More on the Knee Saga

So, Murphy's law, as soon as I made a doctor's appointment to get my knee looked at it started feeling better. I wasn't going to get it looked at at first, but my MIL made a good point. I've already reached my insurance deductible for the year because of Lexi, so anything I would have done to it (tests, x-rays, etc) would be covered. It was still hurting a week and a half after I initially hurt it, so I figured I might as well call.

I got up bright and early this morning for my 7:00am app and got checked out. They took an x-ray and my bones looked fine. The doctor squeezed my knee a few times and that was that. He wants me to have an MRI to see if any of the cartilage is torn. Other than that I really didn't get an answer as to what could have happened.

I don't know how I feel about all of these tests. I saw a different sports medicine doctor back in HS when I was running XC for my other knee, and it was a very different experiance. I told him where and when it hurt and he was able to feel my knee and tell me exactly what was wrong. No fancy tests required. I guess I feel like this new doctor is pulling out the "big guns" prematurely. He has a very nice office. It reminded me of a resteront or hotel lounge. How much do you want to bet he runs a lot of unnessisarey tests in order to pay for his fancy office? The more I think about it the more I'm annoyed. Since my knee is feeling relitively normal now, I feel like if I do get this MRI done it won't show anything anyways. I've been reading online about getting one done while BFing and there's conflicting information. Some places say if you get an MRI or CT you should pump and dump for anywhere from 12-48 hours. That would really put a wrench in things! Other places say it's not nesisary and that you can BF normaly. I guess the concern is if you have to take a contrast dye injection it contains iodine and can get into your BM and then baby ingests it. I don't know if I'm comfortable with that. I guess if it was for something really inportaint it would be one thing, but since it's for something that's practically a non issue... I don't know

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe

On the Injured List

So, only one week into running and I hurt myself. :( I hurt my knee pretty bad and it sucks! I ran 4 days last week,, 3.5 miles each time. It was a little sore over the weekend, but on Sunday it was feeling ok. I hurt my foot last fall and I was able to tape it up and it made it feel 10x better. I was able to run with it just fine, so that's what I thought I'd do this time. Well, my tape job didn't do crap. I went out running Sunday night and my knee throbbed the entire time. I, like and idiot, kept on running, though. After I got back home I could barely walk it hurt so bad. :(

So, now I'm wearing a knee brace and taking it easy this week. I've been taking Lexi for walks at the park to stay active. I'm really hoping by Saturday or Sunday I'll be up for a short run. As luck would have it, too, I just sent in my registration fee last Friday for a 5k on Labor Day. I hope I'm still able to run it. There's another race two weeks after that I was hoping to do, too. I guess we'll just see what happens. My half marathon training has started out really well...

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe

Back to Running... Finally!

I had my 6w pp app with my doctor yesterday and I am cleared to run!! So excited!! I took Lexi out last night to the park and we went for our first jog together. It was my first time running since the day before I found out I was pg with her. I remember I had already started what I thought was AF and ran really hard that night because I was upset to be at the beginning of yet another cycle. If I had known then what I know now.... (that the next time I would be running it would be with my baby in a stroller!)

Being out of shape sucks! Ugh! I went 3 miles and boy was I hard. I couldn't even make it running the whole time. But, you know what? I'll take it. I will take the suck and the hurt and the sore muscles. This is the hurt that last October I said I would gladly take in exchange for a healthy baby. I said I would gain the weight and get out of shape if it meant I could finally have my take home baby. Well, I have my healthy little girl,  I gained the wight, and now I will happily take all the suck of losing weight and getting back in shape. Bring it on! It hurts sooo good! Give me more! :)

I ran 3 miles again today and I hurt... a lot. I have this bruised feeling on my back right about where I had the spinal, my abs (or lack there of) hurt from my flab jiggling when I run, and then of coarse I have the normal muscle soreness. My body is different then it used to be and I don't seem to be bouncing back as quickly as I usually do. I know it's only  been two days, but it just feels different. I'll keep plugging along, though. The only way it gets easier is if you keep at it.

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe


My power song on the week "Ugly Truth"

Another Week Down

This has been a big week for Lexi! On Saturday (8/4) she went for her first long car ride down to the Jackson's. It was a little bumpy, but went ok. We had to stop once and she cried a few times, but we got there in pretty good time. Once we were there Lexi got to go on her first date (hehe) and with a man twice her age! BIL's FI's brother and SIL were there with with their 2mo son. We were joking that it was their first date and some day they would get married.

On Sunday (8/5) KJ and I took Lexi for her first breakfast out. We went to this little dinner down the road from us. They have good food at super cheap prices, so we like to go there for breakfast on the weekends. She slept the whole time. The waitresses kept ooing and awing over her cute headband and leggings.

