OB appt update

Hi all!  Yesterday I had an OB appt and it went well.  Over the weekend I got a cold and I have a sinus infection so my OB gave me a script for a Z-pack...woo hoo...goodbye sinus infection!  I am still feeling under the weather but hopefully I will be feeling 100% by Saturday.

So back to the appointment!  The nurse did the usual stuff, weight, BP ask if I have anything unusual going on...blah blah blah....then the doctor comes in and he measures me and I am measuring at 31 weeks yay!  Then he tells me the little guy weighs around 4 lbs....I was like WHAT????  (in my head)  Then I got to thinking about it later in the day how can he tell if he weighs that much?  I guess we'll find out soon enough.  The doctor also told me that he is head down and doing well.  I could tell he is head down because I feel him in my ribs all the time!

After the appt I had my weekly Bible study at church which was good.  I came home and I carried Nataleigh like I usually do up to our apartment and then I started having contractions.  I brushed it off and then another one came...I was like what is going on?  Then I had 3 more and the last one was a strong one that stopped me in my tracks....so that was 5 contractions each one lasting about 10 seconds in a span of 10 minutes!  So I decided to rest up for a while and drink some water...they went away but I was thinking what is going on...it's too soon for him to make his entrance into the world!  Kinda scary but I thought in my head they will go away and sure enough they did.  That was reassuring.  I feel like I am going to have him early but this is too early!

Nate & I talked about things and I am scheduled to work quite a bit (5 days over a span of 10 days) and we think I am going to be done working after that.  The first shift lead tech who does the scheduling called and asked if I can work one more day but I am already getting a big enough bump and by the time Feb 6th comes along I don't want to be pushing heavy carts around so we decided I will be done working then.  We are not sure if that will be for good because I like to get out of the house every once in a while and be productive so that is my way of getting away to be with grownups sometimes....I would like to continue to be on-call after I have the baby but I don't want to go back to work right away...maybe 3 or 4 months after I have him and only work maybe 3 or 4 times a month like I have been.  If you could be praying for us for direction making this decision I would greatly appreciate it!  I like having my on-call job but having 2 kids is something I will need to get adjusted to and my most important priority in this life is to be the best mom possible.  So I guess I would need to have a change in heart about working occasionally.

Well that is all for now.  Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year!  Till next time!