well, no baby yet. Although, I am extremely uncomfortable. I thought maybe this afternoon I would be going in, but no. Last night the little guy decided to flip from face down to face up, but then decided he wanted to be face down. He had to work very hard to do this and I thought he was going to come through my stomach. He is very strong and persistent.
The crampiness is getting worse and so is the nausea. I hope it doesn't last for a week, just a day, but I have no control. My appt is tomorrow, so I'll hopefully have some good news. Maybe they will send me over to the hospital!!!
Mason went to the Sibling class tonight at the hospital. He had a blast. He ran down to the front with the "teacher" without any hesitation, or even acknowledgment that we were there! He diapered his teddy bear...without help..(he has been practicing for weeks now) and was excited that the teacher taught him how to swaddle the bear in a different way. We toured the birth center, so he saw the rooms where I will stay and the nursery and a newborn. The baby wasn't all that exciting for him.
It was nice seeing you Aunt Janis and Cathy!! I wish we all lived closer, but this blog is fun to use to keep in touch. My mom is going all out for Thanksgiving and the entire meal is gluten-free, but good gluten-free food. I hope I can be there. I was hoping I could go in today and have the baby and be out in time for Thanksgiving. i just can't wait to meet this little guy and actually hold him!!!!! I just look at all the little PJ's and it makes it harder to wait, although I am praying about this so I chill out a bit.
That's all the news. I'll update after my appt tomorrow. I was hoping that when we toured the birth center my water would break, but no such thing.
Monday, November 19, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
What not to do....
What not to do when you are 10 days away from your due date: Multi-task, hang Christmas decorations by yourself (especially garland), run up and down stairs, drink Raspberry tea that is supposed to induce labor....because none of this gets labor going, it only makes one very crabby.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
what's he waiting for?
Still no baby. I have been scrubbing the floors on my hands and knees, I chased Mason up the stairs tonight, to which he commented :"Wow Mom! You're fast!!!", I have been carrying heavy baskets of laundry, moving furniture around....and still no labor. I still need to hang up Mason's lizard, so maybe this little guy is waiting for this.
My Dr. said if I go to my due date, this little person will be 9 pounds. I would like to deliver a little smaller baby than that if at all possible. Tomorrow I may do some laps around the yard.
I will miss the alone time with Mason though. He is so precious and I just love everything about him. His giggles, jokes, comments, thoughts, ideas, energy...just everything. I hope it isn't harder to remember things about him as we meet this new little guy. And I hope I remember everything about this new little guy like I remember Mason. It is still hard to imagine I can love them both, because I love Mason so much...but everyone tells me I will.
I am just trying to enjoy the time with Mason now. When I told him I was going to have a picture of him with me at the hospital he said " Are you kidding me?! For real?!". He also told me yesterday "Mom! When you are in the hospital, Daddy and me will be at the house ALONE!!!!!" and was very excited about it. This is a good time, because he is really identifying with Craig and wanting a lot of "Daddy time". He still loves his momma and needs at least 1 snuggle a day, but he is also really relating to Craig.
My Dr. said if I go to my due date, this little person will be 9 pounds. I would like to deliver a little smaller baby than that if at all possible. Tomorrow I may do some laps around the yard.
I will miss the alone time with Mason though. He is so precious and I just love everything about him. His giggles, jokes, comments, thoughts, ideas, energy...just everything. I hope it isn't harder to remember things about him as we meet this new little guy. And I hope I remember everything about this new little guy like I remember Mason. It is still hard to imagine I can love them both, because I love Mason so much...but everyone tells me I will.
I am just trying to enjoy the time with Mason now. When I told him I was going to have a picture of him with me at the hospital he said " Are you kidding me?! For real?!". He also told me yesterday "Mom! When you are in the hospital, Daddy and me will be at the house ALONE!!!!!" and was very excited about it. This is a good time, because he is really identifying with Craig and wanting a lot of "Daddy time". He still loves his momma and needs at least 1 snuggle a day, but he is also really relating to Craig.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
It's all about the TV dinners
Mason is very excited for his brother to be born, because he gets to eat TV dinners. He keeps looking in the freezer and saying "I can't wait to eat those!!!! When will my brother be here?"
