Easter, April Fools, yadda yadda yadda...

We had a fun Easter. I keep bringing my camera pretty much everywhere we go, but then we end up having too much fun and I forget to bring it out and take pictures...sorry! I do still need to take some pregnancy pictures of me, but to be honest, it makes me feel a little awkward. I don't like pictures being taken of JUST me, and I just don't like the way I look pregnant! What ever happened to what people say about pregnant women being just BEAUTIFUL? I don't believe it! I weight twenty extra pounds than I used to, I've got a new case of wonderful pregnancy acne, I'm greasy, my clothes don't fit, etc. But...maybe I'll grace these pages of my blog with a picture if I can get a good one...we'll see, keep your fingers crossed. Haha.
Anyways, for Easter, we went to church, which was wonderful, and then went over to my parents house for a wonderful Easter "linner" (lunch + dinner). A lot of my mom's family was there, and it was fun to catch up with them and eat delicious food. Although, I was not really able to enjoy it as I have in previous Easters, because there is just not enough room anymore in there! I feel like my stomach is in my chest, and I can only eat small meals before feeling a little sick. That's been the hardest thing to get used to! I used to be able to eat tons, and always had a healthy appetite, until these last couple of months of pregnancy. There is just nowhere for the food to go! But, I still enjoy it - no worries.
Let's see...oh! Well, we took a trip down to Seattle on Friday to go see a specialist at Swedish Perinatal. I was really nervous. I thought, if my Dr. isn't able to figure this out and has to send me to a "specialist," it can't be good. There were still concerns about the blood clots on my placenta, as well as an irregular heart beat, and my blood tested positive for the CMV virus. Eek! I was very frustrated, because you feel so helpless. Like, this could be hurting my baby, or it could not be, but I couldn't do anything about it - except pray...lots and lots of prayer. Jason gave me a blessing, and I felt very comforted that either everything was going to be just fine, or whatever we found out, we would be prepared enough to handle. Well, good news! Our trip to Swedish went very well. We had an ultrasound done, where we found out that the baby is over four pounds and has lots of hair - you could actually see it in the ultrasound! She was practicing swallowing like crazy too. Not just the normal gulps that you normally see, but like crazy swallowing - over and over and over again! This little (or big) girl is going to eat us out of our house! She will be a good nurser, that's for sure. Hopefully my nipples can handle it! haha. They checked my placenta, and, although the clots were still there, the baby is (obviously) having no growth problems or anything, so that was really reassuring. Then we had a consultation with one of the Doctors there that specializes in these sorts of things, and basically, he told me that there was nothing to be concerned about! He said that the baby is right on track of her growth schedule, that my placenta causes no immediate concerns, and that the CMV that came up positive in my blood tests just means that I had it at one time, but am now immune - as well as the baby. (yippee!) He said that I am not a high risk pregnancy, and that routine ultrasounds every three weeks will be good enough to know if things keep going as planned. He mentioned that it looks like at one time I did have a partial placental abruption, but that it has since healed itself, and just to take it easy. So take it easy we will! I was so grateful that everything turned out to be just fine - I had prepared myself to hear the worst, and it was truly a blessing to be able to hear that she is so healthy and spunky and feisty! We love our little girl so much and are so excited to meet her! I have such a strong testimony of the power of prayer and priesthood blessings, and I am so grateful to Jason for being so faithful and able to give me such heartfelt blessings.
So, other than that...I have decided to quit my job, and move to Costa Rica to carry out my lifelong dream of being a scuba instructor. April Fools! Haha, not that funny. Today Jason and his siblings decided to play a joke on their dad and all call him and ask for money or financial help in various ways. Surprisingly, he agreed to helping all of us (which made it not so funny, and kind of made us feel bad!). Whether it was car trouble, mortgage payments, hotels, or flight changes, he was willing to give us all the money we needed! How nice! Katelyn called him tonight and let him in on the joke, and he thought it was pretty funny. He did mention, however, that he had been very nice and understanding about the whole thing. Good one guys! Happy April Fools, all!
Tonight, we had another childbirth class, and I must admit they are getting a little better. We are finally learning about pain management during labor, and it is really helping to ease my fears a little bit.
I have been battling a cold/sinus infection lately that Jason had for about a week prior to me getting it, and I must say...it really sucks! I hate being pregnant AND sick and not really being able to take any medication. I just use Saline nose spray, and get lots of rest. It seems to be helping, but the cold still has to take its course, and it pretty much just feels miserable. Pregnancy is not a fun time to be sick. Pregnancy itself is somewhat painful and uncomfortable, and pairing that with not being able to breath is pretty bad. But, I look forward to getting over it soon!
That's all that's new for us lately. Thanks everyone for your prayers and thoughts for our cute little Bupley. It has really helped, and we know how blessed we are that everything is going so well. Now I'm going to go register for baby stuff at Target. Have a great rest of the week!