Hospital visits and contractions

So this past weekend Jake and I had the pleasure of going to a wedding in Michigan for the now Mr and Mrs Kiel, I think it was my first time to Michigan and it was nice to get away from the cold in Minnesota (I think when I woke up this morning it was 2' degrees outside). Brandon has been a good friend of Jake's for years and he was honored to be a groomsman in Brandon's wedding, so we made a drive out to Michigan for the weekend! 

The wedding was fabulous and so fun - but when we returned I discovered that I had developed a urinary tract infection (UTI), not fun. Apparently UTI's are a bit more common in pregnancy, maybe because of the crazy hormone imbalance but who knows. Basically the infection led me to be super sick, and I thought that I was done losing my cookies during this pregnancy, and I ended up in the hospital. 

Poor Jake had to drive me to a doctors appointment and take off work and then after work he had to take me into the Labor and Delivery department so they could drug me up. We were there for about five hours and they pumped me full of two bags of fluids, 1 bag of some drug for the infection AND a muscle relaxer for the contractions - Yep, contractions. 

Since I am medically challenged I am going to explain this like my doctor did - the uterus is a muscle and basically during any time of my pregnancy it can contract, which is not a bad thing. For the most part most women do not feel these contractions because they are not labor contractions but just the muscle being a muscle. So my contractions were not me going into labor but just my lovely muscle freaking out about the pain I was in (caused by the dehydration), so fun. 

Long story short I am much better and on horse pill antibiotics and I am no longer in pain! Yay! The doctor also said that the little man is blissfully unaware of how much pain his mommy is in, as far as he is concerned his little cozy home is still a great place to hang out and practice his somersaults and punches. 

Due Date: May 11th, 2013 - take a guess if he will be early or late!

Baby Boy names: Mason Daniel Eklund or Cole Daniel Eklund (I also like Charlie, I think it is adorable)

Losing my cookies/pregnancy symptoms: barfed a couple of times and the little mans kicks and jabs are still quite an odd sensation to get used to. 

Cravings: I got my donuts from last week! and I am back to cottage cheese and potato salad

Weight Gain: still on track for the 3-4 pounds a month, gaining the weight is not hard but carrying it around is beginning to take its toll on my back. 

Halfway Done

We get to meet our little man in about 15 weeks and I am getting so excited - and frantic! We have slowly been working on getting the house ready for our new little one and so far all we have is stroller. Yikes. i feel like we are missing a few essentials - like maybe a crib, and clothing. Maybe a few more things as well.

In the next few weeks I am hoping to find a cute dresser and some decorations for Little E's room! For a room theme I have chosen hardware and tools, I thought it was a cute idea for a little boy. Although it may not work, I am hoping to find a blue tool chest and use it as a dresser and a changing table, and when the little man is grown up he can actually use it for tools and not diapers!

Due Date: May 11th, 2013 - it will be interesting to see if he is early or late!
Baby Boys name options: Right now we are thinking Mason or Cole with a middle name of Daniel
Losing my cookies/pregnancy side effects: no getting sick but the little man kicks so much that sometimes he kicks me in the bladder or the ribs - not so comfortable.
Cravings: Donuts. Old Fashioned Donuts.
Weight Gain: The holidays kicked me into high gear and I am now right on track for weight gain!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Pregnancy

It is officially a BOY!

On December 26th I was able to go in for an ultrasound with my mother in tow. We watched the little man wiggle around for about 25 minutes while the Doctor took measurements and lots of pictures so we have great images of his little features.

Jacob did not come with me because he wanted to be surprised, so after the appointment I went out and bought a little Minnesota Vikings jersey and Vikings socks and gave them to him in a gift later that day. He was pretty excited to show off his new gift to all of his friends and family but he had to wait a little while since we had not told anyone else yet.

Since my family Christmas had not happened yet I decided to bake some cupcakes and fill them with blue frosting and see who catches on. It took a while for some people in my family to figure out what the blue meant but it was still fun.

Our next step is to start finding baby supplies for the little mans room, our plan right now is to build our own round crib - this may not happen but I have my fingers crossed! for a room theme I have chosen tools and hardware, Pinterest has been an excellent source of ideas even though some are quite unrealistic (I can dream right?)



Due Date: May 11th, 2013
Baby's Gender: Little Boy
Losing my cookies: Not lately!
Cravings: Eggnog and holiday cookies, but that may just be the holidays.
Weight Gain: Catching up in the weight gain, baby boy weighs about a pound (imagine four sticks of butter) and I look very pregnant now!