Mon 24 Oct 2011
Rebecca was at the coffee shop yesterday, so I asked her for a “date update.”
She said, “Did I tell you before about the 7th?”
I replied, “You’d initially said 13th, 14th, but then later on you said as early as the 7th to as late as the 23rd.”
Later on, as we walked with her to her car/office, she checked again and said, “I’m still seeing 13th, 14th.”
I guess Allie’s gonna be early. Yay! It also explains the oddities I experienced yesterday. Mr. W and I walked to a few nearby stores to run some errands in the morning. While inside one of them, I started getting a little bit of the sick feeling I’d get when my blood pressure drops and my vision is about to black out. I looked around for some place to sit, but of course there was none. I started taking deep deliberate breaths. Mr. W asked me what was going on and I told him I feel sick and need to sit. My lower back had been sore for maybe 15 minutes at that point, too. He grasped my arm and walked me to the front of the store, and by then the sensations faded so I was fine. We left the store, walked toward the next one (in the direction of home) and as I stood waiting for the pedestrian walk sign to turn at the intersection, I suddenly felt like I couldn’t catch my breath. I stood there, panting, as odd uncomfortable cramp-like sensations hit the top of my stomach, just under the ribs. “I don’t think this is her doing it,” I said, pushing at the hardness, as cold sweats started coming and I started getting light-headed again. That faded in less than half a minute, and we went into the next store. While in there, looking for wallpaper glue for the border in Allie’s room, I got light-headed again and leaned against the side of a shelf and tried to breathe slowly to not hyperventillate, holding my breath between inhales. That soon faded, too, and we went home. I drank a glass of water, laid down, and fell asleep. I hadn’t felt that tired since I was pregnant. So, I’m thinking it was Braxton Hicks.
We’d better pack our bag!
This is how it played out with Ben…Due date was Oct. 13. Sept. 17 I had last baby birthing class. I packed my bag per their instructions. On Sept.19 or 20, we had an open house for our new offices in the evening. That day I had a civil trial (2 hours). During closing argument I started getting Braxton Hicks. It was just an odd sensation, that I stopped and got wide eyed. The Orange County Judge was not very amused at my explanation for stopping. That night I noticed I could see the veins in my feet again for the first time in months. The baby had dropped. Saturday (22)I had on and off contractions. Sunday, early morning it became the real thing, and we were off to the hospital. And Voila! Mister Ben was born! All signs point to an early arrival.
How did you remember all those dates?! Do you have a secret blog I don’t know about? 🙂
That OC judge is a jerk. Hmmph.
I haven’t had very significant feet swellings; about 2 weeks ago, they started getting a little puffy if I didn’t get off them when I left work. If I’m able to elevate them after leaving work I’m fine.
As you know (cuz you were there), Rebecca said on Sunday that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Allie was gonna drop. I’m not sure when she actually dropped cuz the “lightening” wasn’t anything I felt, but I noticed this morning when I was getting dressed that I could see ribs and upper abs again. It makes breathing easier for sure, but when I’m sitting, it feels like I’m carrying Allie in my lap. I’m happy it’s not all sticky hot cuz I don’t like sweaty skin-on-skin.
I wonder if it’s too late to start a baby pool.