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Back to the blog!

I have been banned from using the computer for close to two weeks thanks to a nasty little muscle spasm that left me on bed rest for an entire week. Sucks for me!

So far, that has probably been the absolute worst thing I could have experienced. The intense pain of a lower back spasm AND sciatic nerve with no drugs and limited time on the electric heating pad, was HELL! I am talking, crying, whimpering pain all because I don't stretch enough when I am on the computer at work, and I lifted a few too many "light" boxes the week before. Bruta! I sure learned my lesson: respect the body- even if you are not pregnant. We all have our limits and while my immune system is consistently gloriously DIESEL, my old bones are not... my muscles miss Ms. Checkhan's yoga classes and the golden days at Integral Yoga.

Me estoy poniendo vieja. Word.

Thanks to accupuncture and a very diligent and patient husband, I can now bend at the waist and stand (it was that serious). Thank you, boo. Bed rest was good to me, too.

Throughout it all, the scariest part was my mommma-to-be nerves freaking out over whether or not the baby was okay. Though my OB and the 24-hour nurse on call at my insurance plan assured me that he was fine, I just knew that the excruciating pain I was in had to be affecting him. I was just convinced that my accidental nap on the heating pad made him too hot and that the adrenalin running through my aching body was somehow disturbing his peace.

Fortunately for my frayed nerves, my monthly visit to the doctor's office confirmed that my little man was just fine. His heart was pumping at an approximate 140 beats per minute.

Music to my ears.