On March 27, 2010 my boyfriend Joshua and I were wed in a small church in Alba Texas. It was simple yet beautiful. After 4.5 years of dating we were finally married.
Right after the reception we left for Galveston TX to board Carnival Conquest for our honeymoon. We had a lot of fun on our excursions and took a lot of naps on the ship. Though we enjoyed it, it was not all that we had hoped and do not plan on going on another cruise.
Due October 19, 2011
The pregnancy was pretty textbook, and other than being pregnant during one of the hottest summers we have seen here I loved it. I was nausous 24/7 for the first 14 weeks and myy feet started swelling quite a bit at the end of June and by August it was pretty bad, but still understandable with the heat and the 10 hours I spent at work every week day. My best friend Adrian, my Mom and my two sisters threw me a fantastic Baby Shower on August 28th. We had it so early because Adrian's wedding was planned for that September and every weekend that month was busy. The shower was beautiful, and it was great getting to see all my friends and family. The only real negative thing about this point in my pregnancy was everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE felt it was nessassary to tell me about my swelling, how bad it was and that I should tell my doctor. Well I had visited my doctor and she felt it was completely normal.
The week after the shower ( I was about 33 weeks along) on Thursday while at work, my feet were swollen as usual and so were my legs, so swollen that they filled up my pants legs in the calves so that my boot leg pants fit very tightly. I had been sitting down working all night at work, taking it easy with my feet up. I thought I should check my blood pressure on the machine they had just to see. I checked it and it was quite high, higher than it has ever been. So i called the doctors office and talked to the doctor on call Dr. Parham. He said it didnt sound too bad but had me call in the morning to make an appointment just to be sure.
I went in that Friday morning and Josh went with me. Dr Parham checked my blood pressure and it was only slightly elevated, but my feet and legs were already very swollen even though it was the first thing in the morning. My other tests came out normal. My origional appointment for that month was already scheduled for that Tuesday so we kept it and decided to go in for another check on that day. That night Josh and I drove to TX to see his family and to go to a Circus with them. I was swollen and misserable the whole time.
