Well, the simple head cold of Friday mutated into a horrid chest cold sometime in the very early hours of Sunday morning. It was completely surprising because all day on Saturday, I thought I was getting better. I'd even enjoyed a lovely dinner party on Saturday night with Michael and his parents, hosted by some of our friends in honor of our upcoming family addition. So when I woke up around 1:30 A.M. with my throat on fire and with a lot of congestion and coughing, I was dismayed, to say the least. I made sure to get plenty of rest on Sunday, but I still ended up staying home on Monday. I didn't feel too bad by mid-morning that day, so I thought it would be no problem to return to work on Tuesday. Apparently it was too soon, because I felt pretty awful all day and my coughing became worse. I really paid for it that night because yet again, in the wee hours of Wednesday morning I was up coughing and hacking and fighting congestion. Thus, no work for me today.
Lucky for me, I'm up to weekly visits to the doctor now, so I had an OB check-up appointment today (there will be no picture today, because I pretty much look like death warmed over). I was advised on which combination of over-the-counter meds to take and now I should be able to get by for decent chunks of time without hacking up a lung or drowning in my own mucus! My little jar of Vick's Vapor Rub is fast becoming a close friend--we're almost on a first-name basis. The cold is likely viral, and my symptoms do not indicate that it is a sinus infection--just something that has to run its course.
As for the OB portion of my OB check-up, everything is fine. Blood pressure, etc. was all within normal parameters. There was a little swelling in my feet, but nothing to worry about. My uterus is measuring at the appropriate size, and the doctor believes that Elizabeth is positioned with her head down, and feet up just as she should be. The doctor assured me that if there's some question of her placement, they will check it with an ultrasound when I'm in the hospital. It sounds like a no-brainer, but for some reason I was really worried about that so it was good to have it confirmed.
I spent most of today resting. I took a nice nap and made sure to stay hydrated and fed. I am anticipating a good night's sleep, thanks to the help of my friend Vick and his associate, Ms. Robitussin (I think they're dating, but it would be a little rude to ask at this point in our friendship). I just need to get through the next two days of work, and then it will be a nice three-day weekend to finish up my recuperation.
On a fun note, the mobile we ordered for Elizabeth came in today. It is a Wimmer-Ferguson Infant Stim-Mobile. We decided to get one after reading the reviews and watching YouTube videos of babies enjoying them. It's an interesting little mobile, and we hope that Elizabeth will like it. Michael likes it because the little cards look like they belong in a psychological experimental task.
Twenty-six days to go!
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