Still waiting

Nope, no baby yet. I worked yesterday and had tons of contractions. So maybe he is getting ready to make his big debut! One of the drs. said it looked like he was lower, so maybe he is making his way down. I don't care if I am watching the super bowl tomorrow, I would prefer to be holding my little boy! I am thinking about calling on Monday to see if they have had any cancellations at the drs. office so that maybe I can get an earlier appointment.

I will be making this private on Monday.

A baby story

One should not watch A baby story while pregnant! I am off today and trying to talk myself into cleaning house, but instead I watched A Baby Story on TLC, not a good idea! I started bawling my eyes out when the baby was born and the mother got to see him for the first time. I can't wait for that experience, and I know it is so close.

Tomorrow will be my last day of work until May. What am I going to do with myself if this baby is not born soon? I can't sit here waiting on him to come for a week, I might go crazy!

Oh, he likes grapes! I was eating grapes for breakfast and he started moving like crazy!

Whatever

I called yesterday, like I was told, to let the dr. know that I have been having headaches and that my vision had been blurred. They wanted me to come in to see the nurse practitioner. I don't think she read any of my history from the day before and I felt like she did not listen to anything I had to say. She told me that I should just take tylenol for my headaches and she was not concerned since all of my lab work was normal. She then checked my cervix, which she said wasn't doing anything. I don't know what that means. She also said his head was still up high. I was so frustrated with the whole situation. I felt like no one was listening to me and that I was going to be pregnant for forever. Everytime I thought about it I would cry. Today, I am better. I have come to realize that he will come when he is ready or I will eventually be induced. If I am induced now, the risk would be higher that it would fail and I would have to have a c-section, since I don't have any progress.

My poor little Abby can't win for losing. I took her in for vaccines today. We had already discussed that we would do very minimal vaccines, since she does have a immune mediated disorder. She got rabies and distemper/parvo, which are 3 year and kennel cough. The poor little thing had a vaccine reaction and vomited and her muzzle got very swollen. She is doing better now, and thank goodness it was not any worse. Her dr. has decided that she will no longer get vaccines. We can have titers done, if needed, but we will not have to worry about that for 3 years anyway.

Will the baby be watching the super bowl with his daddy?

Like I mentioned in my previous post, the dr. mentioned that my blood pressure was elevated, but she was not concerned about it. Since then, I have been getting headaches, nothing to bad, and the past 2 nights I have had severe upper abdominal pain. I was reading about gestational hypertension this am, and saw that the abdominal pain is a sign of high blood pressure also, so I called my drs. office this am and they wanted me to come right in for a weight check, bp check, and to check for protein in my urine. I have lot .6 lbs., so that is good, my bp was 140/79(higher than it was on Wednesday), and I am not sure about the protein. The nurse went and reported the findings to the dr. and she wanted me to take a preeclampsia test and to collect my urine for 24 hours. The pre-e test came back normal and I am still collecting urine, fun! I have been getting headaches this evening and my vision does seem to be slightly blurred. I am supposed to call in the morning if I have had any headaches or the abdominal pain. They may be going to induce me, but I will see tomorrow after taking my jug of pee back! In a way, I would be happy for them to induce me, since I think that is where I am headed anyway, but I am scared also because I have heard how bad the labor is. I have had absolutely no contractions and very few braxton hicks in the past week, so I see no end in sight.

38w2d appointment

We had our 38 week appointment yesterday. My blood pressure was sightly elevated (130/77), but I did not have protein in my urine, so she was not concerned about it. I was measuring at 37 weeks and she estimated his weight to be just under 7 lbs. I am 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced, but his head is still pretty high. I gained 2 lbs. I also asked about when they induce. She said they do not like for anyone to get to a week over due. So that means in less than 2 1/2 weeks, we will have our little boy!

If you haven't already noticed, we may be going to change the baby's name. I found a name that Aaron and I both love. If we do decide to change it, his middle name will still be Henry. We will decide when we meet him.

I have been feeling really good lately. I think my indigestion has returned, but zantac still helps with that. I am also getting more uncomfortable at work. My legs, feet, and hips hurt from standing all day. I have decided that my last day of work will be 1/30. I plan to go back on 5/1, it just depends on when he is born.

Just 2 weeks

That is right, just 2 weeks until my due date! I have felt really good this week, until yesterday. I have felt really crappy and nauseous. Maybe it's a sign that my little prince is coming soon! He has also been really active the past few days. (Caution may be TMI) I have also been losing my mucous plug this week. As much as I love feeling him inside of me, I am not enjoying the movement lately. It is sometimes painful and always uncomfortable. Yesterday he stayed in my ribs most of the day. Aaron and I went to Milwaukee yesterday, just to get out of the house after the frigid week. We ate at The Cheesecake Factory. OH MY GOSH, this place has amazing food and even better cheesecake. We are glad that it is not near us, or we might go broke eating there! We also went and walked around at the Mayfair mall and would you believe we didn't buy a thing, not even for the baby! There is a fabulous children's store there called Janie and Jack. I could buy all of the baby's clothes there, but he doesn't need any.

