D minus 9 days

Well, I had a rough weekend. I experienced a severe anxiety attack Sunday evening. My poor beloved husband who has to put up with my pregnancy hormones and pre-birth anxiety! Since last week I had tightness in my back, shoulder and trouble breathing. I’d break down in a heap of crying mush at the most inopportune moments. Why am I anxious? Well, those of you with multiple kids and no family in town know that when you know not the hour or the day of the arrival of your baby, you worry that everything will be taken care of with your other children. Although we have a good list of friends to call at hours of the day and night, I really don’t want to inconvenience someone at 2 in the morning. And of course I hope there are no complications. The midwife I spoke to yesterday morning confirmed that I just have anxiety and need to chill out. She’s right of course. The bathroom and house mess will get done when it gets done. A couple of good friends have already offered to watch the kids so I can get some extra rest–and I’ll take them up on it! And my prayer warriors have already stormed heaven and will be glad to know that all the tightness in my back and shoulder was gone by last night and I got a realitively good night’s sleep.

We also celebrated Muffin’s birthday yesterday. More on that in the next post.

Today we’ll also start our traditional novena to St. Gerard with 9 days left until our Due date (hence D minus 9).