Today's 40 week check up came with much disappointment for me. I was for sure with all the contracting and cramping that I had been having that I would have dilated more, but "not much has changed" was the answer I got from the doctor. So, we have a scheduled induction for Thursday, the 24th. What they are planning on doing is going in on that pm and inserting a foley catheter right in the cervix to help dilate the cervix (since mine seems to be stubborn!) and leave it there overnight with the hopes it does its job and gets things going. The next AM they will do more if needed and finish the induction. So, looks like our baby boy may just have a birthday of July 25th! Some ask why we didn't schedule it sooner but there was actually no other real options, they don't induce over weekends and the other nights were booked already with other ladies coming in for PM inductions.
The doctor also said to go ahead and mentally prepare myself that a c-section is not far out of arms reach either. He says Alexander seems to be a pretty big baby at this point (who isn't at 40 weeks!!) and with everything not progressing as it should thus far--for that to always be something to think about in the back of my head. I have never been one for or against a section and I am totally a logical thinker when it comes to something "needing" to be done, so this is not too big of a deal to me. I just want him here and healthy!
On top of all this, the doctor I really wanted is on vacation, and the other is booked to the 9s next week. As many of you know I have said along the way, "the doctor that is on the day I deliver will be one I either don't really care for or don't really know" and sure enough--it is one that I have only seen once and just didn't care for his personality. But as many have told me...when it comes down to it...they all know how to do their job and at that point I am not going to care as long as he catches the baby!
So, until then--prayers please that Alexander cooperates and we have him arrive on his own before Thursday pm. Going to try hard to keep busy this week to protect my sanity as well!
Friday, July 18, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
He will take after his Daddy!
At no point during this pregnancy did I think Baby Alexander would NOT take after his Daddy but as we wait for his arrival, I surely wish he didn't. As most of you know, Eric is late to just about everything. Alexander is due on Friday, so technically he is not late, yet, but I just have this strange suspicion that he is going to wait as long as possible to come out of there! I know we will talk on Friday about inducing but I really didn't want to go that route--hopefully he will come by then!
Without being able to pick up hours at work (for once we are staffed!!) this week, I am starting to go stir crazy! I don't want to go drive around pointlessly--gas is too expensive, everything is ready for the baby to arrive so sitting at home is hard with nothing really to do. Shopping is out of the question--why...to buy more stuff that we really don't need right now.
I have realized in the past 2 weeks or so why I enjoyed going to school. As hard as it was to work and go to school, it kept me occupied with something to do constantly. It has been such a long time that I have had NOTHING to do, it is hard to make that adjustment. I am sure as soon as I get used to this "nothing to do" Alexander will arrive and I won't know what hit me. Bring it on, son!
It is so funny, we can't call anyone...friends or parents--We'll say "hey" and their next words are "are you in labor?' My Golly, no, just wanted to chit chat. Trust me, you will know when I am in labor. :-)
Until next time--
Without being able to pick up hours at work (for once we are staffed!!) this week, I am starting to go stir crazy! I don't want to go drive around pointlessly--gas is too expensive, everything is ready for the baby to arrive so sitting at home is hard with nothing really to do. Shopping is out of the question--why...to buy more stuff that we really don't need right now.
I have realized in the past 2 weeks or so why I enjoyed going to school. As hard as it was to work and go to school, it kept me occupied with something to do constantly. It has been such a long time that I have had NOTHING to do, it is hard to make that adjustment. I am sure as soon as I get used to this "nothing to do" Alexander will arrive and I won't know what hit me. Bring it on, son!
It is so funny, we can't call anyone...friends or parents--We'll say "hey" and their next words are "are you in labor?' My Golly, no, just wanted to chit chat. Trust me, you will know when I am in labor. :-)
Until next time--
Monday, July 14, 2008
Madame Zaritska's Baby Birth Prediction
"Madame Zaritska, our resident clairvoyant, wants to help you prepare for the arrival of your child. Here she does her best to predict certain aspects of your labor and birth experience.
What she senses for you:
--The day you deliver, outside will be rainy. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.
