1st appointment @ scott & white

Yesterday was my first appointment at the Clinic, i THOUGHT i was supposed to be seen by the nurse as well as the consultant. But instead all i was seen for was by the consultant to "set up my case" meaning signing paperwork. We drove all the way out there in a 105F with two cranky children JUST to sign paperwork... They could have send me those via Fax or email and i could have signed and send them back.
I did not get to ask ANY of my questions which annoyed me big times!!!! The consultant said i am scheduled with the nurse for the 6th of July so hopefully i get some answers then. I will be almost 35 weeks {34+4}by then, that cuts it REAL close if they stick to the 36 mark as well. i dont know if the docs want to have more tests done to get a better picture of everything or if my records from Darnall are enough. 

We talked to my In laws last night and they will drive down here in two weeks UNLESS this doc lets me go until 39 weeks {which i doubt}. this waiting is driving me nuts, that i cannot plan anything is making me really really nervous.

can't catch a break

ok DH's unit is driving me INSANE. ever since he  got to this unit, things have gotten REALLY stressful. Everytime DH takes me to an appointment he has to pull extra duty {they made him pull an all night suicide watch at the mental ward after he pulled 12 of his  14 hours just to ditch out with me for an hour}. I had to reschedule all my june appointments because he was scheduled to go to the field, so i moved my appointments around {my MRI, ultrasound, glucose & reg OB appointment} well the day before my first appointment they told him he is going to some kind of class and will NOT be allowed to take me to my appointments... My husband wasnt even scheduled to go to this class, he was more like the back up guy because the guy that was supposed to go became unavaiable. i was Beyond pissed, i had to reschedule AGAIN & then ask a friend of mine to take me and had to drag my kids along it was a PITA. They are on my husbands ASS about the official statement saying that i have to have the hysterectomy { due to extra leave my husband will request} yet they wont let him take me to the damn hospital to get it. They even ADMIT openly that all the extra duty / details etc is a PUNISHMENT for "all the appointments" he takes me to...after the heartbreaking results of my MRI my OB/GYN called to tell me i have to be transferred to a bigger hospital because {and i quote} " We dont have enough blood resource here to do the c-section at this hospital" {GREAT huh??} anyway i called the clinic i will be seen/deliver baby, and the lady said that i have to come in ASAP to get things started The clinic is 30 miles away and i dont have a license yet & my friend is not available, i told DH and he talked to his higer up he said " well the only day i  will let you go is this thursday" so i called the lady at the clinic to schedule for thursday. DH's unit THEN said " well you will be going to the field until thursday.. WHY IN THE WORLD do they give him the "OK" to schedule an appointment for thursday JUST to screw me/him over like that!. DH reminded his higher up about the arrangement and his higher up said " well we might consider sending you home earlier then" {MIGHT CONSIDER .... WTF....}

i am about THREE weeks away from giving birth to this child, and i have NO clue whats going on. I dont know who will do the procedure, if my DH will be able to stay with me and things like that. i am going out of my mind here. if i was a whiny preggo chick with an easy going pregnancy i would understand that they wont give him off for every appointment. But my condition is life threatening for ME & BABY and they simply dont care.


i am sorry for this major vent. But i had to get it off my chest. i have YET to receive a call back from the hospital confirming my appointment on thursday :( please keep me and StickyBean in your T&P

MRI Results

WOW... i just got off the Phone with my OB/GYN... My MRI results are in.  The placenta has completely invaded my uterus & possibly my Bladder as well but thats not 100%. i also just received a call from the Scott & White Clinic in Temple { where i will deliver baby} i have to go in at 1600 TODAY and set up my OB/ care and start my appointments. Time is running out.  My OB/GYN  said HE usually performs the C-section / hysterectomy at 36 weeks but he doesnt know how other Docs do it. But he sounded concerned, i guess i have severe  case of Accreta. I am a bubbely crying mess right now.
And my husbands unit isnt making things any easier right now. Yesterday,They admit that they pull my husband for exra duty / night shift/ staff duty BECAUSE of my appointments, now that i have to go to Temple , things will get even worse for my husband at work i just know it.


I have to get ready for my appointment now. I'll update everyone as soon as i can

MRI

it went OK, besides me nearly fainting because i was so dizzy..... to have a woman in her third 
trimester, lay on her back for 30 minutes straight,immobile and have her hold her breath every other minute {for 15-25 second } didnt sit well with me. I cant even hold my breath for that long NOT pregnant, so it was a real challenge. Baby HATED it, and pushed against the plates that were strapped to my Tummy { which resulted in baby putting even more pressure on my spine / blood vessels} they had to stop mid session and pull me out so i could sit up!. The Radiologist took a quick look at the pics and decided we needed a few more. The Nurse said that he will review the Images tomorrow and will report to my OB/GYN as soon as his report is done. 


