A 26 Year Warranty??

Ok, seriously. Ever since I hit 36 weeks (I'll be 37 weeks in 2 days) my body has stopped working! My feet have started to swell, I have started sweating (for no freaking reason), my hands are a little chubby and I am tired.

I mean, I know it is supposed to be a little uncomfortable, but this is ridiculous. I couldn't even stand in church yesterday (I am Catholic so they do that sit, stand, kneel thing). I felt like my feet were stuffed in my shoes. I think I looked like the wicked step sisters trying to shove their feet in the glass slipper, only my slippers were black Dolce and Gabana heels.

I have started to waddle (which is OH so sexy) and my legs cramp up for no reason. I seriously feel like the hunchback of notre dame. I think I need to be in an attic somewhere, where people don't have to see the monstrosity!

Seriously, I think I need a refund. I wonder if the rents got the extended warranty? I would still be under the 30 year mark! Don't I get points for that?

Life List

My IBFF, Rachel, got an idea to do a life list, and I thought it was such an amazing idea.

Your write a list of things you want to accomplish in your life. And I am talking really, really want to accomplish.

Then after you freaders read it... you leave me a comment and add to the list :)

So here we go...

1. Live in Italy, for at least a year.

2. Learn to play the guitar so I can sing and write my own songs!

3. When my son is grown, have him say, "When I was growing up, my mom always looked beautiful and sang the most beautiful songs!"

4. Have my apple pie win some award.

5. Get kissed on the Eiffle Tower

6. Make my bed when I get up every morning.

7. Have my cat, Sammy, come back to us, alive and well.

So... now its your turn... what should I add to my list?

I'm Officially Crazy!

Yesterday was the weirdest day. The whole week it was 70-80 degrees, sunny and beautiful. However, yesterday, was gloomy and cold, like 50? Then at about 2pm the contractions started. It was pretty painful, but I just kinda worked through it (thinking the entire time that I am on that pre-term labor labor drug and there is no way these things are going to continue). Well, the first hour I had 13 (more than 8-10 you're supposed to call your doc), the next hour I had another 13 and that is when I turned to hubs and made him grab my shoes and head to the hospital. The doctor was called and the hospital knew we were on our way.

The strange thing was, I wasn't really sure what they were going to do... I mean, I didn't know if they were going to stop labor (because I was due to take that ProCardia until Sat) or if they were going to let me go. I also know, they normally think contractions (or pre-term labor) are caused by dehydration, so, on the way there I guzzled 8oz of water.

After getting to the hospital, peeing, putting on a gown and climbing in bed, I was hooked up to the contraction machine (This tells when, how long and how strong each contraction is). However, when I looked at the monitor it said I wasn't HAVING contractions? I just had some irratability. WHAT???? I swear, my back was hurting and I was having contractions, just like last time. The nurses came in, checked me, and no dialation had begun, so they thought I may have a kidney infection. They checked my pee, and came back with all negative results. How can that be?? No kidney infection AND no contractions? I know I am not making this up, I mean, this shit was painful. At this point, the contractions had slowed, but I was still feeling them?

At this point, I was frusterated, confused and tired. I didn't know what to do? Obviously I have never had contractions before, but I have HAD pre-term labor so I THOUGHT I knew what I was doing?? Apparently.... not!

So... I went home, had some pizza, watched some Tivo and crashed. The pressure in my pelvis is still there and I guess I am having no contractions? Who knows?

My question to all your freaders, is how and when do you know if you are having a contraction? When I think they're 10 min apart, they are really 2 min apart, and when I think they are 2 min apart... apparently I am not having any? Any advice??

Our Suspicion May Be Confirmed???

As most of you know by now, in June, I was in the hospital for quite sometime. Read more here.
The short version is, Hubs and I had an ectopic pregnancy, I went in for a routine laporoscopy and 4 hours later I had a VERY high fever, I had organ failure and in my emergency surgery I died on the OR table. After 2 weeks, I was discharged with no diagnosis. I have a huge scar and no gall blatter, but they still could never tell me what happened.

A month later, I became pregnant with Brady. Hubs and I were scared and excited but I knew that God had a plan. The pregnancy, overall, has been great. A little hiccups here and there, but overall nothing to be concerned with.

