This is getting...

tough. Boy - they aren't kidding. By the end of this thing you will do just about anything to get this child out! He dropped 2 weeks ago, which made for a great 2 weeks. My stomach had room again, the little heartburn I was dealing with was gone, and I felt pretty good overall. The last 2 days have taken pretty much all that joy away. :) He didn't stop growing you see, which is great! Really - but for me it means the sudden extra room I had no longer exists. It started two nights ago with contractions every 7 minutes - this is nothing new for me so I didn't get too excited, but in the back of your mind you're always hoping. But then the heartburn started. And it really hasn't stopped. I don't know if you remember how bad I had it at the beginning, but this is worse. Zantac 75 was what my doctor told me to take then, and it worked like a charm everytime. I have tried it twice now hoping it would do something. And it's doing NOTHING. I have been up since 3:30 a.m. (it's now 5:30) crying on the couch because my throat is on fire and there's nothing I can do about it. I took the Zantac at 3:30 and it's a 12 hour pill, so I can't try again until 3:30 this afternoon. Luckily I have an appointment today at 3:10 so I am going to ask for a prescription of something. I can't sleep - I can't eat - I am in such pain right now!

Contractions came pretty hard and fast last night, about every 7 minutes again, and then increasing to 4-5 minutes, but then back to 7, hinting that it was false labor and not the real thing. My body is definitely gearing up though and there are other signs things may be happening that are not necessarily appropriate to write. :) But we should have a baby here...hopefully SOONER rather than LATER!!

Something has gotten into the attic again and is making all sorts of sounds and noises. It is driving Samson CRAZY! He is knocking things over on the mantle trying to get to the ceiling and I don't think he slept a wink last night. We're going to get his eyes checked out at his next appointment...he's been having trouble finding his treats when we don't put them directly in front of his face and two nights ago he attempted to jump off our 2nd story deck...until he realized what he was doing and luckily Jeremy was there to grab him. :)

I'll write after the appointment - hope you're all sleeping soundly in your beds right now. :)

TTFN.