I should receive a call mid next week, i am getting more and more nervous, i cant wait to have this baby <3 But it annoys the crap out of me that the nurse does NOT follow orders. After my OB/GYN appointment on tuesday, the doc gave me a sheet { instructions for the nurse} to schedule me for in TWO weeks, but yet AGAIN i wont be seen until i am 35 weeks along {three weeks} instead of just talking to the Doc {he usually schedules my appointments out of his regular schedule} 


Oh well like i mentioned in the last post my OB/GYN will call as soon as he has the results from my MRI and will either have me come in before my 35 week appointment OR we discuss everything on the phone.


Baby and i are super exhausted after today, and i cant wait to snuggle up in bed






EDIT: i totally forgot to mention that i passed the Glucose Test with flying Colors !!!!

32 weeks ultrasound

i went in for my 32 week ultrasound. Baby measures right on Track and weighs a whooping 5 pounds!!!. The placenta issues is still there { silly me prays with every ultrasound for a different outcome} My Cervix is closed and long {3.4cm}.
I had to get my glucose test done today { i was so hoping to skip it} if i should fail, i will refuse the 3 hour test, and just go ahead on talk to the dietitian & change my diet.
Tomorrow is my next reg. ob/gyn appointment and on wednesday FINALLY my MRI. I cant wait to welcome this little miracle into this world.
here are the pics of todays ultrasound :)

31weeks

max 6 weeks to go.. things are getting real stressful. I still have SO much to take care of before baby arrives and so little time!.
I finally Re-scheduled my MRI appointment for next week & I called the women's health clinic to re-schedule  my OB/GYN appointment that i was supposed to have Tomorrow. My Doc is completely booked, { like always lol} the nurse said she soonest she could get me in was July 5th. I told her to leave my OB/GYN a Message to call me back, he usually squeezes me in somehow {oh lord that sounds so wrong lol}. i have the next ultrasound appointment on Monday, T wont be able to make it, but i figured out a solution, a friend of mine will drive with me and watch the kids while i am  getting the ultrasound done!.
We will also meet up with a Photographer on Friday for a pre-session-consultation :D i am SUPER excited about it. ill probably have my maternity pics done beginning of July. We will go over the details of the shoot and discuss possible location/ outfits etc.

I noticed i haven't posted a belly pic in a while { although i know most of you stalk my FB for pics - and i LOVE you all for that hehe}

i am looking forward to the next ultrasound pics :D i will be 32 weeks

30 weeks down 7 more to go!

i haven't updated in a while, but nothing much has changed since last time i posted. i gained two pounds in the last 5 weeks, that means I am up by 15 pounds now { not bad :D } baby is getting stronger & stronger i LOVE it. June is going to be super busy  i have three appointments within the next 14 days { MRI on the 7th, OB/GYN on the 14th & Ultrasound on the 18th}
The MRI is probably the most important ultrasound this whole Pregnancy. After those results are in we will know if i have to have a hysterectomy done or not!. I will also have my glucose test that day YAY.... not -.- lol i HATE that test. Plus i think its totally pointless since baby will be here within the next 7 weeks.
7 weeks...wow.... thats 42 days :-o My tummy is filled with butterflies just thinking about it!. LADIES { and gents} i CANT wait to introduce our little bundle of joy to you!!!!! i cant wait to hold this lil miracle. YOU ALMOST MADE IT hehe. i know it has been real hard for some of you to wait. But i promise, it will be worth the wait!!.i have a super cute idea to how i will reveal babys gender its NOT just going to be a pick and name + announcement,



Well scratch that..... my whole calender has just been erased, courtesy of the U.S.ARMY { or more like my husbands unit} They have kown for WEEKS now that i have appointments in june, i had to reschedule most of them because my husband wont be available after the 18th. So i rescheduled them all for before that.... TODAY he tells me they just put him in a UMOC starting TOMORROW... WTF???? i have to cancel ALL my Appointments. I cannot Have my MRI done until TWO WEEKS BEFORE BABY IS BORN.... i wont be SEEN by my OBGYN until TWO WEEKS BEFORE BABY IS BORN.... i wont have another ultrasound until TWO FUCKING WEEKS BEFORE BABY IS BORN.... i am SO pissed right now.....