Some strange things happening....

Nurse came in, said I'm progressing but didn't tell me how far or anything. She gave me more cervix meds which makes me think I'm not moving too fast...

The bad news is my doctor said NO FOOD unless its clear- so that means no Noodles & Company Mac N Cheese as I'd hoped.. Oh well. So, I called room service and ordered Vegetable Broth, Sorbet, Jello and 2 Apple Juices- YUM! Actually- I'm so hungry it actually does sound delicious.... so sad..

On a good note, I'm starting to feel some contractions! They aren't painful really, but uncomfortable that's for sure. The nurse said they are about 3 minutes apart. This is good!

4:30pm Update

I wish I had more info, but it's slow moving here.... The doctor came in around 1ish to check me and kinda killed my mood- told me that he didn't think I was dilated after all, so we were back at square one. So, the nurse started the cervix medication. She'll come back at 5 to check to see if I'm progressing- if not, they'll do more cervix meds. I'm still not feeling any pain. I do feel some pressure and tightness, but it's hard to tell if that's contractions or my hunger pains.. I haven't eaten anything since 8am and that was a 1/2 bowl of Cheerios! Typically by now I'd have eaten a whole heck of a lot more. She told me that if by 5pm she didn't think he'd be coming in the next 8 hours, that I might be able to have dinner. Sort of a Catch 22 as I want to have him, but I'm STARVING!

The nurse told me again that this will be a long process and to have patience, so I'm not really thinking anythings going to happen today or tonight- HOPEFULLY by tomorrow tho..

We're just hanging out watching TV (nothing good on tho), reading books and screwing around online.

More later:)

Did I just pee myself???

I haven't ever peed my pants as an adult, so I KNEW this wasn't normal... I woke up at 2am Thursday morning and felt like I had to pee, but at the same time I felt like I was peeing! IN BED! So, I got up, and went to the bathroom, then back to sleep. Did this whole thing again at 4am..Then at 8am I lay in bed thinking "I really couldn't still be peeing myself could I???" So, I yelled at Jason and said "I THINK MY WATER BROKE!" Strange tho cause there was no pop or gush... this is what I expected.

So, I called the doc at 8:15 and told her what happened and she said to come in to their office to be checked, but to bring my bags as they'd probably admit me. I ate breakfast, we showered, fed the dogs, etc... all the while Jason is skipping around the house saying "SHUG! It's happening!" haha- so cute! We finally get to the doc office around 9:30- they check me, I'm finally dilated to 1CM and yep, my water broke! YAH!

Next they tell us to drive around to admissions, and check in... Very anticlimactic actually- I pictured screaming, yelling, running to get wheelchairs, etc...Nope, I carried some bags, walked myself in and all that... So, after 1000 questions from the nurse and a PAINFUL IV in my arm I am all set to have this kid. I've been walking around for 45 mins in hopes to move along farther- waiting to feel like I'm in labor. I've got no pain, don't feel anything. Just enjoying ice chips and watching Wimbledon- timing is great!

Ok, I'll update later or Jason will if I can't. THANK YOU for all your love and support!

Sadly, I didn't get Starbucks today..boohoo :)

My FINAL Doctors Appointment...

It all started out with the dreaded words from the nice lady behind the counter...."Wait, you're overdue right?" to which I responded "Yep" with a very fake laugh...You'd think that the gal behind the desk at the OBGYN's office would know better right?

Finally the nurse came to get us and took us back to our room where she did the normal routine; blood pressure (still perfect), temperature, and listened to AJ's heartbeat (140 and healthy-yeah!) Then we sat in there for what felt like an ETERNITY for Dr.Zart to come in. I just sit in a gown with my list of questions as Jason talks about what car to get next and contemplating redoing our backyard deck. One might think he was trying to keep my mind occupied, but I know better :)

So, Dr.Zart comes in and feels my stomach, tells me I'm measuring 40 weeks, all looks well and sees my list of questions (Jason always says I ask too many questions, but it's just a thing I do!) She says to hold off on the questions until she examines me as she's going to try to answer all of them before I can ask. (She ends up doing a great job at this!) So, she examines me and gives me the sad look I was expecting while saying "Well...I don't feel any change, I'm sorry!"