Then on Tuesday we took Lexi for her first shipping trip to Walmart. Again, she did great. She was awake for part of it, but slept most of the time. The stroller really soothes her. Love my city mini!!

This morning, Lexi woke up with her first ear infection. :( She wasn't fussy (thank god!), but she had yellow crusties coming out of her left ear. I called her pedi and they had me bring her right in. She got some ear drops and a cream for some mild cradle cap on her outer ear. I'm just glad it doesn't seem to be bothering her.

While at the Pedi's she got weighed and she's up to 9lbs 13oz. My girl is getting so big! She definitely not my little new born peanut any more. It's so cool to watch her learn new things. She has a lot of head control, she follows things with her eyes, she's been trying to say "gaw" and "bur", and she's much more attentive to what's around her.

I have finally started to loose weight!! Right after I had Lexi I lost 27lbs, but haven't been able to loose any since. Everyone kept telling me, if I BF I'll drop weight without even trying... Wrong! Completely untrue for me, at least. I ate normally while BFing for the first moth or so and gained 5lbs. So, I got back on my strict diet, and in two weeks I've lost that 5lbs plus another 2. I'm finally on a steady downward track. My goal is still to be back at my pre pregnancy weight of 120 by New Years. I have a feeling these first 12-15lbs will come off fairly easily, but the last 8-5lbs will take some work. I did it once, though, and I'll do it again (I lost 35lbs in 2007). I have my 6w pp app on Monday where my doctor should clear me for running again. I can't wait to get back out there, get in shape, and get moving. I've set a goal for myself of running the half marathon in Pittsburgh next May. I can do it and I'm excited! Training starts Monday!

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe

One Month Old

My little Lexi is one month old today. I love watching her grow and change.

 

I may be a little biased, but I think I have the prettiest little girl out there!

 

Lots of Love,

KJsbabe

Today is Our Due Date!

I can't believe our EDD is here and I couldn't be more happy. I have a week old baby!

One last bump pic

 


Lots of Love,

KJsbabe

Our First Week

Our first week with Lexi has been a blur! She was born last Friday morning and it seems like we've been in and out of the hospital ever since. Originally we were in for the standard three days and discharged on Monday. We were both doing pretty well at that point. Lexi's builliruben levels were elevated at 12, but not high enough to be too concerned at that point.

They sent out a home health nurse on Tuesday to recheck the builliruben and they came back at 16. Not exactly going down like we had hoped. On Wednesday, since it was the 4th, we had to go the the ER to get them rechecked. And of coarse, also because of the holiday, they lost our paperwork and our pedi was off so we had to talk to the on call pedi to authorize Lexi's blood test. What a mess! We finally got her test done and had just gotten home, I sat down to feed her and the phone rang. It was the on call pedi saying her levels were 19 and we needed to bring her back to the hospital for treatment.

So, back to the hospital we went and Lexi was put under the Billy lights. I can't even explain how hard it was to see her in the incubator. I was a complete mess. I couldn't stop crying. It was so hard just starring at her in there when all I wanted to do was hold her. She was under the lights all day and night Wednesday. I stayed with her so I could feed her. The nurses really pushed me to pump and give her a bottle, but we were having a lot of latching issues as it was and I didn't want to screw up what progress we had made. They weren't thrilled with me staying, but I wasn't there to please them, I was there to take care of my daughter. The one nurse was a real treat. When we brought Lexi in I had her in CD and they had to take it off to weigh her. The nurse handed it to me with a discussed look on her face and said, "We don't use these here. They're too unsanitary." If I had been in any other state of mind I would have slapped a bitch, but I was too upset over Lexi to give her a second thought. It makes me want to go back and slap her now, though! Lol

Thursday morning our Pedi saw her and took her out of the Billy lights, but she had to stay the day for observation. She had 3 blood draws that day at 6am, 12, and 5pm. They all came back at 14. So, since they didn't go up at all and were holding steady, we got to go home for good. What a relief!

Recovery for the c-section hasn't been too bad. The first three day I had a lot of pain and it was pretty hard to get around. The one pain killer they gave me through the IV made me super itchy and the only thing they offered to give me for the itching was Benadryl. I didn't want to take it, though, because it knocks me right out and I didn't want to be any more tired than I already was. After I was off the IV the nurses got pretty stingy with the pain killers, and I was even only on Motrin. I felt like I had to justify my pain every time I asked for one. The fourth day, though, I started feeling 10 times better. After that, it's gotten better each day.

And now some pics for my sweet little Lexi!

In the car seat all ready to go home from the hospital





Under the Billy lights :(





FX for good buillruben numbers!





My favorite pic so far! How can you not love that face?




Lots of Love,

KJsbabe