by Marilyn on February 5, 2008
So there you have it. The Date. The Big One. The Birthday To End All Birthdays.
My OB called today with the notes the perinatologist wrote up for her after my appointment with him on Friday. As anticipated, he had suggested a c-section date between 37 and 38 weeks and she was all for it. She wanted to know what date I wanted. Su-wheet! Well, of course I mentioned the 21st as the date I liked (and gave her my reasons why) and she was agreeable except for the minor detail that she would be out of the office on that day. Doh! How did the 20th sound? Well, I think it sounds just peachy, now that you mention it. It’s still before the 23rd, which is the important thing. It’s also “pre-weekend” which is nice and convenient. She said she would write that down on the schedule. So I’m left thinking that this baby will be born on March 20th. Boo-yah, baby! We have a birthday!
Of course, now that I’ve had time to think and Google, I realize this makes the baby a Pisces by the skin of her teeth. Not that I put a lot of store into such things. But I am a little relieved to dodge the “Aries” bullet. Just like we dodged the “Leo” bullet with Liam. (Nothing against those signs, but they are “fire signs” which are notoriously hotheaded which we do NOT need around here) (FYI: I am a “fire sign” myself) Which got me to thinking. I looked it up and guess what? Scorpio, Cancer and Pisces are ALL in the same “group”; they are all “water signs”. *shiver* Creepy, huh? Because Harry is a Scorpio and Liam is a Cancer.
Of course, this is all a big ol’ load of bupkiss, but it’s entertaining to be sure. And at the core of it? I’m just so dang happy to have a c-section date. A date that I can start counting down to and counting on. And I’m so happy that she will be born before the 23rd. With today being Mardi Gras and Lent starting tomorrow and all, I feel like it’s not just a countdown to Easter, but a countdown to this baby being in my arms. Can I get an “Amen”?
by Marilyn on February 5, 2008
So yesterday pretty much sucked. Not entirely unexpected after my exciting weekend, but still. At one point, about an hour after Kile left to go to work, I got up to get Liam his breakfast and just about passed out. I felt dizzy, sick to my stomach and crampy. And then my back started to hurt. I mentioned this to Kile who promptly wigged out. He wanted to call the OB and see what she thought. He wanted to come home. So he did and I felt like a total goofball for causing my husband to come home from work just to care for my busted ol’ booty.
But damn, I was glad he did. Shortly after he got home, my back went into full on spasm mode. No matter how I moved, if I sat or laid down, I was in AGONY. I talked to my doctor and she said I could take some Tylenol for the pain and use a heating pad. Kile also had me drinking water by the gallon and my feet were sufficiently elevated. Still, I felt like a dingus.
Kile did a great job taking care of all of us. He made me lunch, took care of Liam and made sure that Harry was on the straight and narrow. He did a great job. I think a lot of it was fueled by a desperate hope that I would not be put on bed rest. You know, that if he took real good care of me that one day that maybe he could forestall any future trouble. Well, whatever he thought it sure worked.
I had a particularly nasty back spasm yesterday afternoon. It was so bad I could barely catch my breath. So Kile, bless him, rubbed my back with some lotion and dosed me up with some more Tylenol. I laid on the couch for the next four hours, I think. One more backrub before bed and I was good to go.
God bless that man.
So far today I’ve been taking it as easy as you can when you’ve got two boys running around. I still get a little crampy when I’m on my feet so I’m drinking the water like it’s going out of style. Don’t discount dehydration during pregnancy, ya’ll! It’s a bad thing! Drink your water! For the love of GOD, drink your water! Let me be your cautionary tale!
And with that, I’ll leave you with this shot I took of my belly last night. This is what the monstrosity looks like from my perspective (sitting down, of course). Scary, huh?
