Life

All kinds of things have been happening lately. I've had some ups and downs, but I'm grateful for the people in my life that have been there for it all.

A few weeks ago my dad passed away unexpectedly. It always hard to loose someone especially a parent. I wasn't able to go home because I was too far along in my pregnancy to fly, which made it even harder. I put a lot on my sisters shoulders, but I'm so proud of her and how strong she has been through everything. I have had such great support from friends and family both here and at home which has made me so very grateful.

As for baby Ellie, she is doing fine, me on the other hand, well that's another story! Last Thursday I went in for my check up (37 weeks) and found out some scary news. My blood pressure was high and I had a very high level of protein in my urine. (Tmi? Sorry!) which are signs of pre-eclampsia. So we sat down with the doctor and went over what needed to happen. First I was checked and found out I was dilated to a 1 and 80% effaced, which ruled out having to do a c-section because my body was getting ready. Then I had a non-stress test where the hooked me up to the fetal monitors for 20ish minuets and tracked contractions and the babies heart rate, and she did fine. Then I got an ultra sound to check the amniotic fluid and to make sure she was doing okay. She was. Then.. (Teas I know, long list) I got some blood drawn. Phew! So basically they poked prodded and did everything tossed sure baby and I were good! I had to do a 24 urine sample (yuck) and then after all was said in done bed rest... Strict bed rest was the answer. After all the test came back we found out I am positive for pre-eclampsia.

So I went back to the doctor this past Monday. Got checked again.. Got my membranes stripped, a non-stress test and all the normal check up stuff. My blood pressure was still high, protein level didn't change, so instead of waiting till things got worse my doctor said lets induce!
Let me tell you, I couldn't have been more excited! Bed rest is basically driving me insane! It's so uncomfortable and I just feel completely anxious about everything!
I'm ready for her to be here so I know she is okay!
So we call Thursday morning to get our time to go in and we couldn't be more excited/anxious!!
It's finally all starting to sink in and feel real, and I'm getting a bit nervous! But definitely ready!

past few weeks update!

Its been a while since I last posted, so I thought I would give everyone a little update!

 

Since last time, Zach is officially HOME!

He actually surprised me and ended up coming home a day early! Literally scared the living daylights out of me! (and got it on video.... I would share the video, but lets just say I was looking my best!)

He came home with a co-worker and got to show him so good ol' Idaho fishing! (of course thats what he does the first thing he gets home! )

 

We then got to spend a few days together just hanging out, rearranging the apartment, and getting things back to normal.

{hanging out at the mall... buy three get one free....Zachs idea of a snack}

 

Then headed down to Utah for one of his mission companions weddings where Zach got to be a cute little groomsman at the reception! It was a fun time going down to Utah, but boy oh boy did it wear me out! Im not used to the traveling, or the all day festivities! It was a trip and a half to say the least. (forgetting our church clothes, and then having to try to find something to fit this pregnant body didnt help the situation either!!!!) 

{my swollen feets!!}

We also got to spend some time with both sides of Zachs family thats down there, which is always great! Oh and of course, ate at In N Out! So Yummy! I think I could eat those french fries every single day! Makes my mouth water just thinking about those and a chocolate shake! yummmmm

We also got to go to a Babies R Us, which we dont have here and get some things for Pink Baby! She now finally has somewhere to sleep and a cover for her carseat to keep her all nice and toasty! Thank you coupons!

 

When we came back from our weekend get a way Zach had the monday off, but then headed back to work at the safety office at BYU-I.( Hes a very hard working guy, and I am so grateful for his dedication and working so hard for our little fam! ) So Monday we took a little trip out to Swan Valley so Zach could do a little fishing. It wasnt that great of fishing, so it was a little disappointing of a trip, and probably a little difficult with a pregnant sleepy wife that doesnt like to squat in the bushes... So the trip didnt really last all that long (I felt bad)

 

This past Thursday we picked up our next set of visitors at the airport for their week trip! Zachs dad and little brother Jesse came from Iowa to do their fishing trip before school starts back again for the boys. They did it last year and had a blast, so they had to have a repeat trip before Zach and I move out of fishing paradise. So they are up in Yellowstone fishing away and probably in 7th Heaven!

I get to stay home and finally relax because the weather here in Idaho is finally cooling off... Im wearing long sleeves if that tells you anything!!!! Its wonderful!

 

As for baby stats...

-I will be 34 weeks pregnant on thursday ( 8.5 months pregnant)

-Her head is down which creates so problems with my hips, and makes things a tad bit painful.. but good because thats where she is suppose to be!

