False Alarm
So something weird happened in the shower this morning that led me to believe that perhaps my water had broken... I went to work anyway and it was on my mind all day until finally around 2pm I decided to call my OB just in case. I figured if she was worried she might ask me to come into her office to get checked out, but instead she sent me right to the hospital to L&D... I don't want to go into the nitty gritty of what happened, but long story short, my water had not broken... I was however, very dehydrated, which was apparently irritating my uterus causing the cramps I was feeling. They wouldn't let me leave until I finished a pitcher of apple juice. I felt like I was chugging a beer like in college - x5! I was like "you want me to drink ALL of that!?" I guess I need to be more proactive in making sure I have enough liquids in me... No wonder the baby wasn't moving as much. It was amazing how they knew from the graphs on the monitor that I was dehydrated! She asked me how much water I had drank today and I told her the truth and she told me that I had to be better about it cuz it was showing that my body was dehydrated and slowing down the baby... 
oops~ So now Freddie is on my case about me drinking liquids and I'm sure will be nagging me every hour of every day until he arrives...
Now that I've actually experienced what it's like to go to the hospital and get my own room and lie in that hospital bed, this whole pregnancy is as real as ever. Any day now he could be here and we'll officially be parents... The inevitable labor still seems a bit surreal, but I think I've had enough time now for it to soak in for me not to be as freaked out about it. Yes, I am still scared about the unknown (the intensity/pain of labor), but I will just have to deal with it when it happens and hope I am strong enough to make it through with my sanity - with the help of drugs of course!
After today's events, I think it woke Freddie up. When I called him at work telling him he needed to drive me to the hospital, his first response was "is this a joke!?" When he realized I was serious, he quickly hung up and was home in 15 minutes. On the way there he told me this was not how he had envisioned "this" happening. I told him there is no way we can plan for how and when the baby is going to come... However, now that we've had this false alarm, I think we'll be more prepared when the real thing happens... I hadn't even finished packing my hospital bag yet and now will make sure it's all set this weekend!
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oops~ So now Freddie is on my case about me drinking liquids and I'm sure will be nagging me every hour of every day until he arrives...Now that I've actually experienced what it's like to go to the hospital and get my own room and lie in that hospital bed, this whole pregnancy is as real as ever. Any day now he could be here and we'll officially be parents... The inevitable labor still seems a bit surreal, but I think I've had enough time now for it to soak in for me not to be as freaked out about it. Yes, I am still scared about the unknown (the intensity/pain of labor), but I will just have to deal with it when it happens and hope I am strong enough to make it through with my sanity - with the help of drugs of course!
After today's events, I think it woke Freddie up. When I called him at work telling him he needed to drive me to the hospital, his first response was "is this a joke!?" When he realized I was serious, he quickly hung up and was home in 15 minutes. On the way there he told me this was not how he had envisioned "this" happening. I told him there is no way we can plan for how and when the baby is going to come... However, now that we've had this false alarm, I think we'll be more prepared when the real thing happens... I hadn't even finished packing my hospital bag yet and now will make sure it's all set this weekend!
***37w4d***
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