Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Walking, Waddling, Waiting, the ticking time bomb...
So, here I sit on our couch at 4am, while everyone in the house is asleep, scouring the internet for ideas on how to get Reid to come out TODAY. I am now 38 wks 4 days, and MISERABLE to say the least. I did have a doctor appointment on Friday, to which it disappointed me to no end. I was dilated to 3 1/2, my blood pressure was a little high, I am swelling like a balloon now, and I gained 5 WHOLE POUNDS!!!!! I now weigh the same as I did when I delivered Hayleigh, and I have now gained the same amount of weight as when I was pregnant with Hayleigh. I am more than ready for Reid to come out!!!
Since my mom got here, her and my MIL have been walking me like a dog. I do get contractions that stay consistent for about an hour, then come and go, then completely stop. I've had back pains and "back labor" as my mom would put it. I am ready to just be knocked out. My belly could not possibly get any tighter.
While shopping yesterday with my mom, doing lots of walking, I got compliments from a sweet lady in Michaels. I finally got to wear the last piece of maternity clothing I had that I haven't had the chance to wear. It was a red sweater that I had first bought when I was pregnant with Hayleigh- almost didn't fit because of my belly sticking straight out. Well, this lady was in check out with us, and just went on about how much she loved my sweater and my cute "bump". I thanked her, and we talked about trying to get Reid out, how big he possibly is, etc. She of course wished me good luck, and left. I kind of laughed when she left and said that I thought of my belly as more of a mass now, than a "bump". "Bump" sounds nice and round, and smaller than what I have. Mom and I then after took off to Walmart, and I had the shopping greeter follow me around the store, making sure I didn't have Reid in there. She said she was all ready to catch Reid... that was a little weird. At least she didn't touch my belly.
After all of the walking, waddling, and shopping, we made it home to relax. After a nice nap, I came in the living room to help mom and Hayleigh put Christmas stuff up. Might as well do something productive if Reid is going to be stubborn like his dad was. At least Allen feels sorry for me, and has been giving some great foot and back massages to help out, along with the assisted lifting of my heavy butt.
I've been getting kind of moody from waddling everywhere, and losing everything, only to find it right under my nose...umm well, belly.... I'm just tired.
Last night, I liked to dropped to the ground when I went to open the back door to cool off. It had snowed quite a bit, and none of us had a clue. So, today, Hayleigh is going to get to play in her first Colorado snow!!
Anyway, we are on baby watch...I'm like a bomb now that everyone watches and jumps when I make any noise. We go back to the doctor tomorrow morning now, if Reid hasn't come by then. The more this weekend drags on, the more I think it will be Wednesday before he comes out...I am set to be induced on that day, if he has not come by then. Let's just hope and pray that if he doesn't come today, that at tomorrow's appointment, I'll be dilated more, and enough to get admitted. One could only hope!
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| Allen, Hayleigh, and I having fun on my ball...aka my chair |
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| I have no makeup on, and have shower hair, so don't judge me... |
Since my mom got here, her and my MIL have been walking me like a dog. I do get contractions that stay consistent for about an hour, then come and go, then completely stop. I've had back pains and "back labor" as my mom would put it. I am ready to just be knocked out. My belly could not possibly get any tighter.
While shopping yesterday with my mom, doing lots of walking, I got compliments from a sweet lady in Michaels. I finally got to wear the last piece of maternity clothing I had that I haven't had the chance to wear. It was a red sweater that I had first bought when I was pregnant with Hayleigh- almost didn't fit because of my belly sticking straight out. Well, this lady was in check out with us, and just went on about how much she loved my sweater and my cute "bump". I thanked her, and we talked about trying to get Reid out, how big he possibly is, etc. She of course wished me good luck, and left. I kind of laughed when she left and said that I thought of my belly as more of a mass now, than a "bump". "Bump" sounds nice and round, and smaller than what I have. Mom and I then after took off to Walmart, and I had the shopping greeter follow me around the store, making sure I didn't have Reid in there. She said she was all ready to catch Reid... that was a little weird. At least she didn't touch my belly.
After all of the walking, waddling, and shopping, we made it home to relax. After a nice nap, I came in the living room to help mom and Hayleigh put Christmas stuff up. Might as well do something productive if Reid is going to be stubborn like his dad was. At least Allen feels sorry for me, and has been giving some great foot and back massages to help out, along with the assisted lifting of my heavy butt.