After a labor lasting approximately 4 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and will be 18-1/2 inches long. This child will have green eyes and a little patch of brown hair."
I love reading these labor horoscopes! The day he arrives will be Rainy out?? Well could today be the day?? It is miserably dreary and rainy out today. :-( However, EC has big plans tonight to hang out with the "men" and coming early evening would not be good timing! hahaha
Yep, Alexander and I are still hanging out in our close quarters. Both of us are doing well. One of us growing a little more inpatient than the other, but I will get over it. He will come when he is ready. Our last appt on Wednesday went very well. Docs seem to think we will deliver this week, since his due date is Friday, however, if Alexander decides this week is not good for him, they will induce by the 25th as they don't like holding babies past 41 weeks. We have another appt on our due date, Friday.
Our furniture arrived!!! The nursery looks fabulous and I will even get to send pics once our new camera is all charged!! Many of you probably know the frustrations we have had with our old digital camera--to the point where EC's phone can take better pics than our old camera. Well, last night Mr. & Mrs. Currie gave Alexander a present--a brand new digital camera that Mommy and Daddy get to enjoy until he is big enough to operate on his own. :-)
More later--
What she senses for you:
--The day you deliver, outside will be rainy. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.
After a labor lasting approximately 4 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 8 pounds, 3 ounces, and will be 18-1/2 inches long. This child will have green eyes and a little patch of brown hair."
I love reading these labor horoscopes! The day he arrives will be Rainy out?? Well could today be the day?? It is miserably dreary and rainy out today. :-( However, EC has big plans tonight to hang out with the "men" and coming early evening would not be good timing! hahaha
Yep, Alexander and I are still hanging out in our close quarters. Both of us are doing well. One of us growing a little more inpatient than the other, but I will get over it. He will come when he is ready. Our last appt on Wednesday went very well. Docs seem to think we will deliver this week, since his due date is Friday, however, if Alexander decides this week is not good for him, they will induce by the 25th as they don't like holding babies past 41 weeks. We have another appt on our due date, Friday.
Our furniture arrived!!! The nursery looks fabulous and I will even get to send pics once our new camera is all charged!! Many of you probably know the frustrations we have had with our old digital camera--to the point where EC's phone can take better pics than our old camera. Well, last night Mr. & Mrs. Currie gave Alexander a present--a brand new digital camera that Mommy and Daddy get to enjoy until he is big enough to operate on his own. :-)
More later--
Monday, June 30, 2008
37 wks and 3 days....who's counting!?
Boy are we?!! :-) Our doctor's appt on Friday went well. My blood pressure was good, no more protein in my urine. Baby Alexanders nonstress test went well. He is really not active that early in the AM so I have to drink bubbly sprite to get him moving! When they checked me, I am a good, whopping 1 cm dilated, about 75% effaced and he is at -2 station. Still lots of things to happen before he will here! Dr. Bass says anytime would be good for him...hey, anytime would be good for me too! :-) I have has some issues with headaches and swelling since Friday but today seems to be a good day.
In the meantime, I have my bag packed and ready to go to L&D. We finally got the remaining last bit of clothes, blankets, bibs, towels and sheets washed up so when our furniture decides to make it's appearance, everything is ready! Eric has made Alexander 2 blankets that I know he will love and learn to adore as he grows older. It is so cute watching Eric get excited during these last few weeks! He put together the stroller/carseat combo and the highchair last pm! (It has been sitting in boxes until now with the excuse "he isn't here to use them yet!") We also went to Babies R Us and exchanged our broken nursery chair for a brand new much m0re liked glider. I am so excited and can't wait to rock Alexander in it!!
More later--
In the meantime, I have my bag packed and ready to go to L&D. We finally got the remaining last bit of clothes, blankets, bibs, towels and sheets washed up so when our furniture decides to make it's appearance, everything is ready! Eric has made Alexander 2 blankets that I know he will love and learn to adore as he grows older. It is so cute watching Eric get excited during these last few weeks! He put together the stroller/carseat combo and the highchair last pm! (It has been sitting in boxes until now with the excuse "he isn't here to use them yet!") We also went to Babies R Us and exchanged our broken nursery chair for a brand new much m0re liked glider. I am so excited and can't wait to rock Alexander in it!!
