Elora was born at 26 weeks, 3 days. I am so thankful to have passed that point now! By no means do we wish (or plan!) to have a baby now, but we do know what that reality looks like if we were to have a baby at this point. However, I am pleased to share that I am doing great, feeling great, and there are no concerns at this point.
I have started bi-weekly checkups with the OBGYN and have an ultrasound every 4 weeks. My next ultrasound is at 28 weeks. My C-Section is scheduled for Thursday, Feb 12 and we toured the hospital where I will deliver a few weeks ago. It was very helpful to see where we check in, where the operating room is located, and what the process will look like after delivery. Our hospital just did a huge remodel about 6 months ago and it is really gorgeous!
In other news, we have come up with a name for baby! We have always struggled agreeing on boy names (girl names on the other hand have been so easy for us!) and so I really thought the decision would end up being made in the hospital when he is born. But, I think we have come to a consensus and I can't really imagine we'd change it at this point. I even bought the letters of his monogram and am in the works of a modge-podge scrapbook paper project on them for his room. We shared Elora's name in advance, but have decided to keep little man's name a secret until he is born. So, sorry people -you'll have to wait 10 more weeks!
As I am approaching my 3rd trimester in a little over a week I am definitely feeling things I never experienced with my other pregnancy. Most of them aren't enjoyable things (aches, pains, congestion, lack of range of motion, the "mega-pregga" (big) feeling as I call it, etc). But, hear me out in understanding that these are a gift to me - something I never thought I would experience. With Elora, occasionally people would say how lucky I was to have missed the harder and more uncomfortable parts of the of the pregnancy considering I didn't have a 3rd trimester. I REALLY struggled with comments like that. I know their intent was not to praise having a baby early - it was to shed a positive light on missing out on hard times. I get it. But, I struggled for a long time not feeling like I got the "full" pregnancy experience that I wanted so badly. I am trying not to complain too much about the harder parts I am experiencing now, but do have a lot more empathy for mamas who go full-term!
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