Bed Rest and the last few weeks...

My bed rest partners... 

Well, I decided to do a blog because everyone has been asking how I am doing, what I am doing, and how am I feeling.  So I thought this would a good way to keep everyone updated on me and the little guy and give me something to do while I lie in bed.
I was put on bed rest on Tuesday, April 3rd.  I had taken the day off of school just to relax and rest.  Well I called the doctor because (warning TMI) I thought I had lost a little bit of my mucus plug on Monday and I casually mentioned that I was still having braxton hicks contractions (which I had already gone into Labor and Delivery for on March 20th to be monitored.)  The nurse told me to come in to get monitored and see what was going on.  Well apparently I was having more contractions than I thought because I wasn't feeling some that were showing up on the monitor.  My doctor decided to put me on procardia, which is a blood pressure medicine, to help relax my uterus and slow down the braxton hicks and to put me on bed rest until I see her next on April 20th. The good news is that all of these contractions haven't done anything to my cervix and we got to see the little guy on the ultrasound 2 more times!
Well on Friday, the 6th, I was having quite a few contractions and then had 6 in an hour (that is the magic number when I have to call the doctor).  So I called Labor and Delivery because it was past doctor hours and they had me come in again to get checked.  It is always scary to go in to L&D but I am glad they are conservative and want to make sure everything is okay.  Well 4 hours later, I had been hooked up for a long time to monitor me and the baby and a test (for the 2nd time) that determines if there is a certain chemical present in my uterus that predicts if you are going to have the baby in the next 2 weeks.  The test came back negative, thank goodness, so he should still be cooking for at least 2 weeks and I was having contractions when I was there.  I started having alot, so they made me go to the restroom and they slowed down significantly.  I am just a person that is going to have braxton hicks my whole pregnancy and have an irritable uterus that is going to give me problems the whole time.  The nurse told me to relax and not stress about trying to feel the contractions which I was doing because sometimes I couldn't tell I was having a contraction unless I pushed on my stomach and could feel them.  So basically, if I can't tell without touching my stomach then to not worry about those contractions.
It has gotten alot better and I'm alot less stressed about them.  I do still have a couple of big ones every hour or so, but I try to ignore them unless it seems that they are getting closer together.

While I have been on bed rest, Ellie has been glued to my side.  She loves to sleep on the bed anyways, but she is enjoying this bed rest much more than me!
Mom has been coming over almost every day and is doing laundry, cleaning, making me lunch and/or dinner, and anything else I need.  She is being a great mom and really taking care of me.
Dad comes over when he can and takes care of me as well.
Harry waits on me hand and foot when he isn't at work but I know it is stressful on him too because he is having to do everything for the house that I can't do now.
Harry did go out and get me a DVR for the bedroom so I can record stuff and have more channels, which has already been so nice!
Katherine is very busy with school but still calls and texts every day to see how her big sister is doing.  Katherine and Ryan came over for dinner a few nights ago with Mom and Dad and Harry of course.

I have been pretty depressed but it is getting better.  It is just very frustrating to be stuck in bed (I can really only go to the bathroom and take showers) when I want to be at school with my kids and getting everything ready for the baby.  There is so much to do and I can't do any of it.
Some days are better than others but being a person that doesn't really cry, I have had a handful of crying bouts, which isn't helped by the hormones.  I know laying here is best for the baby but it is hard when I feel okay and want to be up and doing things.  But I know this won't go on forever and I will have a sweet little baby boy in my arms once it is over!

Thanks for reading!  Have a great day!