It is now Thursday night. Brian is going down to Portland, OR for a meeting tomorrow with work. I have been having some pretty intense achiness today in my lower back and lower belly area. I hope I can wait until he gets up here tomorrow evening to have the baby!
I was in the hospital this morning and they checked me out (because I wasn't sure if my water had broken). I guess I've been having contractions... they just told me to go home and rest and come back tomorrow... so I'm going back tomorrow sometime.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
1/2 cm Dialated...
I had another appointment today with my OB. I guess I am now dialated a whole 1/2 cm. The doctor says that I have a short window of time that he thinks I could have a chance of having the baby w/o having to worry about a c-section (because she is getting pretty big). He said that by feeling my tummy right now, she feels like she is around 9 pounds right now. He doesn't think she is a 10-pounder yet, but he has scheduled for me to go into the hospital on Friday to be induced (if I have not already had her by then). I will probably go in sometime in the evening, which is good because Brian will be down in Portland, Oregon all day in a meeting and won't make it back up to Bellingham until Friday night sometime... so he can just come up to the hospital when he gets up here. My mom is also flying in on Saturday, which is when I'll probably end up having the baby. I hope everything works out okay... and I REAAAAAALLY hope I don't have to have a c-section!!!
Heidi and I have been sick this week and I had told her that if she is still sick when I have the baby, she won't be able to come in and see me. They'll have to take me whether I'm sick or not if I go into labor, but I don't think they want sick children visiting. She seems to have understood this when I explained it to her. This morning when I was getting her ready to go to my dr's appt with me, I told her that she was going to see the doctor with me today, so he could check on the baby... She said to me something like "But I can't go to the hospital if I'm still sick." I'm glad she understands and I hope she won't get too upset if she can't go see me... I told her today was just a dr's appt, though, so it was okay and that she could go with me. She did pretty well sitting in the chair waiting in the office. As her special treat for being good, she got to eat a special cookie with pink frosting and little hearts on top.
Heidi and I have been sick this week and I had told her that if she is still sick when I have the baby, she won't be able to come in and see me. They'll have to take me whether I'm sick or not if I go into labor, but I don't think they want sick children visiting. She seems to have understood this when I explained it to her. This morning when I was getting her ready to go to my dr's appt with me, I told her that she was going to see the doctor with me today, so he could check on the baby... She said to me something like "But I can't go to the hospital if I'm still sick." I'm glad she understands and I hope she won't get too upset if she can't go see me... I told her today was just a dr's appt, though, so it was okay and that she could go with me. She did pretty well sitting in the chair waiting in the office. As her special treat for being good, she got to eat a special cookie with pink frosting and little hearts on top.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Still no baby...
Well, I am officially past due now... and still no baby... and now, Heidi and I are sick, so I am hoping I can get over whatever I have before I have to go into labor. I don't want to be achey and have to blow my nose every 10 minutes or so while I'm pushing... and I REAALLY don't want to give whatever I have to a brand new baby! :( I have another appointment with my OB tomorrow, so we will see what he says.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
"That looks like orange juice, Mom!"
Well, today I had another appointment with my OB doctor. I was hoping this would be the last appointment... but I guess it is not...
When I walked into the office, I went right away to the bathroom to give a urine sample (as usual). Heidi was with me again (like last week), and just like last week... after I peed in the cup, she said in a really loud voice (that I'm sure everyone in the lobby could hear) she said "That looks like orange juice, Mom!"
Then, when I went into the appointment, I told her that if she was really good and sat really still in her chair while the doctor was checking on the baby in my tummy, she would get a special treat. She was great... didn't even try to get out of the chair and didn't even make a sound! So, She got a chocolate heart candy and a cookie when we got back to Grandma Sylvia's house (where we're staying).
The doctor checked to see if I was dialated today. He said that my cervix is softened, but not dialated... and he Really would like for me to have this baby This Weekend if possible... because she is going to be a Big baby, but he doesn't want to try to induce me yet because my cervix is not favorable. I guess it could be even harder to deliver a baby if I am not even dialated (even with the meds they give you to induce the birth)... so I'm going back next week. He Really wants me to try to have it at least by next week because he said she's probably going to be pretty big, and if she is 10 pounds, it might be more difficult to deliver. I REEEEAAAAALLY don't want to end up having to have a c-section!!!!! I guess we will have to wait and see what happens.
He also said that the baby is still in position. I guess the two big lumps across my belly the other day were the baby's bottom and the tumor (which has gotten pretty big). Her head is still down, though, so that's good!
When I walked into the office, I went right away to the bathroom to give a urine sample (as usual). Heidi was with me again (like last week), and just like last week... after I peed in the cup, she said in a really loud voice (that I'm sure everyone in the lobby could hear) she said "That looks like orange juice, Mom!"
Then, when I went into the appointment, I told her that if she was really good and sat really still in her chair while the doctor was checking on the baby in my tummy, she would get a special treat. She was great... didn't even try to get out of the chair and didn't even make a sound! So, She got a chocolate heart candy and a cookie when we got back to Grandma Sylvia's house (where we're staying).
The doctor checked to see if I was dialated today. He said that my cervix is softened, but not dialated... and he Really would like for me to have this baby This Weekend if possible... because she is going to be a Big baby, but he doesn't want to try to induce me yet because my cervix is not favorable. I guess it could be even harder to deliver a baby if I am not even dialated (even with the meds they give you to induce the birth)... so I'm going back next week. He Really wants me to try to have it at least by next week because he said she's probably going to be pretty big, and if she is 10 pounds, it might be more difficult to deliver. I REEEEAAAAALLY don't want to end up having to have a c-section!!!!! I guess we will have to wait and see what happens.
He also said that the baby is still in position. I guess the two big lumps across my belly the other day were the baby's bottom and the tumor (which has gotten pretty big). Her head is still down, though, so that's good!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Baby's Position
The baby had moved into position (head down), where it should be in preparation for childbirth a long time ago, but the past couple of days, I've been wondering if she has moved. Today and yesterday, it looks like I have two huge lumps on the sides of my big, pregnant belly. I hope it is just her bottom and her legs (or maybe it is even the tumor). I hope her head is still in the down position... because if I have the baby this weekend, I DON'T want a c-section!!!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Might have a baby in a little over a week!
I had another doctor's appointment today. The baby is getting pretty big, so I might go in to be induced next week on Thursday/Friday the 12th/13th. It would be nice to have the baby next Friday because Brian is working down in Seattle, while I'm staying up here in Bellingham... If I had the baby on a Friday, it would be easier for him to be able to have a few days to spend with us at the hospital. He just started his new job recently... and I don't want him to try to ask for too much time off (since he is JUST starting). Also, Brian's mom would have the whole weekend off from work to watch Heidi while I'm in the hospital...
"Let's just pretend I'm two..."
Yesterday, Heidi was getting pretty grouchy, so I told her she had to have 3 minutes of calm-down time now (since she's now three). It used to be more like 2 minutes of time-out when she was 2. When I told her she had to sit quietly for 3 minutes of calm-down time since she's three now, she said to me "Let's just pretend I'm two... Pleeeeeaaase?"
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