I started a draft for this post last week and forgot all about it. Opening it up just now reminded me of how different our lives were just a week ago. In order to avoid being vague and cryptic, I'll jump right in. Wednesday, June 21st, Spencer was t-boned in a car accident. I'm not going to go into too many details online just in case the insurance wants to use it against us later. He is back home finally, starting the long road to recovery.
Before the accident happened, I'd had a physical therapy appointment that morning. The therapist "massaged" certain areas, helping to expel some knots and engage my muscles. I got some homework to work on to stretch things out at home. Each visit helps a lot; I'm still sore, but it's more manageable. I worked from home after physical therapy before we had our appointment with the OB. I met Spencer there because he'd gone to work and had another appointment just before mine.
We got to wait for about 2 hours for our appointment this time; it's a bad sign when they bring out snacks for everyone in the waiting room. I started to feel crummy while we were waiting, so I had a few snacks thinking it was just low blood sugar. Once we were called back to see the doctor, the nurse got my vitals. My blood pressure was kind of high at this point and my feet were swollen (all though that is a new normal). The doctor talked with us about signs to keep an eye on and mentioned that it may be a good idea to work from home instead of going into work. She did the sono to check for heartbeats. Afterwards, she took my blood pressure again to see if it was still elevated. If it had been, I was going to be sent to labor and delivery to get checked out. Luckily, it went back down closer to my normal. We go back again in two weeks for what may be our last appointment with that doctor before the babies come. Craziness!
34 weeks
This was probably the first week of the whole pregnancy that I haven't checked my app to see what the babies are supposed to be up to in there at 34 weeks. I've just been too busy. Like I said above, Spencer was in an accident a week and a half ago. He broke his foot and has severe bruising and contusions that limit his mobility. He's been home from the hospital for less than a week now, but improving a little bit every day. In the meantime, I'm doing my best to help him out as I can while still taking it easy.
My boss has allowed me to work from home, for which I'm super grateful. I have about 4 appointments a week now, so working from home prevents me from needing to use so much sick leave and from driving by myself 20 miles to work along a fairly undeveloped highway twice a day. I can put my feet up so they swell less while still getting some work done. The doctors are very happy for this too; I think bed rest would have been in my future if I wasn't allowed to stay home more.
I had some more physical therapy this week. It has been helping a bunch but I'm still just super sore all of the time. Sleeping has been much harder as of late because the hips always hurt. I just can't find a good position. This weekend, Elizabeth has decided that my left hip bone is a good place to kick or something; probably not helping the hip pain I already have.
I saw the specialist a few days ago too. Mom came with me this time since Spencer can't get around very well right now. We had the doctor do a video of the ultrasound so Spencer could watch later. The babies are doing really well. Owen was in a bad spot so it was hard to get accurate measurements. The doctor estimated 5 lbs 2 oz, but thinks that's an underestimate. Elizabeth was her usually squirmy self, weighing in at 4 lb 12 oz. They are both doing great according to all the doctor's tests. The only concern the doctor has is me right now.
My blood pressure being high and my swelling are signs of gestational hypertension or even pre-eclampsia. I went to Labor and Delivery to get checked out the night of the accident, just to make sure everything was ok after what I'd witnessed. I also went about a week later when my blood pressure spiked. An hour long non-stress test later, and I was sent home. I feel bad about going with false alarms, but we promised the doctor I'd be better safe than sorry about this. Anyways, when the specialist heard about all of this, she ordered a 24-hour urine test and some blood work to see what's up with me. I did that all of Thursday (thank goodness I could work from home) and dropped off everything Friday morning. I am still waiting for the results, hoping for everything to come back normal, or at least just hypertension, and not pre-eclampsia. I'm trying to keep these kids in as long as I can to give Spencer more time to recover.
So now, we wait. And try to take it easy while still getting things ready for the babies to come. It's been hard for me to ask for help or even accept help. Partly because I'm still overwhelmed and not sure where to start on certain things. Partly because I feel like a lazy bum asking someone to vacuum or clean up after us while I sit on the couch doing nothing. It's going to be a learning experience.
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