Hurst Family: A Baby Story

I went grocery shopping today and now I'm exhausted.  Although it's a good thing that I stocked us up on food and supplies just in time for this baby to show up, I'm still amazed at how much of my energy was sucked out just walking through the store.  And how bad my hip, leg, and all my bones hurt!  I can't tell if this baby's head is smashing my hip bone or passing through and into my quad.  I found out yesterday that my doctor is out of the country on vacation until next Monday.  I was so frustrated when I got this news, and I realize that doctors need vacations, but I really don't understand why I wasn't told beforehand that she would be leaving the country during my final week of pregnancy?!  So needless to say, I've been having a hard time getting answers to my questions.  I called yesterday to let them know I've woken up the past 3-4 days with swollen hands and calves/ankles.  I haven't had hardly any swelling this pregnancy, and having i...

I had my 36 week appointment today (at 36w4d).  I'm 1.5cm dilated and already starting to thin out.  I'm not too surprised by this because I remember being about 2cm dilated at this appointment with Khloe.  Then, I was a quick 5cm for most of that final month of pregnancy.  It's interesting what I can actually remember from that pregnancy 5 years ago.  There are moments during my labor and delivery that still stand out in my mind.  One of the biggest memories is the blood transfusion had to have after birthing Khloe...and then the rough recovery process that occurred afterward. You'd think that, with this being my second pregnancy and all, that I'd feel a little bit more prepared and ready for it all to go down, but that is far from the case!  I know my previous experience was not typical, the recovery process was much longer for me than an average pregnancy, and the traumatic experience of it all is still considered really uncommon (less than 4% of ...