Well, today we had our sonogram to see how big this baby is and turns out - he is not small! We figured that - but it was going to determine a few things for us.
Our doctor told us that we had 3 options:
1. If he is over 8.5 pounds we will schedule a C-Section to prevent any potential harm to the baby - which I agree with and am totally fine with.
2. If he is 8.5 pounds - we will induce him and try to deliver naturally.
3. If he is under 8.5 pounds - we will just let him decide when he wants to arrive.
We are picking door #1. He is measuring 9 pounds, 5 oz. right now! - GULP -Keep in mind that he is gaining about an ounce each day... So, a C-Section will be scheduled for Wednesday, November 25th - and at that point, he will be closer to 10 pounds! BIG GULP
The sad thing is that we will be spending our Thanksgiving in the hospital, but the great thing is that we have so much to be thankful for and we have a definite date that we will get to meet this fat turkey!
I'm still trying to talk our doctor in to changing our date for delivery to Monday, but for some reason, she does not listen to what I say or want. So, mark your calendars - this baby will be here no later than Wednesday, November 25th. Now, if he wants to come early - I'm totally fine with that too. Maybe even today!!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
No news is.... no news.
Things are progressing along through the ninth month exactly as I had read in the books that they would. Meaning - I'm more irritable, completely done with being pregnant and wanting each little stomach flurry to be a contraction. However, the extra time of no baby gives me time to finish several projects around the house and get in some last minute work with clients. So, there is definitely a positive. The big question now is whether Baby Walker will join us before Thanksgiving, after Thanksgiving or actually on Thanksgiving. It's really up to him, but we have had some interesting developments in the last few days.
On Monday (38 Weeks) I went to the doctor and found out that I was measuring 41 weeks, 2 cm dilated and still 70% effaced. In the big scheme of things, that really does not matter much. Apparently, every woman is different so I could be walking around not dilated at all and give birth faster than someone who is 4 cm dilated. It's all up in the air. However, on Wednesday we had a bit of a bleeding scare and rushed to the doctor to see if there was a problem. The baby's heartbeat was perfectly normal and she examined me and gave me some interesting news. I went from 2 cm dilated to 3 cm dilated in 2 days - so that's a good sign of progression in the right direction. She is expecting me to start full labor within 24-48 hours. Apparently, the bleeding that was occurring is not common, but does happen in some women and it's a sure fire sign that labor is soon to begin. As of 1:30 pm today - we will be at 24 hours and I'm not any closer to delivering this boy than I was - at least from what I can tell. If labor does not start by Friday, I'm going back in to have another sonogram to give them an idea of how big he is. If he is measuring over 8.5 pounds - the doc will go ahead and plan to induce on Wednesday. That puts us in the hospital on Thanksgiving day, but that's ok. The good thing is - I have an end in sight!
A great thing from our experience today - the thought of possibly going in to labor in the middle of the night put Jeff and I in to full gear "get it done" mode. We had some left over things that needed to be done to the nursery to make it completely ready for Baby Walker. Shelves to hang, a few more things to clean out, etc... It's officially done even down to the new monitor and night light. And for those who knew that Jeff originally wanted an entire Dallas Cowboys Themed nursery, notice that we have an entire shelf dedicated to the Cowboys. However, it may have to share some space with a few LSU things to keep things balanced. :-) Here are a few pics of the nursery.
Two nights ago, Jeff, who is apparently in his own nesting mode, decided that we really needed surround sound speakers mounted in our living room before the baby got here. Mind you, he bought the speaker wire to do this project over 2 years ago and had to fish it out of the garage to begin this project. I had clean floors and a clean house that became blanketed with tools, sheet rock dust and wires coming from the attic. However, he has finished the project - I'm surrounded with sound - the shop vac (Jeff's best friend) sucked up all trace of the mess and we are back to normal and he can scratch that project off his list as being done before the baby arrives. Good job J!
This is a challenging time for Jeff because he is in school and working along with dealing with his big pregnant wife. I'd love to say that I'm always sweet, caring, understanding and downright lovable, but I don't think anyone would buy that. So, he studies late in the evenings after I've gone to bed and have stopped bombarding him with "honey-do's" or "let's go here to eat" or "help, this is too heavy" statements. He is maintaining B's in his classes, so we are very pleased. However, it looks like he will have to do an extra semester of Pre-Requisites before being able to apply to Nursing School. It's unfortunate and extends his school time by another 6 months, but it is for the best and will really help his chances of getting in to a good program. But, even with all of this on his mind - he still came home with flowers for me the other night. He knows this is hard on me and is making an effort to ease some of it. I'm very grateful for that.