I've been getting kind of moody from waddling everywhere, and losing everything, only to find it right under my nose...umm well, belly.... I'm just tired.
Last night, I liked to dropped to the ground when I went to open the back door to cool off. It had snowed quite a bit, and none of us had a clue. So, today, Hayleigh is going to get to play in her first Colorado snow!!
Anyway, we are on baby watch...I'm like a bomb now that everyone watches and jumps when I make any noise. We go back to the doctor tomorrow morning now, if Reid hasn't come by then. The more this weekend drags on, the more I think it will be Wednesday before he comes out...I am set to be induced on that day, if he has not come by then. Let's just hope and pray that if he doesn't come today, that at tomorrow's appointment, I'll be dilated more, and enough to get admitted. One could only hope!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
38 weeks New Uncharted Territory
Yes, 38 weeks today... I am in a whole new uncharted area right now. With Hayleigh, I only made it to 37wks, 2 days... WOW what a difference a week makes! I don't know if I just don't remember being like this the final weeks before Hayleigh from being too excited, or what, but this is definitely different. I feel a lot bigger this time, more tired and sore. I guess I have more time to focus on those things since I'm home with Hayleigh all of the time now.
I have given in to letting others help me- that is a big deal. I am a do it myself person, and while I know I cannot do everything by myself, I usually put on a strong face, and try to do it anyway... I get that from my mom. My teeth are ehh.. getting better, and my feet have started to swell more an more since yesterday. I've been getting a little cranky- lack of sleep, I am sure with being uncomfortable, but I am forever grateful for the help of my great MIL who is here now, and for my mom coming out here on her first plane trip today. Without my MIL here the past few days, the house would be a complete wreck, and Marie Callender would be cooking every meal. Even though she doesn't believe me, she has helped me get a great deal done around the house. I know I would be more stressed worrying about being here with just Hayleigh now, if not for her- mainly in fear of going into labor, and being on my own. AND, Hayleigh foremost is getting more attention.. something that I don't always have the energy for anymore, and this makes me feel like total crap.
Hayleigh knows what is going on. She has been clinging to me everyday more and more. When I try to leave the house without her, she goes into panic mode. She is running to get her shoes, yelling, "I'm coming!", running out of her room with her purse, and purple high heels on the opposite feet. When she reaches the front door, and realizes that I am already gone, she breaks down and cries, and goes and sulks in her room. She will not say Reid's name anymore, but will say brother, "Brodder", and sometimes give Reid a kiss on my belly. The crib is set up, and I am sure it is really awkward for her bed to be in Reid's room, set up with his stuff, and not hers. I worry about her constantly. I worry about her feeling left out, and sad. I worry about her not being able to be with me for a few days. I know she will be in good hands the whole time she is not with me, but to see the look on her face when I get back from leaving her for an hour, makes me cringe to think of how bad it will be from a few days. She runs to me, telling me that, " I found you, Mommy! I found you!!" She grabs my leg, and squeezes it soo hard, and then will not let me out of her sight. I just hope that my mom can keep her occupied enough while I'm in the hospital that she won't notice me gone so much. Mom has packed a lot of activity crafts for them to do, and is planning on setting up our Christmas tree with Hayleigh before she leaves.
Anyway, one way or another, Reid will be here, or on his way here within a week- next week if he is not here, I can get induced.. So, 7 or less days left until we get to meet this guy who completely caught us off guard. I'm hoping everything goes well, he is healthy, I'm healthy, and we are all happy and busy beyond belief.
I have given in to letting others help me- that is a big deal. I am a do it myself person, and while I know I cannot do everything by myself, I usually put on a strong face, and try to do it anyway... I get that from my mom. My teeth are ehh.. getting better, and my feet have started to swell more an more since yesterday. I've been getting a little cranky- lack of sleep, I am sure with being uncomfortable, but I am forever grateful for the help of my great MIL who is here now, and for my mom coming out here on her first plane trip today. Without my MIL here the past few days, the house would be a complete wreck, and Marie Callender would be cooking every meal. Even though she doesn't believe me, she has helped me get a great deal done around the house. I know I would be more stressed worrying about being here with just Hayleigh now, if not for her- mainly in fear of going into labor, and being on my own. AND, Hayleigh foremost is getting more attention.. something that I don't always have the energy for anymore, and this makes me feel like total crap.
