The Journey is almost Over!

Well, this is my first blog entry, but the journey is almost over. I have only a little over 2 weeks until i will be having a scheduled c-section to deliver my new baby. It's been a long and tiring 9 months, but i know that the result will all be worth it. My pregnancy has had it's ups and downs with a few scares in it. I spent the first 4 months very sick and stressed out. I ended up on medical leave when i was only 4 months pregnant do to the fact i couldn't handle the stress of my job(Manager of a clothing store). After that things went smooth for a while, but got my first scare only weeks after being on medical leave, when i started bleeding. Luckily I had an ultrasound scheduled for only a couple of days after and so I only had a few day's of agony to wait before I found out everything was fine and that they didn't know the cause of the bleeding but that everything was fine with the baby. Then things smoothed out for a few months. I got used to being a stay at home mom, and even enjoyed taking care of my house. Then in september, i had a scare of false labor, inwhich i was having small contractions for about 11 hours, only after seeing the doctor and being put on the strip for a while did we fine out that the contractions weren't doing anything, and once again everything was fine. And now the final scare happened last night. I have been sick for over a week with what we think is H1N1, but after talking to a nurse we were advised to stay home unless i was having problems breathing, which started late Wenesday, and after putting up with the labored breathing for all of thursday, Keith made me go to the hospital. Once at the hospital i was given a dry powder inhaler and a perscription for a medication to help open up my lungs. Today I've felt pretty good for the most part, but now this evening i am once again experiencing a bit of labored breathing, and hope that when i take my next dose of medication that it will help. So all in all it's been an interesting 9 months, and i can't wait until i get to meet this new little person and get on with the regular parts of my life.

Kate