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We had our Dr. appointment today and everything still looks good. Since we are now past our due date they did a non stress test. This is just them monitoring the baby’s heartrate and contractions over a period of time. These both looked perfect! I am now dialated to 2cm, so that’s a little progress. We scheduled to have me induced on Thursday evening at 6pm if I do not go into labor before. Our Dr. does not like to let mom’s go more than a week over their due that, so this is a normal practice. We would have gone in tonight, but they could not schedule it. Therefor, Thursday was the first available time when our Dr was on call. They estimate labor will be about 12 hours, so she will probably arrive sometime on Friday the 15th. We are excited to have an end date, but still hoping that she comes before. Tonight we are taking my parents to The Grizzlies (AAA baseball team) game, so maybe that will put me into labor. =) We will keep you posted.
Well, my due date was May 9th and today is May 11th…I’m still pregnant!! So, what does one do on the day that their baby is suppose to come into this world. Here is what I did. Paul and I walked to Uncle Harry’s for a late breakfast and that started some pretty strong contractions which was exciting. Then, we had a lazy afternoon complete with a nap. When I woke up around 4pm I started having more contractions that continued throughout the evening as we went to church and ate dinner. We went for walk after dinner and decided that the contractions were close enough together and continuous enough that we should go it. So, we headed to the hospital with high hopes. When we got there they checked us in, but after checking and monitoring me they decided to send me home. I was only dialated to 1cm, so they said I was just in early labor. AARRRRGGGG!!!!
Since then we’ve been trying to keep busy and not think about it. On mother’s day we drove up and spent the evening with Paul’s parents. It was fun to be with both Mom’s, not something I always get. This morning we took a long walk and then drove up to Shaver Lake. I loved getting to sit on the dock and put my feet in the water. It was good medicine for me.
I’ve been trying to trust in God’s timing, but it’s getting very difficult and my parents time here gets shorter and shorter. My Mom snapped this picture and captioned it well so I will just leave it at that.
He leads me beside still waters…
Since I last updated I’ve finished working, had the flu, had a Dr appointment, and my parents have arrived. I planned on Friday, May 1st being my last day of work. I’d have a couple days off before my parents arrived on Tuesday evening. However, Wednesday the 29 ended up being my last day due to the fact that I came down with a pretty nasty stomach flu. I woke up at 3 am and kept throwing up every two hours until 9am (that’s four times!) when we called the Dr. Since I had a low fever, they had me come in to check. Everything was fine, just the usual stomach flu (not the swine flu). They gave us some medicine to stop the naseaua which helped a ton. I pretty much slept for the next two days. Here is the most recent pic. I’m feeling pretty large and can’t really find anything comfortable to wear anymore.
We had a Dr. appointment on Tuesday and things are moving along. I’m dialated to a “solid 1″ as my Dr. said. She seemed to think that I would have her right around my due date and not to worry about my parents missing it. We are getting so excited for her to come out into the world and meet us. I’m getting more and more uncomfortable, but trying to be patient for her to come when she’s ready. It wouldn’t be such a big deal if my parents were not here for the birth and could only stay until the 18th. At this point Mom and I got pedi’s, did some baby shopping, and we’ve all gone out to Chevy’s (my family’s favorite) so we have nothing left to do but wait for her to come. Sometimes I feel like she is never gonna come, the whole thing is pretty sureal. Anyway, I’m enjoying the time with my parents and loving having them here. My Mom finished the rag quilt and I love it! I’m so excited with how it turned out and really excited that she got it finished. She brought and bought a few other things as well, so that’s fun. =) Thanks Mom!!
Hopefully, next time I post will be with a photo of our little lady.
