Yoga hurts

I went to yoga class on Wednesday and I was only able to do a few of the instructed positions. It was painful and not a good pain. The baby is just too big. I could not even attempt to get comfortable during the relaxation time on the floor...granted we get to use pillows...that still didn't help.

Speaking of pillows, there is really no amount of pillows that can help me get comfortable enough to sleep in bed. My upper back really hurts from laying on my left side and my right arm having to hang over across my body. I would give anything to be able to lay on my back or right side again. Ahh...the luxuries in life that I miss. I have found that the couch is much more comfortable because of the back support that the cushions give and also the way that my stomach weight only sinks the middle couch pillow, leaving the end cushion up higher to keep my head elevated. The couch conforms to my body where as the bed has begun to feel like a board working against all my body's curves, er, baby curves.

Ryan and I finished our shingle medications today. He was un-quarantined earlier this week because all of the shingles scabbed up and went away. He also only had to take pain medication for 2 days. I think he caught it early. We are so thankful that I did not go in to labor while he had the shingles.

Robbin brought me the rest of the parts to the bassinet. It is all put together and in our bedroom. Chief will begin learning that he can't sleep in that area of our bedroom floor...that corner, where the bassinet sits was one of his prime sleeping areas. I really think Chief knows the baby is coming soon. He has been very attached to me. He even has been sleeping on the bed with his head on me! He never does that. He usually spoons with daddy at night. If I go in the living room to sleep on the couch, then he follows me and sleeps either on the floor next to me or on the couch (at the other end) with me. Sometimes he gets the great idea to nuzzle in behind the curve of my knees.

This past week we took a tour of St. John and pre-registered. Dr. Stewart closed his office this week, so he had me go to St. John for my normal, weekly appointment. For the first time during this whole pregnancy, I got high blood pressure while at my hospital appointment. It creeped up to 138/95 at it's highest. So, I had to stay in the hospital for two hours while they kept monitoring it. My BP hovered around the lower 90's and upper 80's, but since I didn't have any protein in my urine or any major swelling, the doctor decided to let me go. Ryan has been taking my BP at home, per my request, and it has stayed in the upper 80's and lower 90's, so I can't say that the hospital caused it to go up, although it was very strange being in L&D for the first time!
Also, while at my hospital appointment, they had me hooked up to a contraction monitor and apparently I'm having contractions. I can feel the contractions when I'm standing up, but I can't tell that I'm having them when I'm sitting down. I can't wait to see if I'm dialated at my appointment next week with Dr. Stewart. I know the baby is lower because it is much more uncomfortable to stand up. He is so heavy, lower, and I get frequent contractions when I stand.

Ryan is leaving this weekend to go teach some fire classes in Weatherford. Mom and dad are still on vacation in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, so I'm supposed to wait to have the baby until at least Monday. I'll try and hold off. Carol is on hospital call for me.