When I was at the Dr. on Tuesday, he told her "I get to eat TV dinners when my brother is born!!!!" We only have 2 in the freezer, we may need to stock up!
Mason is also excited just to meet his brother as well. He keeps asking when he'll be here. It is hard to wait. We went through Mason's baby book and he asked me to read the part about him being born and he asked what I meant by my " water breaking". So I explained it as best I could and Mason had a very disgusted look on his face and said "I don't want that water all over me!" So I had to explain how it doesn't go everywhere and he was making sound effects of slushing water.
He was trying to guess what his Christmas presents are and these were his guesses: "A paddle of my very own!", "A pogo stick!", "A sewing set!", " A new box of crayons!"...and of course we did not get him any of those items, although they are very good ideas! He always surprises us with at least one gift request...like the sewing set. On Valentine's Day he said "I sure do hope I get my own lotion!!" When talking about his birthday a month back he said "I sure do hope I get my own desk set!" He's a creative one with the gifts, that's for sure!
Well, this baby is still in here and moving like crazy at night!! And there isn't much room for him to move around in. ouch. Maybe he is trying to find his way out...follow the light little one!! Next Dr. appt is on Tues; I hope there will be more changes by then. Well, ladies' weekend coming up! Can't wait to see everyone!! Maybe we will have our little bundle by then. I can at least hope right?!
When I was at the Dr. on Tuesday, he told her "I get to eat TV dinners when my brother is born!!!!" We only have 2 in the freezer, we may need to stock up!
Mason is also excited just to meet his brother as well. He keeps asking when he'll be here. It is hard to wait. We went through Mason's baby book and he asked me to read the part about him being born and he asked what I meant by my " water breaking". So I explained it as best I could and Mason had a very disgusted look on his face and said "I don't want that water all over me!" So I had to explain how it doesn't go everywhere and he was making sound effects of slushing water.
He was trying to guess what his Christmas presents are and these were his guesses: "A paddle of my very own!", "A pogo stick!", "A sewing set!", " A new box of crayons!"...and of course we did not get him any of those items, although they are very good ideas! He always surprises us with at least one gift request...like the sewing set. On Valentine's Day he said "I sure do hope I get my own lotion!!" When talking about his birthday a month back he said "I sure do hope I get my own desk set!" He's a creative one with the gifts, that's for sure!
Well, this baby is still in here and moving like crazy at night!! And there isn't much room for him to move around in. ouch. Maybe he is trying to find his way out...follow the light little one!! Next Dr. appt is on Tues; I hope there will be more changes by then. Well, ladies' weekend coming up! Can't wait to see everyone!! Maybe we will have our little bundle by then. I can at least hope right?!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Traction Man
Mason and I checked out a hilarious book called "Traction Man is Here" by Mini Grey. It is great. It is about a toy a boy wants called "Traction Man" and all his adventures. The boy's grandmother knits Traction Man a green romper suit with matching bonnet. And the action figure wears it and Mason laughs and giggles like there's no tomorrow. I am going to buy it for him for Christmas. And maybe one for Vinnie, Nic and Gianni. It is that hilarious.
Shots Not Welcome
Mason had the flu shot at his 5 year check-up last week, and I had his lead levels checked
(because of all the dangerous, tainted toys out there) so that required a finger poke.
Well....he had the shot and did OK, until after the shot. Then the SCREAMING started, "I'm never coming to the Dr again!!!!" " I hate shots!!!!" "I hate her!!!!!" and of course the door to the exam room was open. And I did feel bad for him. I do not like shots either, and I passed on the MMR booster since we could wait until next year, so he would only have 1 shot and 1 finger poke.
