Progress

I went for my appointment last Thursday...another NST and AFI. This time Atticus decided that he would be a very quiet boy during the NST. The nurse actually used a "buzzer" to get the last necessary movement out of him for the final reading. The other thing that the nurse and the doctor both pointed out to me was that I was having a fair number of contractions! They weren't incredibly strong, but watching the monitor that was measuring them I was able to figure out that what I thought was Atticus stretching out and getting comfortable was actually contractions. When I saw the doctor, he checked and I was dilated to 2cm. I went home on Thursday and laid down on the couch to try to get the contractions to stop or slow down. I think everything was worse because I was very nervous that Ron was still in Florida. I went home after the appointment and laid down, to try to stop or slow the contractions...it didn't work. I was having contractions very irregularly, anywhere from 10-20 minutes apart, but they were only lasting about 30-40 seconds. They continued throughout the night and into morning. I didn't go to work so that I could stay off my feet...they did seem to slow down if I was not up and moving too much. They have continued through the weekend, are occurring much less often, but last a lot longer and are definitely stronger when I have them.

I went to work today, I figured if anything happens, I am already at the hospital... I was pretty miserable and uncomfortable. I tried to sit as much as possible, but even that became really uncomfortable. I just wish I could have laid down a few different times...that might have helped! I would love to stop working, but just don't want to give up the time I plan to take off after Atticus is born. Only 16 more days... I can do this! =) Our next doctor's appointment is tomorrow, we'll see what he has to say....