Well, tomorrow night I go into the hospital for the beginning of induction. By dinner time on Wednesday, we SHOULD have our baby boy! (I say "should" because, well, it's not up to us!) So tonight is our last night in the house together as a childless couple. Though there is plenty to do to prepare for our son's arrival, we can't help but get in the "one lasts":
-one last pregnancy craving. Travis, as we speak, is on his way to Dairy Queen to get me one last Blizzard. Yes, it is 30-some degrees outside. Since I don't leave the house, this isn't a big deal to me.
-one last quiet dinner at home. OK, it was burritos (my request) but Travis did a great job making them and the only distraction that we had were the cats.
-one last conversation with the baby in the belly. Travis likes to rest his head on my belly and have talks with his son. The baby plays all sorts of "hiding" games from him. It's cute and funny. I think we are both going to miss that.
-one last evening of "belly watch". We've also become quite accustomed to just sitting in the living room and watching my belly dance as the baby attempts to make more room in there for himself. It's more exciting than this season's American Idol. And I am so going to miss it.
I'm going to miss a few things about pregnancy. I think the biggest thing I am going to miss is feeling my baby move inside of me. It is such a miracle and I am reminded of this miracle everytime he kicks or squirms (or punches me HARD in the bladder - probably won't miss that so much). But I have a feeling that having him in my arms, looking into his eyes, and having him HERE with me & Trav will make up for whatever I might miss.
The list of things that I WON'T miss is much longer and here's just a sampling: heartburn, frequent urination, insomnia (yes, I realize I won't get much sleep once he's here, but pregnancy insomnia is BAD), not being able to get out of bed without a fight, BEDREST, swollen feet, hands, face, etc. All in all, this pregnancy hasn't been bad, but I am ready to move on to the next stage. We're ready to meet our son.
And he'll be here before we know it. The nerves are starting to set in now. For both of us. Right now, I am nervous about the induction process and the whole labor and delivery thing. Trav is nervous about bringing the baby home. And I know I will get to that point....just as soon as I get that epidural. Haha! But for tonight, we will enjoy being a "couple" on the verge of becoming a "family".
We'll be sure to update everyone as soon as we can! HERE WE GO!!!!!!!!!
Monday, February 26, 2007
Friday, February 16, 2007
I guess he just can't wait to get here....
First and foremost, welcome to our blog. I hope to be able to keep this up after the baby is born to keep everyone up-to-date with the latest news on our son and our adventures as new parents!
Here's a little recap of what's been going on in this pregnancy lately. All has been well and pretty much uneventful.....until about 33 weeks or so. I have had medium-high blood pressure for the majority of this pregnancy, and as the weeks have gone by, my doctor has been watching me closely. I started to have some excessive swelling and at our 35 week appointment, and my blood pressure sky-rocketed. I was told that my working days were over and that I was going to be put on bedrest until delivery (bedrest, by the way, is NOT fun....in fact, it's downright frustrating and boring at times - not to mention it's extremely tiring to lay around all day!!!). And delivery was going to come about 2 weeks sooner than the original date of March 15. This is typical for women diagnosed with pregnancy-induced hypertension (what I have). We had an ultrasound on the day of that appointment and found that our little boy weighed approximately 6 lbs. 5 oz. at 35 weeks. So he's a good size, we just want to make sure that his little lungs are developed. I have been scheduled for an induction on February 28 (I'll be 38 weeks pregnant at that point). So it looks like we will have a February baby and not a March baby as we always thought! Just goes to show you - we don't call the shots around here anymore!
So that's where we are right now. I suppose the next post here will be all about the joys of childbirth with a few pictures here and there of the newest addition to our little family. We look forward to meeting him and sharing our experiences with you all! Thanks for stopping by!!!!
Here's a little recap of what's been going on in this pregnancy lately. All has been well and pretty much uneventful.....until about 33 weeks or so. I have had medium-high blood pressure for the majority of this pregnancy, and as the weeks have gone by, my doctor has been watching me closely. I started to have some excessive swelling and at our 35 week appointment, and my blood pressure sky-rocketed. I was told that my working days were over and that I was going to be put on bedrest until delivery (bedrest, by the way, is NOT fun....in fact, it's downright frustrating and boring at times - not to mention it's extremely tiring to lay around all day!!!). And delivery was going to come about 2 weeks sooner than the original date of March 15. This is typical for women diagnosed with pregnancy-induced hypertension (what I have). We had an ultrasound on the day of that appointment and found that our little boy weighed approximately 6 lbs. 5 oz. at 35 weeks. So he's a good size, we just want to make sure that his little lungs are developed. I have been scheduled for an induction on February 28 (I'll be 38 weeks pregnant at that point). So it looks like we will have a February baby and not a March baby as we always thought! Just goes to show you - we don't call the shots around here anymore!
So that's where we are right now. I suppose the next post here will be all about the joys of childbirth with a few pictures here and there of the newest addition to our little family. We look forward to meeting him and sharing our experiences with you all! Thanks for stopping by!!!!
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