Then came the finger poke. Unfortunately, the tech explained the entire process to him, so it took 10 minutes for us to open his little fingers and he was wailing and shouting and screaming and yelling. Other staff came and tried to help calm him down, but it just revved him up more. So I put him on my lap, and we coaxed out a finger. The poke took a millisecond, and then the tech had to squeeze out the blood from his finger which seemed to take forever. Poor guy was grunting through his teeth "It hurts!!" "I want a bandaid now!!" "Stop it!!!" I think the whole process took 10 minutes. When it was done, he was completely calm and about every staff person came in to say "goodbye" to Mason...people we had never seen before. He had made such a commotion, everyone wanted to see who it was and they all knew his name. We went to the bakery for carrot cake and stopped to eat it with Nana. I told Pop about the appt and he said "That vocabulary isn't always so good huh?"
Well, Mason survived, didn't talk about it again, and had a great rest of the day. That night he was so tired from his emotional stress, he asked "Do shots make you tired?" Poor guy. i hope these things get easier for him, because it breaks my heart to see him so upset.
(because of all the dangerous, tainted toys out there) so that required a finger poke.
Well....he had the shot and did OK, until after the shot. Then the SCREAMING started, "I'm never coming to the Dr again!!!!" " I hate shots!!!!" "I hate her!!!!!" and of course the door to the exam room was open. And I did feel bad for him. I do not like shots either, and I passed on the MMR booster since we could wait until next year, so he would only have 1 shot and 1 finger poke.
Then came the finger poke. Unfortunately, the tech explained the entire process to him, so it took 10 minutes for us to open his little fingers and he was wailing and shouting and screaming and yelling. Other staff came and tried to help calm him down, but it just revved him up more. So I put him on my lap, and we coaxed out a finger. The poke took a millisecond, and then the tech had to squeeze out the blood from his finger which seemed to take forever. Poor guy was grunting through his teeth "It hurts!!" "I want a bandaid now!!" "Stop it!!!" I think the whole process took 10 minutes. When it was done, he was completely calm and about every staff person came in to say "goodbye" to Mason...people we had never seen before. He had made such a commotion, everyone wanted to see who it was and they all knew his name. We went to the bakery for carrot cake and stopped to eat it with Nana. I told Pop about the appt and he said "That vocabulary isn't always so good huh?"
Well, Mason survived, didn't talk about it again, and had a great rest of the day. That night he was so tired from his emotional stress, he asked "Do shots make you tired?" Poor guy. i hope these things get easier for him, because it breaks my heart to see him so upset.
Still in there
Well, no baby yet. I am still hoping he will come out before this weekend!! My appt went ok. Still dilated to 4, only 50% thin...not all the way thin like I thought, and everything is still posterior. I may go to my due date...which is a discouraging thought at this point.
They measured him and estimate he is about 7 pounds 12 ounces, but that weight can be off by a pound either way. I am hoping it is off in the reverse, because if he is almost 8 pounds now, he will be pretty big by my due date, especially considering he is gaining a half pound a week. I am getting more terrified of delivery now. Not sure why my sister and I keep having these large ones.
That is about it on the baby update. Next week my OB is out of town, so I get to see my former OB, and I am excited about that. She delivered Mason and I absolutely LOVE her, but she is retiring soon, so she couldn't take me on with this one.
They measured him and estimate he is about 7 pounds 12 ounces, but that weight can be off by a pound either way. I am hoping it is off in the reverse, because if he is almost 8 pounds now, he will be pretty big by my due date, especially considering he is gaining a half pound a week. I am getting more terrified of delivery now. Not sure why my sister and I keep having these large ones.
That is about it on the baby update. Next week my OB is out of town, so I get to see my former OB, and I am excited about that. She delivered Mason and I absolutely LOVE her, but she is retiring soon, so she couldn't take me on with this one.
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