Today marks 33 weeks gestation in this pregnancy. December 27'th 2012 when Josiah was 33 weeks gestation, I was sitting in my Dr.'s office having my blood pressure taken for the third time in 30 minutes before my OBGYN said "sorry, it's just too high to send you home." (150/90). And I proceeded across the street to St. B where I was put on my first blood pressure meds, baby was monitored and I was admitted to the Antenatal home care program. This is where a nurse visits you daily or weekly depending on your needs, and you are required to do 4 blood pressure readings each day, agreeing to go into triage if your blood pressure is over 150/90.
Long story short, today is the day I started bed rest for 3 weeks, going from zero meds to the max doses of three different blood pressure medications, gaining over 30 lbs of water weight, and getting to know all the doctors in my OBGYN's collective on an (almost) first-name basis from all the trips to triage...
Today my morning blood pressure reading was 122/77! :) Praise God! My evening reading was 122/80, equally as good!
On the less-fortunate side, I am also sick with a cold, asthma, various spring allergies and some form of sinus infection. The cold, allergies and sinus infection all can't be treated due to pregnancy (and the fact that the safe-for-pregnancy antibiotics did nothing for my last sinus infection). I am also running on very little sleep, and I am on high doses of asthma meds, So the fact that my blood pressure readings are in-line is somewhat of a miracle (Asthma meds increase blood pressure). Actually, not somewhat, it IS a work of God. No question about it. People are praying, and God is working. I'll take 2+ months of sickness if it means the blood pressure will stay in line!! Being sick has meant not gaining weight in over 8 weeks, which in my case, is a good thing, and likely has impacted the blood pressure concerns. Not to mention, all the coughing is strengthening my abs for the hopeful VBAC!
Still, being sick this long has been no walk in the park. Tuesday night I went into emergency because my asthma was so bad I couldnt properly catch my breath between coughing fits. They gave me the equivalent of 16 puffs of my rescue inhaler via nebuliser (a face-mask where you breath in a liquid form of the medication that has been misted...not super sexy, but it is quite effective!)
the next day I went into my GP who increased my asthma meds yet again (6 doses/day of Symbicort200), and added a medicated nasal spray (who doesn't like stinky liquids squirted up their nose right!?). After a quick check with my Asthma specialist and OBGYN Things are good to go, and I'll be implementing these meds tomorrow... really hoping it does something, but mostly, I am really hoping people are praying for me, because I think that does more. I feel like I am under some kind of illness curse at times... I mean, really...8 weeks!? It's a bit much...
Other News:
Easter was fun! I made desert for our Harder gathering. Strawberry cupcakes with buttercream icing and melting-chocolate decorations! They were very fun to make, and I was actually about as close to disease-free as I have been for months, so they came together nicely and...clean-ly...
Josiah News:
Aside from learning how to change a diaper using wipes and pretend diaper cream on his teddy bear, Josiah has been enjoying the great outdoors with daddy, gramps and grammie.
This past week, Josiah and I made a painting for his room together! (well actually it was all josiah, I just did the bible verse part... and all the set up and clean up, and organizing etc...).
In a couple days, I'll try to post a "how-to" on my estrangednormality.blogspot.ca blog, for those who are intreagued into how to make real art with your toddlers! :) it was quite fun!
Josiah also got to watch "Dispicable me" 3 or 4 times this week... he actually speaks some parts along with the movie now, and falls when minions do. Its pretty cute! (Don't judge me! You'd be letting your kid watch TV too if you were pregnant and going on week 8 of illness! And its ever only once a day, and always balanced by outdoor time/another activity while watching the movie)
Krysta News:
But honestly, for the most part, our week looked something like this:
and this:
and...well its a good representation of my state-of-mind as much as my house...It's just been exhausting. The painting was mostly a distraction from reality.
Curtis News:
Work has been very busy! Curtis has picked up an extra pair of helping hands temporarily to help with the load while one of his other guys is in school for level 1 of his papers.
