baby ole :: week 38

this week, saturday late night (2 am) i woke up with horrible heartburn in which i had to sit in a chair so it would move down. it left behind a bad sore throat which then moved to my ears. so sunday i didn't feel real well, but we went up to shane and jodi's to watch the super bowl. i attempted to nap once we got there but couldn't and then ended up trying to sleep in chairs and propped up on the couch; again didn't get much sleep. monday morning i really didn't feel well, so when we went back to wisconsin we stopped in eau claire at urgent care. i had an infection in my throat or lungs somewhere so they started me on amoxicillon. then, when we got home i still really didn't feel well, so al, tator and i all napped or attempted to for a couple hours.

after the nap i ate and decided to go to bed. i went upstairs to put my pajamas on and felt something run down my leg. i went into the bathroom and it was bloody. i freaked out, not knowing if the amoxicillon had affected the baby or my infection or what. i ended up coughing from freaking out and threw up my chicken noodle soup. i called for al to get my phone so i could call the midwife and then he cleaned up after me. with my sore throat i could barely talk but i eventually got to becky the midwife and explained to her. she said since it was more pink than actually blood, it could be my water breaking and that we should come in. my thoughts were: there's no way it's my water breaking (11 days early) and we were just there in urgent care!

al grabbed our bags and the carseat just in case, we said bye to tator, and headed out with full intentions of coming back home that night. well, we were wrong. it was indeed my water breaking and we were staying, even though i felt like crap and hadn't slept in 2 nights....

to be continued in the birth story.

so this will be the last week of belly pictures and updates. the last preggo pic...

How big is baby: size of a pumpkin (via the bump) or a celery bunch (via my app)

Weight gain/loss: 30-34 pounds

Stretch marks: on my sides, and i can see one or two starting under my belly button :(

Sleep: still flip flop a lot but sleeping well. i'm usually very uncomfortable upon first getting into bed: heartburn, hip aches, body hurts, can't get comfy. but i still sleep pretty well.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions: nothing really

Movement: just the normal sporadic movement, lots of butt pushing out :)

What I'm loving: showers

Symptoms: heartburn, hip ache, some joint pain, constipation, hands falling asleep