Belly Picture

Here is what my 28 week belly looks like....

Hope everyone is having a Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Increased Heart Rate

On Monday morning around 10:00am I found myself out of breath and ready to faint. I quickly sat down at my desk and noticed that I my heart was racing. My heart was beating so fast that I could see my shirt moving from my beating heart. I had eaten a good breakfast earlier and didn't know why I was feeling the way I was. I decided to call my OB to let her know and see if there was anything I needed to do. After talking with the nurse I was told that the doctor wanted me to go to the ER just to be on the safe side. I have never heard of a person going to the ER and not waiting for ever so I was not looking forward to the visit. Luckily I discovered that if your pregnant and go in for a "heart issue" they get you right in. When I checked in my heart rate had slowed down a lot but was still at 149 bpm. Jason and I were in the ER for 7 hours Monday while I had an EKG, blood tests, ultra sound of the baby, and and echo cardiogram. The ER doctor originally thought it was a heart deformity or a thyroid disorder but both of those were ruled out after testing. The ER doctor did call my OB and told about the tests and she felt that I needed to stay over night to be monitored. So after 7 long hours in the ER I was admitted and moved to Labor and Delivery. Once I was settled in Labor and Delivery they put me on a continuous IV of fluids and also an IV of Magnesium. Evidently my Magnesium level came back low in my tests and can affect the heart. Throughout the night my heart rate dropped back down to the 80s and everything was looking good. Jason and I were hopeful that first thing in the morning we would be able to go home. Boy were we naive! On Tuesday morning my heart rate had gone back up to the 120s (not bad but still not a normal heart rate). The doctor came in around 10:30am and said that she wanted to do another test and we would need to wait on the results for that. After a few more hours I had an ultrasound on my legs. The doctor wanted to make sure that there weren't any small blood clots in my legs which could have caused the heart rate. Luckily the results came back normal and I was discharged around 3:00pm.

The doctors aren't sure why my heart rate jumped so high and why it is still higher than they would like. Pregnancy can do weird things to a persons body and i'm thinking this is just one of those. I was told to take it easy for a while so i've spent the past 24 hours at home and resting. My brother came in from Arlington yesterday to help take care of the dogs and to stay at the house while Jason is at work today and has been such a big help! Hopefully i'll be back at work tomorrow and life will go back to normal.

Oh I almost forgot to mention that baby Reagan is doing amazingly well. Her heart rate has been normal during all of this and we couldn't be happier. We had a 3D/4D sonogram on Saturday and were able to get a little glimpse of her. I can already tell that we are going to have our work cut out for ourselves. During the 3D sonogram she covered her face with her hands and feet and didn't want to cooperate. While we were at the hospital the nurses would hook me up to a Doppler every 3 hours to check the baby's heart rate. The way that they would find her exact position is by placing the Doppler on my belly and wait for her to kick it off.

Fredericksburg, TX

Last weekend Jason and I were able to go down to Fredericksburg to meet up with my family and grandparents. We had a great time visiting and really enjoyed hanging out with everyone. On Saturday a few of us were able to visit the Rather Sweet Bakery and it was as delicious as ever! I think I could eat there for every meal and not mind it one bit! Shopping, swimming, and a visit to the Wildseed Farms were just a few of our activities that we enjoyed. Oh and I can't forget to mention the wonderful meals that we had.

Here are some pictures that we took at the Pioneer Memorial Library. The library was originally built in 1882 and was the Gillespie County Courthouse.



This picture of my grandparents was taken outside of the Cotton Gin. If you visit Fredericksburg I highly recommend stopping by the Cotton Gin to eat!

Is it already May?!

Wow, it seems like the past few months have flown by! Summer is just around the corner and our schedules are starting to get busier and busier.

Spring session is wrapping up at school and i've been super busy getting things wrapped up. This week was extra stressful with the threat of the swine flu in Abilene. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned about catching the flu but since i'm pregnant i'm really limited on what kind of treatment I can have. Just to be safe i've been extremely mindful of washing my hands and keeping my distance from the classrooms. Thankfully the school closes for a week in June to transition from Spring to Summer Session and the week long break can't come soon enough! I plan on relaxing next to the pool and enjoying watermelon all week... oh the life of a preggo.

Jason and I are meeting my family and grandparents in Fredericksburg next weekend to hang haven't been to Fredericksburg you need to visit! out and we are both excited to get away for the weekend and to spend time with family. If you

Last Monday I had my 25 week check up and everything is still going well. The doctor was pleased that I had gained a little bit of weight and measured my belly to make sure it was growing like it should. I feel like my stomach has doubled in size over the last month, i'm sure it hasn't doubled but it is starting to feel that way! After my doctors visit I went next door to the lab to get my glucose screening test over with. I have always loved snow cones so the sugar drink just tasted like snow cone juice to me. I wouldn't want to drink the stuff everyday but didn't think it was that bad. My next visit will be in 3 weeks and then after that i'll start going every two weeks for a while. I can't believe we are only 3 1/2 months away from the due date! Here is a picture of my belly at 25 weeks....

Catch Up....

I realize I have hit a new low with my blogging skills and have learned the hard way that it is a lot easier to update regularly rather than catching up.



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All kinds of fun baby stuff...

We are decorating Reagan's Room with a Jungle/Safari theme. When I was looking at different themes and bedding I had a hard time picturing our nursery in pale colors and couldn't picture the nursery looking babyish. I decided that we needed something that could grow with the baby for a few years and the Jungle/Safari theme came to mind. Here is a picture of the bedding that we choose to go with our theme....
We have already collected a good amount of Jungle stuffed animals that we plan on using throughout the room. We will also be adding some different animal prints to add to the mix.

Onto the Crafts....One of the items that i wanted to make for Reagan's Room was a bow holder. My newest obsession has been making bows and i'm sure it will be full blown out of control by the time Reagan is here. Don't expect to see a lot of baby pictures of her with out a bow!

My other creations have been making some paci clips for the baby. Here is a picture of the clips that I have created so far... It is hard to tell from the picture but there are tiny pieces of "bling" on each one :)

And last but not least... Here are our his/hers diaper bags.

Easter Weekend

For Easter this year Jason and I met up with my family at the ranch. Jon was able to come down from OC for the weekend and we all really enjoyed hanging out and eating (isn't that what every family does to pass the time?!).

The guys had a great time shooting lots of guns and my mom and I had a lot of fun sewing. Last September my parents gave me a new sewing machine and I have really enjoyed sewing ever since. To make the crazy sewing weekend even better my mom brought up her embroidery machine so that we could personalize some of the things we made. Here is a picture of some of the things we created....