life is what you make it
Month: March 2008
Since my doctor’s appointment on Wednesday, I’ve felt this urgent need to finish up all of those last minute things that I had been putting off. I thought I was pretty set by Thursday night, that everything was ready for BabyG’s arrival. Then Friday came and about a million more things popped into my mind that I needed to finish. With the exception of a few very necessary breaks, I spent all of Friday evening and most of Saturday organizing, arranging, and sorting.
Late Friday night, just as I was getting ready to go to bed, I suddenly felt a very strong contraction-like feeling. It was hard enough that I felt nauseated. I stood up and suddenly my belly was a few inches lower. I had thought earlier in the day that she had dropped a bit, but this was very obvious. She’s was much lower.
So with the nesting and the dropping, now I’m just waiting. I think I’m as ready as I’ll ever be. The longer she waits, the more obsessive I get about making sure everything is just right. My bag is packed, with a last minute check-list stuck on the side. Zach’s bag for Grandma’s house is ready to go. The camera bag is filled with extra batteries. All that’s left is to actually go into labor and have this baby.
Comments closedWell, today was the big sonogram to check BabyG out one last time. I’ve been really anxious because I knew that after today we would have a pretty good idea of when our baby girl would be making an appearance.
BabyG measured in at approximately 7 pounds, 1 ounce this morning at just under 37 weeks. Apparently I have not been imagining all the pain in my pelvic area either as I’m already dilated to 2 and about 50% effaced. This baby is ready to come out. My doc says that her head isn’t quite planted yet, but I’m guessing that will happen sooner rather than later.
The consensus with the doctor is that I will most likely be induced on the 18th if I don’t go into labor on my own before that. If I’m still pregnant by next Wednesday, I’ll have one final checkup with her and then set up the induction for the following Tuesday.
In 13 days or less I will be holding my little girl in my arms! I have so much to do!!!
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This weekend we finally had a little reprieve from the cold temperatures and dreary days. The sun was shining and it was beautiful out. My only complaint was the wind that just would not seem to die down. Knowing it was supposed to be warm, I told Hubby Friday night that I wanted to get outside Saturday and at least take Zach to the park to enjoy the sunshine a bit. I was also dying to get my new camera out and play with it a bit since I hadn’t had the chance to do any outdoor shots yet.
I thought it would be fun to have a picnic at the park, then give Zach some time to play and head home just in time for a nap. Since we didn’t really have any easy picnic-type food at home, we decided to stop at Sonic and just pick something up on the way. While we were waiting for our food, I was noticing just how windy it really was. We went ahead with our picnic idea though, and headed to the park. That proved to be an unfortunate decision as a big gust of wind ended up blowing Zach’s corn dog and fries all over the ground. It was quite a tragic experience, but as soon as we got him calmed down he insisted that we pick his food up off the ground so he could eat it anyway. Daddy’s replacement fries simply would not do. He wanted his! At least they had landed mostly on the concrete slab under the picnic table instead of in the mud and grass a few short feet away.
Once we were done eating, it was time for the fun stuff. Zach ran to the playground as I pulled my camera out to get a few shots. The wind was a little chilly, but the warm sun shining down helped a lot. Zach had a blast climbing and sliding while Hubby and I discussed the fact that this may be the last chance we have to do something like this with just one child.
Soon, other people started showing up to enjoy the sunshine. There was the quiet couple with the 2-year-old boy who seemed to prefer walking around in the grass to the slide. Then there was the couple with three kids and another on the way. The wife and I started chatting immediately as tends to happen when you get two pregnant women together. It turns out that she is due just a few days before me and we ended up talking for quite a while. It wasn’t long before the husbands started talking as well. Hubby and I were really enjoying their company and were very disappointed to find out that they were visiting from Minnesota. It is so rare that we meet other couples that we click so easily with. We were really hoping they lived nearby. We chatted a bit longer, switched cameras to shoot some family photos for each other, then said our good-byes and headed our separate ways.
When we got home from our little outing, Zach and I were both rather exhausted. He curled up on the couch for a nap while I flipped through the pictures I had taken at the park. I managed to get some great shots, but apparently had the camera settings all wrong because all of the pictures are rather fuzzy when you look at them larger. As long as I keep them small they look ok, but I’m afraid they won’t print well at all. I was pretty disappointed by that, but I guess there’s nothing I can do about it now but learn to do it better next time.
After looking through the photos, I realized that this may very well be the last photo of our little family as it exists now. Soon we will be a foursome, and while that is a wonderful, exciting thing, it also makes me just a little sad to say good-bye to this phase of our family’s life.
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I’m to the point in this pregnancy where I really don’t want to post pictures of myself any more. The double chin, the enormous belly, and the widening hips just aren’t very flattering. I am so ready to be done and to finally have my body back to myself again. I know it will take a lot of work to get it back to normal after BabyG is here, but being able to walk without holding my back in the “pregnant lady stance” will be nice.
All was fine at my checkup this week. My belly is measuring 36 1/2 cm. BabyG’s heart beat is good and all that. I’m definitely feeling some pressure from her as she works her way down though. I’m pretty convinced that we aren’t going to make it to 40 weeks, but I could be wrong. Next week we have a sonogram to check BabyG’s size. Since Zach was a big baby, my doctor is a little bit worried about how big this one might be. I’m hoping she’ll decide to induce me a little early if I don’t go early on my own. We shall see.
The most unpleasant thing this week is that my ankles have started swelling. In a way it is good because it forces me to sit down and relax with my feet up. But, it also keeps me from doing all the things that I want to be getting done. I still can’t believe how much there is to get done before BabyG arrives, but I’m getting much closer. If she decided to come tomorrow I would still feel unprepared, but enough is ready that I wouldn’t be totally out of sorts either. All of the necessities are purchased. The crib is ready. The car seat just needs the cover put back on it. Yep, we’re ready enough.
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