Some serious slacking on my part has been going on. If you can't tell by the lack of posts :-/
This pregnancy has been a roller coaster to say the least. I have had extreme migraines and body aches! I am not all "holistic" or anything by any means but I do SWEAR BY peppermint extract! It has helped so much with the migraines and even little headaches, a little dab on my temples and back of my neck right at the hair line and viola no more headache!! Round ligament pain, a dab on the area and viola no more ache! Lower back pain, a little dab and....well you get the idea! This stuff is absolutely amazing!!
Thank God for our chiropractor also! Mitchellville Family Chiropractic is pretty amazing! I swear by Chiropractic visits especially when pregnant! {SIDE NOTE}--When I had Tegan it was amazing to me how easy my pregnancy was after I started going to the chiropractor. And labor....so smooth and easy! The day of Tegan's birth I went into labor at 8A.M., saw the ob and was told I was almost thinned out all the way but still wasn't dilated enough to need to go to the hospital. Ate some greasy McDonald's (I know smart huh!!) and then went to the chiropractor. Yes you heard correct! I was dilated to a 4 90% thinned and having contractions and I went to the chiropractor! Kari Swain (Swain Chiropractic in Altoona, IA) is one of the most amazing women/Dr's I have ever met in my life! She is so insightful and helpful and flat out AMAZING!!! she adjusted me (As well as she could in a standing position) and gave me a couple exercises to do when I got home to help drop baby down into ready, set, go position and to thin me out completely and start the "bringing home baby" process. Came home did these exercises and went back to the ob after an hour. He took 1 look and said to get to the hospital. Once there things changed...hinse having a C-section.. :-(-- Needless to say when I found out I was pregnant this time I instantly called the chiropractor {SIDE NOTE}--Had to start going to Mitchellville Chiropractic due to a change in our insurance and Swain chiropractic doesn't take our new insurance. And paying out of pocket and then fighting the insurance company myself....not happening! So we still love Kari and Alicia and all their staff but had to go within range of our insurance!-- This pregnancy has been by far worse then my first but thanks to the chiro I feel good enough to not want to crawl in bed under my covers and remain in the fetal position for the remainder of this pregnancy!
On another note...We are 31 weeks pregnant today.
Everyone's favorite question: "What are you having"
With Tegan we told instantly even had our parents there with us to find out at the time we did. This time we want to keep it a secret. It has a few family members pretty crabby but honestly that just makes me want to keep it a secret that much more! We were going to do a reveal party but after seeing how bent out of shape people got we decided to keep it a secret until birth. :)
