25 weeks

We've had quite a week...and even got to do our first, and hopefully only, trial run to the hospital!

After posting last Sunday, Kory and I put together the changing table and went to bed at about 11:30 p.m. I was feeling what I thought was indigestion/reflux. By 2 a.m. I was up with the stomach flu that has been going around (at least in my family). I never really could imagine how awful it was to have the flu while pregnant because I was lucky enough never to have to throw up during my morning sickness.

Kory and I were up off and on (more on than off!) for the next three hours and I was not getting any better. At 5 a.m. I called the on-call doctor because I wasn't sure what all my "sickness" was doing to Baby Keebs. She told us to come into the ER to at least get some fluids, which would make me feel better.

Less than an hour later we were in the ER and getting an IV. We got to hear Baby Keebs' heartbeat nice and strong (and loud too!), which was very comforting! They gave me 2 liters of fluids and some anti-nausea medicine and a little while later I was feeling pretty good. I was however, experiencing some tightness in my belly, which landed us in Labor & Delivery for the next several hours.

They monitored me and Baby Keebs for a while. Now we got to hear her heartbeat and every move she'd make! They found that I was having some "irritability" which is not quite a contraction, but I guess has the potential to lead to them. They gave me a shot of Terbutaline (quite possibly the worst feeling I've ever experienced from a medicine!) to stop whatever was going on. I then felt awful all over again and wound up "losing" all the Sierra Mist I had managed to drink.

Again it was decided that I was still dehydrated and back up went the IV fluids. To make this already long story shorter, we were there for 11 hours and 5 liters of IV fluids. By the time we made it home, neither of us had slept since 2 a.m. and were quite exhausted. I went to bed a little after 8 p.m. and didn't get up until 7:30 a.m.!

Now we are doing much better and thankfully Kory hasn't experienced any symptoms of the flu himself. I'm still keep my fingers crossed that it stays that way!

Baby Keebs is making us laugh with her activity lately. Last night she was stretching out to where we could feel her kicking/punching on both sides of my belly at the same time. Guess that really means she's growing!

Our next doctor appointment is Tuesday, at which I'm sure we'll schedule my glucose testing. Grandma K. is very excited that she gets to go with. Let's just hope it is a normal, uneventful appointment (they really are the best kind)!

That's all for now. Baby Keebs, keep growing healthy and strong. We're very excited to meet you this summer...it's less than 99 days to go now! We love you very much!