38 Weeks

I'm now 38 weeks and SOOOO done being pregnant.
I was never this uncomfortable with the girls pregnancies.
I'm not sure what it is about this one, but the last week has been miserable and just keeps getting worse.
I feel constant pressure and tightness across my lower abdomen,
and my lower back is really achy.
I heat up my rice bags several times a day to help, but it never goes away.
I keep getting shooting pains down the left side of my back/butt.
And pains along my lower abdomen if I so much as twitch the wrong way.
And sleeping is a complete joke.
I can only lay on each side for about 20-30 min before it starts to horribly ache and I have to roll over, which is a huge task these days.
I end up tossing all night and trying to sleep in my bed, then on the chaise, then my bed, etc.
I am so tired and can't make it through the day without taking a nap in the afternoon.
My stomach is being pushed on so much that I hardly feel like eating.
Nothing sounds good and then if I do eat, I'm full after 5 bites and just feel bloated for the next hour.

I'm just so so uncomfortable.
Way worse than I ever remember being with my other 2.
Sorry, just had to vent a little.

My contractions are still coming all throughout the day.
They are getting stronger, but not closer.

Thankfully, I'm starting to feel more prepared.
I've accepted that I won't get everything done on my list since I lost so much time being sick.
I prioritized what needs to be done and I'm working on that.
His clothes have all been washed and put away.
I've caught up/prepaid all our bills.
I'm taking care of other paperwork things that need to be ddealt with.
I've done as much for Colby's birthday as I can for right now.
I really have a feeling that I may be in the hospital for his bday and I don't want him feeling forgotten about.
The house is clean (for a minute anyways)
I've packed my hospital bag and bags for the girls.
I've cleaned out the girls closets and put stuff away.
Colby & I also cleaned out our closets and gave away a lot.
I packed away a lot of my maternity clothes.
I've made arrangements, and back-up arrangements for the girls.
I've made some freezer meals and done other various cleaning/cooking projects.

We were gonna do a major stock-up trip to Costco on Saturday, but it didn't happen so we'll have to go this week sometime.
We did go and pick up a mamaRoo off craigslist so now we have a swing for him.
Colby is working hard on the yard and getting up our new swing set which the girls will be so happy with.
We'll set up his little bed in our room this week and go pull everything out from under the stairs that we need.

My Dr. Appt. is tomorrow morning and I hope to get some answers out of her.
I want to see how far I'm dilated and if she'll schedule me to be induced.
Both girls have their check-ups right after my appt.
It will be nice to get them all done in one trip, but its gonna be a long morning.
I just hope all will go well.

Thats my update for 38 weeks.

Update

Its been a couple days since my stint in the ER
My angle mother kept the girls all day Tues, so I was able to just rest all day.
I still had a headache all day, but it was at least manageable.
She brought them back Wed morning and then stayed and helped me teach preschool.
It went ok.
I had to lay down frequently.
I find that I'm pretty weak, due to lack of eating and just trying to recuperate.
And Colby was home early this day to help me.
The headache was still bad this day, but not horrible.

I didn't sleep well at all Wednesday night.
Sometimes the Vicodin doesn't bother me, and other times it makes me really jittery.
That night, it bothered me.

Thursday was a long day.
Colby didn't get home until 9:30pm or so.
My headache was starting to go away, but still bothered me.
I still was getting lightheaded and weak often and been trying to eat and drink.
It was the first day I hadn't had help in several days and since I really started going downhill.
We played downstairs and outside a lot, but by the end of the day we were all pretty worn.
I had to listen to both girls cry themselves to sleep.
Peyton, because she wasn't listening to me, so she got no books and was mad at me.
Maddie, because we've been trying to train her to go to sleep without being rocked to sleep.
It wasn't a great end to the day and now All I want to do is go to bed,
but the sink is piled with dishes and I have lots of things to get ready for our Easter party at preschool tomorrow.
Can you tell I'm procrastinating?

