Since I was already technically in my 7th month, I drove the 10 hours to Corvallis, my first stop. Well okay, hubby's BFF, Steve, drove and I rode shot gun. Everyone said I should ride with someone, just in case. So last minute Steve and his roommate were able to come up to Oregon with me. Yay! I was so worried about having to miss the bachelorette! The entire 2 weeks before, I had been in cleaning frenzy mood, trying to get our room ready for Kali. It hit me that I had 12 weeks till her due date AND that's assuming she actually comes on Sept. 2nd and not earlier. For some reason, I'm thinking she may come earlier so I was extra driven and extra freaked out.
I think I may have pushed myself a little too hard because in the wee hours before we were to leave on our road trip, I had my first big Braxton Hicks. Braxton Hicks are basically practice contractions and that first one was a doozy! It was enough to wake me up and scare me. But I drank water, tried switching positions, and rubbed my belly. It went away and I had a much milder one after that. Then they were gone. Whew! It would've been much to early for Kali to make her appearance!
The trip up was easy going, no traffic, with plenty of potty/stretching breaks. Once I got to Tina's, I had some mild Braxton Hicks while opening my early baby shower gift from her but again, they disappeared. That night was the best sleep I have had in a long time!
The next day was breakfast and her bachelorette in Portland! Fun, fun, fun! Sunday was spent hanging out in Portland until I could get a hold of Steve so we could go. Then it was a loooong drive back. I think Kali was still dancing from the night before and decided my bladder was the perfect dance floor. It was a rougher time back because my legs decided to get crampy too. So we had to stop more often so I could pee and stretch and stretch some more.
I'd never been so happy to be home and just sleep! Ha ha! Now to do it all over again in 2 weeks for the wedding! But this time we will be in Portland a few days longer and I think that will help. Plus I'll have Jon with me! :-)
And YES, before anyone asks, I had asked my NP if the travel would be safe and she said it would be, especially if I had someone in the car with me. So far, I'm low risk and Kali's been on schedule so she saw no reason why I couldn't go. I just needed to keep hydrated with water (which added to the stops LOL!), and get out to walk around/stretch to prevent blood clots. Actually, anyone can get blot clots from sitting for too long but it's more so with pregos because we have baby sitting on nerves, etc. Also, I had brought, besides my medical card, my medical records so if I had to hit the hospital, they'd be up to date on my conditions faster.
So ladies, it IS possible to travel in your third trimester if you get your practitioner's okay and take certain precautions. :-) Go prego power! That was the 1st of Kali's many trips up to Oregon to see her godmommy!
Since being back home, I'm back in room prep mode but taking a much more relaxed approached and asking Jon to help more, instead of trying to do it myself. I don't enjoy getting the Braxton Hicks so I'm doing what I can to kinda minimize it. Ha! Like I can control it! :-) But I can pretend I can anyways! The third trimester slow down is slowly trying to kick in but I'm still determined to get this room done asap so then I can really relax and not have to worry about anything before she comes. But boy, does an afternoon nap sound good right now! ;-)
We've done our Breastfeeding, Newborn Care, and Baby 1st Aid classes and have our labor prep class tomorrow and hospital tour next Wednesday! EEEEIIIII!!!! I can't believe how fast time has flown!
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