Okay, well she certainly isn't showing up early. I'm now 6 days late and want to know - where is my baby?! I am ready now. The carpets are cleaned, my bags are packed, the car seat is correctly installed. Anytime now would be a good time Pumpkin.
I am trying to stay as relaxed and anxiety-free as possible, as I know being all tense certainly won't help anything. WARNING - TOO MUCH INFORMATION TO FOLLOW! I have made progress going from 1 cm and 50% effaced last week to 2 cm and 70% effaced on Monday. I have lost quite a bit of my mucus plug (there was that TMI), had bloody show last night (more TMI) and even had 3 hours of contractions ten minutes apart during the night. But, the contractions went away even though I really, really didn't want them to. Dr. swept my membranes on Monday so I'm really hoping that it will do the trick and I'll be in labor later today. Dr. said if your body is ready you should go into labor within 72 hours after a sweep. Today would be nice as my dr. is the one on call. Oh, and did I mention I'm ready?
Soooooo here's to hoping she'll be here soon!
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Don't Worry, Be Happy
Well good thing there’s nobody out there reading this blog since my extended absence after telling you Pumpkin was measuring behind and that I promised an update soon might have worried some. But, alas, I could lazily wait and wait and wait to post that promised update since I knew my dear non-existent readers would not worry.
And the lack of worrying is for good reason, too, as there is nothing to worry about. Pumpkin is doing just fine. We have since had two, maybe three?, more ultrasounds (the total count now is 10!) and she is doing fine and dandy in there. A bit on the small side, but that’s okay with me as long as she is healthy.
Ah, and my concern over her coming early? Also nothing to worry about – evidenced by the fact that today is my due date and she has not arrived yet. Although everything I need for baby has arrived and is ready to go. Her room is completely done, with everything washed and put away. Our room has a bassinet, diapers, wipes and burp cloths in it. Our house is completely clean and ready to bring a newborn home to. It is all so lovely and is only missing one thing: the newborn.
I am trying to be patient and relaxed. I know that tension and anxiety are not my friends, so I keep telling myself it could be two more weeks before she is here and I should enjoy this downtime while I have it. And boy do I have downtime. I left work on the 3rd and so am home all day puttering about the house, resting, and catching up on some reading. It’s actually really nice to have this break after working full time and going to college for the last eight years. To go from that to this is quite the change, but it is lovely and I am trying to soak it all up.
Maybe we’ll get something going here in the next few days and have a baby! Either way, it won’t be long now…
And the lack of worrying is for good reason, too, as there is nothing to worry about. Pumpkin is doing just fine. We have since had two, maybe three?, more ultrasounds (the total count now is 10!) and she is doing fine and dandy in there. A bit on the small side, but that’s okay with me as long as she is healthy.
Ah, and my concern over her coming early? Also nothing to worry about – evidenced by the fact that today is my due date and she has not arrived yet. Although everything I need for baby has arrived and is ready to go. Her room is completely done, with everything washed and put away. Our room has a bassinet, diapers, wipes and burp cloths in it. Our house is completely clean and ready to bring a newborn home to. It is all so lovely and is only missing one thing: the newborn.
I am trying to be patient and relaxed. I know that tension and anxiety are not my friends, so I keep telling myself it could be two more weeks before she is here and I should enjoy this downtime while I have it. And boy do I have downtime. I left work on the 3rd and so am home all day puttering about the house, resting, and catching up on some reading. It’s actually really nice to have this break after working full time and going to college for the last eight years. To go from that to this is quite the change, but it is lovely and I am trying to soak it all up.
Maybe we’ll get something going here in the next few days and have a baby! Either way, it won’t be long now…
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