My unborn sons effects on me and my body

My husband and I got pregnant after trying to get pregnant for 3 years. I started out with a OBGYN that didn’t really seem to care and then I had quite a few friends tell me to try Dr. Wagoner instead. With the help of my OBGYN DR. Wagoner and a few months we got pregnant! Matthew and I were ecstatic! There was a point where I was truly depressed because we had a miscarriage. I don’t think I’ve ever been so devastated. With my husband and dog at the times support we got through it.

So one day I realized that the right side of my head was swollen and I had a pretty bad headache as well. I was thinking omg what if I have brain cancer. The side of my head was literally bulging out. So I rush and get a MRI and they tell me everything looks normal. Well the lady asked me before she put me in the bed if there was a possibility I could be pregnant and I said yes because my husband and I are trying right now. She said okay. In the middle of the MRI I all of a sudden hear another woman’s voice and she asks me is there a chance I’m pregnant and I said yes I told the other lady that there is. She said okay well we will finish this and we will just skip the next step with the dye just in case. So I said okay. I DID NOT want to get my hopes up so I just tried not to think about. Then I was late a few days later for my lady time. Took the test and sure enough I was pregnant.

Ever since then I’ve had random crazy symptoms. I’m sure these are all effects from hormones. One week at the beach I had a strange dark spot pop up on my face in the middle of my right cheek. The next day the dark spot was gone and there was somewhat of a white spot on my right side near my lips. The next day it went away. Then I’ve had a strange itchy spot on the back of my right leg that seems to get irritated sometimes and then stops itching altogether sometimes. At first I thought it was poison oak but it went away. My head has swollen again a few times and I’ve had that same painful headache with it twice since the first time. I’m not sure what the deal is but it was not fun. Then all of a sudden a very small white lump/bump popped up beside my left eye very close to the crease closest my temple. It doesn’t hurt and it’s not sore it’s just there. Then one day I noticed what looked like a rash all of my shoulders and chest only. So the Dr. says it’s nothing to worry about its just blood vessels poking up due to my estrogen levels which is normal.

The things my son has done to my body already and I haven’t even had him yet astonish me. Don’t worry though I know it will all be worth it. I can not wait to meet Reece! He’s due October 20th unless God decides he needs to be here before or after then.

Personal Pregnancy Journey

Fighting Gestational Diabetes

My husband and I tried for almost 3 years to get pregnant and we finally did! We are ecstatic about our son who is due October 20th God willing. Prior to this pregnancy I had 1 miscarriage that broke my heart and therefore makes me more protective of our son who we have decided to name Reece. At my first sugar test around 2 months roughly I found that my sugar was very high. Therefore I was told I have gestational diabetes. I was so scared and depressed because I wasn’t prepared for this surprise.

I then met with a diabetes educator and she reassured me that gestational diabetes is very common and it is controllable. I then started taking all the advice to eat things with less total carbohydrates. Stay away from potatoes, dessert, pasta and bread. This is similar to a keto diet but not the same. I lost 10lbs within a 2 month period.

I am almost 8 months pregnant now and I just now gained back those 10lbs. So it has not been a easy journey for me fighting cravings. I did crave watermelon a lot which isn’t bad. The chocolate, pasta and potato cravings as well as biscuits I had to control.

I found out shortly after my visit with the diabetes educator that my natural insulin in my body was not working at all at night time. So I had to start injecting myself with insulin every night before bed. I hate it. I do not really care for long needles but luckily it’s fairly short.

With this long struggle so far my sugar is finally starting to co-operate better after meals during the day and it’s less hard to keep my numbers in a good place.

With all this being said I realize big time this was a blessing because I’m not good with self control when it comes to regular cravings much less pregnancy cravings.

Thank you guys for reading. If you need advice and or have questions feel free to ask them.

Corona Virus & My Life

I hate that people are passing all over the world due to this virus. I hate that people are scared because of it. What I am trying to do is appreciate everything. I now have time to read books about photography and what I can do to improve my business. I now have time to get outside and play with my 14 year old doggy daughter. I have time to walk with my husband to the park and enjoy fresh air. I have time to sit in my grandmas swing and talk to her as well as God. I have time to form strategies to bring more clients to my business and therefore create more relationships. I love people in general (well the ones that don’t abuse animals or kill babies or spit on the food in the grocery store). I want more friends and business.

I was working part time at Best Buy but now I’m scared to even go to the grocery store. When I have to go I wear a mask. I hope they cure all this soon. I have enjoyed getting back to the simple pleasures of life though. I even took a day to spend with my nanny and husband and we went to the Bog Gardens in Greensboro. It was so beautiful. I captured a image of a blue heron. I don’t go anywhere without my camera.

Eric & Logan’s Engagement Shoot

This adorable happy couple agreed to come to Randolph community College for me and model their cuteness. They did some sweet things that I didn’t even have to ask them to do. I really enjoyed this shoot. The lights co-operated for me. I used the solid white background which it hard to keep all bright white so I had to dodge some in the background. We also done some fun shots that they were jumping in. In the good shot I got of that his head was chopped off at top because he is so tall.

Anna Senior Portraits

This is Anna. She is going to Appalachian for her degree as a doctor. She looks like she could be a senior in high school so I asked her to pose for me. She was more than happy to help. She is absolutely gorgeous so it didn’t take too long to edit her images. She is not a model but she could of fooled me because she was posing in some of these the way I already wanted her to. I was telling her where to put her feet so that usually changes the body posture. I got her to bring 2 different outfits. We went to Old Salem for these portraits. Thank God no one stopped us or asked us to pay for portraits or etc.

Silhouette Assignment/ Long Line

This photo shoot was a blast. First I had Ashley my first model to do certain poses for me and we had extra time at the end so we of course goofed off a little as well. I love the silhouette captures of her! My second model was my step grandfather who I have always called Wally since I was like 4 but his real name in Tony. He is a character of a man. He is silly a lot but he can be serious when it is needed. He did the things I asked him to with a smile the majority of the time. I even had to get him to pose for me in a girly way which he did without hesitation. These two models were greatly appreciated!

On Location Bridals – Brooke Jones

This is my best friend in the whole world. Her name is Brooke Jones. We have been best friends since we met in second grade. She is more like a sister me than a friend and I’m about 99% positive she would say the same for me. I put a lot of thought into the poses for these photographs. I got my husband to use a reflector to get the light in her eyes because it was mid day. That afternoon I had to be at the Axe Club of America to do a video for my Multimedia II class. We had a lot of fun with this shoot. Poor Brooke had to change in and out of her dress in her little Rav 4 in a parking garage. The things we do for each other. Not to even mention that it was like 95 degrees that day. Thank you sis.

Natalie Portraits

This is Natalie. She goes to Randolph Community College with me. We are in the concentration called Portrait Studio Management. We are working hard toward our degree. She helped me out with this assignment. She hasn’t felt well lately so that made me appreciate her help even more. I’m praying she feels better soon. It is hard to keep up with all the assignments, doctors, labs and tests. She is a sweet, smart, charming, shy girl. I love her eyes and cute freckles! Thank you for your help Natalie! I look forward to getting to know her even more on our journey through the portrait studio management concentration. She has a adorable Husky furr baby.

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