What a week! 14 weeks to go

Hi friends and family. This week has been pretty tough on baby and I so I'm sorry I am a little late with posting. Last Friday night Brandon and I were watching a movie and I started having some back pain. The back pain ended up getting pretty intense. The pain got so intense that it was actually starting to make me throw up and I knew right away it was a kidney stone. A month before I found out I was pregnant with Mason I had surgery to remove a kidney stone and was warned by my doctor that pregnancy would definitely bring them on again.

The pain got so bad that I actually told Brandon to call 911! he knew right away at that point he needed to take me to the doctor because I'm usually pretty tolerable with pain. This made labor pain feel like a breeze! When I got to the E.R. They were experiencing one of the busiest nights of the year according to the nurse. So it was 2 hours until I was able to get any pain relief. My tests showed that I had developed an infection and I was going to be admitted to the hospital. 

I was hooked on Morphine and antibiotics and was ordered for an ultra sound. The ultrasound showed I had 5 stones all on my right side. One is 7mm so I will have to get a lithotripsy (where they blast the stone with a laser!) after baby is born. I was sent home Sunday afternoon with pain meds to hopefully pass them. Normally I would have had surgery but with pregnancy my options are pretty limited right now. The pain is CRAZY intense. Every morning I wake up and feel like the pain is going to make me pass out. After taking my medicine I start to feel a little better and it makes getting through the day easier.

This is definitely one of those weeks where I need my mom BIG time. I don't think my friends and family realize how painful kidney stones are :( I had to cancel some things this week and was asked "You have stones I don't get why that means you can go?" It would seriously be like asking a woman in labor to "hang out" same pain!

Luckily Brandon's family has come to the rescue again for me this week! I honestly feel like my bad luck has to end soon! I am almost embarrassed to tell anyone what has been going on with me this pregnancy because it seems unreal. I really hope baby isn't effected by any of this. It scares me so much! She has had to experience a lot of different medicines between the hives and stones. Poor little girl! Brandon's mom and sister came down which was really nice. Mason had so much fun with them! Brandon's grandma is also arriving any minute now too! She is going to help me in the mornings when my pain is the worst. I get nervous to wake up everyday because it is seriously the most painful thing I have ever experienced! 

Besides all the poopy stuff I am feeling pretty good pregnancy wise. Baby is getting big and strong and I got to see her in ultrasound. one of my favorite parts of staying in labor and delivery over the weekend was hearing all the babies cries for the first time. The nurses were amazing and I am looking forward to seeing some of them again. They were so caring and sweet! 

I hope you all have a great week and I look forward to updating you with happy heathy news next week….hopefully!