Eventful Weekend...

so, what was supposed to be a fun and exciting weekend was fun and exciting, but also provided a little additional entertainment that was not bargained for...

this weekend was my friend Tui's bachelorette party in Atlanta at my house. Husband decided to leave on a flight Friday afternoon for Germany since he was getting kicked out of the house, and therefore he missed out on the fun.

I woke up Saturday morning with some shooting pain in my side (this had started on Friday night, but I thought it was normal preggo pain) coupled with a lovely lump, so after a call to the doctor, I ended up in the ER which is pretty much where I spent my day (luckily my parents came along to keep me company). The doctors were nice, and I'm trying to make lemonade out of lemons by thinking that I no longer need to do a hospital tour, since after the ER I got to spend the afternoon in the Labor and Delivery area of the hospital, but 6 hours in the hospital is no fun.

It turns out that I have a uterine fibroid (aka mystery lump) that is apparently dying and was/is still causing a ton of pain and some really mild contractions (so mild that they are technically not even classified as contractions, they are called 'irritability'). apparently this is quite normal and 30% of women experience this. there's always not much that can be done about it - i can have surgery, but only after the baby is born, so i'll have to deal with it as long as it chooses to stay around. the baby seemed totally unfazed by all of the poking and prodding of the day and was happily kicking away at this growth inside of me. the doctor said she wanted me to take it easy and stay off of my feet for 72 hours. um, I'm hosting a bachelorette party lady!!! she finally seemed ok with me going out to dinner as long as i made the other girls do all the work and stayed off of my feet (well, she said she didn't want to see me at the same restaurant as her, so i assumed that it was ok to go as long as i didn't run into her!).

i got home at 4:30pm - 30 minutes before everyone showed up. the shower at the house was really fun and Tui seemed to have a great time! I ducked out on the party around midnight and have been relaxing today as much as possible. my plan is to stay home from work tomorrow to complete my 72 hours, but the pain is already going away and i haven't experienced the contractions today, so i'm not too worried about it.

husband will be out of town for the wknd of April 24 and i just can't wait to see what is in store for me then! stay tuned... :)