Let's get this over with already.

Since about the mid-point of my pregnancy, I've gotten a lot of cramps in my calves and feet, often in the middle of the night. Usually my leg will start to cramp up, the discomfort wakes me up, and I point and flex my foot until the cramp goes away. No big deal, really.

But last night was a different story. I woke up at 5:00am with a terrible, horrible charley horse that Would. Not. Go. Away. AT ALL. FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

I literally woke up shrieking in pain, which woke Andrew up. He tried to help me by suggesting I drink some water, then getting up and going to the bathroom. Very helpful. He did later help me massage my leg and foot, which had also cramped up. But it seemed like forever before the pain went away, even though it was probably about two minutes, tops.

This wouldn't seem like THAT big a deal normally. After all, what's a little leg cramp now and then? But Emily just told me that labor contractions were sort of like bad charley horses, except in your belly instead of your legs. So last night as my leg is freaking out, that's all I could think about. This terrible, horrible, awful pain is sort of like labor, except it will last for HOURS AND HOURS?? It all sounds so fun, I can hardly stand it.

Have I ever mentioned that I don't handle pain well?