I sit up and she starts telling me what to expect in the next few days. We stick to Plan B (Plan A would mean he'd come out tonight or tomorrow on his own) which is that I'll check into the hospital tomorrow night at 8:30 to start the cervix softening medication and not to expect that much will happen with that. She said that that will probably not start me dilating, but there is a small chance it could. I guess it works for "some people". Then she said assuming all is normal, they'll let me get up Friday morning and shower and then start the (dreaded) Pitocin drip thru an IV. She said they don't just give it all to you at once, it's gradual as labor should be. She said they also don't have a specific timeline on the epidural- that I can pretty much have it anytime I want to (THANK YOU!) I figure I'll do my best to get thru the pain without the drugs until it's totally necessary. I don't plan to be a hero, thats for sure.

Best case scenario is that AJ will be born sometime Friday afternoon- although she did tell me that I have to be very patient with this process (hahah! She doesn't know me well I guess) and that it could even take until Saturday??? I'm betting I beg for a C-section before we get to Saturday...

Speaking of C-section, she did warn me that with induction comes a slightly higher risk of C-section, but not to worry that she doesn't seem to think I'll need one. She said AJ is probably around the 8lb mark, but that was just a guess- that I could be hiding a much bigger baby. So many guesses!

So that's the scoop- Jason will be bringing the laptop to the hospital tomorrow so we'll try to keep this blog updated as needed.

Feel free to comment on things that can keep me occupied tomorrow as I know it's going to be a VERY LONG DAY!

Update...

I think I may have freaked a few people out with my last entry... All is still fine here- no baby and I am feeling fine. I'm still having contractions (I think) but it's not stopping me from doing my thing. Not calling the doc- not running to the ER or anything. I still plan to go for a nice long walk tonight. Maybe that'll help things progress?

Anyway, thanks for the concern (and the texts, emails and voicemails) but I'm coo :)

Could these be contractions???

Last night I had a really hard time sleeping.. We went to Olive Garden for dinner (YUM!) and while I ate my fair share, I don't think I over did it more than I normally do... On the way home, I just wasn't feeling right. My stomach was SO tight, but I just chalked it up to the food having less and less room to sit due to the baby growing. Well, I couldn't sleep much and had some menstrual type pain. Finally fell asleep around 1am.

Woke up this morning feeling ok- crabby from lack of sleep but otherwise ok. Didn't walk the dogs, it was too hot and I was too tired, but I did hit the book store and had an appt to get my oil changed. Since about oh... 10ish I have felt pretty crappy- not just tired, but like my stomach is SO hard still and more pain like last night. It's not anything that I can time cause it seems pretty consistent. I like to tell myself that maybe I'm in labor and this is as bad as it'll be- haha- I don't think I'm that lucky.

I'm not calling the doctor or anything as there's no point. Last time they told me if I can breathe or talk thru the pain not to call. Well, I'm breathing and talking- just moving slower and making lots of grunting noises...

Still have my doc appt tomorrow at 2pm which I fully expect I will be at. I've asked Jason to come with me as I have a TON of questions and I never seem to remember the answers. Everytime I tell him how I'm feeling he gets this big grin on his face and says "ALRIGHT!" meanwhile, I'm in pain!

Also found out today that I have to be at the hospital on Thursday at 6pm, not 8:30pm as I was originally told, then they start the actual induction Friday at 6:30am. Wouldn't it be nice if the induction went really well and easy and he was born by like...noon?

Speaking of the induction, I woke up completely TERRIFIED of giving birth- probably another reason I couldn't sleep last night. All this time, when anyone has asked me about how I feel about actually having the baby, I thought and said "well, he's coming out one way or another right? So, no reason to freak"... And now I'm freaking.... Partly cause if I do get induced I just have NO CLUE what to expect (IV's, drugs, contractions, possible C-section, LOTS of waiting, etc...) and partly because...well, I don't like the unknown.

More updates later if anything changes...

Cleaned the blinds finally...

And it turns out that doing that doesn't induce labor either! UGH! The good thing is that they needed it DESPERATELY so it was really good I did it. I had only been saying I was going to for 3 weeks. Now, I really don't know what my mother will do when she comes to visit, other than get me daily Starbucks, wake up for nightly feedings with AJ and vacuum! (haha- only kidding mom)

Took care of some last minute things today- booked the dogs at Camp Bow Wow (Doggie Day Care) for Thurs-Monday to keep them outta our hair and got Buster's vet appt moved to Thursday morning. Also made an appt to get my oil changed tomorrow. I feel like I'm planning to not have time for ONE THING when this child comes... I will still be able to do these things once he's here right? Just won't be as easy.

Four days max... I'm gettin excited! Jason has a new saying every morning... He says "OH! I thought of something for you to do today!" and I say "What's that? Cause I have a list, have you seen it??" and he then says "How bout having a baby??" Ya..I'm WORKIN on it! haha

Oh, and note to self- stop watching A Baby Story... it's freaking me out!