Suddenly, I feel so incredibly pregnant.

The past few weeks have flown by so fast!!! I can't believe I have not updated more. This is going to be a long one.

We haven't scanned in all the pictures yet... but this picture is pretty great! 

I guess I should start with our 20 week check up that we had. We went into the doctors and got an ultra sound and baby girl looks great. Except she kept sitting with her hands over her face and knees curled up to her chin so the tech had a hard time finding everything he needed. So after about 40 minutes of trying he told us we will have to come back in a month (which is next week now...) and get another ultra sound to finish checking everything he couldn't see. The good news is... she will be bigger and they will probably let us have a 3d picture of her... so I am pretty excited.

The tech did inform us that baby girls head is measuring two weeks ahead of schedule... Yes.. she has a big head. hahaa Hopefully that means she will be smart :)

     The day after the ultra sound I went and saw my doctor. He said everything was great and we are all on track with everything. But right as I left he took my blood pressure one more time. He informed me that since my 16 month appt. I have been getting higher blood pressure readings and I need to be careful and be aware of my blood pressure so that it does not get worse or anything. He told me not to worry but that if I got a really bad headache that did not go away I should call him right away.

Me on my IV and Morphine

     So the next day I started getting a really bad headache in my left temple. I just ignored it and kept going with my life. It lasted all weekend long and come monday it was getting pretty unbearable. So after work I called my doctor. He gave me a prescription for a migraine medicine and said if it didn't go away by morning to call back. Tuesday morning it was still there so I called and left a message. Ten minutes later I got a call from the nurse telling me to go to the hospital right away. So I went to labor and delivery and my doctor checked on the baby. She was fine. THANK GOODNESS. They checked my blood pressure. It was fine. But he was worried about my headache. They gave me a ct scan and everything looked good so they gave me some percaset and sent me home. I couldn't drive though and Eric was down in Salem teaching an American Lung association class to some kids in an Elementary school. Luckily My brother in and law Spencer and Sara are wonderful and they came to get me. Despite me being really loopy they took me to get some food at Zupas. I had not eaten all day and it was almost 4. As we were heading home I started to get really nauseated. I reached over just in time and grabbed a bag. I then lost my entire lunch into it. Delicious. I will not be craving Zupas anytime soon.  Sara and Spencer took me home and I went straight to bed for the rest of the day.

I am just this cool...

       The next morning it was still hurting. So this time I went to same day surgery and they gave me an IV. Then they gave me a shot of morphine which helped my head for an hour... but then nothing. So they sent me to the ER still on an IV. The doctor there ran more tests and everything came back normal. So they gave me another shot of morphine (the previous had wore off by now...) and sent me home.
       I slept all day thursday and sat with a bag of tater tots on my head. The cold felt nice. Eric's family came into town and his little sister, Courtney spent the evening with us. It was so fun having her there and I know that Eric and her had a fun friday morning rock climbing. I wish my head had not hurt so I could have been more fun.
       Needless to say Friday I attempted to go back to work. I was pretty sick of being in bed by then. I was able to manage but my headache was still there.
That afternoon Eric, Courtney and I went up to Ogden to visit the rest of his family. It was so much fun to see everyone. But my headache was unbearable. So I called the doctor again to update him on my status. He gave me some hardcore migraine medicine that I was only supposed to take one of and then he told me to take ibuprofen for the next two days. I took the nasty pill... and it made me throw up. Not only that it made me so dizzy I felt like I was going to die. So I went to sleep finally and swore never to take that again.
      Saturday I started out the morning with a slight headache. We went with Eric's parents and visited the Bountiful Temple to do a session. It was such a pretty temple! I am so glad we went. Of coarse my head started hurting like crazy though so as soon as we left I decided to start on the Ibuprofen. We went to lunch down at the city creek center. Which was super fun and really neat. I started to notice my head ache was starting to dull. I got really happy. The rest of night was fun and I barely noticed my head ache.
      Sunday was Easter. We went to Music and The spoken word down in Salt Lake City's temple square. Armed with Ibuprofen I survived without a terrible ache and was able to enjoy the beautiful music and wonderful spirit that was there. The prophet, Thomas s. Monson was there too and Eric and I were able to go steal a glance at him before he left out of the backdoor. It was a wonderful morning. We spent the rest of the day dying eggs and eating delicious food. It was so great to be surrounded by family and loved ones.

At Music and The spoken word

     The next week was "Spring break" So I didn't have to go to work. Monday I spent the day with Eric's little sister Emily while he took a test and went to class. Then we headed back to Ogden and went mini golfing.
     Tuesday Eric's family left so him and I went back down to Provo and I spent the rest of the day resting. My headache was only a dull ache now and I really think that had to do with the two days of Ibuprofen. Wednesday I spent the day resting and by thursday my headache was no more.
     I have no idea what caused it but I am glad its gone. I guess this story is a bit anti climatic since I have no idea what caused the wonderful adventure that was my headache. But I am really glad to have a great doctor who helps me and cares about what is going on. I spent the rest of last week headache free. It wasn't until yesterday that I started to feel it come again but I have been taking tylenol and that is seeming to kick it.
Oh well... Its all apart of the experience.

I have been doing great other then the headache of doom. And I have been able to experience the most amazing thing ever... BABY GIRL KICKING. Its been so fun becuase I can actually tell that she is kicking me! It's a strange feeling but it helps me to feel like this is more real.
     I am also REALLY starting to show. Like pretty badly hahaha. I feel so overwhelmed looking in the mirror. How much bigger can I get?! I still have a little over three more months!
     I know this will all be worth it. I had to keep remembering that Heavenly Father is teaching me something through all these trails. I am so grateful for my friends and my wonderful family who have been so supportive and loving to me. I am also grateful for my wonderful job and co-workers who are so understanding of my situation and help me all they can.
     I am so happy to meet this little bundle of fun inside me. And also...I am excited to not be pregnant anymore... but until then I am ready to keep going through... I have a lot more ahead and I am honestly excited. This adventure has been pretty fun, crazy and exciting so far.
The best thing is... I am not doing this alone. I know my Heavenly Father is aware of me. My husband is so supportive. And I know my Dad is helping me and rooting for me all he can on the other side.
:)

Hope everyone is doing well.

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