I'm still so excited for Christmas that I can barely stand it. We are heading in to Louisiana this year again, but doing so earlier than normal. We will be attending the Cowboys/Saints game at the Superdome on December 19th. Mom will be watching the baby and we will head out to cheer on the Cowboys (and Saints...shhhhh). I now have 8 outfits for Christmas for our new baby boy. I know - overboard. But, I don't care. If I could hang bells on him and have Christmas carolers follow him around, I would probably do that. Jeff's family will be joining us again for Christmas in Louisiana this year - so I think it's going to be the perfect Christmas!
So, all in all - we really have no news yet. The cars are packed with our bags for the hospital and we are just waiting for him to say "go" and we are off to the races. Getting very excited to meet this little guy -- and NAME him.
More to come...
On Monday (38 Weeks) I went to the doctor and found out that I was measuring 41 weeks, 2 cm dilated and still 70% effaced. In the big scheme of things, that really does not matter much. Apparently, every woman is different so I could be walking around not dilated at all and give birth faster than someone who is 4 cm dilated. It's all up in the air. However, on Wednesday we had a bit of a bleeding scare and rushed to the doctor to see if there was a problem. The baby's heartbeat was perfectly normal and she examined me and gave me some interesting news. I went from 2 cm dilated to 3 cm dilated in 2 days - so that's a good sign of progression in the right direction. She is expecting me to start full labor within 24-48 hours. Apparently, the bleeding that was occurring is not common, but does happen in some women and it's a sure fire sign that labor is soon to begin. As of 1:30 pm today - we will be at 24 hours and I'm not any closer to delivering this boy than I was - at least from what I can tell. If labor does not start by Friday, I'm going back in to have another sonogram to give them an idea of how big he is. If he is measuring over 8.5 pounds - the doc will go ahead and plan to induce on Wednesday. That puts us in the hospital on Thanksgiving day, but that's ok. The good thing is - I have an end in sight!
A great thing from our experience today - the thought of possibly going in to labor in the middle of the night put Jeff and I in to full gear "get it done" mode. We had some left over things that needed to be done to the nursery to make it completely ready for Baby Walker. Shelves to hang, a few more things to clean out, etc... It's officially done even down to the new monitor and night light. And for those who knew that Jeff originally wanted an entire Dallas Cowboys Themed nursery, notice that we have an entire shelf dedicated to the Cowboys. However, it may have to share some space with a few LSU things to keep things balanced. :-) Here are a few pics of the nursery.
Two nights ago, Jeff, who is apparently in his own nesting mode, decided that we really needed surround sound speakers mounted in our living room before the baby got here. Mind you, he bought the speaker wire to do this project over 2 years ago and had to fish it out of the garage to begin this project. I had clean floors and a clean house that became blanketed with tools, sheet rock dust and wires coming from the attic. However, he has finished the project - I'm surrounded with sound - the shop vac (Jeff's best friend) sucked up all trace of the mess and we are back to normal and he can scratch that project off his list as being done before the baby arrives. Good job J!
This is a challenging time for Jeff because he is in school and working along with dealing with his big pregnant wife. I'd love to say that I'm always sweet, caring, understanding and downright lovable, but I don't think anyone would buy that. So, he studies late in the evenings after I've gone to bed and have stopped bombarding him with "honey-do's" or "let's go here to eat" or "help, this is too heavy" statements. He is maintaining B's in his classes, so we are very pleased. However, it looks like he will have to do an extra semester of Pre-Requisites before being able to apply to Nursing School. It's unfortunate and extends his school time by another 6 months, but it is for the best and will really help his chances of getting in to a good program. But, even with all of this on his mind - he still came home with flowers for me the other night. He knows this is hard on me and is making an effort to ease some of it. I'm very grateful for that.
I'm still so excited for Christmas that I can barely stand it. We are heading in to Louisiana this year again, but doing so earlier than normal. We will be attending the Cowboys/Saints game at the Superdome on December 19th. Mom will be watching the baby and we will head out to cheer on the Cowboys (and Saints...shhhhh). I now have 8 outfits for Christmas for our new baby boy. I know - overboard. But, I don't care. If I could hang bells on him and have Christmas carolers follow him around, I would probably do that. Jeff's family will be joining us again for Christmas in Louisiana this year - so I think it's going to be the perfect Christmas!
So, all in all - we really have no news yet. The cars are packed with our bags for the hospital and we are just waiting for him to say "go" and we are off to the races. Getting very excited to meet this little guy -- and NAME him.
More to come...
Thursday, November 5, 2009
This is the month...Fingers Crossed
Well it's November. All of my previously pregnant friends have delivered except one. She and I are it. The others have all delivered healthy babies and are happily home and getting settled. My cousin delivered in her home last night at 4am - totally natural and that booger was 11.5 pounds. Dear Lord, Make me a bird....All I can say is that I would have have been a basket case and would have had the police, firemen, neighbors, clergy and anyone else in screaming distance at my doorstep. Kudos to my cousin and her new baby boy, Alex! Her experience makes me know that mine will likely be easier than that, so I have a lot to look forward to.