More later--
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Reality Check
What a beautiful day! Heading to the pool in a few to spend some good ole' quality time with my sister and can't wait. While waiting for my clothes to dewrinkle in the dryer (I try not to iron anything!) I decide that I am going to catch up on some old friend's blogs and go on with my day.
Blog 1--2008 DTCC nurses blog--Its been updated and it is nice to see that about 8 of us have passed our boards thus far. Many of the tests cutting off at 75 questions, so most of us have been taken back by surprise that DTCC did indeed prepare us more than what we all thought!
Blog 2--a friend that no longer lives here in NC but I was following her pregnancy through her blog. She lost her 1st son around 19 weeks (if I remember correctly) due to complications and today I read that her and her husband have lost their 2nd at around 18 weeks. Call it hormones or what but this hit me hard. I just sat here, frozen and cried for a while. Thinking how horrible it must be for them. I am not a strong enough person to endure that and still sound as upbeat as she does. My heart goes out to her and her husband. But it did put me in a "reality check".
The last couple weeks have been tough for me as I am just about 37 weeks and have found every reason to complain. "I am so uncomfortable" "I can't sleep" "I am sooo nauseated" "I am lightheaded and dizzy, feel like I am going to fall out any minute" When I look back though, I have had a pleasant pregnancy compared to what it could have been. So, for the next 3 (hopefully no longer!) weeks--a more positive outlook on things--yes, his feet are jabbing my ribs and yes he is punching thruogh the pelvic floor but hey--he just wants out of there! Who cares that I can't bend over and my clothes don't fit and yes, I can deal with the swelling and the nausea...One more big step--Gotta get prepared for delivery!!
Going to the pool---going to get some much needed vitamin D to lift my spirits!!
Blog 1--2008 DTCC nurses blog--Its been updated and it is nice to see that about 8 of us have passed our boards thus far. Many of the tests cutting off at 75 questions, so most of us have been taken back by surprise that DTCC did indeed prepare us more than what we all thought!
Blog 2--a friend that no longer lives here in NC but I was following her pregnancy through her blog. She lost her 1st son around 19 weeks (if I remember correctly) due to complications and today I read that her and her husband have lost their 2nd at around 18 weeks. Call it hormones or what but this hit me hard. I just sat here, frozen and cried for a while. Thinking how horrible it must be for them. I am not a strong enough person to endure that and still sound as upbeat as she does. My heart goes out to her and her husband. But it did put me in a "reality check".
The last couple weeks have been tough for me as I am just about 37 weeks and have found every reason to complain. "I am so uncomfortable" "I can't sleep" "I am sooo nauseated" "I am lightheaded and dizzy, feel like I am going to fall out any minute" When I look back though, I have had a pleasant pregnancy compared to what it could have been. So, for the next 3 (hopefully no longer!) weeks--a more positive outlook on things--yes, his feet are jabbing my ribs and yes he is punching thruogh the pelvic floor but hey--he just wants out of there! Who cares that I can't bend over and my clothes don't fit and yes, I can deal with the swelling and the nausea...One more big step--Gotta get prepared for delivery!!
Going to the pool---going to get some much needed vitamin D to lift my spirits!!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Baby Shower
This past Saturday was our baby shower and it went wonderful! I was so happy to see old friends that I hadn't seen in ages and family that I don't get to see often enough either. So many people helped out in more ways that I would have ever imagined. We were definitely "showered" with tons of gifts. This is a very lucky baby boy we have on the way!
Now comes the fun part of washing up the rest of the outfits, blankets, bedding etc. and putting everything away. we are still waiting on the furniture which should be here no later than next week. Once it is here, we will have drawers to put things in and hopefully become a little more organized. I must go through and figure out what we still NEED vs WANT. Just realized today, we have a crib coming and no crib mattress. hahahah hysterical!
It is still "weird" to us to make room for this baby. I know that sounds funny, but just little things like moving furniture around to make room for a playpen, or moving dishes around to make room for baby bottles. I guess it is the little things that take the most getting used to.
