Just a little update to assure you that I am still here and still pregnant.... The good thing is, when we do have the baby, the hospital has wi-fi (which I'm sure most do now), so I can update you just as soon as I feel up to it... I'm not expecting it to happen before Dec. 23rd, so you may be reading about it on Christmas! :-)
Hope you are all staying warm. Here in Iowa, we're getting plenty of snow and I am not to excited about it right now....
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Nada, nothing, zilch!
That's what my cervix did in the last week anyway...
I didn't move at all, she said.... Well you're not much further than you were last week. BUMMER! So with 1 day left on that little calendar on the side bar of my blog, I'm starting to feel anxious and crappy about the whole thing!
I know he'll come when he's ready, unless of course that isn't before the 23rd, because that's they day they have set to induce me. I was hoping to be induced earlier, but I suppose it's best to give my body time to try to do it on its own.
So, we'll see what this next week brings, hopefully LOTS and LOTS of dilation and contractions! Who knows, everyone keeps telling me that now since we've set "the date" that my water will probably break the day/night before we have to go in. I would so much rather prefer that to happen, so I hope it does.
On a happier note, we did get tons of pictures from the ultrasound and everything looks great. I'll try to get some of them scanned and post them tomorrow with my 40 week photo! O and he's got a ton of hair!
Until next time... I'll be doing whatever I can to make this baby want to come into the world! If you can't find me, I'll probably be at the gym 24 hours a day for the next week trying to walk him out of me! :-)
Have a wonderful COLD Wednesday!!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Last weekend as a family of two?
Well, we just spent, what could be, our last weekend as just a husband and wife. The due date is Thursday and we have our 40 week appointment tomorrow to get a sweet little glimpse of our wonderful little boy on ultrasound for the last time!
So what did we do with our last weekend as just a married couple? Well, we ate out, we got movies, we snuggled on the couch for hours watching said movies, we went to Target, we made dinner, we made breakfast, we slept in and we just enjoyed each others company. It was perfect.
I realize we will still be able to do some of those things with a baby, but it won't be about us or what we want to do anymore, we'll have a little man to share it with!
Now, we really could have one more weekend with just the two of us, but I'm praying our little mister decides to come sometime this week! It would really be a great surprise. Otherwise, we'll find out tomorrow at our appointment when our scheduled induction will be... I'm guessing for Monday, Dec. 20th. Say a little prayer, if you can, that he'll decide to come on his own.... Oh, maybe tonight or tomorrow?!? :-)
Hope you had a wonderful weekend and I cannot wait to share his precious face with all of you!
So what did we do with our last weekend as just a married couple? Well, we ate out, we got movies, we snuggled on the couch for hours watching said movies, we went to Target, we made dinner, we made breakfast, we slept in and we just enjoyed each others company. It was perfect.
I realize we will still be able to do some of those things with a baby, but it won't be about us or what we want to do anymore, we'll have a little man to share it with!
Now, we really could have one more weekend with just the two of us, but I'm praying our little mister decides to come sometime this week! It would really be a great surprise. Otherwise, we'll find out tomorrow at our appointment when our scheduled induction will be... I'm guessing for Monday, Dec. 20th. Say a little prayer, if you can, that he'll decide to come on his own.... Oh, maybe tonight or tomorrow?!? :-)
Hope you had a wonderful weekend and I cannot wait to share his precious face with all of you!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
39 Week Appointment
Well, I had my 39 week appointment. Didn't go as planned.... (for me anyway! ha) Baby is starting to move down, I'm 1cm dialated and about 50% effaced. I was hoping to be further along, but no such luck.
I actually lost a pound at this last appointment, bringing me to +32 lbs. Crazy!
Doctor said we'll do an ultrasound at my next appointment to check on baby's size and fluid levels and all that jazz and then we'll schedule an induction for the next week (and pray that he comes on his own before then). She said that she's worried about letting me go to long because he may be too big to fit through my little frame.
She estimates him to be about 7.5lbs already and if she let me go another 2 weeks he could be as big as 8.5-9lbs..... I know people deliver babies that big, as my own mother did (I was 9.2) but I am actually a bit smaller than she was when she delivered me.
