We had another Dr's appointment today and things are still good. I am 50% effaced now and it looks like I am starting to head toward dilation, although I'm not dilated yet. She also said that his head is even further down. So...we are continuing to progress but aren't in full labor yet. I am continuing to have alot of Braxton Hicks contractions - although the nurse said that they could be actual contractions even though they don't hurt yet. So who knows?! All I know in that regard is that if there are 4+ in an hour I'm supposed to call.
I also asked her about the fact that he is having the hiccups alot more lately than usual. She was really pleased with that and said that is very good becuase that means that he's developing and that he's using muscles and his central nervous system. That was great to hear!!
I'm still feeling pretty good, but get tired easily and take a nap nearly every day. I've already had a few visitors and the Colvin Family is coming tomorrow for a few days. It's exciting to have visitors to keep me company. It will be nice to be able to visit for a few days since we don't see each other as often as we'd all like to.
Nick took me to the bookstore and bought me a glider with an ottoman for the nursery. In my time alone I plan to sit in my glider and read alot! Nick's mom also let me go through her books and borrow a stack so I shouldn't run out anytime soon. I'm trying not to get bored and to think of things to do and get alot of reading in.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas!
We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas...our last without a baby in the house! It's strange but exciting to think of it that way. We got to visit with several family members and ate lots of wonderful food.
Last night at Christmas Eve church, the pastor announced we'd be doing something a little different. She divided us all into 5 groups and each group had a clue for a mini scavenger hunt. We had to go find our group's bag and inside the bag were the costumes for our portion of the impromptu Christmas pageant we were going to put on. Our group was purposely given the part of Mary and Joseph, for obvious reasons, and guess who played the parts? Being up in front of people isn't our cup of tea, but how could we say no to something like this, especially when the Pastor picked us to play the parts!? It was definitely something different and a Christmas Eve service that we will never forget. They got me a chair since I'm not supposed to be overdoing it, which was very nice. We went up to the front while the Pastor read the corresponding scripture, then followed the sheperds, angels, wise men and angels. It was definitely something special to be up at the front, surrounded by all those people, listening to the scripture about the Baby Jesus being born, all the while due to give birth to our own special baby any day. It was a great thing to have experienced together.
My brother Terrell will be taking his leave sometime after the holidays and we are excited to see him when he's able to come down and visit. Maybe he will get his leave after the baby is born, or even better, will be here when he's born and get to come to the hospital. That would be really awesome. We'll just see what happens, I guess!
I am enjoying having the luxury of getting to rest during this uncomfortable time, but am definitely having bouts of boredom. Nick is taking me to the bookstore tomorrow so I can stock up on reading material. There is only so much watching tv and surfing the internet that I can do without being bored. I love to read but haven't had alot of time for it in the past few years...now is the time to catch up!
We are very blessed this year and hope that the coming year is wonderful.
Last night at Christmas Eve church, the pastor announced we'd be doing something a little different. She divided us all into 5 groups and each group had a clue for a mini scavenger hunt. We had to go find our group's bag and inside the bag were the costumes for our portion of the impromptu Christmas pageant we were going to put on. Our group was purposely given the part of Mary and Joseph, for obvious reasons, and guess who played the parts? Being up in front of people isn't our cup of tea, but how could we say no to something like this, especially when the Pastor picked us to play the parts!? It was definitely something different and a Christmas Eve service that we will never forget. They got me a chair since I'm not supposed to be overdoing it, which was very nice. We went up to the front while the Pastor read the corresponding scripture, then followed the sheperds, angels, wise men and angels. It was definitely something special to be up at the front, surrounded by all those people, listening to the scripture about the Baby Jesus being born, all the while due to give birth to our own special baby any day. It was a great thing to have experienced together.
My brother Terrell will be taking his leave sometime after the holidays and we are excited to see him when he's able to come down and visit. Maybe he will get his leave after the baby is born, or even better, will be here when he's born and get to come to the hospital. That would be really awesome. We'll just see what happens, I guess!
I am enjoying having the luxury of getting to rest during this uncomfortable time, but am definitely having bouts of boredom. Nick is taking me to the bookstore tomorrow so I can stock up on reading material. There is only so much watching tv and surfing the internet that I can do without being bored. I love to read but haven't had alot of time for it in the past few years...now is the time to catch up!
We are very blessed this year and hope that the coming year is wonderful.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Bedrest!
We had another appointment yesterday and after checking things out, the Dr. determined that I am continuing to progress toward dilation [although not dilated yet] and that I should stop working, stay at home and take it easy. I can do light things around the house, like help with dinner, make myself some lunch, and light dish washing, but I'm not supposed to overdo it. I don't actually have to be in bed all day, thank goodness, but should be in the recliner, on the couch or in bed alot of the time. It's going to be hard to just take it easy and not get up and do things around the house! Luckily this came at a time where Christmas Eve and Christmas are just a day away, so at least I'll have something to break it up a little. At least I'll get to see some people over the next few days for the holidays...that will be nice!
