Bed Rest Round 1

Well it looks like this little girl is starting to be a little DIVA already :)

I went to the doctor on Monday Oct 4th for a regular check up and to take the sugar test. While I was there I mentioned that I had been having some cramping over the last couple of weeks. The doctor said that I was having contractions but that doesn't mean anything is wrong. However, just to be safe she wanted to run some tests. That following Thursday I get a call telling me that my test cam back positive for signs of preterm labor and that I needed to go on extreme bed rest. Tim and I looked the test up on line to see how serious all this was and we decided that as long as I took it easy I could finish out the week at work and then take off Monday for more tests. So I went to work Friday and prepared to be out on Monday.

Saturday Oct 9 was officially Day 1 of bed rest.
This day was a very productive day. Tim was at work all day and Max spend the whole day and evening with Tim's parents. I just sat on the couch graded papers, put together packets for maternity leave and finished most of my November IEPs. I figured if I had to just sit there then I should be using my time wisely. All in all I was kind of digging this bed rest thing

Sunday Oct 10 Day 2 of bed rest
This day was not as productive as the day before. I guess I am not use to just sitting and working on a computer all day because I woke up sore and very uninterested in doing anything on the computer. So I took this day and caught up on all my shows that I had recorded on the DVR and of course I took a couple of naps too :)

Monday Oct 11 Day 3 of bed rest
This day was a little different I woke and go ready to go to the doctor to get some more tests done. When we go to the doctor I went in and she asked how things were. I told her the pains or contractions had stopped and I was ready to go back to my everyday schedule. She did an exam and everything seemed good. Then she redid the same test from last week to see if there was still signs of preterm labor. After all of that stuff was over she sat and talked with use for awhile to go over somethings that we should expect. Since we did get a positive on the test the first time it is not likely that Rylee will make it to her due date. So the plan is to get her as close to 35 weeks as we can. Later that day my test results came back and they were negative which is good news. The doctor still extended my bed rest another week just to make sure the contractions have completely stopped.

Tuesday Oct 12 Day 4 of bed rest
Today was another productive day. I finished all my IEPs for my ARDs scheduled before my maternity leave, entered grades and gathered addresses for my Christmas cards. Again I was very sore and sick of the computer by the end of the day, but it was worth it to get stuff checked off the my to do list. I got to spend the rest of the day watching Max run away crazy and then cuddled with him until he fell asleep. At one point he yelled at Rylee to move because my belly was keeping him from laying like he wanted to on me :)

Wednesday Oct 13th Day 5 of bed rest
I had to wake up and meet with the leave specialist for the district about maternity leave stuff. So much information to retain. When I worked in Garland and I had Max I just filled out a form and returned once I was ready. Well in Rockwall they are very exact and they give you lots of dates and policies for how things work. After that meeting was over I went home got in bed and relaxed. At 2:30 we are off to get our flu shots oooo boy I can't wait :)