Finally healthy!

Let me start off by saying that Baby Cincy is still doing great and developing like she should be. Momma, on the other hand, had a really rough week. Last Tuesday (the 10th) I started feeling congested and thought I had a cold. On Friday I was doing better, but still congested, and I started feeling a sharp, stabbing pain in my left chest/side/back. The pain continued on Saturday and by Sunday morning it was unbearable. My OB/GYN was working the night shift in the hospital so I went to the emergency room to get checked out. They put me in a Labor & Delivery room and hooked me up to a fetal monitor to make sure everything was ok with the baby (which it was). They did some blood work and took a chest x-ray to figure out what was causing my pain.

I had pleurisy, which is an inflammation in the lining of my lung. Every time I took a breath my lung was rubbing against something and causing pain. The doctor gave me an antibiotic for the infection and pain medicine to make me more comfortable. Sunday - Wednesday I stayed home, rested, and suffered through the pain. By Thursday I could make it through the day without pain pills so I went back to work. The pain was more mild but still present. Saturday morning I had a regular check up with my OB and he thought a steroid would help take down the rest of the inflammation and reduce the pain. He also did all the regular checks and found the baby to be healthy and unaffected by my situation. I've been on the steroid for 2 days now and I'm doing much better. It still hurts a little if I have to take a deep breath or a big sneeze, but it's MUCH BETTER than it was a week ago. I should be fine going back to work tomorrow and making it though the fun Thanksgiving weekend events.

I was actually feeling well enough to go to a friend's house this afternoon. I'm glad I was up for it because a bunch of friends threw me a surprise baby shower!! It was so much fun! We played lots of games (including one where Matt and I had to eat baby food...yuck!) and got some cute gifts. I was definitely surprised and it made for a great afternoon.

30 weeks!

75% done!! I'm very excited that I've got just over 2 months left. This week I felt "really pregnant". I've been more tired and my back has been hurting. But those are pretty minor things and I'm thankful that I'm not experiencing anything more severe. I go to the doctor on Saturday for another check up and hopefully he'll say that everything is still on track. Baby Cincy is moving A LOT more now and it's still fun to feel her squirming inside me. Sometimes I can even SEE the kicks from the outside of my belly!

Matt and I have been very studious this week. On Monday we attended a breast feeding class and on Tuesday we went to our first child birth class. Both classes were really helpful. The more I learn, the more comfortable I feel. There were several moms due in January and some due in December. It was neat to see how everyone looked different, even if they had similar due dates. My belly was "small" compared to the other January Moms (which seems odd b/c it looks pretty big to me!).

Nursery update: This weekend Matt painted the ceiling, we figured out our design, and we bought the paint colors for the walls. As soon as we get some color up I'll post a photo so you can see our progress.

1st Place!

On Friday everybody at work dressed up for Halloween and we had a costume contest. My fortune teller costume won Best Female! My boss, Ron, won Best Male with his Dead Elvis costume.