We are in full baby mode here at the Cease house and things are starting to feel very real! This past week Caroline Cate gave us a little scare. I have been having some Braxton-Hicks contractions off and on since the middle of my 2nd trimester which is completely normal. Last Monday the contractions, which are never painful just abdominal tightening for several seconds, became much more frequent and a little more intense. They kept on for two more days to where I was having anywhere from 4 to 10 contractions in an hour! Alan and I decided it may be best to visit my OB and see what was going on. I really thought that we were being extra cautious and overreacting and that they would probably laugh at us say "this is no big deal...welcome to your third trimester of pregnancy." However, when they hooked me up to the monitor to evaluate the situation they were not very pleased with what they saw. I was having contractions very frequently and they needed to be stopped. Good news was that I wasn't dilated. They admitted me to labor and delivery and gave me a fluids to stop the contractions. An hour later they were not seeming to subside. So plan B was a shot of a wonderful horrid drug called Trebuatline. This medication makes you want to crawl out of your skin and gives you the shakes like you've never had before. But it did the trick and stopped those contractions very rapidly. I was ordered to go home and rest, drink LOTS of water, and take it easy. I am trying my best to obey the "take it easy and rest" part of my instructions but it is so hard as nesting has really kicked in and I am still trying to work. The contractions have subsided some since I have been more aware of the need to limit my physical activity but they are still more frequent than I would like them to be. The doctor prescribed me a drug called Procardia to take as needed for the contractions but after I had a bad reaction to my first dose, I decided I wouldn't be taking that anymore. I bought myself weekly visits to the OB for the remainder of my pregnancy and am keeping my fingers crossed that I don't start to dilate for another 2 weeks. Caroline Cate, we are SO ready to meet you but would like for you to grow just a little bit more before you enter this big would.
After I was discharged, I did treat myself to my most constant craving during this pregnancy....an ICEE!! I crave them all the time and my happy place for the last few week is sitting at the movies with a coke icee and a small buttered popcorn. Heaven!
Like I said nesting has really started to set in. I have been pretty energy deficient this entire pregnancy but the last few weeks I haven't been able to sit still when I'm home. I have washed all Caroline Cate's clothes, folded them, folded them again, organized her closet and draws, and started writing in her baby book. Alan's been busy putting all her swings, bouncers, and stroller together. We will be installing the car seat very soon, especially since I am already showing some signs of preterm labor. It is such an overwhelming feeling to think that she will be in our arms in one short month. I daydream often about what her little face will look like, if she will have hair or be a sweet bald baby, how much she will weight, etc. Oh I just can't wait to meet her. I am so grateful that God chose me to be her momma. I find myself thanking Him several times a day for her little life.
34 weeks 5 days
My mother and mother-in-law will be coming to Madison this weekend to put the finishing touches on the nursery, iron baby clothes, and help me finish with baby chores. I am so excited to see how everything comes together in her nursery! Stay tuned......
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