Still not so good

I was a little anxious about the appointment today because I started having contractions on Sunday. The only thing that would ease them is laying down for awhile. They felt like really really bad menstrual cramps with back pain and then the pressure and contracting of my uterus. Men truly have no idea what they are missing. So today my doctor examined me again with her go-go gadget expandable arm. A week ago today at 2.4 cm my cervix was considered to have thinned 30% or I was 30% effaced. Today it had thinned 70% or I am 70% effaced so I lost 50% in a week which is a little scary. Good thing is I have not started dilating. Everything is still closed but she said things are really starting to soften. She also seemed a little baffled as to how low the baby is. She mentioned it 3 times and then would just sit there and tap her nails on the desk like she was pondering over it. I guess there is nothing to correct this but it sure hurts. I had told them I was having tons of pressure so I guess this is why. They hooked me up to a monitor for 20 minutes to monitor any contractions and see the baby’s activity. I knew I wasn’t haven’t any at the time so it didn’t show any when they were done. What it did show was this active “crazy” baby. It sounded just like the Kentucky Derby was taking place in the room. Her heartbeat was like a gallop and went from 135 to 160 and then she got the hiccups. We heard those for a good 10 minutes. A couple of nurses came in the room and said she was a rowdy, noisy baby. So even though my body is struggling to contain her she is having a great time. So I am to continue 24 hour rest until we go back next Wednesday. My doctor seemed anxious to get a weight of the baby and then she said we would decide what to do next. I have no idea what that means.

On top of our broken washing machine our microwave has also died. We can’t seem to catch a break in the home department. But one good thing…..we finally have a bed! So tonight we might be able to spend a night back in our bedroom for the first time in a month. It will feel like we are at a hotel. As far as sleeping do things ever change in that department. I wish I could sleep in the water. This seems like it would be so much easier than trying to roll over from side to side. Plus I finally took a count of how many bathroom breaks I need in the night and I had to go 8 times. About 1 hour of sleep is all I am managing to do at one interval. This leads me to wonder if our body’s do this to us so getting up all night with the baby will not be as big of a shock. Kind of makes sense. Okay until next time.