31 week doctor appointment

No time like now to update on Mr. Landry. I'm waiting to see Dr. B but already had my ultrasound to check on Landry's growth. He is measuring right on track with my due date, weighing in at 3 lbs. 5 oz. and is head down. Last time he was breech so I'm glad he flipped, although I already knew he did considering the amount of kicking I get in my ribs!

I'm officially past my bed rest time, I went on bed rest with both boys at 30 weeks and I'm now 31, fingers crossed this continues!!

Until next time.

First day of summer!

We've had a great 1st day. The boys were up at 7, Daddy had to work so I took the boys to the zoo since it was only 85 degrees today. I figured we needed to take advantage of this as I won't be doing anything outdoors once it's 95+. The boys did great, Brody was in underwear all day with no accidents and they were both out cold by 12:30! Jax never falls asleep in the car. I took advantage of them both napping and came home and got to cleaning :)

30 weeks-still here, still cookin'

It's been a crazy couple of weeks! The school year is coming to a close and that's always a busy time! Plus I'm trying to get everything ready for the start of next year since I will be on maternity leave!

Brody: is talking up a storm these days. It is so fun to carry on a conversation with him and to also see his imagination take over during play time! I love this age and seeing him grow :) he's definitely a momma's boy but loves to rough house with daddy.

Jaxson: is a spit fire! Can through a tantrum like no other, is tough and rough and must do everything big brother does! I have a feeling I'm going to have my hands full with him and take many trips to the ER!

Both boys love playing soccer right now and Brody will play fall ball this season. They also play well with each other for the most part.

Landry: is doing good and getting big! I'm 95% sure he's turned around and isn't breeched any longer but has found my ribs and is giving me fits with digging into them. My right side is very uncomfortable. Shots are going good, contractions are more frequent at night but staying away during day. I'm getting to the stage where I'm just wore out most of the time. I passed my glucose test, I'm not anemic and I've gained 12 lbs thus far.

I'll have more time to blog now that summer is here ;) here's random iPhone pic and 30 week bathroom shot :)

Glucose test, dr appt and hospital visit!

What a week!! On Monday I had my glucose tolerance test where I got to drink the yummy beverage and then get my blood drawn. That went fine, didn't have an ultrasound this time but Dr. B checked my cervix and all looked good. I'm a fingertip dilated on external cervix but internal cervix is closed tight. I don't understand internal vs external but she said its normal for 3rd pregnancy so that's all I care about. Got my 10th progestrone shot as well, 10 more to go hopefully!

I tried to eat lunch but just wasn't feeling it as I was quite nauseas from the drink. By the time I got home from work it was obvious I was coming down with a stomach bug and thus began the vomiting/diarrhea cycle from hell!! Let's just say it was like clock work every 20 minutes I was running to the bathroom with this violent cycle. I knew I was in trouble when I couldn't even attempt to drink any kind of fluid and it wouldn't take long to get dehydrated. It was so bad that I was afraid my water was going to break. So I called my mom around 7:30 and asked her to take me to hospital so hubby could stay home with boys.

I barely made it to the hospital where I had to run to the bathroom to have another lovely round. Went to maternal obs where they were closed and was told to go to L & D but not before I had to have another round in that bathroom! Poor souls who were in there!! Once we got to L&D they got us in pretty quick and hooked me up. I got an IV, started first try while needing to puke. That poor nurse had to follow me into the bathroom to finish getting it started. At this point I was begging to make it stop! They quickly gave me some meds in IV and hooked me up to monitors. Landry was too in distress and his heart rate was 100-110 with having some decels in the 90's. They flipped me from side to side and turned up my IV and we both seemed better. They moved me into an antepartum room around 400 am and kept me in monitors as I was contracting every 5 minutes or so. By Tuesday morning Landry's heart rate was too high bc I started running fever. Once they got Tylenol in me we both were looking better and able to get some sleep.

During all this, hubby was texting me saying Brody and he had come down with this bug and were throwing up as well! :(
We had an ultrasound and everything looked good with L. I slept great last night, Landry's strip looked good last night and we are hopeful to go home today! Fingers crossed.

Brody: coxsackie virus

Brody woke up at 3:30 am complaining of a headache so I knew he was getting Jax's virus :( we were planning on him returning to daycare today but instead I had him go to Nana's with Jax who wasn't feeling 100% either. Sure enough my intuition was right and he started running fever around 1. He felt good when he got home around 4 but then quickly has gone down hill and is running 102+ :( my poor babies!! I feel so sad for them and am hoping we can catch a break from these illnesses!!

Landry: 21-23 weeks

It's been such a busy time between sick kids and school that my pregnancy updates have slacked. I'm hoping things will calm down and I can get back to blogging.

I had my perinatologist appointment yesterday. Landry is measuring right on track and weighs 1lb3oz. All of his organs and features were in the right place and working properly. Placenta looked good and blood clot free! Very blessed to hear all is well.
Here is Landry's 23 week development:
Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With a sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that he or she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see him or her squirm underneath your clothes.
Blood vessels in your baby's lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and his or her hearing is becoming more keen. In fact, your baby's cochlea – the inner ear mechanism that houses all components of hearing – is fully formed. So he or she can hear what you hear, but not at the same level. (Sounds and voices are muffled by the muscles and tissues around your belly, the placenta, and the amniotic fluid.)

Pics below are from boredom at the dr office. :)

Jaxson: Coxsackie Virus

Don't worry, I've never heard of it either! Jaxson has been extremely snotty since about Wednesday and fussy at night. I was hoping it was teething but of course that isn't our luck. He threw up Thursday night and when he started running fever Friday I thought for sure he had strep from Brody. I called at 3:45 hoping we could get squeezed in as he was running 103.2 but they were all booked. So I made the first appt for the Saturday clinic and began alternating Motrin and Tylenol to keep his fever down. He was doing ok, running between 100-101 until about 3:30 am when he began having the dry heaves and shivers. I quickly checked his temp thinking it must be pretty high and it was 102.3, I think it must had jumped quickly by the way he was acting. Of course I couldn't go back to sleep until he got the motrin in him and working on that fever as I'm paranoid the boys will have a febrile seizure like Brody did at 6 months. It finally started descending around 4:30 and he went back to sleep in which Brody decided he was ready to wake for the day!!
At the doc Jax was absolutely miserable. The dr checked him over and as soon as he looked into his mouth he could see sores and blisters all along his throat :( He ran a strep and flu test just to be sure but those came back negative. Coxsackie Virus is from the same family as Hand, foot, mouth which Jax has had twice and it's pure hell! This is pretty much the same, several days of high fever along with sores/blisters in the throat :( this is pretty much my worse nightmare as its highly contagious and now Brody is susceptible. Please pray Jax doesn't get strep and B doesn't get this virus!! Jax is pretty much miserable although his fever is down to 99-100. He's not eating except Popsicles and yogurt. And all he wants is for me to rock him, which if you know Jax that is very out of character!

Also, it shouldn't be harmful to me and Landry if I do get it. Like most viruses, I've probably already had it and adults usually don't get it(although that wasn't the case for hand, foot, mouth! That's our luck!)