Slight Cramping

 As I sit here perched on my living room chair, laptop in hand, surrounded by freshly washed and folded receiving blankets (lol), my feet are lovingly being massaged by my sweetheart-ahhhhhh!!! I can totally get use to this!!!! lol

 My feet are absolutely killing me tonight!! It is 9:17pm and I am JUST sitting down for the first time.

I had to work late tonight (only 5 more weeks of work left to go-woo hoo!!) so by the time I left work (5:30pm) drove to Dollarama, picked up a few things, then drove to Walmart, picked up a few more things and then home to unpack everything, fold some laundry, cook dinner and clean-up, my feet had enough! They were screaming at me  'MASSAGE ME!!!! PLEASEEE!!!' lol

After dinner Dennard said to me "put your feet up, take the laptop, enjoy the breeze from the fan (which he brought down for me at dinner as I was having a rather uncomfortable hot flash-lol) and just relax! I am going to rub your feet!".

Those were the BEST words I have heard all day!  Music to my ears and salvation to my feet. (hee hee)

Last night I started to feel a bit of cramping on my right side for the first time. It was off an on for a good hour or so. I mentioned it to Dennard and he said "It's ok Sweets....it's completely normal. You're going to feel that more over the next few weeks". I couldn't help but smile; he's obviously been listening in prenatal class :-)

I haven't felt any cramping today, but I have been feeling a lot of jabbing from the baby on my right side. Sharp hard jabs and painful stretches...oh...and many of tiny hiccups!!!

It wasn't until Saturday that I realized the off and on pattern of 'bump...bump....bump...bump' were hiccups. I always wondered what the baby was doing in my tummy to be keeping up with such a rhythmic pattern?! I thought "could it be the heart beat?"-lol.

I happened to mention it to Rubi on Saturday as I felt another episode of the 'bump...bump...bump' occur. She placed her hand on my tummy and with a chuckle said "Devin...those are hiccups!!".
Boy did I feel stupid...lol...for some reason hiccups never crossed my mind! lol

Not sure if any other mommy got this during pregnancy, but I get random headaches every now and then. When they hit...they hit! Right in my temples, across my forehead and into my eyes. I have a dull one right now. It's bearable, but a bit annoying when it comes out of no-where.

I think I am done packing my hospital bag :-) I added the last few items to my bag tonight. I need a bigger bag though as the bag I was planning on using just doesn't seem big enough. Either I am 'way over prepared' or my bag is just too small. I'll go with my bag being just a bit too small. lol

Here is a list of what I have packed:

1. A black nursing tank top to wear after the baby is born (I don't want to sit in a hospital gown all day)
2. A pair of black comfy capris yoga pants
3. A travel bag stocked with deodorant, toothpaste, a new toothbrush for both Dennard and myself and face lotion (face wash will be thrown in the bag on the way to the hospital along with my make-up bag-lol)
4.  A few pairs of underwear (for me of course! lol)
5. Two pairs of socks (one pair of ankle socks, the other pair sport socks. Not quite sure how warm or cold the hospital will be in July so I packed two different kinds to be safe-lol)
6. A fleece robe
7. Breast feeding pads and the other type of 'lovely' pads we all love so much-NOT!!! lol
8. A stack of newborn diapers
8. Wipes
9. Diaper cream
10. Two white onesis and two sleepers (one pastel green with animals and the other a white terry cloth that says "I love mommy" across the front)
11. My boys 'going home' sleeper and matching pastel blue hat
12. My girls 'going home' sleeper and matching pastel pink hat
13. Two tennis balls inside of a stocking (my prenatal teacher told us about this idea. She said it's great for massaging during contractions)
14. Zip up sweater
15. Three receiving blankets

All that is really left to pack in my bag is my birth plan, body lotion, video camera and our laptop to listen to music and surf the net on to pass the time in case my labour is long.

Does anyone know if Credit Valley hospital has WiFi?

Other than those few items, I think I am set...I think! lol   Am I missing anything?

Here is a picture of my hospital bag :-) I just need to find a bag to pack Dennard's hospital items in