Curtis has also been back-and-forth to Rosenort a couple times this week for a worship event he is playing drums for! Thankfully that is tonight, and then I'll have my husband back!! Curtis also did sound for Good friday, and drums for Easter Sunday at our church. Between practices and events, we have been ships passing in the night! I am very glad that he was able to participate in all of these things. They are encouraging and motivating for him and it's something other than work, to occupy that large brain of his!
Anyway, I think that is all for this time!
On the less-fortunate side, I am also sick with a cold, asthma, various spring allergies and some form of sinus infection. The cold, allergies and sinus infection all can't be treated due to pregnancy (and the fact that the safe-for-pregnancy antibiotics did nothing for my last sinus infection). I am also running on very little sleep, and I am on high doses of asthma meds, So the fact that my blood pressure readings are in-line is somewhat of a miracle (Asthma meds increase blood pressure). Actually, not somewhat, it IS a work of God. No question about it. People are praying, and God is working. I'll take 2+ months of sickness if it means the blood pressure will stay in line!! Being sick has meant not gaining weight in over 8 weeks, which in my case, is a good thing, and likely has impacted the blood pressure concerns. Not to mention, all the coughing is strengthening my abs for the hopeful VBAC!
Still, being sick this long has been no walk in the park. Tuesday night I went into emergency because my asthma was so bad I couldnt properly catch my breath between coughing fits. They gave me the equivalent of 16 puffs of my rescue inhaler via nebuliser (a face-mask where you breath in a liquid form of the medication that has been misted...not super sexy, but it is quite effective!)
the next day I went into my GP who increased my asthma meds yet again (6 doses/day of Symbicort200), and added a medicated nasal spray (who doesn't like stinky liquids squirted up their nose right!?). After a quick check with my Asthma specialist and OBGYN Things are good to go, and I'll be implementing these meds tomorrow... really hoping it does something, but mostly, I am really hoping people are praying for me, because I think that does more. I feel like I am under some kind of illness curse at times... I mean, really...8 weeks!? It's a bit much...
Other News:
Easter was fun! I made desert for our Harder gathering. Strawberry cupcakes with buttercream icing and melting-chocolate decorations! They were very fun to make, and I was actually about as close to disease-free as I have been for months, so they came together nicely and...clean-ly...
Josiah News:
Aside from learning how to change a diaper using wipes and pretend diaper cream on his teddy bear, Josiah has been enjoying the great outdoors with daddy, gramps and grammie.
This past week, Josiah and I made a painting for his room together! (well actually it was all josiah, I just did the bible verse part... and all the set up and clean up, and organizing etc...).
In a couple days, I'll try to post a "how-to" on my estrangednormality.blogspot.ca blog, for those who are intreagued into how to make real art with your toddlers! :) it was quite fun!
Josiah also got to watch "Dispicable me" 3 or 4 times this week... he actually speaks some parts along with the movie now, and falls when minions do. Its pretty cute! (Don't judge me! You'd be letting your kid watch TV too if you were pregnant and going on week 8 of illness! And its ever only once a day, and always balanced by outdoor time/another activity while watching the movie)
Krysta News:
But honestly, for the most part, our week looked something like this:
and this:
and...well its a good representation of my state-of-mind as much as my house...It's just been exhausting. The painting was mostly a distraction from reality.
Curtis News:
Work has been very busy! Curtis has picked up an extra pair of helping hands temporarily to help with the load while one of his other guys is in school for level 1 of his papers.
Curtis has also been back-and-forth to Rosenort a couple times this week for a worship event he is playing drums for! Thankfully that is tonight, and then I'll have my husband back!! Curtis also did sound for Good friday, and drums for Easter Sunday at our church. Between practices and events, we have been ships passing in the night! I am very glad that he was able to participate in all of these things. They are encouraging and motivating for him and it's something other than work, to occupy that large brain of his!
Anyway, I think that is all for this time!
Keeping you and the family in my prayers. My motto this week is "don't tell God you have big problem. Tell your problem you have a big God." Love you..Mom
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