She still kept her original prediction from last week of delivering at around 35-36 weeks. I'll be 34 weeks on Christmas Day, so that's not too far away! I have another appointment next Monday and we'll see how much further I've progressed. It's so wild that we are having our baby so much sooner! Our bags are packed and all the baby stuff is bought, so we are just waiting now to see when he's going to make his big debut!
She still kept her original prediction from last week of delivering at around 35-36 weeks. I'll be 34 weeks on Christmas Day, so that's not too far away! I have another appointment next Monday and we'll see how much further I've progressed. It's so wild that we are having our baby so much sooner! Our bags are packed and all the baby stuff is bought, so we are just waiting now to see when he's going to make his big debut!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Busy Times
Alot has gone on in the last few weeks. Two weeks ago I got home from work to discover we'd been broken into. Thankfully they only took two items - the laptop and the Wii. They didn't destroy anything but the back door, which we are thankful. It really sucks that this happened so close to Christmas and with a baby on the way, but we realize it could have been much worse and are thankful that it wasn't. Since then we have regrouped, replaced the door, and gotten a security system. I had a very hard time being at home, feeling safe, and sleeping, but now that we have the security system, I feel much better. We felt violated and were not happy that we would have to pay for these things out of pocket unexpectedly [the deductible on the insurance was more than the cost of the repairs and stolen items] but again, it could have been much worse.
I had a regular visit today that turned into a 5+ hour visit by the time it was all over with. It was very exhausting - mentally and physically. Over the weekend I felt as if the baby had dropped and I was right. He's getting ready to make his appearance. I have been feeling differently and I told her all about it and she wanted to check things out to see exactly what's going on. She did an exam and then ordered an ultrasound to get some exact measurements. My cervix is thinning and getting ready for Waylon's birth, so she wanted to see exactly how thin it was. I had to wait a long time at the ultrasound office [which is thankfully right across the hall] because they had to squeeze me in. Nick was unable to come to this visit this time because of work obligations, but as soon as I called to tell him that this was going on, he came right over. We didn't get in until about 12:10. I had hoped that we'd get to see a picture of Waylon, but we only got to see the top of his head in this one since they only had orders to measure the cervix and not the whole shebang. I was hoping we'd get to sneak a peek! After all of that, we were told to go eat some lunch [thank God!] and come back in an hour. We did that and the Dr. read the results to us. Thankfully I didn't need to be admitted to the hospital. I did have to get a steriod shot [and another one tomorrow morning] to hurry up the process of strengthening and developing his little lungs because it looks like he is going to get her early. She said based on everything she's seen going on in my body she anticipates that I'll deliver at about 35-36 weeks...which is in another 2-3 weeks from now. This is not set in stone...we'll have to see what happens with my body and how things progress. Could be sooner, could be later. We'll just have to wait it out.
We were initially worried that would be too early and he may have problems, but she assured us that since I had already made it past the 32 week mark and I was getting the steriod injections that we were in the clear. Depending on when he's born he may have to stay in the hospital a few days longer, but nothing major. We are just praying that he's healthy no matter when he's born. I've packed a bag for him and we need to get our own bags together as well. I'm so glad that his nursery and supplies are all ready for him to come home and I don't have to worry about any of that. We just need to get ourselves ready...mentally and physically! At least Christmas is next week, which will provide a good time to see family and visit before the baby's born.
I had a regular visit today that turned into a 5+ hour visit by the time it was all over with. It was very exhausting - mentally and physically. Over the weekend I felt as if the baby had dropped and I was right. He's getting ready to make his appearance. I have been feeling differently and I told her all about it and she wanted to check things out to see exactly what's going on. She did an exam and then ordered an ultrasound to get some exact measurements. My cervix is thinning and getting ready for Waylon's birth, so she wanted to see exactly how thin it was. I had to wait a long time at the ultrasound office [which is thankfully right across the hall] because they had to squeeze me in. Nick was unable to come to this visit this time because of work obligations, but as soon as I called to tell him that this was going on, he came right over. We didn't get in until about 12:10. I had hoped that we'd get to see a picture of Waylon, but we only got to see the top of his head in this one since they only had orders to measure the cervix and not the whole shebang. I was hoping we'd get to sneak a peek! After all of that, we were told to go eat some lunch [thank God!] and come back in an hour. We did that and the Dr. read the results to us. Thankfully I didn't need to be admitted to the hospital. I did have to get a steriod shot [and another one tomorrow morning] to hurry up the process of strengthening and developing his little lungs because it looks like he is going to get her early. She said based on everything she's seen going on in my body she anticipates that I'll deliver at about 35-36 weeks...which is in another 2-3 weeks from now. This is not set in stone...we'll have to see what happens with my body and how things progress. Could be sooner, could be later. We'll just have to wait it out.
