12.11.14 - To my own health! And rain.

I don't think I mentioned this on the blog before, but in early October we found out that I had a complication in my pregnancy called a "full previa." You can google that if you want details, but the bottom line is if a previa doesn't resolve itself, it makes natural labor incredibly dangerous for mom and baby. And before labor it also makes things like lifting heavy objects, running, and a list of other activities dangerous for mom (and thus baby).

On top of all that, I found out (far too late) at my monthly checkup Tuesday morning that this condition means I shouldn't be traveling to Mexico--a trip I'd planned with Dad and Jill and Rocket months ago. A trip with nonrefundable plane tickets. A trip Rocket especially had been looking forward to. I spent much of the rest of the day trying to figure out what to do about it, and I had pretty much settled on watching Rocket in Colorado instead. Sad, but better safe than sorry.

I had an ultrasound scheduled to follow up on my previa condition, but the appointment wasn't until past the deadline to cancel our hotels, so the information wouldn't do much good. Dad suggested I see if I can move the appointment up, so the next morning (Wednesday - yesterday) I called radiology as soon as they opened and guess what? Someone had cancelled and they had an opening that morning!

So I went to get an ultrasound (side note: it's great to see Clara however unclearly) and lo and behold, my previa has resolved itself! This means many good things! Yes, it means it's safe to travel to Mexico, and I'm glad for that. More importantly it means Clara (and I) are generally safer for the rest of the pregnancy, and that my list of restricted activities is lifted. It's a huge relief.

So partly to celebrate, and partly to have one more date before we're apart the rest of the month, Jack and I went out to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner last night. Even though it was peak dinner time, there was no wait. I suspect that's because everyone was anticipating this big winter storm (in our area winter still means rain, not snow) coming in last night and lasting til tomorrow. So we had a lovely, unrushed, uncrowded dinner.

I don't know what face this is, but he had a good time too!

And the storm did hit, sometime in the middle of the night. I enjoyed waking up and hearing all the rain and wind and being warm in my bed. And I'm enjoying the same today while I sit in my cozy living room. I had already gotten groceries and other errands out of the way specifically so that I don't even have to leave the apartment today, and so far that's working out fine. :)