I found out that my work is going to let me work the schedule I want to! I will work 3 days a week from 7:30-4:30 and possible start working until closing once I see how the schedule will be with the baby. It is unheard of for them to let people work part time there, so I feel really lucky that they are letting me!

I will let everyone know how my appointment goes on Wednesday, unless of course he decides to come before then! Aaron says that he better come early in the week this week or after next Saturday, because Memphis plays Tennessee on Saturday!

37w1d appointment

I had my appointment yesterday. Nothing exciting, more like a waste of time. I did not get checked to see if I was dilated, too depressing if I wasn't! I was measuring at 36 1/2 weeks, so I would say he has definitely dropped. His heart beat was in the 130's and he was very active, the dr. said. My blood pressure was good. That is about it. I go back a week from today, or maybe I won't!

I don't blame Henry for not wanting to come out this week. I want to cuddle up in a warm spot for the rest of the week. The high tomorrow is -3 and the low tonight is -18. The wind chill is supposed to be -30 to -40, burrrrr.

I have been feeling really good the past few days. I think since he has dropped, I have been getting indigestion WAY less. I have eaten so much spicy food lately and it has not hurt me. I am tired, but not super tired. Work gets to me by the end of the week.

Full term!

Henry is officially a full term baby today! Now he just needs to decide it is time to meet the world! I don't blame him for not wanting to come out this week though, we are supposed to have sub-zero temperatures all week, burrr.

No such luck...

Well, the full moon didn't seem to work, Henry is still cooking! I was reading yesterday exactly what it is about the full moon that causes more babies to be born. It is the effect that gravity has on any body of water, so it would have made my water break, but I may not necessarily have contractions that causes my water to break. I guess he will be here soon enough!

I went to my 36 week appointment last Wednesday. No progress, ugh. My blood pressure was good, I lost about a 0.5 lbs., and that is about it. I am not going to get checked this week to see if I have had any progress, because it sucks knowing that nothing is happening. He will come when he decides it is time, I suppose!

I had my work baby shower yesterday. It was really nice. We had it here at our house. There was lots of yummy food and of course yummy cake! We got an exersaucer, a sleep positioner, an on the go changing pad, sleeper, a hand made blanket that one of the drs. made, robeez shoes, and some toys. I love working with all of these wonderful ladies!

We are going today to finish getting everything we need. We are also going to go walking around in one of the malls, maybe that will help Henry decide he wants to come!

Happy 2009!

I know I am a few days behind, but Happy New Year! I hope that 2009 is as great as 2008 was for us. We have been so fortunate this year in more ways than one! We got to finally move away from TN, Aaron got an amazing job, I got a job that I LOVE, we have gotten to experience so much, and best of all, we are having a baby. Even though we didn't actually have him in 2008, I still feel like he has been a big part of 2008. I am sad that 2008 also took away a very important person in my life, my grandfather. I still miss him alot and wish that he was here to meet this very special person we are welcoming into our world this year.

It has also almost been a year since we have moved to Wisconsin. Like I have said before, I would have never chosen to live here, but I am so glad we were given the opportunity. I have not missed Tennessee at all. The only time I wished I was there is for Christmas. I like it up here because everyone is so much more open minded. In the south, you were looked down on if you did not do what the "in crowd" was doing or did not own what they owned. It was all about who had the better car or the bigger house, who had the designer clothes or the most jewelry, and who you were friends with. It is also so racist down there. Even those who say they are not racist are because they will turn around and say something negative about a black person. I am so glad my son does not have to grow up in that.

Now on to Henry! It is time for him to get out. I am so over being pregnant. I sleep for 2 hours and I have to pee, I can't ever get comfortable, I am starving all the time, I can't live a normal life with out being uncomfortable, (warning TMI) I can't poop, I have been a total bitch lately should I go on? Don't get me wrong, I am SO glad that I have gotten this experience and would not change it for the world, but I am ready to be semi-normal again. I want to sleep on my stomach, give Aaron a REAL hug, eat what I want to and not be miserable from indigestion, and most of all I want to hold my baby in my arms. I know my life will never be the same again once Henry is here and I am fine with that. Ok, enough complaining! A week from today is a full moon, so send all of the labor vibes you can send this way! Aaron thinks I am crazy wanting him to come on out!