Backing up a little bit, to about week 24 of the pregnancy, there was a lot of things going on outside of putting together a nursery. It was summer and though Annie was enjoying summer vacation, I was working at the financial aid office at UVSC and interning with the Provo Daily Herald newspaper for school. Needless to say I was not spending a lot of time at home during the day.
Then, as we were relaxing and enjoying our Saturday morning one weekend, Annie began to have contractions. This was definitely not a good feeling. It didn't take long before we were at the hospital in labor and delivery having Annie and Sophie monitored to make sure mom and baby were doing alright.
After three hours of monitoring, testing and probing, the results were that they weren't sure what exactly caused the contractions, but it may have been due to dehydration. We were advised to keep a close eye on future contractions and to immediately come back in if they were persistent.
It was only two weeks later that we were on our way back to the hospital with more contracting and stomach pains. This time the probing wasn't quite as extensive, and we got a verdict on the cause - Annie had a urinary tract infection. Apparently they're easy to get when pregnant and that mixed with minor dehydration was what was causing all of the pain and contracting.
The contractions, though they mellowed out quite a bit, never really went away and Annie ended up on antibiotics for an infection three times over the six weeks that followed. Luckily they didn't have any serious adverse effects on Annie or Sophie, as far as could be determined pre-delivery.
Luckily for us family were there for us during a time of uncertainty and fear. Everyone was concerned about Annie's fluid intake and she received a priesthood blessing that was a definite comforting factor for both Annie and I.
Eventually the contractions turned from being a scary thing into a welcomed activity as Annie finally reached week 34. By this time her doctor said we switch gears and start hoping for contractions instead of wishing them away. It wasn't easy to switch gears at first, but definitely during weeks 37 and 38 any contracting that Annie's belly does is more than welcomed. In fact we've probably been more watchful of contractions now than we have over he past two months of having them.
Throughout this rollercoaster that has been Annie's pregnancy, Sophia has been an extremely active baby. I can't count the times I've seen her rolling around in Annie's growing belly or heard Annie squeal as the baby kicks her in a tender spot. Feeling that living developing person inside of Annie has made all of the worry and other emotions that come and go seem minimal and insignificant to the fact that we are going to have another member in our family in no time at all.
Well, I think that's a pretty concise, yet thorough review of the last nine months leading up to now, mere days before the arrival of Sophia Lou Hunt. This is where everything is going to become interesting and everything Annie and I do, our entire lives, every move we make will be centered around our new little sweetheart.
Everything that happens in our lives for at least the next few years will literally hinge on the moment Sophie comes into our lives. Everything the Chad and Annie Hunt family will become will be because of Sophie.
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