Creepin' Like a Creeper

As we say in the great game of Wahoo, she’s "creepin' like a creeper!" In reference to having a baby that translates into not much! I went from “barely a 1” to “almost a 1” today. I’m not sure what the difference in those two terms are but it made me feel a little better that he at least changed the wording this week…

So we did have a little bit of a hiccup in our Dr’s appointment routine today. When he went to check her heart rate he said that he thought it was a little low and then picked up, but he wanted to monitor it for an hour. So he sent me around the corner to Labor and Delivery to get monitored. Everything was fine. I only spent 45 minutes on the monitor, he said that he wasn’t sure what he heard, maybe he just heard my heart rate at first and then hers. The nurse that was in there was my favorite nurse and she could tell that I was a little, okay a lot, nervous. She said that that is why they love Dr. Paul so much because of how cautious he is. As weird as it seems it was good to be down there for a little bit. Christopher and I were asking Tammy all kinds of questions and she helped a lot. Mostly our questions revolved around “real” labor and what to expect and so on.

Dr. Paul did say that if I have not had her by the time I go in for my appointment next Wednesday we’ll set a date to induce either Thursday or Friday. After he said that and left Tammy told us what all that meant and what all he would do during that time, it was great to have all that information already! I always said that I would like to keep my pregnancy going as long as I am comfortable and the Dr. thinks that it’s okay. I feel like 4 or 5 days past the due date maybe a little soon to induce, but in the words of Dr. Paul “there’s really no reason to keep her in there longer than that.” So if that’s what the Dr. says, then that’s what I’m going with! At least there is an end in sight, although the end could come earlier than that… (I’m sort of still rooting for Mr. Mark Porter to be right!)

38 Week Update

Yeah I'm a little late with the update, oh well... Not much news, Dr. said that I'm "barely a 1." I was a little disappointed, since his guess was the 22nd. Oh well, I guess that Dr's can be wrong when their guessing.

So far 4 people have been wrong on their guessing the date; Mary, Kory, Christopher and Pat Smith (no not Kami's dad, Chris's old boss). If she doesn't come in the next 4.5 hours I'm going to be wrong too, and I DO NOT like being wrong. But I suppose for Addison's sake I'll have to get over it.

My friend Craig wrote a blog titled "Babies are falling from the sky." Although he talked about something completely different, I really think that they are. There are so many people pregnant right now. I know of 3 that are having twins due with in about a month of each other. CRAZY! At least I know what there will be plenty of little friends for Addison! Speaking of babies, a few weeks ago at the hospital there were 15 babies born on the same day. There were 7 women in labor at the same time and Marshall only has 5 labor rooms...

Well, I'll post pictures of the bedding soon. I got it, YEA!! Mary did a wonderful job! It's too cute! That's all I got for now.

Oh, Amy, I know that yoiu tagged me with the 8 random things... I'll get to it.

37 Weeks and 2 days Update

Well... no change from last week. Still "softening" and no dilation, too bad! Last week Dr. Paul said that he thought that I might be early and his guess for the due date was August 22. It's only a week away, I feel like I should be progressing more than this if that's the case, but then again, it's just his guess!

By the way, for those of you that have put in guesses Christopher has decided that their will be some sort of prize involved! (If it's something that he's thought of there's no way to tell what it will be!) Also, there are many people that have given dates and now we are requesting times so that if she does come on a day that 2 or 3 people have guessed it will be easier to determine a winner! So let me know times!

More Pictures!

Well, what did I say before about working in a hospital, yeah, having to deal with almost everyone in the hospital at some point or another has its perks...

So when my Dr. said that I was not going to have another sonogram, I thought that he said I was going to, I was a little sad. So Friday I called and asked the ladies in the ultrasound department of radiology if they were busy. One of them said, "no, do you want to see your baby?" So of course I said yes and later in the afternoon I had another one! It was fun to see her and get one last confirmation that she is in fact a girl. One of that ladies was laughing and said "She is very proud of the fact that she is a girl and is leaving no doubt!"

A profile. She is pooching her lips out. The ultrasound lady said she was blowing me kisses, Christopher said that she has already learned to pout like me, I choose to believe the ultrasound lady!

Just a front view. She looks like she has some chubby checks!!

This one is my favorite. Her foot is flexed up by her head, she's cute!

Getting closer and things are getting completed!

Well, I know it's been a while. Addison is growing and moving more than ever! Sometimes I feel like I have an alien in my tummy! We had a shower at the hospital last Thursday, it is so fun to open so many girly things!!

My mom came in for the shower and then stayed until Sunday. It was so wonderful to have her here. She helped/made me get so many things done. Addison's room is almost complete, just missing a few things; bumper pads and changing table. Hopefully we'll get those soon! Mom also had me go ahead and pack my bag and make a list of things that would need to be added at the last minute. I guess that when you helped teenagers do this for so long (it was part of her job when they were in Gainesville) you know exactly what you are talking about, and it seemed like she did! We had so much fun while she was here. Friday she told me that she could either come up to the hospital in the afternoon to help me get some books together that I need to make before I go out on maternity leave, or she could clean my house, so of course I opted for the clean house! It was nice to come home on Friday afternoon and laundry be done and everything clean!! Christopher asked if she was going to come every week and clean, but she said probably not.

We did a lot of work in Addison's room. Here are a few pictures. Keep in mind that there are still some things missing and wall things that we need to figure out what they are going to be, but it finally feels like a nursery instead of a room with lots of things everywhere!

Her bed and pink wall! For a few days this wall just said "DDISON," they were out of the A's, but I went back last night and got one.

Close up of her sheet and dust ruffle, I should be getting the bumper soon from Mary.

The baskets are not going to sit on the floor, they're just waiting for the changing table to get here!

The ribbon stripes on the pillow are what the bumpers are going to look like, only horizontal instead of vertical! As you can see, I need ideas on what to put on the wall above the futon bed.

Christopher is trying to get everyone to guess the day that Addison will make her appearance. I'm not sure what to say. Thoughts anyone?? We'll put your name on the calendar with your guess date. So far I'm measuring right on every time we are at the Dr. if that helps...