Happy Due Date to me....

Yup, it's today. But it's not looking like he's going to come today. Ugh, he just wants to stay in now. I have a dr appointment Friday where we will talk about inducing me. So, I should have my baby by sometime next week. Hopefully he'll decide he wants out before I have to be induced. Cross your fingers!

still incubating

he's still in there, or here I should say. My dr stripped my membranes today so hopefully he'll come tonight or tomorrow!!! I'm becoming really impatient, which I feel bad about because I know he's still in there for a reason. I just want to meet my little guy. I am starting to get a little nervous regarding the delivery though, but I know he has to come out some way, lol!

no letters yet

I know I know, I said I would post them, but I am going to buy new ones and start over because I don't like the way the ones I was doing were coming out. I'm about to give up and just buy some already done but they are sooooooo expensive. Anyway, another dr appointment friday. I'm going to ask him to sweep my membranes and hopefully that will get something started because someone has decided that he doesn't want to come out now. I'm not due until next week but I'm really impatient right now, lol.

belly shots

Alright, here is a new belly picture. The one in the pj's is from 34 weeks, then tonight's at 38 weeks. He's dropped for sure! I have a dr's appointment Friday so hopefully I will be more dialated then I was last week. I plan on finishing the letters for his name tomorrow and if I do then I will post pics of the nursery. If not tomorrow then within the next couple days, unless I go into labor. Ha ha!!

No baby yet

He's not here yet. Yesterday was my last day of the meds and the last day of bedrest. So if I go into labor then we'll do nothing to stop it which is fine. I'm still a fingertip dialated and 70% effaced like I was last week. Hopefully I'll start having some contractions and get things moving along here. I know he's dropped, I swear he's lower than he was last week which I didn't think could happen but man is he low!! At least he feels that way! I'll have Mike take a picture later so I can post a comparison.
The nursery is finished, all his clothes are washed, we have everything we need for him and the carseat is installed. So now we just need him to get here!! Anytime Jacob!!! Mommy and Daddy are anxious to meet you!!
Also this week I talked with my mom and my dad and told them their boyfriend and girlfriend are not to be at the hospital. It's not respectful to my dad for my mom's boyfriend to be there and vise versa. Mom and Dad won't be in the room while I'm delivering but can be in while I'm in labor. I only want Mike there as this will be a good bonding experience for him and I. No problem with people that have all their family in the room while their baby is born, but not my thing!!

One word...

BEDREST. Yup, that's right, I've been put on bedrest. Monday night I was feeling a little off, had some back pain and some cramping. So finally decided hey, let's go just get checked just in case. So sure enough I'm having contractions. Cervix was closed which is good, and the contractions weren't regular which is another good sign. Around 12:30 am or so the moved me over from labor and delivery triage to a labor and delivery room. The gave me 3 shots of terbutaline (not at the same time!) while I was in triage then gave me another once in the room. Terbutaline is supposed to stop the contractions. Well, 4 shots later it wasn't working still. So they decideed to give me an IV of magnesium. It supposedly has really bad side effects but luckily I didn't get the joy of experiencing any. So, I barely slept that night, I was so uncomfortable in their bed, and I coiuldn't lay on either side becuase they had me hooked up to the monitors for Jacob's heartrate and one for my contractions. Also Mike stayed and he was snoring like crazy!!
So anyway, they gave me an oral dose of terbuatline around 1pm and then I was discharged around 2:30pm. I was able to come home finally! Yeah, my own bed!
Well, we ended up going back around 6:30 or so last night because I was having chest constraints. It hurt so bad I wanted to cry. The contractions didn't even hurt as bad as this. So, they checked my stats and everything was ok, so they sent me home. We were only there for about 45 mins to and hour which isn't bad. I just have to take the terbutaline every 6 hours instead of every 4. Oh yeah, I left that part out. I will be on oral terbutaline every 6 hours for the next 2 weeks!!!
I had a regular dr appointment scheduled today and he said he would really like me to make it to 37 weeks but he would take 36. So, 36 weeks is next week!!! Crazy huh! But more than likely we're looking at 37 weeks which will be Jan 2nd. At that point I won't have to take the terbutaline anymore and we'll let nature take it's course.

Almost Christmas

Yup, it's just around the corner. How does it seem to sneak up on you? Then it's over before you know it. Oh well. We're pretty broke this year so we have a small budget for family and that's it. But I do need to think of what I want so I can tell Mike. I was trying to think of that the other day. It's funny because I realized that I really don't buy anything for myself. I buy things for the house. Candles, decorations, etc, but nothing really for me. I feel guilty actually when I do end up buying something for myself. I would tell him to get me a gift card but to where. Clothes? No cuz I don't know when I'll be able to wear regular clothes. Cd's? No cuz I'm not going to be driving for awhile and I don't listen to cd's in the house. Oh well, I'll come up with something. Wish me luck!