The One Where I Went into Labor

Seriously, I don't know what's been going on with me and this pregnancy! What a rollercoaster. After getting home from the hospital Thursday night I didn't sleep at all. Maybe an hour. I was having pains every 10 minutes max and was completely miserable. I had been told that the UTI could cause contractions, and they also seemed to feel like gas pains. It was frustrating.

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I had a baby shower with my side of the family and some close friends yesterday

{pictures to come later}

and I was having contractions the entire time. Dang UTI! It was so frustrating. I had a hard time enjoying it because I was in so much pain. It was still a lot of fun though and I appreciated everyone coming.

After the shower I came home and Tyson brought all the super cute gifts inside. I decided to try and take a nap or I was going to lose it. For the hour nap that I had, I woke up five times in pain. It was frustrating. But I did get some sleep, thankfully.

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At 7:30 we went to Aaron and Britney's to watch 2012 with them and Mom and Dad. I was having regular contractions while there as well. Except they were a lot more painful than what I'd felt during the day. Everyone was expressing their concern and how I should call the doctor. So on the way home from their house Tyson called Scott. He told Scott my symptoms and Scott recommened a Gas-X and sent in a prescription for pain reliever. He said if I didn't feel better by the morning I needed to go back into the hospital. Great.

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So we picked up the prescription and I took one pill. I also took a Gas-X. And the pain just didn't go away. I was having them 3 1/2 minutes apart until about 1:45 am when Tyson made me go to the hospital.

When we go there we saw the nurse that helped me the night before. This time I was in a lot more frequent pain. I got changed into the gown and the new nurse asked me questions. This whole time I was in a lot of pain and in my mind begging for some relief. It was awful.

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When she got around to checking me we discovered that I was 2 cm dialated. Say what?! At this point I'm freaking out and start to cry. Not only was I in pain from her checking me {a contraction started at the same time, it was awful}, but I had all these thoughts running through my head about how we're not ready. I didn't have the carrier, his room isn't finished...There are just too many things left to do!

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I ended up getting a couple of shots to relax everything, then throughout the course of our visit I was able to take some medication to ease the contractions. It worked, but I still had a contraction every half hour or so. Neither of us slept much at all last night. We've been pretty exhausted today. Mom and Amber came to visit. It was nice to have visitors! We sure do love them!

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I was checked one more time before we left the hospital. I am now 2-3 cm and 75% effaced. Talk about being freaked out. I need him to stay in longer! But I know that whenever he decides to come is when he's supposed to. We're waiting with welcome arms!

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By 3:15 this afternoon we were able to head home. We stopped at Walgreens to pick up a new prescription for the UTI {this one is better than the one I had, apparently} and also for the medication that was helping the contractions. We were exhausted when we got home.

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Mom brought dinner over tonight. It was delicious. She is also coming over tomorrow to help me wash the baby clothes and bedding so I can at least get that out of the way. Tyson said the bishop and his kids stopped by tonight. That was so nice of them! We've also had a lot of other phone calls from many family and friends. We really appreciate all your love and support during this crazy time!

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Since arriving home at 4:00 I have had five contractions ranging from 9-30 minutes apart. Hopefully we can keep them under control! We'll keep you posted!

PS I refuse to go back to the hospital tonight!

Me having lunch at the hospital today

Tyson & I
He has been so supportive and wonderful!


Mom & Amber came to visit

We were all sad for my contractions!