Rehydrating and Resting...

I somehow somewhere came into contact with the stomach virus probably Christmas Day. I became very sick on the 26th in the evening, leading to severe dia. and vomiting. It didn't take me long to consult the labor and delivery department at the hospital since it all caused severe cramping which I had trouble distinguishing between intestinal and contractions. My doctor is out of town so I had to use another dr., but he is the doctor that delivered me, so he knows what he's doing. They had us (luckily, Lance was here with me) come in immediately. They took me into the maternity triage to monitor the baby, my contractions, and check my cervix. I was having contractions at that point ,but they thought it was due to all the sickness because my cervix was still high and tight. So, off to a maternity isolation room we went for my stay at the hospital with IV fluids and meds to stop the virus symptoms, which in my opinion didn't help because I was sick a full 19 hours before getting any relief. Which isn't fun for a normal person with a bad virus coming out both ends, but it's really not fun for a 35 week pregnant woman with a baby involved. Needless to say, all the commotion caused me to start contracting. I have been contracting about every 10 minutes for the last two days, but they checked my cervix three times while at the hospital and they don't seem to be affecting my cervix yet. So, late morning the doctor came around and checked me again, and released me to come home and bed rest until fully recovered from the virus. I got NO sleep at the hospital. So, we are home now for the time being, hoping little Kaden can stay in my belly a few more weeks. Hopefully, the contractions will let up, and he'll get to grow a little more. We shall see! I'm just thankful I didn't go into labor with vomiting and diar. Things could always be worse I'm sure. And, I'm praying Lance doesn't come down with this stuff as well because he has been helping me every step of the way! He's a wonderful husband. And, I am so thankful he was so sweet and helpful while I was so sick. I am feeling better, but planning to sleep, sleep, sleep for a day or so.