Grandma tries to jumpstart labor

My doctor's appointment went good today.  We're still 1cm but thinned out almost completely now.  He was going to try to dialate me more until I quickly said no.  (it hurt like hell)  I asked how long they'll wait till they induce (thinking it would be two weeks after my due date) and apparently they only wait till one week after your due.  So no matter what happens, there will be a baby in approximately two weeks.  Shawn looked like he was going to vomit.  Men are funny.  These things aren't "real" to them till it's almost ready to happen.  He frequently looks like he's going to be ill now.  For months he's been saying he can't wait and now it's here and I think he could wait another month or so to get used to the idea.  He told me today that he'd rather I had a c-section.  I just don't think he likes the idea of seeing me in that much pain.  I told him that as long as I could avoid that, I would so he was out of luck and would just have to be a big boy.  Men could never have babies.  The human race would go extinct if we depended on them for labor and delivery.  We have another appointment in exactly a week as long as we don't go into labor before then.  I swear that's what my doctor was aiming for today.  (he's on call at the hospital tonight)

My grandma about gave me a heartattack last night.  She's usually in bed by around 7pm.  She called at 9pm.  I immediately thought there was something wrong with someone because there was no way she'd be awake that late, let alone call us that late.  I asked her why she was up so late and she was very slow about telling me.  It went something like this;  Well  *long pause* Your grandpa *long pause* he fell a few days ago *another long pause* and we just got back from the doctor's office *pause* they took some xrays *pause* and he broke his collar bone.  Whooooooosh.  That was the air being let out of my lungs from holding my breath.  I felt sick to my stomach for two hours after that.  I thought for sure she was going to say someone died or that my grandpa's cancer was back and that was what they found on the xray.  He's a stubborn old man.  He fell days ago and didn't go have it xrayed till last night. 

Another boring one

I got up early today, thinking I had a doctor's appointment.  I must be having a lot of blonde moments lately.  My doctor's appointment is tomorrow.  I reminded Shawn that we had an appointment today a good ten times, only to wake him up this afternoon and tell him I was wrong, again.  So tomorrow we'll get to see if there's been any more changes.  I'm seeing a different doctor than I have for my previous internals, hopefully it'll be a little less painful.  I can't believe there's only ten days left till my due date.  Just seems crazy to me that it's already been that long.  Everytime I get any ache or new pain, I think uh-oh this is it.  So far I've been wrong about that too.

We got the primer paint on the walls this weekend.  Now we have to clean the room out and paint everything.  It's going to be REALLY yellow.  We won't have the nursery blankets and stuff for a while though.  I had to order it online last week and it said it could take up to eight weeks to deliver.  I'm not worried about that though.  He can't use the blankets or even the bumper till he's at least six months old.  Before then there's too big of a risk of suffocation.  It'll be nice to be able to start setting everything up though.  We also got the rest of the baby stuff bought over the weekend.  We just need some curtains/shades for the windows and some more diapers.  Once again, we had a pretty boring weekend.  We went out to eat with Paul on Friday and that's about the extent of it other than the shopping.  Well, I just thought I'd let everyone know I'm just lazy and haven't written in this thing over the weekend, not in labor.

Walk-in Appointment

Had my 38 week doctor's appointment today.  At least I thought I did.  Apparently, my doctor's appointment was TWO DAYS ago.  Whoops.  I could've sworn it wasn't till today.  They were able to fit me in anyways though.  And I got in sooner than I normally would have.  It was a little bit embarrassing.  I felt like an idiot.  At any rate, the doctor did an internal.  (OUCH) And we're 1cm dilated and he says pretty thinned out.  (I'm going to take that as 50-60%) He says I'm doing really well considering this is my first pregnancy.  He also said that the baby seems to be of normal size and not too big.  I got the numbers from my glucola test today too.  Too high is 140, my score was 135.  That was a close one.  We have another appointment on Wednesday of next week.  It was supposed to be on Friday but I had it changed because I don't want to see the other doctor.  Shawn looked a little more nervous when the doc said we were dilated.  It's really starting to hit him that there's not much time left. 

