To the hospital we went...

What a day! Last night I had tremendous back pain and got an hour of sleep from about 4-5 a.m. and another hour from about 6-7 a.m. I honestly was completely beside myself. I was SO exhausted from a week of not getting very much sleep and yet wanted to sleep so badly, but couldn't due to the pain... I just didn't know what to do!

Finally, this morning I called my OB. He wanted me to come in, just to make sure everything was okay (even though I didn't think I was in labor). We got in around 10, got put on all of the monitors, and waited until about noon for him to get there. Meanwhile my back was getting worse and I was having many contractions (although the contractions were my least concern). The doctor decided that he didn't want me going into labor this early, so he gave me a shot to stop the contractions and Tylenol with Codeine for my pain.

We thought we'd be going home shortly after that... needless to say, that was not the plan. The baby's heart rate was very high despite the numerous attempts we made at lowering it. I sent Rob back to my in laws (where Madisyn was) while I continued to wait it out. To make a long story short, we finally left around 6:00 after the baby's hear rate went down, with prescription in hand for more Tylenol with Codeine so that hopefully I will be able to get some relief and shut eye. They offered me a shot of Vicodin, but then I would have needed to be monitored for a couple of extra hours, and I was very ready to leave! Work this coming week is still up in the air, as I'm really not supposed to drive when I take the Tylenol and it hasn't been completely taking care of the pain.

I just can't believe how different two pregnancies can be! Madisyn's was truly a breeze, and this one seems to be getting more and more difficult, uncomfortable, and painful! Thank goodness for family that is so supportive, loving, and caring! I don't know what we'd do without them!