Swollen buttcheek

Uuugghhhhh!!!! It's 4 am and my entire right buttcheek is swollen, hard, fevered, red and starting to bruise from my progesterone oil shot and it's so sore.  I also have heartburn something fierce.

Pregnancy doesn't last forever. Pregnancy doesn't last forever. Pregnancy doesn't last forever...!

This has been my chant for much of this pregnancy.  It has gotten me this far.  My back is also beginning to ache, especially when I try to sleep.  And Malcolm is a squirmy little turd and never stops moving!!! I don't think Mason was quite this active.  Even Dr. Miser commented on it when she was trying to chase him down to get a good read on his heartbeat.  It's crazy  

I'm so glad we have not had to deal with preterm labor issues thus far.  I cannot imagine adding that amount of stress to the mix.  We didn't check my cervix yesterday but that's because I had a check while in labor and delivery and the nurse said it was tightly closed, high and no pressure on it! That's another thing I don't remember hurting so much is cervix checks. They hurt soooo bad this time.  I dread having them done.  I don't feel like I'm as near a trooper this time around as I was with Mason! I feel like I used up all my reserves for Masons pregnancy and I just have nothing left for this one.

In any case, our next appointment is scheduled out 3 weeks.  Miser is going on vacation (I'm sure the woman could use one. She is working 24/7 it seems like.) She asked me if I feel comfortable with that, and I said yes.  I keep pretty chill so I don't anticipate an issue, though now that the nausea has let up quite a bit (pray it stays that way), I'm trying to keep myself from overdoing it...which I have a tendency to do.  But if I get worried about anything while she's gone, I can always go to labor and delivery.

I've been looking at new born photos on FB and Pinterest lately as a reminder of that moment you get to see that little human ball of perfection.  The reason for all the chaos.  And, instantly, the chaos fades into a distant memory as you look at this perfect little being that you shared your body with the last 9 months.  That moment is what is holding me together because that is the moment you absolutely know 100% that it was ALL SO WORTH IT!!!!

Well I suppose I should try to sleep a bit more. I'm not sure if that's a possibility but I'm going to try. Good night, blog friends!