Any Day Now

We had a doctor's appointment this morning and the doctor took me off the procardia and terbutaline so it could be any day now! I am 3 cm and 50% effaced. We have another appointment on Thursday in the case I'm not in the hospital already. We are getting close people! Exciting!

Lesson Learned

This week marks three weeks of being on bedrest. All anyone can tell me is to "hang in there" and "enjoy the rest while you can." I know everyone's intentions mean well and they are trying to keep me in positive spirits, but it's been really hard for me. I mean don't get me wrong. I know it is important for the baby to stay put and I have enjoyed sleeping in and getting in afternoon naps, but I have never stayed off my feet and inside my house / in the hospital for this long. I have been thankful to have Noah working from home this past week. At least I have someone to talk to. I think I'm most depressed when the weather is like it was today, beautiful. There was no cloud in sight and the temperature was perfect.

I think Noah felt really sorry for me today so he finally agreed to taking me to Wal-Mart after I begged him over and over again to take me anywhere. So for the first time in three weeks I got into an outfit that was not my pjs and we made our way to wally world. We rode with the windows down and I soaked in the sun. We were in Wal-Mart for probably twenty minutes just picking up something for dinner and I sure felt every minute of those twenty minutes. I was not used to walking for that long and boy could I feel the pressure. It felt like the heaviest bowling ball between my legs. Ouch! So I guess I learned my lesson. I've been on the couch since and paying for that twenty minutes of freedom.

On a different note we received another gift from the New Baby Welcome Wagon. We got a couple of pacifiers and a medicine dispenser. Maybe my next package will reveal who this mystery person is.

The Waiting Game

Our doctor's appointment went well. Ava looks to be doing well. I will be 36 weeks on Thursday but the doctor wants me to continue to take the meds through the weekend. This could mean the baby wouldn't be born until next week. Well that is if the meds continue to do it's job. So far so good. I haven't felt any contractions but I have felt immense pelvic pressure. It hurts to walk, to get up off the couch, or to turn over when I'm in bed. This must mean gravity is working and the baby is moving on down. The doctor predicts I'll go into labor within 24 hours of getting of the meds.

Since the meds have been working I have no reason to believe Ava would make an appearance before Monday. I was kind of looking forward to getting off the meds on Thursday though. That would mean I could meet Ava sooner and end the bedrest. But I understand the doctor is looking out for the baby's best interest. The closer she goes to full term, the better.

I'm starting to believe that Ava might make it to her due date. But who knows what will happen once I stop taking the pills. I am already 3 cm so there is only 7 more to go. I got to the first three fairly quickly so that might mean labor will go by fast? I hope so. I don't want to be in labor forever.

I think my worst fear is not being able to get to the hospital in time. I haven't felt much of my contractions. Even in the hospital I never experienced enough pain to call a nurse or anything. But hopefully I'll know when it's time.

That's the update for now folks! Stay tuned...

Hello March!

I can't believe we are in the month of March already! I love this month because my birthday happens to be on the 24th and now my baby will share the same birthday month as me too. Well, that's what it is looking like.

I'm still playing baby incubator at the moment and I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I don't know what to expect. If all goes well I won't have to go back to the hospital unless I am going to go home with a baby.

My sister threw me a baby shower last month and I still don't have the pictures from it but I did take a picture of the gorgeous cake Tanya (my kind of sis-in-law) made me and the beautiful diaper cake my girlfriend, Lauren made me.

(isn't is so cute??) It's in Ava's nursery now.

This week we received another surprise from the New Baby Welcome Wagon. I still don't know who they are. Hopefully the mystery will be solved soon. We got some burp clothes and a musical froggy toy (that Paxx tried to get his paws on).

Everyone must have wedding fever because yet another one of my close friends is getting married. Noah and I will be attending like 6 weddings at least this year.

Congrats to Brett and Christine! Brett is another one of my close friends from elementary school. I'm so happy for him!

I also left out another couple getting married this year. So hard to keep up I swear! Noah is the best man for his best friend, Paul. Paul and Derin are so cute and they are getting married in the fall. Congrats to them too!