As we enter in to the month that our baby is due, I can start to feel the anxiety building in me. I'm really ready to have him here. I'm no longer worried with what I can and can't finish in time for his arrival. I've started reading again about what to expect and I think that causes quite a bit of the anxiety. So, I'm putting the books down and just going in to this with an open mind and a complete ignorance of what may happen. Works for me--So I say. But knowing me, I will likely be cramming like a college student right before the doctor says push.
When I hit 35 weeks, we scheduled an appointment with a 3d/4d imaging place. The facility was fantastic. We were able to video stream the sonogram live to the grandparents, uncles and friends who were interested in it, while keeping the private, personal atmosphere that we wanted to experience during the process. We have a video, pictures, a link for future viewing, etc... Our appointment was 30 minutes long and $135. It was absolutely worth it. The pictures are amazing and he looks like such a chubby kiddo. I loved it! I highly recommend this for anyone wanting to see their baby before it arrives. I've included some of his best poses.
I have doctor appointments each week now and we are at the point of checking things out to see how I have progressed. As of last week, I'm officially 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. We will not check again until next week. Today's appointment was just a heartbeat and measuring visit. I'm officially 36 weeks and 3 days but I'm measuring at 38.5 weeks. But, there are no real contractions to make note of - just random pains and aches and nausea is about all that's going on around here. And, of course, he is moving around like crazy getting bigger and bigger and running out of room. And, no matter how hard he kicks, I don't think he can get my chest to get out of his way. But, I do applaud his efforts. I think we are going to have a driven child. I like that.
It turns out that my blood pressure was extremely high today and the doctor considered admitting me to the hospital to monitor it and try to get it down. He let me sit for a little while and came back to take it again. It went down just enough to let me go home. Thank Goodness! I have had no problems with high blood pressure throughout this process so I think today was a bit of a fluke. If it stays high, they may induce or he may just decide to grace us with his presence early. So, just to be safe, we went to Babies R Us and purchased everything that we felt like we needed to be fully prepared for when he gets here. I have one major item left to purchase (The video monitor) and then we are done for the first month or so.
I also purchased several Christmas outfits for Baby Walker. Jeff is worried that I'm going overboard on the Christmas clothing, but I don't think it is possible to go overboard on Christmas stuff - poor kid.
That's about it for now. My next post may include stories of a new baby - or may not. It's all up to him now.
As we enter in to the month that our baby is due, I can start to feel the anxiety building in me. I'm really ready to have him here. I'm no longer worried with what I can and can't finish in time for his arrival. I've started reading again about what to expect and I think that causes quite a bit of the anxiety. So, I'm putting the books down and just going in to this with an open mind and a complete ignorance of what may happen. Works for me--So I say. But knowing me, I will likely be cramming like a college student right before the doctor says push.
When I hit 35 weeks, we scheduled an appointment with a 3d/4d imaging place. The facility was fantastic. We were able to video stream the sonogram live to the grandparents, uncles and friends who were interested in it, while keeping the private, personal atmosphere that we wanted to experience during the process. We have a video, pictures, a link for future viewing, etc... Our appointment was 30 minutes long and $135. It was absolutely worth it. The pictures are amazing and he looks like such a chubby kiddo. I loved it! I highly recommend this for anyone wanting to see their baby before it arrives. I've included some of his best poses.
I have doctor appointments each week now and we are at the point of checking things out to see how I have progressed. As of last week, I'm officially 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. We will not check again until next week. Today's appointment was just a heartbeat and measuring visit. I'm officially 36 weeks and 3 days but I'm measuring at 38.5 weeks. But, there are no real contractions to make note of - just random pains and aches and nausea is about all that's going on around here. And, of course, he is moving around like crazy getting bigger and bigger and running out of room. And, no matter how hard he kicks, I don't think he can get my chest to get out of his way. But, I do applaud his efforts. I think we are going to have a driven child. I like that.
It turns out that my blood pressure was extremely high today and the doctor considered admitting me to the hospital to monitor it and try to get it down. He let me sit for a little while and came back to take it again. It went down just enough to let me go home. Thank Goodness! I have had no problems with high blood pressure throughout this process so I think today was a bit of a fluke. If it stays high, they may induce or he may just decide to grace us with his presence early. So, just to be safe, we went to Babies R Us and purchased everything that we felt like we needed to be fully prepared for when he gets here. I have one major item left to purchase (The video monitor) and then we are done for the first month or so.
I also purchased several Christmas outfits for Baby Walker. Jeff is worried that I'm going overboard on the Christmas clothing, but I don't think it is possible to go overboard on Christmas stuff - poor kid.
That's about it for now. My next post may include stories of a new baby - or may not. It's all up to him now.
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