Blogging is hard!!! I have been having a hard time keeping up with writing and taking photo's as life has been a roller coaster these past few weeks. I have been told that I have been over doing it...shocking!....and so I have had to spend the past week or so laying low. It felt more like house arrest than anything. But I am excited that today I am finally feeling well enough to venture outside of the house...I have simply been way too tired and sore to do anything for quite a while. Well except for the disappointing Canucks game I waddled to on Saturday. Which I must thank Scott for taking me to. He was very sweet about it, he even paid $35 for us to park literally across the street from our gate, so I had very few steps to take between our car and seats in GM Place. Too bad the Canucks played sucko.
As for the pregnancy, everything is back on track now. I was quite anemic for a while, and am now on iron drinks...which are disgusting and give me instant heartburn. I am also on Probiotics to help reduce the possibility of having to be on IV antibiotics during labor...apparently 30% of women have to do this and taking probiotics for a few months before labor can greatly reduce my chances. I will have a blood test done in a week or two to see if I am even at risk...but until then I will take the extra pill in hopes I don't really need it. On my last visit to my midwife my tummy was measuring a little small and I hadn't gained any weight over the 2 weeks between appointments, but the little guy is a kicker so I know he is still going strong in there. I have my next appointment this Thursday, so hopefully I have caught up in size and weight. I guess one thing to be grateful for is no stretch marks yet!!! Who knew my skin was so stretchy? Although my baby books say that my body will produce a baby that fits my body, so that may also be why he is a little smaller...I was under 6 pounds, 21 inches long, and a week overdue. Us Lihou's are tall and thin from the beginning!
Speaking of relatives, I am beginning to daydream about what this little guy looks like. In the ultrasound in January, I thought he looked like Scott. But I also am wondering what he will inherit from me...I actually hope he inherits some of my genes! On my dad's side the men are typically tall, thin, have dark hair, can sing....and my mom's side is blond with blue eyes...I am an anomaly in my family....and no I don't believe I am adopted...I have had this conversation with my mom.
I will try to get some pictures taken of my ever growing belly...I can't wait till he is born, constant feet in the ribs is a little wearing after a while!
bye for now,
Alex
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