Emily’s Extremely Bad Day

Wow, so yesterday, not such a good day.  Of course, looking back, I realize I was an emotional wreck yesterday, so that didn’t help.  Hey, ask my doctor, he would know, since I cried at my doctor’s appointment.  Yes, you saw right, I cried, not only to the doctor and his nurse, but in front of the nurse who takes my vitals.  Why? you ask?  because I cannot wear my wedding ring anymore, I have slight swelling, and as many women know, excess water retention leads to what?  Ladies?  yup, you guessed it, extra weight.  now, it was only like 1 or 2 lbs over what I expected to weight, but hey, I am pregnant, and it seemed like WAY more at the time.  And considering my overall is still 19 lbs at week 36, I think I have nothing to worry about!  HAHA, no, i KNOW I have nothing to worry about.  I started freaking saying, what if I weigh this much more EVERY week until the end!?  that would be ALOT of weight!  My doctor kinda chuckled and said, Emily, I don’t think that is going to happen, or possible, you would have to eat cheeburger cheeburger and China buffet EVERY day!  He also reminded me it was the afternoon, I had eaten breakfast and lunch.  I then admitted to eating burger and fries the day before for lunch, plus a HUGE ice cream sundae at 9:00 that night   He was like, umm well there you go, Emily, that is probably it right there!  hahaha.  He told me I am still doing WAY better than most people, even with swelling.  He also asked, well, would it make you feel better if I said you were now 2cm dilated?  i said, actually yes, yes it would   So, I am now 2cm dilated, 80% effaced AND she is at -1 in my pelvis   that means she is actually moving down and on her way out!  YAY!  fingers crossed for continued progress and for Katie to come soon, we are soooo ready and excited!  AND, I know once I meet her face to face, this stupid fluid retention won’t even matter!  And hey, I still look the same to everyone else and no swelling in my face and I am still all baby, so ya, I think I am doing pretty well.  I need to celebrate these last weeks of pregnancy, not cry.  I had so many friends, and my sister, encourage me (and call me out!) reminding me it just doesn’t matter in the long run, that fluids will go away almost as soon as they came, I am still a cute pregnant lady, it is all worth it for Katie.  These are all true, and they are all right.  Sometimes, ok, alot of times, I let me emotions get the best of me.  But hey, I am woman, hear me roar, or cry rather!

Speaking of emotions. . .Andrew and I kinda had a fight BEFORE going to my doctor appointment, which is probably one reason I was a little OVER stiumlated emotionally to begin with.  HAHA.  We, of course, are fine now, but at one point I got so upset and was crying so hard (pregnancy emotions I tell you!) I slammed my soda down, not thinking, umm Emily this is OPEN, DUH, so of course, Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper went EVERYWHERE!  Not fun to clean up.  I am so sorry sweetie.  i love you.  I appreciate you and i am thankful you are such a hard worker.  I am also VERY proud of you!  LOVE YOU!

BTW. . .what IS that name of that children’s book?  It is about a boy, and it is his name with “extremely bad day” in the title!?  anyone know what I am talking about!?

~ by emmyk on August 26, 2008.