Baby update

I guess I should call it a pregnancy update since there is no baby yet. Still a lot of contractions, sometimes very consistent and timable but they always seem to just fade away. I want to say though that my "false labor" does NOT hurt. It doesn't bother me much either. I didn't practice hypnobirthing for nothing! If you relax and breathe it won't bother you at all. Anyway, I also want to say that I am not as miserable as everyone seems to think I am. I am not dying, I am pregnant. All the contractions are getting on my nerves though because it makes me excited she is coming and then I have a big let down when she doesn't follow through. I am frustrated also though, because the longer she stays in my belly, the more likely my midwife will suggest inducing labor. Since I want as natural a labor as possible, this worries me. If my baby is in some medical need or danger from being "over due" than of course I will consider my medical options. I have another appointment with my midwife tomorrow and we will see where I am at. We may have to do a non-stress test and an ultrasound to make sure she is doing ok. She is kicking around a lot so I am not too worried about her and she still plays "find my foot" with Randy, so we are enjoying her last days inside of me. I will keep you all updated as often as I can.

No baby today

40 Weeks today! nope, no baby yet

Today is my due date! Yay! that day I have been waiting for and waiting for. what do you do when it passes? I guess just moan along with the other 40% of women who go past that day. I was really excited too because last night I had contractions (really strong ones for about 4 hours) they were about 3 to 4 minutes apart and at about 4:00am. I got up and walked around to help them get stronger but when I did that, they slowly got further apart and not as strong. bummer. I really thought that was going to be it! Well, I am sure she will come when she hits 10lbs right? Maybe we will greet her for Jakey's NEXT birthday huh. (That's what Ty wants). Maybe she is supposed to come when my cankles are as big as my thighs. lol. we'll see. I'll keep you posted.

Baby is good for bowling

Our family went bowling today. Real bowling that is... none of this WII bowling stuff for us. We had a great time too. Jacob would just giggle and giggle every time he got to push the ball down the ramp. Apparently my baby bump is good for my bowling game though. I ended up bowling a 189 my highest score ever! I usually bowl around a 140 or so. Yes, I did have bumpers though so maybe it doesn't count so much. But I swear the bumpers only helped me out twice! the four strikes were all me! It was fun to get out and play instead of sitting around waiting for the baby to come. I even walked home from the bowling alley to try and "move things along" oh well. we had a great time.

Check out our scores! awesome!

Baby update

I said I would update after my appointment today, so I will. The news is the same though. still dilated at a one but mostly effaced. I made my appointment for a week from today. hopefully we won't have to go in that day though. Keep your fingers crossed.:)

Tyler says... Curious George needs to know the commandments!

Tyler told me today that "Curious George is a bad monkey and he really needs to know the commandments" he also said that the man in the yellow hat knows the commandments so he should teach George to chose the right. Wow.

This comes from a little boy who in his prayers every night says "Please bless Jakey to know the commandments and please bless me to know the commandments." I guess I should be like the man in the yellow hat and teach him eh? I'll do my best.

Update

I guess people keep checking my blog to see if I have had the baby yet. Nope, no baby. A lot of contractions and a lot of anxiety, but no baby yet. I will definitely post as soon as I can if something does actually happen though. So for my two or three readers, I am sure that will make you happy.

My appointment with my midwife is tomorrow afternoon, so if there is anything new going on I will post after that.

post number 200!!! Happy Birthday Jacob!

We celebrated Jacob's 2nd birthday today. I can't believe my baby is two! I'm still waiting for the terrible part though. Luckily for him, it looks like he won't have to share his actual birthday with his sister after all. whew! Now she is free to come whenever she is ready. anyway, we didn't plan much because of the "maybe baby" factor. We celebrated with all his favorite foods today. We had marshmallow cereal for breakfast, mac and cheese for lunch and of course pizza for dinner. Talk about an easy boy to please! after dinner we opened presents, then we invited some neighbors over for cake and ice-cream so we wouldn't have to eat a whole cake ourselves. I think he had a pretty good birthday. Here are some pics to enjoy!The amazing glowing light toy Tyler got him. very cool

He also got a gun that shoots bubbles.

Gotta love the tool box set!

Jacob playing with his new toys (mostly tools) He loves to "fix" things around the house like daddy

His "Dog" birthday cake that I got to make Sunday night. He really liked it! luckily it tasted pretty good too.

Boo!

Yep, I started contracting at 4 am and they were about 4 to 6 min apart while lying in bed, then when Randy woke up, we started timing them. contractions were about 2 to 3 min apart for at least 2 hours when we left for the hospital, then on the car ride there, they just stopped. I was only dilated at a one and 70% effaced and not contracting at all anymore at the hospital (even when I literally ran around the halls), so they sent me home. yep, I'm one of THOSE girls. Oh well. I am still having contractions and they are getting stronger, but they are seemingly random at this point. It is hard to know when to leave home though, because the hospital is 45 or so minutes away and I have to have antibiotics because I tested positive for my group B strep test (which means I need to be in the hospital for roughly 5 hours to get 2 doses in). Anyway, We will keep everyone posted. Kinda sucks I know. But hopefully she still won't come on Jacob's birthday TOMORROW! cross your fingers she either comes tonight or Tuesday please.

Yay!

Looks like we are headed to the hospital. I'll let you know what happens!