So where are we now?

I know it seems as though, ok it is reality, that every post these days has to do with my pregnancy and I apologize for that. Unfortunately, other than that I don't have much going on.

I went in last week for my 35th week appointment and she technically took me off of bed rest, but then when she checked me expecting to find the same numbers as when she put me on bed rest, she was shocked to know that I was 3cm dilated and 75% effaced. It certainly wasn't because I hadn't heeded her orders to stay in bed rest. She gave me strong precautions to make sure that I got to the hospital by the time I am 5 to 6cm dilated or we could end up with a life threatening emergency for both the baby and me. The pain continues and I will get to that in a moment.

Friday evening I ended up in the OB Triage. They got me hooked up to monitors and checked me to find that I was the same as my appointment on Tuesday. The pain and pressure were unreal and the contractions were coming every 2 to 5 minutes. After about 2 hours the nurse said I had progressed to 3 1/2 cm. At that time I was still in my 35th week and Dr felt it was still too early to deliver. They gave me an IV with some sugar substance, a heavy narcotic and an anti-nausea drug. The combination brought my contractions down to 3 per hour and I was sent home after being there for about 5 hours.

Now I am into my 36th week. Dr is trying to hold me out until at least 37, but the C-section is officially scheduled for the 7th of July. I am not specifically on bed rest any longer, although she tells me to continue to take it easy. Not complaining, but that is about all I can do. I have never had pain like this with any of the other pregnancies. Dr assures me that it is just due to being my 5th pregnancy and already having 2 C-sections and almost guarantees me that it will all go away once the baby is born. I sit up a lot now and occasionally get up and walk around. After about 5 to 10 minutes of being up on my feet I am doubled over in pain with tears welling- pretty much all muscular pain with increased pressure. I want so badly to get up and around to help progress the contractions and delivery along, but it is extremely painful to be up and moving. Yesterday Dr was alright with it all knowing that I wasn't out walking the mall. I told her that I am really not doing anything that would help it along.

Even with all the pain it is better around here. The times that I am alone with the kids it isn't me screaming from the bedroom to behave or shape up. I can actually go walk to the family room and crash in the chair there for a while. It is easier to parent when we are in the same room. Some of the behavior issues have improved and others have heightened a little more. We are still having people here and around helping us this week as we adjust to me getting around a bit more.

We now have an official end date in sight if nothing else - 2 weeks from today. The Dr doesn't think that I will last that long if I can start to get myself up and around. I am slowly increasing every day - hoping that by next week I will only need help with the kiddos on a couple of the days. I don't know if my plan will work, but I am going to sure try.

Baby continues to be extremely active. I am surprised that she hasn't kicked a hole straight through my stomach. It will be great when she can finally come join our family. The girls are so excited and are constantly talking to my stomach and telling her that they love her and want her to come. Brendon is also responding a bit more and even going to Daddy a bit more too. I think we finally have everything that we were in need of getting. So we are all set.

So it could literally be any day or wait up until the C-section date. Me? I would rather have this baby sooner rather than later. Let's move on to our next stage of life.