later in the week and will let her know if I need anymore time off.

I have to call the midwife if I have anymore bleeding thats heavy. Hopefully I wont need to.

So for now I guess I will put up my feet and relax....will update with the goings on in the week coming.