1/5/12

Thursday 2:30pm I am picking up Keegan from school. I was huge and waddling so I parked in a non-existent spot. I got Keegan from his classroom and was walking to the van. He broke free of my hand and took off running towards the van. Being an unpredictable 2 yr old, I chased him not sure if he would stop before the parking lot. Then it happened. I fell into a hole. I heard my ankle pop. I tried to stand up and that was a no go. It hurt like hell. Keegan came back when he saw me in a crumpled heap. A Dad came over to see if I was okay and he helped me up. I stood on it and knew I was in trouble. I kept it together while I lifted Keegan into his seat and buckled him in. Well, then I did what any girl would do and called her Mommy. I told her what happened and being the awesome Mom that she is. She immediately came over (5 minutes for me to get home, 20 minutes for her to get to me). She came and took one look at my ankle and decided I needed to get to the dr. sigh. So, I called my OB to see where I should go. Could I just go the urgent care at 36 weeks. She called me back and said yes. So away we went. I hobbled in. You could tell looking at the front desk they thought I was in labor and they were ready to send me away. Then they heard it was my ankle. A couple x-rays later and some really painful movements. It was decided I had given myself one heck of a sprain. I laughed at the idea of crutches. It was about then that the husband that I had left a message for, finally called me back. ARGH! We stopped and got the kid's dinner and went home. I propped my foot up and felt like a real wuss. But I swear it hurt really bad and it was swollen. Super swollen, like above and beyond the cankle swollen. I promised that I would stay off my feet...I think looking back I did a pretty good job.

The difficult road to Halle

This pregnancy was not my favorite. I was not in the best shape. As a L&D nurse, I knew that I was a higher risk patient when I got pregnant due to some complications from my last pregnancy. I just wasn't expecting it to be quite like it was. I had high blood pressure. Yuck! When I say high, it was pretty high. Bring on the blood pressure medicine. I had gestational diabetes to boot. Another big yuck. I had this during my last pregnancy too. Last time, diet controlled it, this time, not so much. Bring on the diabetic meds. I was a walking pharmacy. I had low amniotic fluid at the beginning of my pregnancy. Which scared me to death. I was really worried about myself. I would look at the kids and my husband and know I should never do this again. I am young, ahem, at least in my own opinion. I love being pregnant though! I love the glow, I love feeling the baby move. I was so tired this time. I felt huge! It sure didn't end the way that I had expected. I was taken off work by my dr. I was swelling during my shifts, my blood pressure would sky rocket. I was placed on a modified bedrest. There was no way to get me onto bedrest with the 3 kids - thankfully my dr is a saint. There were weekly trips to ultrasound and to the doctor to keep me busy. I made it through - and was worth every minute...

Well big changes...

I know you have missed me! It's true. I've been a little busy since November.... it might be time to change the blog name to Misadventures of Mom of 4. She's here! Halle Therese entered the world on 1/6/12 @3:43pm 7lb 4 oz of sweetness! More to come!