In Feb, however, my baby bro became sick with the flu, and stayed home the entire week. During that week, another child became sick with the flu, went home, and suddenly died. He had a very high fever, a rash and his organs failed overnight. My mom and I thought this was a very strange set of events. It had seemed, he had what I had. A perfectly healthy 7th grade child dies of flu??? Something wasn't right.

As of yesterday they released that the little boy died of MRSA, which is a staff infection, commonly referred to as the Super Bug. It is highly contagious and if you have any weakness in your immune systems (such as flu or surgical wounds) it can be deadly!

After doing further research we believe this is what I had. It is kind of a relief to find out what almost killed me at 26, but it saddens me that the hospital probably knew what I had and discharged me, leaving me wondering all this time.
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On a much happier note... yesterday I got my hair done, and we took a picture of myself and my hairdresser, Kim, with her 39 wk pregnant belly.



Hope you all have a fab Friday and we will keep you posted on the baby front!

Hotel Parents!

I highly recommend it and give it 5 stars!

This entire week, I spent the week with the rents! On Monday I was kidnapped and told I could not leave the house until my husband returned from his office.

SO... Monday I dragged my happy ass to the rents, only to be welcomed by home made shrimp scampi and soymilk already in the fridge (2 points!)

Tuesday, Mom and I ventured out to see what this swimming thing is all about. You see, for the past 6 months, she has been waking at 4am to swim for an hour and a half. And after attending an 11am class (there was no way I was waking up at 4am) I realized just how passionate she is about this sport. Not to mention, just how far she has come. In my youth, my mom couldn't walk up 4 stairs without having to take a puff on the inhaler due to her horrendus asthma. Now, she can swim 50 meters and just be a litle winded. Seriously INCREDIBLE! I was thoroughly impressed AND her coach had bragged about how far she had come.
Tuesday night was filled with spinach stuffed shells (my absolute favorite), playing cards with the baby bro, dad, and American Idol (David Cook, I heart you in SO many ways! I hope you win it all!)

Then, Wednesday morning I awoke to a freshly made onion bagel (from the local shop down the street) and hot brewed coffee! (10 pts for that!) Then at around 8:30am Mom and I headed out for a little retail therapy! We stopped at Starbucks (in case you forgot she had already eaten 2 meals and had swam for 2 hours- so she needed a little pick me up) chatted, and headed for the nail salon, where we got pedicures and beautiful eyebrows! Then, we headed home, grabbed my bag and headed over to my part of town for some shopping. We stopped at Khols and got the CUTEST flip flops, then we went to the mall, where we got cool clothes for the baby bro, a new bed comforter and some shoes.

Overall, it was one of the best weeks I have had, in a LONG time!

Today, I have a feeling, is going to be equally great! Hubs is home... YAY!!! And I get my hair done. Not really sure what colors I want to go with but I should be able to take a pic once I am done. You see, this is my last apt for a while, b/c my hair dresser is having a girl in a week and I should have Brady around April 4th (according to the doc.)

Any fun plans for the lot of you for today or Friday??

Wordless Wednesday

This is me and hubs (pre-pregnancy) and yes! I have pink hair!

Almost...

Went to the doc yesterday, and got some very interesting news!

*Back story - I am on this drug called ProCardia to stop pre-term labor and to diminish the contractions I am having every hour.

So... yesterday I went to the doc's office and he checked me out, AND... my belly is 35 inches (bigger than hubs waist...eek!) and Mr. Brady is trending to be about 6 to 61/2 lbs. With that, my doc told me to go off the ProCardia by Sunday of THIS week.

And that means... we could have a baby by Thursday of next week! (He says it takes about 4 days for the meds to get out of you.) He doesn't think I will go further than 38 weeks. Hubs and I are VERY excited with this news!

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On a different note, I have been successfully kidnapped by my parents to spend the week with them. It is going pretty well :) Mom cooked me shrimp scampi last night and we all watched dancing with the stars (um... kinda cheesy!) but overall it is fun spending time with the rents!

Hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday! And we will keep you updated if I go into labor :D