Thursday pampering

Things are still going well! I'll try to give some brief update points so I don't bog you all down with too much boring detail :-) Had another growth scan - Brynn is growing well about 3 lbs 13oz which is fabulous. She continues to make good progress on a linear curve for her own growth so that is perfect. So the plan continues to let her grow as long as I am stable for the moment. The constant contractions and nausea and vomiting are not pleasant, but they are not any worse and I am stable. So the plan is to let her continue to grow and develop as best as possible. It is the least I can do for Brynn to give her the time to grow and develop as best as she can (at least until the end of next week - 35 wks).
My mom called and Neela our dog that my parents are watching must had fallen (who the heck knows how - she is always jumping on and off of things)and hurt her back leg and hip a bit. This involved a trip to our vet which is a good 45 minutes away and on the opposite side of the city from my parents. My husband and mom did doggie juggling and exchanged Neela in her duffle bag carrying case a few times yesterday to make an emergency appointment possible. Neela is fine- just kind of limping a lot and on a steroid dose pack for a partially compressed L5 disc. The vet said with rest - our furchild will be just fine and it's not a major injury thank heavens. But I felt terrible knowing that I couldn't help out when she was hurting - you know....doggie mommy guilt :-) Thank you to those who have asked how my husband is doing with everything. My husband is doing okay, but I know he is running on a low
tank most days. He packs up anything I might need him to bring to me for later in the day, tries to put in a day of work (north end of city), grabs dinner on the way to see me, and travels to the hospital (southern suburb), spends the evening with me and helps me with things I need, and leaves to go home to sleep on weekdays around 10:30. He then travels back home to the northern suburbs and repeats. On the weekends he tries to catch up on some of his laundry and mail, bills, etc, and picks up his dry cleaning dress clothes for the next work week. He also is my jello and broth runner backup to my mom, LOL! I am so thankful for all he does and I almost think it'll be easier once the baby gets here and we are all in one place together. My mom comes every afternoon to help me with things during that part of the day, bring me things I need, and help me take a shower so I don't ruin my precious IV sites. Did I mention I love my family? My grandparents, dad and sister have been in a lot to see me as well which is great. And tonight my great friend M might stop up - I can't wait to see her if it works out.

Today I kind of got a little selfish and spent part of the day pampering myself a bit. I think it did a lot to lift my mood - so I guess it was time and money well spent. Right now I feel guilty thinking about doing things for myself when I know most of the focus should be on our little girl - but I just couldn't help myself once I got started, LOL! I did some online shopping from Athleta - one of my favorite sporty clothing stores. I bought this coat, and then saw these hat and gloves I couldn't resist! All machine washable so if the little kiddo decides
to spit up I'll be all set. Next I ordered two pale pink stackable storage units from Land of Nod for Brynn's room that match her bedding and color scheme. Then I found some nice long sleeve T - shirts from Lands End that actually come in a size tall. I bought a few pretty colors of those as well.

Well, that's all for now. Thanks again for always checking in with us and as always the good thoughts and prayers. Our little girl and I really appreciate it and we think of everyone who takes the time to do so. Well - I know I'm speaking for Brynn. But you know she would love to be able to blow you baby raspberries in thanks if she could!