We'll start painting the nursery this weekend.  It's a long weekend so we should get a lot accomplished.  In a perfect world anyways.  We're also going to be buying whatever baby stuff is left on our list this weekend.  And I get to have my haircut.  I want to do it before he's born because I don't know when I'll have another chance. 

Pictures!

A few of these at the end are a little graphic just so you're warned.

It looks like the pictures are going to have to wait till at least tomorrow.  I didn't get a chance to upload them all today.  For the past few hours I've been sitting on the footstool part of my rocker, hoping to start my labor.  (I don't want to go to the OB Thursday... I'll be getting another internal) I was told that rocking motions can help get the baby's head lower.  It's the same as using a birthing ball.  (yoga ball) Not much new in the last 24 hours.  We took the Jeep to get some things fixed on it that the place agreed to fix before we bought it.  Shawn had to go pick it up today.  We also had them do the brakes just because Shawn didn't feel like doing them right now.  He usually does all the work to his cars unless he feels lazy.  Well, I'm making cupcakes right now so I'd better get back to them otherwise one of the animals will get to them first.

We're boring people

Woah!  Only 18 days LEFT until my due date.  I swear the last time I looked at that counter it said 100 plus days left.  Must breathe and not freak out.  hee hee whooo hee hee whooo.  I'm sure I'll go into labor in the middle of the night or when no one is home.  I like my sleep so I'd be more annoyed if I woke up to labor pains than if no one was here. 

Not a very eventful weekend.  Shawn bought a '97 Jeep Cherokee so that I'll always have the car with me.  After we sold the truck we were a little worried about only having one vehicle.  I'm not a fan of his choice but I've got the '99 Grand AM so what do I care.  Me and my mom spent most of Saturday shopping for flowers.  (I was secretly walking in hopes of bringing on labor) You spend all day looking at tons of flowers only to bring home a couple of them.  I got two rolls of film developed yesterday.  I'll be posting some of the pictures today or tomorrow depending on when I have the most time.  (mom took them to work with her today) I have dial up so it takes and eternity to get them all on here.  Wow, it really was a boring weekend.  By now I would've went shopping for summer clothes but unless I want to buy a ton of maternity stuff that I can only wear for short time, then I just have to wait.  Oh and some of the pictures I'll be posting are a little graphic.  They're pictures of Molly and Cody's injuries. 

Full Term

I've been a big whiner today.  I keep telling Shawn it's not fair that I'm sick AND nine months pregnant.  I sound like a two year old.  My poor brother has a huge white spot above his uvula. (the hangy ball at the back of your throat) It looks really uncomfortable.  I noticed today that I was getting some spots in the same place.  I hope it's just a coincidence.  I've gotten those before when I was sick and never noticed any pain with them.  I woke up this morning feeling a little better and then felt like crap later and now I feel almost fine.  My body keeps making me think I'm better and I get my hopes up, only to realize I'm still sickly. 

The baby is REALLY feeling low today.  If I sit on the floor, sometimes I swear he could touch the ground through my stomach if he kicked hard enough.  He's been squirming nonstop for the past few days.  I wonder if he feels sick or if he's just being a snot?  I hope he's not too big.  Everyday he feels bigger and bigger.  I'm worried he'll turn out to be a ten pound baby and I know there's no way he's coming out any way other than c-section if he's that big.  After my glucola test came back high, I did cut back on sweets.  I hope none of it effected him anyways and it was just a fluke that my levels were so high.  I constantly feel like I have to pee now.  It's similar to having a urinary tract infection.  I run to the bathroom even if I was just in there and there's nothing there.  It's really frustrating when you wake up in the middle of the night and think you have to pee and you don't.  You walk all the way down the stairs in the dark only to get there and think great now what.  I won't miss that part of pregnancy. 

Today I'm 37 weeks pregnant.  That makes the baby technically full term.  At least we know that no matter when I go into labor from this point on, he won't be a premie.