Miserabelly

For those of you wondering, no we haven't had the baby yet. But it's not for lack of trying every possible way to self induce labor :) I had several friends worn me that the last 2-3 weeks are complete torture and I didn't realize how right they would be. Just when you think it can't get any worse...oh...it does. I will spare all of you the details of some of my latest new symptoms or "Reese's torture devices" as I call them but one I will share, just because it's so odd and I never knew it was something that could happen, is itchiness. Now when I say itchiness, I mean my entire body itches from my head to my toes and not just a little. I mean, I want to rip the skin from every square inch of my body, itchiness! It got so bad Sunday morning...well middle of the night...that we called the hospital and they had me go to labor and delivery to be checked out. (This was my third trip to labor and deliver in the last 2 weeks...all stories for another time.) After and hour or so of monitoring the baby and making sure she was ok, they sent me home with the instructions to take an antihistamine (did nothing) and see my doctor first thing Monday morning. So for the last 24 hours or so, I’ve just lived in complete agony.

When my belly first started showing several months ago, Arnold came up with the nickname "belly" for me. He's called me that throughout the pregnancy. So while I was laying in the hospital bed on Sunday morning in complete agony he decided that my new nickname is "miserabelly". He's so supportive and helpful :) Just kidding he really has been. Through every ache and pain he has been nothing but compassionate and loving.