What a way to start the new year!! Joel and I were getting ready to go to my great uncles funeral last night when I started getting a horrible pain all over my right side. No matter what position I was in it would not stop hurting. Needless to say I was terrified something bad was happening so I finally talked myself into going to the hospital. Joel drove me there like a madman and they sent me to labor and delivery. The pain was so bad at that point I didn't think I could walk anymore. I was so scared! After I laid down in the hospital bed I felt much better and felt crazy for even coming to the hospital. The nurse hooked me up to the monitors and said I was having contractions. They gave me some medicine to stop my contractions and did a couple tests to see if I was close to delivering. Luckily all the tests showed I should be fine for a couple more weeks at least. The Dr. said her size is fine if she was born but she needs a couple weeks for her lungs to develop a little more. The Dr. told me to take it easy, don't do much walking or moving around and drink lots of fluids.
Thank God things turned out okay. I do feel a little more prepared now for knowing what to expect and I don't think I'll panic as much when the real time comes. I definitely am going to pack a bag though to be ready-we ran out of the house last night and didn't take a thing-even forgot our cell phones. Good thing my baby showers are next weekend. I was afraid she would be attending her own baby shower:) Here is our latest ultrasound photo-she weighs 5 pds. 8 oz. and is in the 90th percentile for height:
