Yesterday demonstrated all the crazy things your body does when you're pregnant. I woke up around 3 am with sharp pains all over my stomach. They didn't come and go and my stomach didn't tighten, so I was pretty sure they weren't contractions. (Although I ended up dreaming that I went into preterm labor... so I must have still wondered after I had fallen back asleep.) I tried drinking some water, going to the bathroom, and changing positions, but nothing made a difference. They were still present when I got up around 7:00, but were gone by about 8:00. My plan was to call my midwife if they hadn't stopped by lunch time. But as I said, they did. Around 9:00 I ended up with a muscle spasm in my low back. I thought... wow is this really how today is going to go?! I had Anya until 1:00 so I pretty much just sucked up. Fortunately I had a PT appointment at 2:30. I told my PT about the sharp pains and back pain. She took a look and could see that my back was mildly freaking out. You know those two dimples in your back that are normally level with each other... mine were apparently significantly misaligned. I didn't even know that was possible. So she spent about 30-45 minutes working on my back, which felt wonderful! And her theory was that the muscle spasm was in reaction to the stomach pains. Its just so interesting how your entire body is involved when it comes to pregnancy... and every little shift or stretched ligament directly impacts the rest of your body. She also explained why its so important that I see her about once a week, especially now that we're down to the last ten weeks. As the baby continues to grow, everything else continues to change and shift, so she wants to make sure she monitors and adapts with the changes. I slept much better last night and woke up to a party in my belly... at least that's what it felt like!

And I was supposed to have midwife appointment this morning, but she was attending a birth. So my appointment was moved to tomorrow. That's actually the first time that has happened so far. And I certainly can't complain considering I want her to be there when its me in labor!

Today and tomorrow (I won't have Anya for the next two weeks) will be spent cleaning and getting ready for our trip back to the hills! YaY!


(Thanks Sue!!)