Sunday, May 30, 2010

Pregnancy Update at 36 weeks and 4 days

I am feeling MUCH better.  On Thursday night, I was 90 % sure I was going into labor and everyone I spoke to who had previously gone into labor naturally had me more and more convinced that I was going into labor.  Obviously, I made it through Thursday and so far, I've made it through the Memorial Day Weekend.  I have been doing a good job of resting, keeping my feet elevated and leaving all the heavy lifting (of Payton) up to Chad.  Luckily, Chad is a great father and this comes naturally to him anyway.

I am still having contractions - they are not nearly as strong or as close together as they were on Thursday.  My feelings of nausea have mostly disappeared though I still don't have a huge appetite and have lost a few pounds (which I can't complain about!!).  On top of my normal pregnancy symptoms, I have a cold with a runny nose which has caused me to loose my voice and at times have terribly sore throat and cough.  I really hope the cough clears up prior to my C-section because I don't think a deep cough will go to well with a fresh abdominal incision!  I also have to report that for the FIRST time in my life, I can finally say that I have experienced the joys of heartburn - which I had in the middle of the night last night, in addition to my cough, frequent trips to the bathroom, and overall feelings of being 36 + weeks pregnant and the difficulties that come along with that when trying to sleep.

Overall, I'm happy to report that it seems that Baby Webb #2 has put the brakes on for now....or is holding at 2nd and 8 for now as I explained to Payton earlier today.  I'm not convinced that I'll make it 16 more days but I don't foresee any quick trips to the hospital before my doctors appointment on Wednesday...as we know, with a baby on board, any thing can change without too much notice!

We're hoping to enjoy one more relaxing day of the Memorial Day holiday with the Ballenger's and a trip to the pool!  Surely Baby Webb will hang around long enough for Payton and Ella to have fun at the pool together!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is so funny to us!! Not that you were in pain...but that I was in the hospital on Thursday! The midwife thought I was in labor too!! I had horrible pains and contractions and had to be monitored. They ended up sending me home with a pain shot where I am not having contractions off an on, just not as strong and horrible cramping/back pain! The way we are going, whenever you go into labor just call me and I will know to go ahead and head to the hospital and I'll do the same!!