32 Weeks (and 2 days)

Yesterday, I wasn't sure if I was going to make it.  I woke up and had a lot of discomfort in my lower belly.  It has happened before so I just figured Christopher was doing something funky and it would go away.

I had an appt with my peri at 9:30am and both heart beats were good at 145-ish for both.  And, then the u/s tech scared the ba-jeebus outta me.  She asked if the babies were still active and I said "yeah".  She went back to Christopher and we could see his heart beating but he was very still.  She poked and prodded to get him to move and he wouldn't.  At first, I thought to myself, "They aren't usually active in the mornings and he's just sleeping" but the more she poked, I started getting scared.  And, then just like that, she stood up and said, "Everything looks fine - I'll get the doctor for you". 

About 5 minutes later, she came back in and said the doctor got called away for a patient in the hospital and asked if I wanted to wait.  Not knowing how long he'd be gone, I decided to leave.  I didn't want to overreact and Christopher's heart beat was very strong so I knew the likelihood of something being wrong was low.

Anyway, I came home and layed on the couch.  The appointment was still in the back of my head so I kept prodding my belly trying to feel some movement.  Any movement.

Finally, he got the hiccups.  And, then a small kick.  Phew!

And, then the backache started.  Just a low, dull backache like when you stand for too long.  But, no matter how I laid, it wouldn't go away.  And, I still had that lower belly ache that had now started to radiate toward my sides.  It wasn't cramping and I wasn't having contractions so I chalked it up to ligament pain or gas pains.  But, damn!  It hurt!

I usually drink 2-3 liters of water per day and I knew I wasn't on track yesterday so I beefed up my water consumption around 3:00.  That helped with peeing but nothing else.  By 8:00, I broke down and took 2 Tylenol.  And, then finally, everything started to subside around 10:30 last night.

At one point, I was tempted to head to the hospital but since I wasn't having contractions and I wasn't bleeding, I thought it would be a wasted trip.  I took today off and woke up feeling much better.

You might also notice that I added a new ticker to my blog.  We have an official birthdate for the twins!  The hospital confirmed the c-section for 10/29 at 9:30am EST.   I can't believe there's only 27 more days!