Slip and Slide

Yesterday I fell.

32 weeks, 6 days pregnant and I slipped in the bathtub.

To be clear, we have a bathmat to ensure we don't fall but on this occasion, when I stepped on the mat it slipped out from under me and I took a tumble.

And I couldn't stop crying.

My poor hubby came running in and from the way I was positioned thought I had broken my foot. He kept asking me if I was okay but I couldn't answer him.

Because I couldn't stop crying.

To be honest, I felt some pain in my tailbone but that wasn't why the tears were flowing. I was crying because I was scared. More scared than I've possibly ever been.

My foot could have been broken but I probably wouldn't have even noticed because all I could think about was belly baby and whether he was okay.

My hubby, being the fantastic man that he is, took immediate control of the situation. We removed me, awkwardly, from the tub and into the bed. He contacted both our places of employment to let them know we wouldn't be available for the rest of the day, and also contacted the midwife.

She assured us that if there was no blood, and if I could feel the baby moving, that everything would be okay. But of course, because of the fear and stress I'd just experienced, belly baby was not moving putting us into more of a panic.

So, as per the midwife's suggestion, I lied down, got control of the tears, drank some water and took deep breaths.

And I felt a kick!

I have never been so relieved to be kicked in the belly! And belly baby continued to have a party in there for the rest of the day while I nursed a very sore butt (thankfully, my tailbone was fine but I've got some great bruises on my butt that make for a day of sitting at my work desk quite uncomfortable!).

As soon as I was able, I put the word out through social media to my facebook and twitter friends who immediately sent prayers and light in our direction and to them, I want to say thank you! It meant the world to me!

I'm so grateful that it turned out to be such a "minor" event-I hope that the rest of this pregnancy remains even less eventful !