Adjusting

I've been so terrible about blogging lately. It is pretty difficult when I only have 1 hand for typing because it takes twice as long. And I'm also not great at thinking of good things to post right now. I do have a lot of things to be grateful for, but life is still a bit difficult right now. I'm not used to 6 hours of sleep per night, Joseph has become crankier and naughtier lately, my house is a DISASTER, and I have no idea how to keep up with all of my responsibilities. I forgot how hard it is to adjust to a new baby and it's harder because we have to help Joseph adjust.

I'm going to try to follow everyone else's example and post something I'm thankful for everyday. I'll catch up today.

1. I'm grateful that Annabelle isn't colicky like Joseph was.
2. I'm grateful for my friend, Jessica, in our ward because she watches Joseph so often and her kids enjoy it as much as he does.
3. I'm grateful that it's already been 2 weeks since Annabelle was born; it feels good that time isn't dragging during this difficult period.
4. I'm grateful for fall because it's absolutely my favorite season.
5. I'm grateful that my mom was able to come for such a long visit last month.

She's Here!

Annabelle Elizabeth Ellis was born on 10/22/10 at 6:56 pm. She was 6 lbs. 14 oz. and 18.5 in. long. We were only at the hospital for 3 hours when she was born. It was a very fast labor and delivery, especially compared to Joseph. We came home from he hospital late last night. I;m very tired, but we are doing good. I can post more details later. I'll be posting pictures later, too, but Aunt Marianne will post some til then.

Baby Stuff

We went to Babies R Us and put stuff on our baby registry today. I think it's so fun to look through all the stuff and scan it in. I was very conservative in what we added to this registry (unlike Joseph's) and only added things that we really need or would use a lot. The sad part about making a baby registry is knowing you probably won't get anything on the list. So, when I made it this time, I thought, "Well, even if I get a very similar item, that will still be good. In fact, if I get anything at all it will be good." I forgot how expensive it is to have a baby. Especially when you leave most of your stuff behind. A lot of the stuff we got for Joseph was old and not in great condition, so we decided it wasn't worth bringing. Now we don't have a lot of stuff. Plus having a girl makes a difference because most of the gifts we were given with Joseph were very boy-ish. I'm very grateful for what we do have: the clothes my mom got that should last the first 3 months, the bassinett Aunt Marianne is letting us borrow, the car seat and stroller that we were able to buy, etc. I think I have a problem with wanting stuff. I just like having cute things, but I'm learning to be grateful for what we do have. I need to be fine with Annabelle using boy towels and boy washcloths and boy bibs because that's what we have.

Okay, I need to stop rambling. I'm feeling kind of depressed today. I think it's because I'm tired and sore and just ready to have this baby. It's funny because I'm not even due until Halloween, but the past 2 weeks have been very difficult. I'm so sore that I can hardly walk some of the time. And it's just emotionally draining because I don't know what day she's going to come. I hope it's soon, though. I don't know how much more I can take.

I'm sorry this is a depressing post. Maybe tomorrow I can do something happier.

More Normal

I went and saw my doctor yesterday because I was a little worried. I'd been having a lot of cramping and contractions Monday night. But I didn't dilate anymore through all of that pain, so...

I've decided I'm actually going to start getting some stuff done. I'm still taking my terbutaline regularly because he said not to stop that until Saturday, but I'm going back to an almost normal schedule. I'm not going to work out or do any really intense cleaning, but I'm going to just ignore most of the contractions I have because I'm not having the baby yet. I think I'll know now when it's really happening. I'll probably just have to wait until my water breaks again.

Pregnacy Update - 3

I've been reacting pretty badly to the Terbutaline that the doctor prescribed me. My heart was pounding so hard (my heart rate was in the 110-120 range for about 6 or 7 hours yesterday) that I was having chest pain and the tremors were so bad I couldn't do anything (I almost cut of my finger trying to slice some tomatoes). So I called the doctor to ask if I could have something different. It turns out there was a miscommunication somewhere and the amount that was written on the instructions on the bottle was an overdose of the medication. Yesterday I took over 4 times the amount I should have. So now I'm taking the correct dose and things should be a lot better. I might even be able to get out of bed and do some stuff. I'm not actually on bed rest, I'm just supposed to take it easy, but the effects of the medicine have kept me in my bed almost constantly. The doctor said that I only have to take the medicine until a little before the 10th. So I'm just going to press on and pray that things will get easier.

Pregnancy Update - 2

We spent an hour and a half in the hospital last night because I was contracting every 7-8 minutes. And I blame it all on Walmart.

We went to Walmart to pick up my prescription. When I dropped it off, they said it'd be ready in an hour and a half. It's kind of far to Walmart from our apartment, so we decided to just wander around until it was ready, slowly of course. We finally go to pick it up and they tell us they don't have it in stock and won't have it until tomorrow at 12:30. So we'd just spent all that time in Walmart for no reason.

Later in the evening, we are watching some X-Files and I start contracting. I didn't have my medication to stop the contractions, so I just try resting and relaxing. After an hour or so of regular contractions, we finally decided that it would be best for us to go into the hospital. I accidentally called our neighbors thinking their number was the doctor's number and they had us take Joseph over there. Luckily, everyone at the Utah Valley Hospital works very quickly and is very nice. That was the shortest and most pleasant hospital visit we've ever had. They gave me a couple shots of Turbutaline and my contractions stopped. But that hour of contractions dilated me about another cm so I'm now 2 1/2 cm dilated.

We went back to Walmart and picked up my prescription this afternoon. It's working, but I hate the side effects. The medicine gives me really bad tremors and makes me very out of it. I don't know how I'm going to survive the next 2 weeks if I'm going to be taking this regularly. Lots of prayer, I think.

So please keep me and the baby in your prayers. Hopefully, everything will work out fine. I'm just going to put my trust in Heavenly Father's judgement on what's best for me and the baby.

Pregnancy Update

Alright, I'm back from my appointment. Not the greatest news, but not totally horrible.

I'm 1 1/2 - 2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. The good part is that I was the same thing with Joseph for like 6 weeks and he didn't come early, in fact it took pitocin for him to be born. But I was on strict bed rest for those 6 weeks. My doctor didn't tell me that I needed to be on strict bed rest, but he did say I have to take it easy for the next 2 weeks. And I have a presription for some medicine to help stop the contractions.

I'll make sure to keep all of you updated on how I'm doing. Right now, I'm having contractions. So, I'm going to Walmart to get my prescription to stop them.