Hayleigh knows what is going on. She has been clinging to me everyday more and more. When I try to leave the house without her, she goes into panic mode. She is running to get her shoes, yelling, "I'm coming!", running out of her room with her purse, and purple high heels on the opposite feet. When she reaches the front door, and realizes that I am already gone, she breaks down and cries, and goes and sulks in her room. She will not say Reid's name anymore, but will say brother, "Brodder", and sometimes give Reid a kiss on my belly. The crib is set up, and I am sure it is really awkward for her bed to be in Reid's room, set up with his stuff, and not hers. I worry about her constantly. I worry about her feeling left out, and sad. I worry about her not being able to be with me for a few days. I know she will be in good hands the whole time she is not with me, but to see the look on her face when I get back from leaving her for an hour, makes me cringe to think of how bad it will be from a few days. She runs to me, telling me that, " I found you, Mommy! I found you!!" She grabs my leg, and squeezes it soo hard, and then will not let me out of her sight. I just hope that my mom can keep her occupied enough while I'm in the hospital that she won't notice me gone so much. Mom has packed a lot of activity crafts for them to do, and is planning on setting up our Christmas tree with Hayleigh before she leaves.
Anyway, one way or another, Reid will be here, or on his way here within a week- next week if he is not here, I can get induced.. So, 7 or less days left until we get to meet this guy who completely caught us off guard. I'm hoping everything goes well, he is healthy, I'm healthy, and we are all happy and busy beyond belief.
Monday, November 5, 2012
37wks, Halloween, and Nana Rose
Last week was an extremely short, fast week for us here. Maybe it was because it was probably our last week together as a family of 3, or that we had soo much going on.
Monday night, Allen got in around 9:30, just in time for a very late supper. We sat around catching up, and went to bed.
That night, I did not sleep well at all. I ended up staying up after 3:30 am, and had our trash out to the curb first out of all of our neighbors. I ended up later taking a nap, while Allen watched Hayleigh. We kind of just laid around the house most of the day on Tuesday. We ended up frying up chicken for supper, and watched tv for the rest of the night.
Wednesday, I had my 37 wk check up on Halloween. We went to my appointment, and saw Dr. Whittman, since Anita was out. I ended up being dilated to 2, and have fully lost my plug, so Dr. Whittman has us all on "Baby Watch" since Reid can now come at any time. The good thing we have going for us still is that my cervix is still high and thick- so no walking just to walk for me until the end of this week. Reid is still head down, and has dropped down a bit. He was very active at the appointment, and his heartbeat ran in the 140's. That same day, I noticed I had a tooth abscess. So, Dr. Whittman told me to also go ahead and get in somewhere to get some antibiotics for it now. That afternoon, we got home, and called both my mom, and Allen's mom, since they are on stand by. We all decided instead of early the following week for Allen's mom to come out, that the end of the week would be better. That way, she could see Allen, and we could do some site seeing, and when Allen would go to leave out on Sunday morning, I would not be home alone with Hayleigh, in case something did happen. So, Rose got her tickets booked, and we were set for her to fly in on Friday. That night, we grocery shopped, and I had a lady that worked for City Market ask me when I was due.. Of course she could tell I was having a boy too. I don't get it...Anyway, we ended up taking home food from the deli for supper. We then after answering the door to several trick-or-treaters, ventured out with Hayleigh in her trick or treat outfit. Hayleigh had a blast running to the door bell, and mumbling "Trick or Treat" Trick or Treat was a success- Hayleigh come back happy after we hit our neighborhood, and we sat in the house and watched tv for the rest of the night.
Thursday, we had a doctor appointment for Hayleigh. She got her 2 year wellness check up- just a tad late, and her whooping cough vaccine. We had a good visit- she is now 36" tall, and weighs 29.1lbs right now. She cried and pouted the whole appointment, but is ahead of the marks on her developmental strides. We ended up going to the mall, and ate supper at Red Robin that night. I laid on the couch for the rest of the night, while we watched Rock of Ages.
Friday morning, we got the house ready for Nana Rose, and kept in touch with her as she made her connecting flights. Hayleigh ran right to her and gave her a big hug when she got off the escalator. We loaded up all of the luggage, and went to grab some lunch at Taco John's and did a little shopping, followed by site seeing on the Monument right by the house. We managed to see big horn sheep 50 yards away from us- it was a great drive! For supper, we pieced around on chicken, and relaxed the night away. I decided finally to just go up to the hospital here in Fruita, to get my meds- save me a trip to the dentist for now. Ended up only being gone 45 minutes. I guess right after I left, Hayleigh ran into her room, yelling "I'm coming" and came running back out in her purple high heels, straight to the front door. She realized I was gone, and ran into her room, crying, and Allen had to go in and talk to her. She was fine after that, but it is clear she has become attached to me, the closer we get to Reid getting here.