-At my 31 week ultrasound (checking for  placenta previa) they estimated her weight to be around 4 lbs. which averaged out will make her 7.5-8 lb. baby.  (but lets me honest here, how accurate are those things anyway! haha)

- Her heartbeat is usually around 150 bpm

- she moves around all the time and makes it hard to sleep! (Just like Zach)

- Overall we are both doing well, and just trucking along for 6 more weeks!

 

The closer I get the more anxious and excited I get! Im so excited to see what she looks like, and what features she gets from which side of the family... will she have light hair... will she have dark hair like she does in my dreams?  Will she be a huge baby like my family has, will she be long? Im just so excited!

and I just cant wait to hold her!!!

 

 

{keeping myself busy making cute bows! I know the left one is huge!}

 

positive-ness

I had this cranky post written up when I was feeling uber pregnat and not so great about myself, and basically just put down everything I was feeling into a post... But I decided it was too negative and decided no one really wants to read that stuff anyway!

so heres a positive post!

As you can very well see, the blog got not only a facelift,  but a name change as well. My old blog name was too complicated and had really nothing to do with me, so here it a more simple one for you... so now please follow ZandKZmoos.blogspot.com! thanks

So I have this friend Amanda, who is pregnant with her second little cutie.. and she post these great little updates about her pregnancy and so I thought it would be a fun way to update everyone on mine!

How far along? 30 weeks 2 days-give or take  :)

Total weight gain/loss: if you really want to know, I will tell you, but its not a pretty number, lets just say Ive gained probably more than I should...
Maternity clothes?  Mostly, except yoga pants and big t-shirts.

Stretch marks?  surprisingly, not on my stomach.
Best moment this week: Daddy- aka Zachary comes home!!!!!!

Miss anything: lots: Zach, Sleep, sweets without heartburn, being able to bend over, cool weather... the list could continue for a long time... 

Movement: yes, doesnt seems like as much as she used to, but I just think she is running out of room!

Food cravings: Chocolate. Which is weird, because most who know me, know I dont really like chocolate that much.

Anything making you queasy or sick:  no, I still have yet to get sick. beside the spell of heat exhaustion when I got back from Florida.

Have you started to show yet: yes, then some. My mom says it looks like I am going to tip over... she is so nice to me sometimes! ha ha jk I only joke mom!

Gender: girl aka pink baby.
And I have come to the conclusion that even when she does have a real name, I feel like its going to be hard to stop calling her pink baby... pretty much everyone calls her that now.

Labor Signs: I think Ive been having Braxton Hicks, and those arent so great..

Belly Button in or out? kind of in, kind of out. Pokes out a little on the right side after I am really full!

Wedding rings on or off? Off and has been off for quite some time... makes me a little sad.

Happy or Moody most of the time: lets see... my husbands been gone since april... I will let you decide. : )

Looking forward to: Having Zach back home and being done with work!! Only two more shifts and Im finished with Bear World!

Funny moment this week: this might be too much information... But lately I have found I cant control my bladder as well as I once could, so now I find myself running to that bathroom when I have to go... and well yesterday, didnt quite make it all the way in time. laugh if you must...

so there ya go... lovely right : )

So Zach will officially be home tomorrow and I couldnt be more excited! Ive been cleaning and getting things ready for him to come home. I have kind of taken over the closet, So Im not exactly sure where he is going to put any of his things... but Im just ready to have him home!  I think he will be very surprised at home much pink we have accumulated in these last few months since he has been away! 

Real People!

I have always said that I can't wait until Zach and I are finally real people. What is a real person you ask? well basically a non-college person in the "Real world"

I have been in Idaho for 5 years now, and I am really ready for the next step!

We seem to be entering the real people world at record speed!

As everyone knows we are expecting our little baby girl in October, and we couldn't be more excited about it. There is nothing like entering the real world like entering it with a new little baby!

Then a few short weeks after that Zach will graduate from college with his degree in health science!

I am so excited for him and for his accomplishments! A dad and a college graduate in just two months!

And.. drum roll please... He will not only be a dad and a college graduate, but a full time employee with Freeport in El Paso Texas as an Industrial Hygienist!

