Due!

Today is the day. She's not going to come out, though. It's hard to say where she gets her stubborn streak from, Daddy is pretty stubborn too. We are so screwed. I'm bored. Go figure. Good thing we went to the library the other day.

I never heard from the Ultra sound place so we still don't know which day the ultra sound will be on, Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll try and keep this up to date!

I added pictures of the kids!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wacquie/

40 Weeks

Today I was shown the light at the end of the tunnel! The only bummer is that she will be arriving by c-section. Actually, not such a bummer because at least she will be out! Ha ha.

The Doctor sat down in the office today and said, "another one." I guess this is the 3rd baby today that isn't co-operating with the whole vaginal birth thing. She is still really high, not even close to my cervix or birth canal or whatever order that happens in! She is head down and everything, she just doesn't want to come out! She's quite comfortable! Tuesday or Wednesday we will go in for an ultra sound then probably up to the labor and delivery floor for a Non Stress Test. After that we will see the Doctor. Assuming everything is okay and they don't take me that day my guess would be Thursday or Friday she will FINALLY make her appearance! Thank god. This Momma is done being pregnant! Actually the pregnant thing and feeling her move are way cool (yet creepy at the same time when I move a little foot out of my ribs), it's the tail bone thing I have issue's with! Hopefully my incision in the front will distract my the pain in my butt!! I'm hoping to see a big difference in my butt bone once she is out. It will also be interesting to see how much she weighs at the ultra sound. I know those aren't always accurate. But still. I put on 2 more pounds this week (I'm still down 8 from when I first got knocked up) so I'm sure she's putting one weight at a good speed. God knows Momma is loving food again!

That's about it. It just comes down to when we can do the ultrasound and stuff next week. Holy crap, I'm going to have a baby!!

39 Weeks

Today was another check up. Everything looks good. She's still really high. Figures. No sign of her to come yet. I asked the Doctor how long they usually let you go and he said usually not past 41 weeks. That's a relief. I was ready for 42! They like to see if you will go on your own. Fabulous. I just want to be able to walk again. Not let a big ol' eff word rip when I'm trying to get out of bed to go pee in the middle of the night (actually, any time of day) because it hurts to start walking! Yowsa. She better be cute!

I'm still feeling like I'm on a long weekend and not on maternity at this point. I figure about Wednesday I'll be starting to get bored and stuff. I've started packing my bag. Okay so I Have the toiletries bag packed. LOL. At least it's a start, right? I'm sure I won't get around to it, but at least that list is made!

Okay I'm off to go lay down (surprise there).

Today was...

my last day of work! Holy crap! I guess that means I'll be having a baby soon! Bring her on! A couple of days of chillin' will be nice, by about Tuesday? Yeah, I'll be starting to go crazy. At least I've gotten really good at taking naps last weekend. I was off Friday and Monday so I had time to practice. I know to enjoy my 'quiet' time too. There are lots of little things I can do around here to be ready. LOL...say packing a bag, maybe? At least I have the list done! A step in the right direction!

I'm to go practice laying on my side for a while!

38 Weeks

Yesterday was the 38 week check up. It's all looking good. I'm SO ready for her arrival! I'm ready to have my body back! To be able to take a walk! What little things in life I have taken for granted! I go back on Friday. Joy. I still don't think she'll be here until June. I'm pulling for the 7th, myself. We'll see when SHE is ready to make her appearance!

I still need to get the ultra sound pictures up and I'll have to see about taking another pregnant picture and getting that up here or on Flickr. Probably Flickr. I'll let y'all know for sure.

I work Tuesday and Wednesday, then I'm done until I find a new job! Woot wooot! I'm ready. The drive into the city and back are brutal. My rear-end will be grateful. Never mind the fact that gas is now over a $4 in the suburbs. Ahh...how lovely.

Talk to you all soon!

Is it time yet?

Seriously? Is it time yet? Ugh. I guess minus the tailbone thing, it's going well. I don't think she has dropped at all. I don't know if every baby does before labor or just when you are in labor. I have no idea. I'm basiclly winging it here.

In other news...I talked to Judy the other day about her coming out when the baby comes. She's been having a hard time finding a clerk to work for her lately (not just her, pretty much everyone in the small town Post Office's from what I understand). She has kept bringing it up about how she's not sure she will be able to find someone to work for her when I have the baby. The more I thought about it and when Chuck and I finally discussed it, we decided to take the pressure off of her and to let her know that she can come out another time after the baby is here. We know she has a vacation planned to go to Branson in June, so she can always use a few days at the beginning of that to come out. She and I have talked about that being the time that she would come out if it came down to it. She can even plan some other time to come out. Later in the summer. We will be back about 4 weeks or so after the baby is born. It sucks. I totally would love to have her out here, and not just for a couple of days. That's why it would work better (her figuring out another time), to know that I'm going to have my Mom out here for 3 or 4 days to help out and hang out. I think she'd like to 'wing' it and see what happens but the thought of winging it and then her NOT being able to come out would defnitely cause some more tears. (It's going to be a happy time when she (baby girl) comes, don't get me wrong, but it's also going to be sad because Dad isn't here to see his first grandchild from me.) I've talked to Mary Jo and even Debbie if Mary Jo can't swing it. I just need to know that someone from my side/Iowa is going to be here for me. Don't get wrong. I know I have all kinds of support and everything out here. Between Chuck's family, the Egert's and all the other families I have nannied. I just want to know that someone from home is going to be here. Even if they can't make it the day we get out of the hospital, a day or so after is fine. Mary Jo and Debbie both know this and understand. I just don't want Judy thinking (I told her as much too) that I'm being mean or a shit about it all. I'm not. Or guilting her, this is not guilting her. LOL. Please if I were guilting her, she'd know, I've got this Jewish guilt thing down. I think this boils down to the fact that it's about what I'm going to need. Kind of like the community Baby Shower in Paton. I was asked if I wanted one. I declined, very nicely. I appreciated her thinking about Chuck and I and the baby, but that is just not my scene. I told her as much too.

