friday night adventures!

ok, so i had made plans to go to dinner w/ my friend wendy tonight. . . well, i got WAY more than i bargained for. . . CRAZY, CRAZY night, wow. . .

ok, so when i got to the restaurant, it wasn't just wendy waiting for me. . . apparently she'd used the girl's night out as the cover to throw me a surprise baby shower! :) it was a bunch of people from the ward, plus a few from the other ward that meets in our building. she'd called my friends from the base and the breastfeeding group, but none of them could make it, unfortunately. anyways, the food there was AMAZING (jim'n nick's bbq - i'm SO going back!), and they got me some good stuff for the baby too. oh, and they got a cake that i could actually eat - they made sure to get the whipped cream frosting instead of the super-sugary kind, so i had a piece and it didn't jack my blood sugar numbers, so that's REALLY good! :)

so after we were done w/ that, wendy and i decided to go ahead w/ the original plan and see a movie. we decided to see push. we got there right when the previews ended, so our timing was perfect. well, i wasn't feeling well, but i figured i'd just eaten too much. normally when i go out to eat, i eat about 3 bites then get full (well, except at ihop). . . well, not tonight, i ate EVERYTHING on my plate. it was just too good and i was too hungry! :) so yeah, i figured i'd just eaten too much, so i sat back and tried to relax so i could enjoy the movie. well, about 15 minutes into the movie, i started having contractions. super painful ones in my back like i did when i was really in labor w/ trevor. they were short, but they were coming fast, so that freaked me out. i waited to see if they'd go away, but they didn't, so i told wendy we had to go to the hospital. we were at least able to get vouchers for a free movie since we'd already paid and seen so little of this one.

anyways, sure enough, i was having contractions, but they were only lasting about 20-30 seconds. they gave me a big thing of water and said i had to drink at least half or i'd have to have an iv. they also got a urine sample, but it was totally clear, as clear as water. i heard the nurse tell the doc that it was "beautiful". . . :) i thought that was funny, though i didn't really react at the time b/c i was in pain. they told me that b/c my contractions weren't lasting very long, they weren't really concerned, but the doc checked to see if i was dilating and i wasn't (thankfully). they checked my urine sample and came back and said i was dehydrated. WHAT?!?!?!?! how can that be when it's as clear as water? whatever. so they told me to keep drinking my water. ugh, i was still so full from dinner, i felt like i was gonna puke water up if i drank any more, but i managed to get down the minimum they wanted. about 20 minutes later they came back and said i have a uti. lovely. so apparently that's what was causing my contractions. i'm wondering if it would make it look like i was dehydrated when i wasn't. . . seriously all i do anymore is drink water, so i just can't see how i could REALLY be dehydrated. anyways, at that point i asked if i could be done w/ the water there and go home; they said yes, but to drink more once i got there. they gave me a prescription for an antibiotic, so i'll go get that filled in the morning. . .

so yeah, it was an adventurous evening. started off w/ a surprise baby shower, went to the movies, and ended up in the hospital. i complained to wendy about it too, i kept telling her "i didn't want to do this this time around! i said the only time i'd go to the hospital was when i was actually in labor!" she assured me it was ok and she didn't mind, but i felt so dumb. like i'm repeating history. of course, there really WAS a reason i was having contractions (the uti) and i probably wouldn't have noticed b/c i'm not having any other symptoms. and since the ob office here is dumb and doesn't do a urine sample at every visit like most ob's do, it's not like they'd catch it at a regular appointment. still though, i'm really hoping this was a one time deal.

i'd called my baby-sitter to let her know what was going on and told her that i had no idea what time i'd be getting back, so if she wanted to call her mom, that was fine. when i got home she was here, but she didn't seem to mind having been called in. :)

i'm just glad everything is ok and i know what's going on now. i'll get my drugs in the morning and be on the way to normal once again! :)