Waiting Game!

I am now 38 weeks and I am very eager to deliver this baby. By my third baby, I,now, know when I need to go in, so I am waiting for the PAINFUL contractions to be consistent. My Braxton Hicks gets pretty painful but not consistent enough for me to go in. On Sunday, however, I suffered from severe back pain that would constrict and radiate to the front of my belly. I was thinking I must be having back labor pain but wasn't so sure. Then that night I couldn't sleep at all b/c of the back pain and then I developed a fever and got chills. I should have called the doctor but I was trying to be brave and thought that I must be getting sick and not in labor. i didn't get any better on Monday and I was sweating perfusely all day. My mom insisted that I call the MD. I went into the hospital b/c my MD suspected a kidney infection. I had to give a urine specimen via catheter. (worse than giving birth in my opinion). All the labs came back negative. They said I must be in early labor with just a viral infection (not conclusive).

Well, I'm feeling better and my back pain is not as severe as before. I am feeling very tired and I get these painful contractions once an hour so I'm just waiting for the "OH MY GOSH>>> I NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

My mom arrived last week and she's been such a big help to me. I know I can be such a brat to her but she loves me and I am so blessed that she's my mother. She's so funny, too. I've been having such a great time with her and my girls love her so much especially E. E loves her halmoni. She wakes up and the first thing she does is look for halmoni. She's always around her halmoni. So cute. I'm glad that they are bonding. It's so endearing that I wish that my mom could live near us. I understand though that God has a calling for her and I can't be so selfish.

So I'm just waiting for our new baby... in all my achey ness... I wait in prayer....