Shyt...The ONLY reason I had a community bridal shower? Because my Dad asked me to do it for Mom. I know my Mom. She and I have never talked about this, but I know my Mom and I'm sure she's pissed. LOL. I guarantee you she's pissed. She's probably telling people I won't even let someone have one for me. That's just not the case. The person who offered to have it, understood. What pisses Judy off, I'm pretty sure? Is that Alison and Mary Jo are having one for us in DesMoines. It's going to be invite only, and the invitation is probably going to read something about how gift cards travel best. (Hello? We drive a Camry, we are already going to be packed with baby stuff not leaving much room for anything else.) I hope she understands that this baby shower for OUR baby is about us and what we want. Not about what the town of Paton or what Judy wants. Judy had her two kids and her showers. This is for ME and MY family, not hers. It really shouldn't make a difference to her who has the thing. But it will. If she reads this (I'm not sure she does) maybe then she'll understand and quit making comments to people around Paton about it. If it really does upset her that much? She doesn't need to be invited to the one given by my girlfriends. I hate to be a shit, but things in my life are shifting. My priorities are changing. I've got a family here and we're adding another to it. That comes first for me from now on.

I think a lot of people think that I'll "be fine" since I've been a nanny for so many freakin years. Well, in reality? I'm sure I will...but this is MY kid. I can't give her back at 6 pm like I've done for all these years. That is what scares the hell out of me. It's different this go 'round. I guess those first few days having someone close to me here, even just to reassure me that it's going to work out, she's not going to scarred for life if I don't get the hang of breastfeeding right away. Just to answer some stupid-ass question I may have (and probably already know the answer to) and to tell me to stop second guessing myself. That's what I'm looking for...help!

Wow. That felt really good. That's been bugging me. I just talked to Judy Saturday about when the baby is born, so I have no idea what she has told anyone else at this point. At least people can read about my intentions of the conversation instead of just how they were translated! I really needed to blog about this, it's been bothering the hell out of me. With 2 week (almost) to my due date, I need to get rid of stress not have it added. LOL. I wonder if she'll blame it on my hormones!

(Almost)37 Week Check up

So today was back at the doctor. I had originally wanted to go back tomorrow but they couldn't get me in until 11:30 so I opted for today instead. Chuck wasn't able to go so that really sucked, but I had to go anyway! I had an 8:30 ultra sound. She looks good. She was hammin' it up for the machine (she's so my daughter)! The tech got a couple of pictures (which will be posted on here soon.) One of her face, and one of her nose and mouth. She is a ham already! According to her bone measurements she is weighing in at 6 pounds 1 ounce! The tech said that's normal she's weighing in how she should for 36 weeks. The Doctor on the other hand said it's low, that she's at 33%. I have a hard time thinking this baby is going to be little! It's okay though, because she can chunk up once she gets here!

The next appointment is Friday May 16Th!

Pregnant Pictures on Flickr.com

Okay. So Blogger is not being my friend. I wanted to post pictures on here of when I was first pregnant and still just looked chubby. Then one of me from today, looking incredibly pregnant. I went to put the picture up there and it's turned the wrong way. On my computer when I look at the dumb thing it's fine, for some reason Blogger turns it sideways. So instead I'm going with the old stand-by of Flickr.com instead!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wacquie/

I just did an ankle comparison. YIKES! The top of my feet and the inside ankles are now swollen. Also my wedding band is tight. It's always been lose! Good lord is this a fun time or what?! I don't know how women do this more than once!

The different women I've spoken too lately say being pregnant with a boy is a huge difference. No doubt this is a girl! I just busted out some new onesis for her and about cried because they are so damn cute!

There you go! Time to switch the laundry! Good times.

36 Weeks

Today's visit went well. Her heartbeat is still going strong. The Doctor got a little freaked out that her heart beat was up so high (I'm telling you, she likes the top part of my belly-she thought she should be lower) so we had a quick ultra sound. Her head is down! Woot woot!! It's not in my pelvis yet, but she's in the right position, phew! She was moving like crazy, her hands were waving everywhere and everything. You could tell on the ultra sound that she has hair! I've been hoping she has hair! I hope it's dark, though! I had dark hair. I should have Chuck scan a picture of me from when I was a baby. Although I think it's mostly Iowa people that read this and probably remember! I had a freakish amount of hair when I was born. I keep joking that she will have hair because the heart burn is brutal!

I actually go for the next visit on Wednesday. I am having a better ultra sound done at 8:30 am then I'm seeing the doctor. This ultra sound will be to check her weight. I'm hoping for the 3D ultra sound. If that's the one we get we'll be scanning those pictures and posting them on here!

We also got out of the doctor that she's 99% sure she's a girl. There are a few things I"ll open up now and get washed up (okay so I'll wait until next weekend after the other ultrasound).

We are getting the kids tomorrow. We are actually keeping them overnight so I'm sure I'll posting some pictures up here or on flickr. I'll post a link if it's flickr.

Have a good weekend! I'm to run errands in the icky rainy weather!