The doctor threw around the term c-section as a possibility if the baby was too big, she said she wouldn't want me to go through 20 hours of labor, three hours of pushing and then still end up with a c-section anyway.
I figured, I'm not the doctor and whatever is best for baby and me is what she will suggest doing.
So, we should find out more on Tuesday, but if you have time, say a little prayer that he comes on his own before then :-)
I actually lost a pound at this last appointment, bringing me to +32 lbs. Crazy!
Doctor said we'll do an ultrasound at my next appointment to check on baby's size and fluid levels and all that jazz and then we'll schedule an induction for the next week (and pray that he comes on his own before then). She said that she's worried about letting me go to long because he may be too big to fit through my little frame.
She estimates him to be about 7.5lbs already and if she let me go another 2 weeks he could be as big as 8.5-9lbs..... I know people deliver babies that big, as my own mother did (I was 9.2) but I am actually a bit smaller than she was when she delivered me.
The doctor threw around the term c-section as a possibility if the baby was too big, she said she wouldn't want me to go through 20 hours of labor, three hours of pushing and then still end up with a c-section anyway.
I figured, I'm not the doctor and whatever is best for baby and me is what she will suggest doing.
So, we should find out more on Tuesday, but if you have time, say a little prayer that he comes on his own before then :-)
Monday, December 6, 2010
All I want for Christmas is.........
A healthy baby boy born anytime between NOW and Dec. 22nd 2010!
That's all.... It's a short list, but it's all I want and need :-)
What do you want for Christmas???
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Lots and Lots of updates
Thank you all for the sweet comments about my Grandpa's passing. It was very sad, but I know he's in heaven probably fishing or dancing with my Grandma.
Last week was tough with the wake and funeral and then Thanksgiving. My family decided not to travel to our home for Thanksgiving this year, just given the circumstances, so it was just Jesse's parents and us. We had a delicious dinner and enjoyed the company. They made a nice short trip and it was wonderful to have Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday just the two of us.
I had my 37 week appointment last week and my 38 appointment this week. I will get pictures up today or tomorrow, I swear! Appointments went well, passed my Strep B test which is good. Everything is looking fine so far, I'm up 33lbs total and the doctor said that my cervix is softening, so whatever that means I suppose it's good! I'm not dialated at all, but I'm trying not to get down about it, because I suppose that can change in a few hours.
Plan is to see how things go next week at my appointment and if I haven't had him yet, we'll do an ultrasound on Dec. 15th and then plan for an induction the week after. So, sounds like anywhere between the 20th-23rd if he doesn't come on his own before then. I'm hoping he decides to make an appearance on his own, but we shall see.
Moving date is still set for Dec. 27th, so we have a lot going on in the next few weeks. Say a prayer for our house to sell very soon and for a healthy baby to be born very soon :-)
More updates to follow as I have time!
Last week was tough with the wake and funeral and then Thanksgiving. My family decided not to travel to our home for Thanksgiving this year, just given the circumstances, so it was just Jesse's parents and us. We had a delicious dinner and enjoyed the company. They made a nice short trip and it was wonderful to have Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday just the two of us.
I had my 37 week appointment last week and my 38 appointment this week. I will get pictures up today or tomorrow, I swear! Appointments went well, passed my Strep B test which is good. Everything is looking fine so far, I'm up 33lbs total and the doctor said that my cervix is softening, so whatever that means I suppose it's good! I'm not dialated at all, but I'm trying not to get down about it, because I suppose that can change in a few hours.
Plan is to see how things go next week at my appointment and if I haven't had him yet, we'll do an ultrasound on Dec. 15th and then plan for an induction the week after. So, sounds like anywhere between the 20th-23rd if he doesn't come on his own before then. I'm hoping he decides to make an appearance on his own, but we shall see.
Moving date is still set for Dec. 27th, so we have a lot going on in the next few weeks. Say a prayer for our house to sell very soon and for a healthy baby to be born very soon :-)
More updates to follow as I have time!
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