The Skinny.

I am basically confined to my house for the next 5 months. Yeah. Here is how we came to this sad, yet honest realization: Luke and I went on a date last night, super simple. Dinner, movie, very little movement and/or walking. Today I went to a check up at 8:30am, and I was hurting while walking back to the ultrasound room. Things escalated from there. I tried to convince myself it was nothing while we ate lunch, but by the end of our meal, I was almost doubled over in pain. Rested for a few hours at home, the only change was that I was now so exhausted I could barely walk from one room to the next. Needless to say, Luke had to stay home from work, again. We are SO tired of this. Not because I don't want him home, not because he doesn't want to be home, but because he NEEDS to be at work. And when I am broken and can't care for the kiddos, there really isn't any other option. So, we did a lot of talking and crying (me) and thought back to each time when I felt like this and we found a pattern. Then, we figured out what we have to do. I am only allowed to leave the house on days when Luke doesn't have to work. And if he works the following day, it has to be a small outing like a quick trip to the grocery store. If I want to do something big, like go for a walk or make a fun meal, I have to wait until he has two days off in a row. Just in case my body decides to wig out and I can't function for awhile. Exciting huh? I have no idea what I will do for the duration of this pregnancy. There is absolutely no "medicinal" reason for what is going on with me. The lightheadedness (?) is due to low blood pressure and slightly low protein intake - trust me ever since I heard that I have been trying to eat it like crazy, yet it's not really helping. I just got the results from the EKG and heart monitor tests, and I am completely healthy in the heart region. I had the routine ultrasound done today and baby is growing perfectly, absolutely nothing wrong with him, and also nothing wrong with my stomach, ovaries, bladder or kidneys. Honestly, I think the problem is that when I am pregnant my body becomes way overly sensitive to everything. When I get a little bruise it literally can take weeks to disappear. I just think this is weird stuff that I just hafta soldier through. 5 months isn't really all that long, but it really feels ridiculously long. In happy news, I lost 6 pounds at the beginning of my pregnancy and I have just now gained that all back. So at five months, I am still at my pre-pregnancy weight. It just means less to lose. Funny thing, I asked Luke today, if he could be anywhere doing anything right now what would it be? And he said, probably at home in bed sleeping. We laughed and he asked me the same thing, and I said in the hospital in February having this baby. I just thought it was so interesting that we both wanted such practical things. Not spending a million dollars, or on a vacation somewhere, just getting the rest we need, or meeting our new son. Something to think about. If you could be anywhere, doing anything, what would it be?