35 Weeks

Happy New Year! 2010 is going to be an exciting year, that's for sure! New Year's week was fun. Nick was off the whole week and the Colvins came to visit for a few days. We got to spend alot of time with them just visiting since I'm not supposed to be out and about. Since Sophie was coming to stay for a few days, Nick decided to go ahead and baby proof the house with cabinet/drawer locks, door knob protectors, and outlet plugs.

My Dr. has been telling me for a while now that if I have more than 4 contractions in an hour that I need to call, even though they appear to still be Braxton Hicks so far. Wouldn't you know that happened while Annie and I were here at home on New Year's Eve?! I called and the Dr. on call told me not to call back until they are 3-4 minutes apart. We had a little scare for a minute because we didn't know if I was going into labor! We calmed down after talking to the Dr., although I was a bit discouraged that he told me something different than my Dr.

The next night, the same thing happened again. I have been having contractions at all times of the day and night, but they really picked up around the same time as the night before. I had one 4 minutes from the previous one, so I called. I spoke to a different Dr. this time and she had yet another story. She said not to call or even begin to time the contractions until they hurt. After that, I don't need to call until they are the same amount of minutes apart and last for at least 1 minute. Oy. The adrenalin was really pumping because prior to calling we didn't know if I'd be going to the hospital or what.

I have another appointment today so we'll see what my Dr. says about all this and if I'm continuing to progress. My body feels really differently in many different ways, so maybe I am progressing or even dilating some. We'll see.

Nick put together the Pack N Play, bouncer and monitor yesterday, so I guess all of the nursery things are really ready now! We are ready for our baby to be here and to stop playing the guessing game!!