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The End of the Semester...Ugh!
In any case, the last week has been quite uneventful, pregnancy wise. My chest has gone through another growth spurt - sheesh! Since I was already big to start with, I figured this would be a symptom I wouldn't have much of. Boy, was I wrong! Oh well, I guess I really shouldn't complain about that one...there could be a lot worse things going on with my body. :)
I also had a kind of scary episode Friday night. I got these awful crushing pains in my back, on either side of my spine, that were exactly like cramps I used to get sometimes with my period. This of course freaked me out, so I called my doc. Fortunately, they subsided into just a dull ache fairly quickly and then went away entirely after a couple of hours. But since I associate that pain with my period, I was terrified. The doc was a little worried about an ectopic pregnancy b/c I said the pain was so intense, but after looking at my chart, it was clear that I only have one fetus, and it's implanted in the right spot. So he suggested perhaps a kidney stone, but since the pain was already gone by the time we talked, he doubted that conclusion. He really had no idea, and just said if it came back, to call him again and he'd probably send me to the ER (it was already about 7:30 at night). Fortunately, it didn't, so I'm hoping it was just a pinched nerve or a muscle spasm or something.
In non-baby related news, we bought a new car last Thursday! We sold the Honda on Wed (it was a good car, but it was getting old and starting to nickel and dime us, so we really wanted a car under warranty), and leased a new Saturn on Thursday. They've got this awesome deal right now that's $199 down, $199 a month, which is actually slightly less than the Honda was. :) It turned out that the down $ was actually the 1st payment, so it was an even better deal than we thought! It's a very basic car, but it is an automatic and it has a/c (and a CD player of all things! no power locks, windows, cruise control, etc, but a CD player!), so that's all that really mattered to us. It means having a brand-new car that's under warranty so we never have to worry about it, and they've got excellent safety ratings, so we'll feel good about having the baby in it. (Gosh, I'm starting to sound like a mom, aren't I? <g>) And since it's a lease, we'll just turn it in in 3 years when Nate's got a couple more raises under his belt and hopefully some of our other debt is paid off, and then we'll buy something a little nicer. It's a perfect filler car.
Well, I think that's it. I had a very long day of grading papers yesterday, and even though I've taken a nap today, I'm still a bit on the sleepy side. So I'm off to relax for the evening, and maybe grade a few final exams (they took them this morning) if I feel motivated!
Wow, This is So Cool!
However, I might have written it off as all in my head if it weren't for what happened - or didn't happen, as the case may be - last night. For the first time since I found out I was pregnant almost two months ago, I got six uninterrupted hours of sleep, without having to use the bathroom. In fact, I would have slept much longer had my alarm not gone off. And I immediately hopped up to use the bathroom, as has become my morning custom, and discovered I didn't have to go all that bad after all. Apparently, when the uterus rises, you get a reprieve from having to pee so much because it's no longer pressing directly on your bladder. I can only assume that this is why I finally slept so well last night. I've forgotten what it's like to sleep for more than 3 or 4 hours in a row! Of course, once the baby gets big and drops down some in the third trimester, I hear it will start up all over again. But wow am I looking forward to a few months of being able to sleep again!
Well, that's about all. I'm just so excited that my uterus seems to have "popped," as they say. I was afraid I wouldn't know for forever since it wouldn't really show on me!
It's Finally Beginning to Seem Real
God is good.