Rough Weekend

I have had a rough weekend and just thought it would make me feel better to blog about it. :-)

I really don't know what's going on for sure but I started to experience a mild backache Friday night when Josh and I were on a date...he surprised me and took me to dinner and a movie. We saw the movie, Courageous, which is made by the same people who did Fireproof, if any of you are familiar with that movie. Just a side note: It was a sold out theatre and was really quite the experience. We didn't even feel like we were in a movie, we felt more like we were in a very lively and animated church service. People were hollering and cheering and the whole experience was very moving. If you haven't seen the movie, we highly recommend you all see it. It has a great message about parenting and especially geared towards fathers and the important role they play in the family.

Ok...back to my rough weekend. I have had occasional low back pain in the last few weeks but it has been very tolerable and rest makes it feel better. But, this back pain that started Friday night has turned into a very debilitating pain and I have barely been able to function all weekend. Nothing makes it feel better...it hurts laying down, sitting, walking, etc. All weekend, I have not been able to stand up straight or even walk very well. The pain is very low and I am wondering if it is my sciatic nerve that is acting up due to the weight and pressure from the baby? I have heard of pregnant women complain of their sciatic but I still wish I knew for sure why I'm having this pain.

I have spent all weekend wondering/worrying about how in the world will I make it for the next 10 days in all this pain. And, in addition to the back pain, I am having pretty significant hand/feet swelling, which I know is completely normal at this late stage of pregnancy. It just still worries me that my blood pressure is becoming high, even though it has been completely normal at every doctor's appointment.

If anyone has any tips or advice for the pain, it would mean a lot to me to hear from you and any ways I can cope with this. And, to top it all off, I feel like I might be coming down with a head cold/upper respiratory bug as all day I have had a sore throat and just feeling generally yucky in that regard.

I am so sorry for being such a complainer in this post...I just needed to vent a bit and thanks for listening.

Let's hope tomorrow is a better day.