Yes, that's right folks. Right after graduation we will be moving our little family down to Texas to start our new journey there! We couldn't be more excited and more ready for this new step in our lives!! I'm so proud of Zach and all that he has accomplished, and so grateful for this job opportunity working with such great people and a great company!

so being apart for the summer i guess sure paid off :)



29 weeks

Today I went to the doctor, I'm on the every two weeks visits now. Everything is looking fine, babies heart beat is normal, blood pressure is normal, weight gain... well thats been high from the start so thats nothing new. But since Im getting closer to the end the talk of delivery has started to come up more now.
Dont get me wrong, I have thought about it a lot, but i kind of alwaysp knew it would take some time to get to that point, so I havent put too much thought into everything. Lets be honest here, if I did I probably would have been freaking out much more this whole pregnancy. haha
Anywho, I dont have a "birth plan" if you will, but I kind of just have the mentality that the doctor will tell me whats the safest and best way to do things, and thats what I will do.
At my 20 week check up/ ultra sound I was told my placenta is looking pretty low and its just something we would have to keep on eye on as we go down the road. Now that its getting closer its come up again. In two weeks I will go in for another ultra sound to check out the placenta and make sure everything is normal there. If it isnt, then its looking like a c-section will be scheduled. If its fine, then we will just go on like normal.
THEN, I will have another ultra sound around 37 weeks to check the babies weight. Since my faimly history isnt exactly working in my favor (big babies), I could possibly have a few different things happen. 1 could be induced early, but that comes with its own set of risks (not sounding too wonderful to me) or 2. have a c-section. My doctor is very good at making me relaxed about all of the options, so like I said, I'm not freaking out too much... yet. He told me he wouldnt let me have a normal delivery with a 9 +lbs. baby, because there are all kinds of problems that can come from that.
So at this point, I feel very good about everything. And hey, if I do have a c-section thats kind of like picking the birthday! 10-11-12 anyone?! how cool would that be?!

would you like some sugar with that sugar!?

27 weeks today
So today I had my glucose test. I was actually kind of worried about it. I have had a bit of a large amount of weight gain during my pregnancy (bit is an understatement, I dont care how many people tell me I look good... the scale dont lie!) So I was a little concerned that I was going to fail it. I like my sweets.. what can I say!

So I woke up after a semi-sleepless night (again) and tried the lovely fruit punch flavored sugar. It honestly wasnt as bad as I thought it was going to be. It burned a little bit going down, but I think thats because sugar things lately give me heart burn, but other than that it wasnt the worst thing ever!

I waited around for a while then headed to the doctors office. By the time I got there it started kicking in and I felt all jittery and icky. So they took my blood, checked me out, and sent me on my way. Babys heart is 145 bpm, Im measure big (surprise surprise) and I gained more weight (surprise surprise). So all in all, we are doing just fine! I guess I'm just going to have lots of work to do after this babe comes into the world to loose the weight I gained. Its a tad bit on the defeating side, and I really try not to let it bug me, but sometimes its just a little hard.

After the appointment was over I went home and tried to take a nap, but by that time the sugar had reached the baby and she was doing flips for about a half an hour... So I ate lunch instead.

I also got my hair cut this afternoon by a good friend of mine! I really just need something a little different, and lets me honest, who doesnt love going to the salon and getting someone to do your hair! It was great to catch up and feel pampered! She is having a little girl too just three weeks after I am, so its fun to talk about all our pregnancy troubles!

All in all it was a pretty successful day. I didnt get a call from the doctors office, so I am assuming that means I didnt fail. Thank goodness!

Now onto appointments every two weeks, and we have an ultra sound in 4 weeks. (which Zach will be home for!! I cant wait for him to see his little girl!!)

Trying to stay positive

Laying here awake at a quarter to twelve is not a real fun time. The last few nights have been a struggle in the sleep department. My theory.. Pink baby is just getting me ready for the lack of sleep I will probably get for the next.. Forever. "they" say the first trimester sucks because your nauseous, can't eat anything.. Blah blah. Which for me didn't really happen, I did however have issues with headaches which caused some sleepless nights. Then apparently the second trimester things are suppose to level out. Your suppose to feel better sleep better.. Yadda Yadda. Which it has been better, if you don't count the heart burn. (good thing it doesn't happen everyday) but now I am a week and a day away from my third trimester (I think ) and it already feels like its here!! My last doctors appointment confirmed that pink baby is probably going to be big. I've have a pretty large amount of weight gain ( enter sad face) and am measuring just a bit ahead, aka big baby.

I've been having lots more back/hip pain, which is making sleeping way more of a challenge. I'm lucky if I only get up in the night three times to go to the bathroom, some nights it's one every hour. Oh and back to the back thing, you know how most people have a dip/curve to their lower back.. ( well I did anyway) well now that's all filled out! Crazy, what the heck is back there?! It's crazy to think how jumbled everything gets in there!

I have my wonderful glucose test on Thursday, which I've heard such great things about.. I'm crossing my fingers I don't fail! Or throw up.

But if anyone wants to tell me how the heck I'm suppose to sleep for the next few months, that would be greatly appreciated.

Here are some pics, which is the reason most ppl look at blogs anyway! Haha