Saturday, we woke up early, and headed toward Aspen and the Rockies- had a nice drive, and came back to eat lunch/supper at the Chinese place we like. Hayleigh ate a piece of squid, and called it sneak- her word for snake. After that, we made it back home to set up Hayleigh's toddler bed, and move the crib to Reid's room. After fighting to get the toddler bed put together, we got the crib assembled with the help of Nana keeping Hayleigh occupied. I liked to have cried when it was fully put together, and I got a few things out for the crib. Just emotional, knowing that our last baby will be coming home with us soon, and we are now ready for him.
Monday night, Allen got in around 9:30, just in time for a very late supper. We sat around catching up, and went to bed.
That night, I did not sleep well at all. I ended up staying up after 3:30 am, and had our trash out to the curb first out of all of our neighbors. I ended up later taking a nap, while Allen watched Hayleigh. We kind of just laid around the house most of the day on Tuesday. We ended up frying up chicken for supper, and watched tv for the rest of the night.
Wednesday, I had my 37 wk check up on Halloween. We went to my appointment, and saw Dr. Whittman, since Anita was out. I ended up being dilated to 2, and have fully lost my plug, so Dr. Whittman has us all on "Baby Watch" since Reid can now come at any time. The good thing we have going for us still is that my cervix is still high and thick- so no walking just to walk for me until the end of this week. Reid is still head down, and has dropped down a bit. He was very active at the appointment, and his heartbeat ran in the 140's. That same day, I noticed I had a tooth abscess. So, Dr. Whittman told me to also go ahead and get in somewhere to get some antibiotics for it now. That afternoon, we got home, and called both my mom, and Allen's mom, since they are on stand by. We all decided instead of early the following week for Allen's mom to come out, that the end of the week would be better. That way, she could see Allen, and we could do some site seeing, and when Allen would go to leave out on Sunday morning, I would not be home alone with Hayleigh, in case something did happen. So, Rose got her tickets booked, and we were set for her to fly in on Friday. That night, we grocery shopped, and I had a lady that worked for City Market ask me when I was due.. Of course she could tell I was having a boy too. I don't get it...Anyway, we ended up taking home food from the deli for supper. We then after answering the door to several trick-or-treaters, ventured out with Hayleigh in her trick or treat outfit. Hayleigh had a blast running to the door bell, and mumbling "Trick or Treat" Trick or Treat was a success- Hayleigh come back happy after we hit our neighborhood, and we sat in the house and watched tv for the rest of the night.
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| Hayleigh as a Winter Fairy |
Friday morning, we got the house ready for Nana Rose, and kept in touch with her as she made her connecting flights. Hayleigh ran right to her and gave her a big hug when she got off the escalator. We loaded up all of the luggage, and went to grab some lunch at Taco John's and did a little shopping, followed by site seeing on the Monument right by the house. We managed to see big horn sheep 50 yards away from us- it was a great drive! For supper, we pieced around on chicken, and relaxed the night away. I decided finally to just go up to the hospital here in Fruita, to get my meds- save me a trip to the dentist for now. Ended up only being gone 45 minutes. I guess right after I left, Hayleigh ran into her room, yelling "I'm coming" and came running back out in her purple high heels, straight to the front door. She realized I was gone, and ran into her room, crying, and Allen had to go in and talk to her. She was fine after that, but it is clear she has become attached to me, the closer we get to Reid getting here.
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| Nana Rose and Hayleigh at the Monument |
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| Probably our last picture of just the 3 of us- Yes, I'm huge! |
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| Big Horn sheep- 50 yards away from us |
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| Aspen |
Sunday morning, Allen left out early- about 5 am. Rose and I stayed up long enough to fall asleep on the couch to cooking shows. I managed to sleep all morning, while Nana took care of Hayleigh. Hayleigh for once woke up playing in her room, and greeted Nana with a big hug and a smile, and let me sleep. I woke up to Hayleigh kissing me all over. We relaxed the whole day, Rose made us some really yummy lunch- Chicken Tostados, and we got the house straightened up. We pieced around for supper, napping on and off, and managed to get to bed early after I got a nice bath for the night.
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