Our appt went great and I am sitting at 5 cm. We were told to go eat lunch and then come back in 2 hours after walking to be admitted. We ate, we walked, we browsed, we shopped and we obviously aren't admitted yet. The floor had too many Mommy's waiting to deliver so they are calling us back at 5:00. To say we are disappointed is an understatement but we are reminded that all great things are worth a wait and that she cannot possibly stay in there forever so off we are to nap and relax until we get a phone call around 5:00. What a nice day it is outside with the sun shining and at least I am not at work!
Hoping for an admission later tonight but would be fine with my water breaking in like 10 minutes : )
Poor D, he is just restless! At least we both slept pretty well last night!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
40 Weeks...
WEEKS: 40 weeks!
BABY'S SIZE: 20 inches, 7.5 lbs, the baby is the size of a small pumpkin....small (ya right! : )
TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN: 37 lbs now which I blame on laziness!
SLEEP: Sleeping...who in our house is sleeping? Riley actually is but D and I are getting little to none especially now that I am done with work. I get up to go to the bathroom 5-6 times a night and every time D is already awake and waiting for me to say "go." It's great practice for when we actually have to be getting up every few hours but we would love a few really good nights of sleep but we are too far along to take a Tylenol PM so we are just going to have to trudge on!
MOVEMENT: She is still very active and seems to be happy as can be in there.
SYMPTOMS: No symptoms anymore. Feeling pretty great actually and am having natural energy highs due to the excitement.
WHAT I MISS: I am just going to enjoy this last week and I am not going to miss anything from my pre-pregnacy days because Lord knows we have no idea and cannot 'plan' a pregnancy so it might be awhile before we are preggo again.
CRAVINGS: Salty and sweet anything!
MATERNITY CLOTHES: So glad not to put on scrubs anymore and I am back to rocking lounge pants and D's shirts which are oh so comfy!
WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO: Hopefully not writing out a 41 week post! ; ) But she has been such a stinker that you just never know!
PROGRESS: I see the Dr again tomorrow at 11:40 and last week she wanted to keep me since I was technically in active labor at 4 cm and 90% effaced but after she called the L & D floor and discovered they were full she let me go so I am wondering if tomorrow's appt will actually be an admission. D will come with me and Riley will have to go with Nana for at least the morning but I am pretty set on not wanting to be induced and just letting it all happen naturally so I am anxious to see where we are sitting. She said if I am at a 5-6 cm there will be no discussion and I will be admitted and we will have our girl soon that probably means another restless night for this excited Mama and Daddy!
Friday, February 4, 2011
I'll take 'Anticipation' for $500 please Alex
Anticipate literally means to expect; look forward to; be sure of. All things our household is doing currently, obsessively, to no end.
We expect to be holding a newborn before the weekend comes to a close.
We look forward to naming her, holding her, introducing her to her brother and family and so much more.
We can be sure of the fact that she cannot stay in there forever and that no matter what we will soon be holding her.
To say this has been a long week is a total understatement. It has gone by surprisingly fast and at the same time excrutiatingly slow.
Every night I try to shut my mind off and just sleep but to my dismay cannot. It's impossible. I imagine our little girl and what she will look like. I envision driving to the hospital and remind myself over and over again to soak up all the little details like the drive, the admitting process, getting hooked up to the monitors and so forth so that I never forget them. I love the details, the mundane, the pre-cursors to baby having. It's all those details that make for an incredible experience to look back upon and without them you cannot get from point A to point B.
My legs are restless with anticipation as soon as I hit the sheets. They are armed and ready to jump up and get dressed at a minute's notice. Every little movement she makes causes me to question, contraction? adjustment needed? time to pee? water breaking? It's ridiculous. I am being the worlds most impatient person right now.
Unfortunately all we can do is wait. So I will return home at the end of the day-my last day of work for the next 12 weeks-and wait. I will wait and love on my son and husband, go through her drawers and stare at the cute clothes some more, rock in the comfy brown chair and read some more, fold the blankets in her crib once more (since Riley likes to snuggle in there after we put his pj's on), shave my legs once more, get one more pedicure and dream some more of how life will be once she is here.
Dreaming is fun but we are ready to touch her, hold her, kiss her, love her.
Sweet girl don't make us wait in suspense much longer.
To waiting and wondering with every kick/movement she makes...
We expect to be holding a newborn before the weekend comes to a close.
We look forward to naming her, holding her, introducing her to her brother and family and so much more.
We can be sure of the fact that she cannot stay in there forever and that no matter what we will soon be holding her.
To say this has been a long week is a total understatement. It has gone by surprisingly fast and at the same time excrutiatingly slow.
Every night I try to shut my mind off and just sleep but to my dismay cannot. It's impossible. I imagine our little girl and what she will look like. I envision driving to the hospital and remind myself over and over again to soak up all the little details like the drive, the admitting process, getting hooked up to the monitors and so forth so that I never forget them. I love the details, the mundane, the pre-cursors to baby having. It's all those details that make for an incredible experience to look back upon and without them you cannot get from point A to point B.
My legs are restless with anticipation as soon as I hit the sheets. They are armed and ready to jump up and get dressed at a minute's notice. Every little movement she makes causes me to question, contraction? adjustment needed? time to pee? water breaking? It's ridiculous. I am being the worlds most impatient person right now.
Unfortunately all we can do is wait. So I will return home at the end of the day-my last day of work for the next 12 weeks-and wait. I will wait and love on my son and husband, go through her drawers and stare at the cute clothes some more, rock in the comfy brown chair and read some more, fold the blankets in her crib once more (since Riley likes to snuggle in there after we put his pj's on), shave my legs once more, get one more pedicure and dream some more of how life will be once she is here.
Dreaming is fun but we are ready to touch her, hold her, kiss her, love her.
Sweet girl don't make us wait in suspense much longer.
To waiting and wondering with every kick/movement she makes...
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Packed and Ready....
that is if you are Riley! Daddy pulled out a small suitcase for me so I could get packed up and start putting my things in it after I get ready in the morning but while I was doing the dishes Riley decided to fill it up with the uber important items that any 2 year old one need for a 2 day stay in the hospital. Sweet thing even put his lovie in there for me and refused to sleep with it last night. When we tried to take it out he yelled out in protest "For you Mommy!" Thanks little man now Mommy won't be bored
; )!
; )!
Giant firetruck: Check
Fishing pole X 2: Check
Video game: Check
Woody: Check
Light saver: Check
Yellow kickball: Check
Bouncy ball: Check
When he got all done packing it up he looked at us and said "hard work mommy/daddy!"
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