Update for February

Everything is going great in Minnesota! We had our first ultrasound a couple of weeks ago. The baby was super active and the technician had some problems getting some of the pictures. The little guy or girl did not want to stay still for anything! We found out at the doctor Friday that everything looked good, but they needed a few more pictures and we would have to do another ultrasound this week to try to get those last couple of shots.

We scheduled my doctor appointment for earlier in the day on Friday so we could make it back to Missouri at a decent time. If we would learn how to check the weather for Iowa we would have known they were supposed to get a snow storm that day and traveling was not a great idea, but we didn't and we probably would have made the drive anyway. It took us over 10 hours to make our usual 8 hour trip and we took some random roads in Iowa just to get off I-35 since it was at a standstill. I don't think I could even tell you where we were until we finally made it to Des Moines!

After a good night's sleep Jason headed out to "piddle" around the farm (he says he was working!). I got to hang out with Andi, TJ, mom & dad and Travis & Jessi showed up later in the morning. We headed outside to help grandma with the baby lambs. TJ is a sneaky little boy and I learned you can't turn your back on him. I'm not sure how many things he "ate" while we were outside, but I haven't heard anything about him being sick so I guess he didn't eat too much! After helping with the sheep we played in the snow. Jason was getting a deer stand out of the truck while we were outside and joined us for a short snowball fight. He soon headed back to the woods and TJ tried to follow...he broke through the ice on a puddle and decided it was more fun to play in the water so we headed inside! Jason taking a break and playing in the snow TJ was on the ground most of our time outside Jason hit Andi in the face with a snowball and knocked her down- so he ran over to help her up

Playing an old favorite- Memory

Later that afternoon we headed to Macon for a double date with Justin & Megan. We went to eat in Moberly for Valentine's Day. It was a long long wait, but the food was good and we had lots of time to visit- something we don't always get to do a lot of. That night we headed to Shelbina and got to hang out with Jason's mom & dad before going to bed and the next morning before heading back to Minnesota. Getting ready to head out for our Valentine's Night Date

We both were supposed to work yesterday, but we ended up getting the 3 day weekend most schools got for President's Day. It wasn't exactly a fun day off from work for either of us though. I had some crazy pain starting at 2am, but thought I could get through it and it would go away. Finally around 6:30 we headed to the Emergency Room because the pain was only getting worse. By the time we got to the ER I was nauseous from the pain, but relieved when the doctor and nurse thought it sounded like a kidney stone. All I wanted was for them to figure something out and be able to fix it, but the ultrasound and tests they ran didn't show anything so around 10 I was admitted to the hospital as an observation patient. Luckily by this time I had been given some zofran and morphine and feeling much better since the pain was under control. Since they didn't know what was going on they ordered a complete OB ultrasound and we got to go back to radiology and learn that everything was still perfect with the baby and got some cute profile pictures. Shortly after the ultrasound the best thing ever happened! We discovered I had passed a kidney stone!

Wow, it is pretty crazy how much pain something so little can cause! We finally made it home around 5. It was one of the longest days ever and definitely a miserable early morning experience, but Jason says it was just to prepare us for what will be happening in a few months. The good news from the day- we don't have to go back for 2nd ultrasound on Friday because they got the pictures they needed yesterday and we met an awesome OB nurse in the ER that showed us around the OB wing as we were leaving so we have a little insight for that big day!

Jason & I both got some much needed sleep last night and I feel tons better today! It is a little crazy how tired I am after laying in a bed all day yesterday, but my back is finally starting to relax from being so tense with all the pain. I ended up staying home from work just to rest and recover. I wasn't going to argue with Jason when he suggested it, but I am headed back to work tomorrow- thankful that experience is over! Hopefully I never have another one and I wouldn't wish it upon anyone else either!

Today I am 22 weeks- only 126 days until my due date!

I am going to try to scan our ultrasound pictures this week. Everything is going great with the baby! We go back to the doctor this week for a checkup after my hospital stay and then in 5 weeks.