Getting closer!

I haven't had a chance to post since my appointment the other day. (OK, I'm going to assume most of my readers are female, and will not be bothered by talk of dialation - except for my little brother, who was basically raised by women, so nothing shocks him anymore).

Dialated one centimeter, 60% effaced. I've never really understood this effacement stuff, but that was more progress than I was expecting. Dr. Tinker says he doesn't expect me to go into labor for about two more weeks, and gave me the option of picking out a date to be induced. That would be sometime during the week of Aug. 6th. Not sure what I want to do. I was induced last time, but I sort of wanted to go into labor on my own this time. David still does not think I will make it that long. Neither does my mom, who upon examining my face the other day, said, "I don't think you'll go much longer." Translate: You have the puffy face look.

I hate the puffy face look : ( Small price to pay though.

All this has me thinking about my last delivery experience. It went just fine, but looking back I said I wouldn't go the induction route again because reportedly this raises the risk of having to have a C-section. My doctor assures me that if your body is ready for labor, then that's not true, but I also know doctors really like scheduling things. And who can blame them? I've been losing a little sleep at night when I remember all the "procedures" involved in having a baby. Namely, these:
1. the breaking of the water (one of the reasons I want to go into labor on my own)
2. the catheter
3. the epidural - okay, this is more of a love/hate relationship. once you've experienced some of the labor pains, then you're begging for that epidural, but it still doesn't make the fact that they are inserting a very large needle into your spine any less scary
Those were by far my three worst moments. The pushing was not bad, and the IV only bothered me for a bit. I can stop myself from complaining when I think about my grandmother, who gave birth to four children at home, with only the help of a mid-wife. What she would have given for that epidural!

No pictures today.

We had a sick girl this weekend. Mystery fever, not exactly sure about the cause. But she's feeling better now, and I'm so glad! Nothing is more heartbreaking than watching her feel bad. She sat in my lap most of the weekend, but by yesterday afternoon she was back to playing with her Tractor Supply animals. They are her latest obsession. I tried to find a picture online - they are just these plastic cows, chickens, horses, etc., from TSC (that Aunt Hazel gave her). It's so funny, she calls the calves "caffeys" and the cats "noms" - like Tom with an N. She's been doing that for months, because she thinks that's what cats say, "nom, nom." She'll play with them for hours, and they have to go to bed with her too. Not the most comfortable things to sleep with. We're looking for a stuffed Elmo that we hope will take the place of the animals at bedtime. We're collecting special "presents" to give her once the baby arrives. Someone suggested we do that so she doesn't feel left out, and we liked the idea.

I found bedding I want for the baby's room. It's only available in-store, so I'm going by Babies-R-Us tomorrow (after my Dr. appointment) to see if they have it. I wanted jungle animals, not really sure why. I think because last time David pointed out something similar to this and said that's what he would have wanted for a boy. I stored that in memory for some reason. It looks like this:



And best of all, it's on sale! I would have picked this out anyway, but I certainly can't complain about getting the 4 piece set for $79.99! Now we just have to figure out what color to paint the room. Any suggestions? I hope they have it in the store, or I'll have to pick out something else. And I didn't see anything I liked nearly so much as this.

Hope all of you have a great week! I'll know more about how far away we are from meeting this baby after my appointment tomorrow, so I'll keep you updated!

Happy Birthday Dawn!

Our friend, Dawn, celebrates her birthday on the 11th and we wish her a very happy one! She and Adeline are buddies, Dawn is always doing something sweet for her.

Routine doctor appointment today. He basically just said if I went into labor tonight they wouldn't try to stop it, because the "new" school of thought is that 35 weeks is full-term (all my books say 37). I don't think we will have to worry about that anyway, but it's nice to know. I found it ironic that my blood pressure was 116/60 - considering I have some really stressful stuff going on, but better low than high!

Happy (belated) 4th!

I'm a little late with these, but better late than never, right? I hope you all had a great 4th. We went to my Aunt Hazel's to let Adeline swim. I've been dying to get her in the pool - especially since she's starting laying on her belly in the bathtub, saying, "Swimmy! Swimmy!" She loved it just as much as I thought she would, and special thanks to Dada (aka David) and Uncle Justin for getting in with her. You won't see me in the pictures....I wasn't about to drag my 9-month-pregnant self out there in a swimsuit! And, trust me, you wouldn't have wanted me too : )

Speaking of being nine months pregnant, I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, and we'll make the decision then about whether I want to start coming in every week, or if I want to wait another two weeks. That would mean I would see the doctor next at 37 weeks, and considering that Adeline was born in week 39, I don't know if I'm comfortable with that. I've been trying to get everything ready, just in case this baby decides to make an early appearance, and I think we're good. Except for the bassinet. I used a borrowed one with Adeline, so I had to order one this time. I'm really hoping it arrives this week, because it's supposedly difficult to assemble. (Say it with me, "Poor David!") Bless his heart!