Bed Rest...noooooo!

These are two words no pregnant woman ever wants to hear! Especially one who works full time and has a 2 year old toddler! Over the weekend, I was experiencing some cramping and a lot of pressure in my belly. I chalked it up to growing, but when it didn't really subside, I called the nurse when they opened on Monday. We thought maybe it was a urinary tract infection or something simple, so she wanted me to come in just to check. Everything checked out fine, so they wanted to do an ultrasound to make sure it was nothing with my insides...to put it nicely! The ultrasound showed some funneling of my cervix, which is a bit scary if it was also shortening, which it was not in the least bit. So, I wasn't too worried, especially because baby girl was rolling around the whole time with a healthy heartbeat of 153. B even commented on what a beautiful 4 chamber heart baby girl had!

Then came the news. Vicki wanted me to go on bed rest until further notice. I already had our Level 2 ultrasound scheduled for Wednesday, so she wanted me to take it easy until then to see what they say. Ugh. So not prepared work-wise for me to be on bed rest. I asked if it was OK if I went back to wrap up some stuff and she said OK. I ended up working the rest of the day and half day today just to do payroll. I came home and rested the rest of the afternoon until Jameson woke up from his nap.

Let me just tell you how painful it is to not be able to pick up your child when they want you to (which happens to be a lot right now since he's in somewhat of a mommy phase!). We are adjusting, but it's tough - probably way more tough on me and Darin than Jameson, but it is heart breaking right now. I am really praying to get some good news at our appointment tomorrow! But, I know that in the grand scheme of things, this will seem like nothing when we are holding our beautiful, healthy baby. And, Jameson is already learning how to be a good big brother and watching out for his little sister :).

Our smiling baby girl with her long arms flailing everywhere!

Enjoying my first afternoon of bed rest with my fur baby snuggling against my belly!