One Anxious Baby

Baby P #2 is proving to be a very impatient, anxious baby.  He/she has been giving me a lot of discomfort and pain lately, and last Friday was finally the last straw for me!  While Beau and I were in Des Moines, Joe was in Colorado for a bachelor party.  While I thought it would be a fun, relaxing getaway weekend before school started, it ended up being crazy and stressful.  On Thursday night I started to not feel well and could not eat anything (which is not like me in this pregnancy at all!).  Then on Friday while shopping at Von Maur, my back pain was so intense it dropped me to my feet and I could not take it anymore.  I called Pella Labor and Delivery, and they wanted me to come in ASAP.  My mom drove me to Pella while Dennis was so good and took care of Beau.  While I truly thought I was just exhausted and needed fluids in me, I was actually having contractions.  Having Joe 14 hours away and not able to be there with me was stressing me out all while worrying of delivering 9 weeks early.  I have never been so thankful in my life to have my family there for me.  My mom and Dennis were so good at taking care of Beau Friday night/Saturday morning for me, my sister was so sweet and spent the night with me in the hospital even though she had an early meeting in Des Moines the next day, and when I was finally released from the hospital on Saturday afternoon after the contractions had stopped, my dad and Shari took care of Beau for me since I could not.  My mom and I had JUST had a conversation the day before this all took place about how living in the same town as grandparents is so nice for the kids.  I think this was God's sign to me that I need my parents more than I think---even at the age of 25!  So thank you SO MUCH for all of the help.  Without Joe there, I felt completely alone and unsure of what to do but the comfort of my family helped so much.

We have made it one whole week and no early delivery...yet.  The nurses all told me they thought they would see me in 5-6 weeks.  We'll see about that!  I do know that this baby is very anxious to make his/her appearance but I'm hoping the baby can wait just a little bit longer.  Joe keeps teasing me that only a girl would make me feel this miserable and want this much attention.  Although I do think the baby is a boy, he does have a good point!  Soon enough we will be able to tell!

Den-Den took Beau to the gift shop in the hospital and got him some new shades to go with his new toy camper.  One spoiled little dude!