It was pointed out to me at the shower, no matter how often (or not!) I blog, I had not mentioned the baby's name. I always referred to him as Baby Currie....So, for those of you that do not know....his name is Alexander Paul Currie. Don't ask how we came up with that but we did and mutually agreed upon and it stuck. Paul is after Eric's uncle who meant a lot to him, that also passed away when Eric was young. We will call him Alexander, I am sure people will shorten it and it will just be our job to correct them :-) Yes, the child will hate us in pre-K and kindergarten when he must write his 9 lettered name!
Neway, we took lots of cute pics at the shower and hopefully Toni will download them off her camera so I can post them! Note to self--get our camera working before the baby comes--I am tired of relying on others for pictures that are taken!
More later--
Now comes the fun part of washing up the rest of the outfits, blankets, bedding etc. and putting everything away. we are still waiting on the furniture which should be here no later than next week. Once it is here, we will have drawers to put things in and hopefully become a little more organized. I must go through and figure out what we still NEED vs WANT. Just realized today, we have a crib coming and no crib mattress. hahahah hysterical!
It is still "weird" to us to make room for this baby. I know that sounds funny, but just little things like moving furniture around to make room for a playpen, or moving dishes around to make room for baby bottles. I guess it is the little things that take the most getting used to.
It was pointed out to me at the shower, no matter how often (or not!) I blog, I had not mentioned the baby's name. I always referred to him as Baby Currie....So, for those of you that do not know....his name is Alexander Paul Currie. Don't ask how we came up with that but we did and mutually agreed upon and it stuck. Paul is after Eric's uncle who meant a lot to him, that also passed away when Eric was young. We will call him Alexander, I am sure people will shorten it and it will just be our job to correct them :-) Yes, the child will hate us in pre-K and kindergarten when he must write his 9 lettered name!
Neway, we took lots of cute pics at the shower and hopefully Toni will download them off her camera so I can post them! Note to self--get our camera working before the baby comes--I am tired of relying on others for pictures that are taken!
More later--
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Been a While...
Wow! Just realized it had been a month since I posted! I really should be getting ready for work but will take a minute quickly to update ya--
Lots of fun things have been going on!
Lets see...I graduated! Yay!! I just got my authorization to test so I am scheduled to take the NC boards on June 18th in Winston Salem. Sliding me in your prayers during this time would be much appreciated!!
Baby news--Baby Currie is doing well! Growing like a little weed. We are seeing the doctor weekly at this point in order to keep an eye on mommy's blood pressure and swelling. Meanwhile, she is putting her feet up as much as possible to prevent complications.
I had a wonderful baby shower thrown for me by the girls at work last Friday. It is so nice to get together outside of the hospital. And even better when food and presents are at hand! I, ok, the baby got lots of cute, neat things. It is nice to get such great advice from so many wonderful mommies!! I will post pics when I get them from Ruth. Thank you ladies for such a wonderful time!!
I am prepping for baby shower #2 thrown my Toni and Mom this weekend. Can't wait to see old friends and family that I havent' seen in such a long time!
Going to run or I am going to be late! More later--
Lots of fun things have been going on!
Lets see...I graduated! Yay!! I just got my authorization to test so I am scheduled to take the NC boards on June 18th in Winston Salem. Sliding me in your prayers during this time would be much appreciated!!
Baby news--Baby Currie is doing well! Growing like a little weed. We are seeing the doctor weekly at this point in order to keep an eye on mommy's blood pressure and swelling. Meanwhile, she is putting her feet up as much as possible to prevent complications.
I had a wonderful baby shower thrown for me by the girls at work last Friday. It is so nice to get together outside of the hospital. And even better when food and presents are at hand! I, ok, the baby got lots of cute, neat things. It is nice to get such great advice from so many wonderful mommies!! I will post pics when I get them from Ruth. Thank you ladies for such a wonderful time!!
I am prepping for baby shower #2 thrown my Toni and Mom this weekend. Can't wait to see old friends and family that I havent' seen in such a long time!
Going to run or I am going to be late! More later--
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