But I did wash up baby brothers clothes today as I was doing the rest of the laundry.
So at least that is done.
I need to pack hospital bags and then I will feel at least like the necessities are ready to go.
I'm not ready for him to come yet, but at the same time, I can't wait to not to pregnant anymore.
The last 2.5 weeks have been so grueling.
But I do see a light at the end of the tunnel at least. :)

36 Week Appt.

I had my 36 week check up today.
But let me back up a bit.
Woke up and told Colby to go ahead and go to work.
But within half hour, I had gone from bad to worse.
I called him and told him to come home.
My migraine had gotten worse and I couldn't even get out of bed.
I was in horrible pain.
He hurried home and took care of the girls.

I tried to move my appt. time up, but there was nothing available.
The pain subsided after a few hours, but I still felt horrible.
I had to cancel preschool and a friend came and got Peyton.

Colby, Maddie and I headed to the Dr. at 12:30pm.
My checkup was fine.
Only gained 1 lb.
She did a quick ultrasound to check baby's position.
He is head down.
She did group B strep test and checked my progress.
I'm 2 cm dilated, but not effaced at all.
I told her about my sickness and the headaches.
She got me an appt. across the hall with a primary care doc.

After meeting with him, he wanted me checked into the ER.
I had a very high pulse, and very low blood pressure, and symptoms that didn't match up to this just being a 'sinus headache.'
He told me they would prob do a spinal tap, at which point I kinda freaked out.
I did not want a spinal tap, nor did I even want to go to the ER.
I just totally broke down.
They took us over to the ER.
We called my mom who came and got Maddie, and then picked Peyton up from her friends house.
She kept them for the next 2 nights.

They took my blood, gave me an IV with fluids and Tylenol, and then we waited.
They found an elevated white blood count, and a UTI.
They gave me antibiotics and recommended the spinal tap.
But after talking about it, I didn't feel it was necessary with my symptoms.
So eventually they sent me home.
I was glad to come home to my bed and slept pretty good that night.
We still came home without any real answers, but I'm just praying that it gets better on its own. And fast.
It was a very.long.day.

Sick + pregnancy= BLAH

I've been sick again.
It started 2 weeks ago with a nasty cold and my allergies kicking in on top of that.
It lasted about 5 days, 2 of which were bad enough that my Mom had to come take the girls because I was so miserable.
I had a horrible cough that hurt so so much.
It then seemed like it was clearing up only to turn into a nasty sinus infection.
Its now been 2 weeks since it all began and I'm so done.
I've had a pounding headache for 6 days now that just won't go away.
And a couple days ago, my whole upper body just started to constantly ache.
My back, ribs, neck, and every inch of my head.
The worst part has just been that I can't take any strong meds.
I've been taking Tylenol, which hardly makes any difference at all.

I finally gave in and went to Urgent Care yesterday to see if I had something else going on.
I didn't, and there was not much they can do to treat me with the pregnancy.
He gave me a refill on my Flonase to help with my allergies, instructed me to start doing nasal rinses as many times as I can, and gave me a prescription for Vicodin to help with the immense pain I'm in.
But I can only take the Vicodin at night, which sucks because that it when I feel the best.
Its during the day when I'm up and about that I need medicine to help with the pain.
I don't think I've ever been in so much pain for so long.
He said all the achiness was just from the coughing and congestion/infection.
And now I just have to wait it out which could be up to another week.
I didn't really believe that they would be able to do much for me, but I'm so desperate for some relief.

We've never had a winter season with so much sickness before.
its been a rough year, especially having to fight it all being pregnant and not being able to use normal medications.
I'm just so exhausted.
I broke down in tears yesterday more times than I normally do over the course of an entire year.
I still have a long list of things to get done and haven't been able to accomplish hardly anything over the last 2 weeks.

And my next 2 weeks are so jam-packed with teaching preschool 6 days, weekly Dr. Appts, baby showers, tending kids, Easter, etc. that I'm not gonna have much time to do anything other than survive it all.
If this baby comes early, there is no way I will be ready.
I just need the pain to go away.
Its just so hard to function when I have this constant pounding in my head.
I now have so much sympathy for those poor souls who suffer from migraines.
I just want to feel normal again.
I'd happily deal with all the nasty pregnancy symptoms if I could just get rid of all this other crap.

Sorry to vent.
Its been a really hard 2 weeks.