saturday night in the ER

unfortunately, saturday night we spent the evening at our local ER. it all started friday night when myka and i noticed my legs were blue with red splotches after my shower. i immediately got off my feet, had myka massage the legs and went to bed. after a long night's rest on friday night, i woke up saturday morning just "not-feeling-right." i took it in stride as we had errands to run and plans to pick up baby b's last, and probably most important item, the carseat. but all the while it was hard to deny the fact that i was swollen and all four of my limbs had that tingly/numb sensation. once we got home and i started light laundry and cleaning for the day, i noticed that i was extremely lightheaded and almost passed out. i just couldn't deny the "i'm-not-feeling-right" feeling anymore and decided it was time to rest, take a nap and reassess. so that i did, only to wake up with a horrible headache/migraine and an even worse case of tingly/numbness and shooting pain down all four limbs. i continued to rest, adamantly denying the fact that a trip to the ER would probably be best for not only myself but baby too (who up until this point, had decreased in her normal movements thru the day). so off we went to mission hospital at about 8PM, where we were quickly ushered in and monitored and tested for everything possible. unfortunately, as we all suspected it would be, the results in the ER were inconclusive with the order for bedrest and a follow-up with my OB/GYN on monday. i then was ushered up to the labor & delivery wing where baby was monitored for a the next hour. (on a side note: what a wonderful hospital and maternity wing i will be delivering at!) it was at this time that myka ad i realized what a little ham our baby is as they hooked on the monitors and she immediately started jumping and dancing around in the belly. we had to laugh as we watched the movement on the monitor as i PROMISED the nurse that she really hadn't been moving all day. only a few contraction-like spikes registered on the monitor (the nurse said that the monitor was most likely registering her hard kicks and bouncing around instead) with nothing to be alarming. and finally we were headed home at about 1AM with strict orders for bedrest and an appointment with my OB/GYN asap and the order that if anything worsened or my water broke, to head back without hesitation. 

so today (which, by the way, seems like the longest day EVER due to daylight savings time) was spent trying as hard as i can obeying the order for bedrest. let me tell you, it's a lot harder than it sounds and is driving me crazy! things haven't gotten much better unfortunately, with sharp pains in my stomach now adding to the list, and i've gotten to the point where the baby kicks/moves so hard it confuses me with contractions. hopefully we'll be able to figure something out with our doctor tomorrow and everything will be ok. otherwise, another day of bedrest will drive me CRAZY.