It all started on Tuesday night actually with Cole having GINORMOUS swollen glands under his ears. They were at least as big as golf balls and they were hard. So I made an appointment for him first thing Wednesday morning. We had to see a different doctor in the practice because his doctor was out of the office. Regardless, he had strep, but he was acting like he felt okay. We were sent home with a 20 day round of antibiotics. So thereafter Cole started running fever and feeling HORRIBLE. His horrible feeling didn't end until Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile, I had a doctor's appointment that afternoon. Justin had to come home and stay with Cole so I could go. I was dilated about the same as the week before (if I remember correctly). Thursday morning I woke up and was having PAINS and contractions. The contractions weren't too horrible, but the pains were. Then my temperature started going up to 100, which apparently isn't fever, but surely makes me feel like crap. I felt like crap all day. I called the doctor around 10 and told them what was going on, so they told me to come back to the doctor. So the doctor said I was almost dilated to a 3 and was defnitely having contractions and was most likely in early labor. Go home and try to rest and just see how it goes.
I went home and the pain just got worse and worse and I ended up having contractions 3 minutes apart. I lasted all day...but that night I decided to go ahead and go to the hospital. Justin's mom came to stay with Cole for us. I was so worried about Cole because he was so so sick. By this point he had started running a 103 fever. So needless to say I was not very happy about leaving him. Around 9 pm Thursday night we headed to the hospital to triage. The horrible painful contractions, of course, stopped. I was having contractions 3 minutes apart still, but they just weren't strong enough, so they sent me home. Justin and I got home around 130 I think. At that point I just wanted sleep.
By this point in the week, Cole was waking up every couple of hours. You could go cover him up and pat him and he'd go back to sleep, but no one was getting any good sleep in our house. At one point Cole woke up choking on phlegm. Talk about scary. He would wake up at 5 am wanting milk. Then you could lay him on the couch and he'd go back to sleep. But every time he slept he would wake up soaking wet from his fever. He wasn't taking long naps either. Wasn't eating or drinking much. That little boy was just a very sick kid for days.
By Saturday, I was still having contractions, but they weren't consistnet or painful, but just painful enough to be irritating and exhausting. And I was still running a 100 degree temp off and on. Saturday afternoon, Cole had a couple of hours where was feeling better. Then that night he went downhill again. So when he woke up Sunday morning and was feeling good, we were just ecstatic. I was also contraction free, fever free, and felt good. So we were PUMPED! Kim went back home since it was obvious I wasn't having a baby, and the three of us headed to Cabela's, just to get out of the house. It was great.
So here it is Tuesday and I have had very few contractions, if any. I go to the doctor tomorrow to get checked again. If the baby doesn't show up before then, I will be induced on Friday at 5 am. FIVE AM! Early!!! The past few days have been super stressful and I'm so glad Cole is feeling better. Cass will get here when he gets here, but having Cole feeling better makes it easier.
OH! And Sunday night we decided to cut Cole's hair. After all the sweating he's done we decided it was time to cut all that hair off. I didn't take a "directly" before picture, but I have one from his birthday a few days ago. Speaking of birthdays, I keep forgetting that my birthday is Friday...the same day I'm being induced!!!
He was a little out of it, and definitely not happy about us shaving his head, hence the weird look on his face. But, he looks so grown up!! We are so glad we did it.
So the next time I write will either be after Cass is born, or...well probably after Cass is born. Yikes!!
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