24 Weeks

My life consists of Gilmore Girls, cuddling with Bruno, playing endless amounts of Sudoko, writing a novel in my journal, and working at my goal of actually filling an entire coloring book. Welcome to life on bed rest :)

How far along: 24 weeks and 2 days!

Total weight gain: 12 pounds

Maternity clothes: Since I leave the house once every 2 weeks for my appointments, I never put on normal clothes. Who wants to lay around in jeans? So, it doesn't feel like I need maternity clothes since I'm basically wearing gym shorts and t-shirts all day :)

Stretch marks: nope, lets hope it stays that way!

Sleep: I haven't been sleeping that great. Since I am laying down 23 hours of the day, I get really bed sore. My hips get really achy. I'm grateful for my full-sized body pillow, it definitely helps!

Best moment of the week:My 8 year-old neighbor coming to my house and giving me crayons and a coloring book. Little does she know how much I love to color. It was the sweetest thing!

Miss anything: I miss being able to stand longer than 5 minutes at a time, shopping, cooking, cleaning, corn mazes, family gatherings, working out, date nights, and just being able to walk around! Being on bed rest has definitely taught me patience and how to be pro at countdowns... only 110 days to go!

Movement: Baby DeVore is quite the kicker, especially during the middle of the night. I love waking up to his little kicks, especially when they wake me up from my horrible nightmares.

Cravings/Aversions: Surprisingly, I haven't had any cravings. I will eat anything!

Looking forward to: My baby shower next month

Notes from Dr. appointments: I followed up with my Dr. a few days after returning back from CA and he was upset when he found out I had a cerclage surgery. He basically said how he can't diagnose me with an incompetent cervix until I have lost a baby (because there are no symptoms of an incompetent cervix....your cervix starts opening without contractions, and you don't realize it until you're going into labor). That's why most people lose a baby before they realize the problem. It made us disgusted to think that he was OK to have us miscarry, and then for the next pregnancy, he could officially diagnose me with an incompetent cervix. That's why we are SO grateful Dr. DeVore was able to see the problem before it was too late. 

Anyways.... we decided it would be best to switch to a different doctor. I need to feel 110% comfortable with my Dr. since I am trusting my baby's life with him, so it felt like the right thing to do. Dr. DeVore recommended Dr. Broberg in Provo, and honestly, it was the best decision we could've made. He makes you feel like you are his only patient and that he has all the time in the world to answer all of your questions. I feel so comfortable with him and am so grateful that we switched!

At my appointment, he checked my cervix to see how it looked since it had been 2 weeks since my surgery. I was very nervous to get the results, but I was so relieved when he said it was still measuring the same since the surgery, 2.67 cm! A huge relief was lifted off my shoulders and gave me a lot of motivation for bed rest. I can do this!