2 days and counting

I'm only working with Cooper for 2 more days. Kim and I got our wires crossed and the new nanny is starting next week, not the week after. However after today, I think it's a good thing. I fell as I was walking up the stairs while holding Cooper. Luckily it was a slow fall and I didn't have far to go. Both of us are fine, it just scared us both. My hip is sore and it probably will be for the next few days.

I'm worried about the money, given Jonathan's recent pay cut, especially over the next few month. After we get our tax return it will be easier, in the mean time we may be eating a lot of beans and corn bread. It's a good thing we like them :-)

Back to work tomorrow

I didn't have any bleeding last night and so far none today, so I'm headed back to work tomorrow. We'll see how things go, hopefully I won't have to quit my job and be on bed rest for the next 8 months but the important thing is that we make it 8 months, no matter how it happens.

Bed Rest

We had a scary night last night. I had some bleeding with cramping and clotting, not a good sign. I freaked out and called the nurses line and a doctor (one of my OB's associates) called me back. He said that 25% of healthy pregnancies have some bleeding in the 1st trimester and that we should do a sonogram to see what's going on. We could have gone to the ER but that would have cost us $100 and kept us up past 3 AM so the doctor met us at the office today to take a look. I did finally manage to sleep some, all things considered.

The doc looks like Tom Selleck, it was odd. The baby has a strong heart beat and I'm 6 weeks 1 day pregnant! Both Jonathan and I cried when we saw the heart beat, I was so worried that we wouldn't find anything. I do have a clot (subchorionic bleed) though so I should expect some more bleeding.

I have to go get blood work done in the morning and have another sonogram later in the week. And I'm on bed rest for 48 hours and then no strenuous activity for 7 days, and that's the protocol for any other bleeding from here on out.

I haven't decided yet about work. The doc said he'd leave that up to me. If I don't have anymore bleeding today then I'll probably go and just take it really easy. I don't have to chase him around anywhere at least. The good news is that they have back-up. They don't know that I'm pregnant, but it looks like they may find out sooner than I had planned. If I do go tomorrow Jonathan will come over and go with us to get blood work done, that way he can lug the baby carrier around, that thing is heavy. Here's a picture of Cooper, he's a cutie.