We were initially worried that would be too early and he may have problems, but she assured us that since I had already made it past the 32 week mark and I was getting the steriod injections that we were in the clear. Depending on when he's born he may have to stay in the hospital a few days longer, but nothing major. We are just praying that he's healthy no matter when he's born. I've packed a bag for him and we need to get our own bags together as well. I'm so glad that his nursery and supplies are all ready for him to come home and I don't have to worry about any of that. We just need to get ourselves ready...mentally and physically! At least Christmas is next week, which will provide a good time to see family and visit before the baby's born.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Getting Ready for Baby
Today we went and got the remaining items we needed to bring Waylon home, like a car seat, stroller, bottles and accessories, and some other items. Now we're all ready for him to come home to his cozy little room! Nick put together the stroller and car seat and we attempted to put it in the car. We're not totally sure we did it right, so we need to get that checked out. It was not easy manuevering around Corpus with all of the Christmas shoppers everywhere. It was crowded everywhere we went! We only went to 3 stores, but it felt like it took forever. We ended up getting what we needed and getting back in one piece and spent some time afterward putting things away and putting things together. There are less than 2 weeks until Christmas and only a few more weeks after that until Waylon gets here! At my appointment next week I'll preregister at the hospital and be one step closer to the big day!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Getting Closer, A New Baby in the Group, and Apalling People
I'm a little over 31 weeks now and it's really getting to be crunch time! I'm going to the Dr. every 2 weeks now, instead of every 4 weeks. Things are going well - no gestational diabetes, anemia or high blood pressure. I still feel LOTS of movement, which I love. It's getting harder and harder to move around now these days. As much as I hated to make this decision, we are not doing a Christmas Tree this year. It's just too much work this year, and when it's time to take it all down it will be nearly time to have a baby. I just don't want to deal with all of that this year. I did a little bit of decorating and Nick put the lights on the house and that's all we're going to do.
Yesterday, another baby was born in our mutual group of friends. Ron and Kristin welcomed James Michael into the world and he's a real cutie! Now the only baby left to be born in the recent baby boom of our friends is Waylon. It's going to be great to see all of these little kiddos grow up together and play later on when they are older.
It's really strange because some people tell me how 'little' my tummy is and others are shocked by how big it is, say I look like I'm 'about to pop,' and ask if I'm giving birth soon. I don't get that. Maybe the ones saying it's little are just being nice! It will never cease to amaze me what people will say to a pregnant woman about her body...especially strangers! Being pregnant can make you feel self conscious about yourself, and it seems like that's the time that many people choose to point out every little thing about your body and comment on it as if you have no feelings. Sometimes it feels as if being pregnant is an open door for people to say whatever they want to pregnant people! It's really strange. I've had alot of people say very nice things to me and then I've had other people say things that frankly apall me and I can't believe they think that it's Ok to say! Early in my pregnancy I was shocked at how many people would respond to the news that I was pregnant with a story about someone they knew who had a miscarriage. Really?! Do you think any pregnant person wants to hear that? The answer is NO. No they do not. Oh well. I just have to learn to let those things roll off my back...right!? I guess the other option is to just punch them in the face and blame it on hormones. :)
Yesterday, another baby was born in our mutual group of friends. Ron and Kristin welcomed James Michael into the world and he's a real cutie! Now the only baby left to be born in the recent baby boom of our friends is Waylon. It's going to be great to see all of these little kiddos grow up together and play later on when they are older.
It's really strange because some people tell me how 'little' my tummy is and others are shocked by how big it is, say I look like I'm 'about to pop,' and ask if I'm giving birth soon. I don't get that. Maybe the ones saying it's little are just being nice! It will never cease to amaze me what people will say to a pregnant woman about her body...especially strangers! Being pregnant can make you feel self conscious about yourself, and it seems like that's the time that many people choose to point out every little thing about your body and comment on it as if you have no feelings. Sometimes it feels as if being pregnant is an open door for people to say whatever they want to pregnant people! It's really strange. I've had alot of people say very nice things to me and then I've had other people say things that frankly apall me and I can't believe they think that it's Ok to say! Early in my pregnancy I was shocked at how many people would respond to the news that I was pregnant with a story about someone they knew who had a miscarriage. Really?! Do you think any pregnant person wants to hear that? The answer is NO. No they do not. Oh well. I just have to learn to let those things roll off my back...right!? I guess the other option is to just punch them in the face and blame it on hormones. :)
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