Resting Up!

I have been feeling some pressure in my lower abdomen since Sunday evening. Nothing major-just uncomfortable. Then last night, I started feeling some cramping as well as the pressure so I called the OB/Gyn this morning and told the nurse how I was feeling. She told me to come in right away. I met with the doctor and he listened for Baby's heartbeat and then measured my abdomen. He said the heartbeat sounded good and I was measuring a little bigger than expected. He also did an internal exam and said that my cervix appears to have shortened. In "regular people talk" that means that something isn't quite right. The cervix is what keeps Baby from the real world and towards the end of your pregnancy the cervix begins to shorten and it eventually contracts completely and then begins to dialate. Wow! I'm sure that is more than any of you wanted to know! So, because of this new finding the doctor has put me on bed rest for at least the rest of this week. They are scheduling an ultrasound with a specialist (I'm waiting to hear back from my doctor as to when that ultrasound will be) and I have a couple follow up appointments this Friday and next Thursday.

On my first day of bed rest, I have watched The Breakfast Club, chatted with friends on the phone, taken a nap, and am now watching Steel Magnolias.

I think the pups are really enjoying bed rest as well. They have been showing me some of the better positions for optimal resting:

They have also done a great job of checking up on me since Daddy is still out of town and very worried about me:

I have also been entertained by many emails from my friend, Sue.  The latest installment was:

"I just read your blog.  I like the bump photo.  Thought I’d see what you’d look like with longer hair and trying on one clown shoe..."

Thanks, Sue, for making me laugh!

I will keep you all updated on how things are going!