Thursday, March 26, 2009

Time to Ramble.......

We had our dr appt yesterday and had our U/S to see how big our little man is! It is a BOY and there is no doubt about it this time!! He is measuring about 5lbs 6oz which is a bit big for his "age". Sounds like doc is sure he will be here early, but if by chance he isnt, we will induce at 39 wks if everything is favorable. Doc thinks he will be here around the time Zach came, and I have already dropped, he said he is pretty low in there. In most cases, veteran mommies dont drop until close to delivery, so that is promising to me. I was checked, thick and closed, so all is still ok in there at this time. Although that really doesnt mean anything for me, because with Zach I was barely 1 cm and then my water broke that night. I rarely dialate much before I go into labor.

I am feeling more and more "ready" for him to arrive. I think I have came up with a name, I am just waiting to get the "OK" from Adam. I dont think I am going to give it away, but I can tell you this much that it isnt one of the names on the poll LOL Nothing like waiting til the last minute. I have the luggage out but not packed yet, but I did get my pre-registration done and dropped off at work so I dont have to worry about getting registered when I am in labor.

I am almost feeling at peace with the whole idea of him coming. The last few weeks I have been feeling nothing but terror, so I am glad that I am starting to feel more calm and ready. I feel now that I can do it, and that it wont muck up things as much as I have been thinking it was going to. Everything will fall into place. I think I can do this, there is alot of women out there that handle more than 4 kids (thanks to my BBC friends to keep me in the right mindset of having a big family) and if they can do it, then so can I.

I am going to try to clean clean the house up until delivery, organizing, scrubbing, etc. So, if anyone is out there that wants to get down and dirty with me, come on over!! LOL Just remember I am a mom to 4 kids and my house is of course going to look like chaos!! LOL I just hope to have it showroom ready for this baby before he gets here hee hee I think I better rent one of those huge trash bins!!!! OK so its not THAT bad, its lived in, but its driving me crazy so I must be getting close! Where are my sisters when I need them??? LOL One of them has got to have the Queen of Clean gene in them....right???

Monday, March 23, 2009

34 week belly!

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Seriously????

So last night was the humpteenth night of having ctxs. Seriously??? Cant I just get one night of going to bed and staying there?? I dont understand why they start up when I get in bed! Last night was a little bit different however, I started getting this sharp pain on the right side towards the top at work. I was uncomfortable sitting there at work, couldnt get comfy for nothing, and it just smarted like baby was pushing something up in there and had it stuck. It was time for me to call it a night, walked to the truck and that sharp pain got worse by the time i got home. I got inside and told Adam (who graciously waited up for me) to get the "bed buddy" my little seed filled bag that you throw in the mic and warm it up, somewhat like a heating pad. He asked what for and I sd for my gut and he sd, you are not putting that on him! lol Well, then you figure out how to get whatever it is out of where ever he has it stuck!!

I got ready for bed, hunched over the majority of the time and crawled in and then they started. For gosh sakes! I told Adam to feel my belly, you could feel the baby's butt, some parts, because it was so hard and stiff. He sd, I think your having ctxs, its all hard. So we tried pushing that butt down to move it and get it out of the way which did not help at all. The pain went from a constant stab to timable contractions. I tried rolling, turning, rubbing, and I would give them a good 4-5 on the pain scale. The worst so far this pg. After whinning and groaning he chimes in...go get the bed buddy and put it on your gut. LOL Funny he didnt want me doing that 1/2 hr ago! But now of course it was daddy's bed time and he wanted sleep and not messing w/ ctxs again for the 3rd or 4th night in a row.

So up we went to the kitchen, warmed up the bag, and timed them. 2-3 mins apart and they were not something I could just ignore. I woke daddy once again and sd, this may be one of those nights we have to go in. I was trying to think of where my things were that I was going to pack, because I have yet to do so. Although they would stop the ctxs and I wouldnt really need a bag I thought..... so then I turned to thinking, ok so do I call my mom? Wake Abbie and tell her to go sleep on Zach's floor? Wake up Abbie and have her hang out downstairs? I've got to get better prepared!

I did not want to go in. I knew as soon as I got Adam up, got in the truck and got signed in, the dang things would disappear and I would look like a fool in front of my co-workers. So, I decided to deal w/ them. I swayed, rocked, moved, did a lil dance, put the warmer on my back and then moved it to my belly. After a lil while FINALLY relief!

I am tempted to give the OB a call today, but it seems a bit pointless since 1. I am not having them now, 2. I go to the dr on Wed anyway, and 3. I really dont want to go spread um for the docs to check me and then them say...nawww your closed, yada yada and AGAIN look like an idiot that I dont know what im talking about or that no they werent ctxs and im just a wuss. This is baby #5 I am almost POSITIVE that I know what ctxs are, what they feel like, and so help me if I stay home because I dont want to go in, and I have to deliver this kid myself someone better be buying me something big and expensive for doing so!

So I will go about my day again, and if they start up tonight I am either going to just go up from work and get checked out before coming home, or wait a bit and then go in w/ adam after I get home. If they are coming this strong, and I go pretty quick when I get part way, I dont want to be here when it happens.

Im hoping we do not have a repeat again tonight, Im getting tired!!

Thursday, March 19, 2009

You know your nesting when...........

You know your nesting when...............

1. You spend half of your morning walking around Super Target looking for storage containers in pretty colors, in different sizes and shapes to organize the massive amt of kids toys and games that have taken over the 2nd floor.

2. You spend the other half of your morning walking around Costco looking for easy to make meals for the family while waddling and holding your belly up because it feels like baby will fall out onto Costco's floor at any minute. While your waddling around, you find a economy box of yard and leaf bags which will come in handy when you are organizing and tossing the massive amt of toys and games that has taken over the 2nd floor.

3. You grab your kids from school, drive immediately to your mother's house to drop off her pretty colored totes that she found today, and while taking her things out of the truck, you see the economy box of bags and decide to grab everything that is taking up space in the truck and putting it in one of these huge leaf bags, and then in exchange for the pretty totes, you grab the wet/dry vac because you all of a sudden get a wild hair to take everything out of the truck and sweep it all down and know you will spend more time on it then your 75 cents will get you at the car wash.

4. You get home from the delivery trip and lug out the huge black bag of kids crap, find the drop cords in the house for the sweeper to find that your MOTHER forgot to include the attachments for the sweeper. While you are waiting for her to bring you the attachments because you need them RIGHT NOW so you can do the truck, you dig out the rake and decide to rake the yard, pick up the sticks and crappy leaves that has been smashed under snow for the past few months, corral the older kids to pick up the broken easter eggs they dug out which was making your front yard look like the Easter Bunny had been massacared in your front yard, and stow the baby in the stroller to supervise over everyone.

5. Finally she arrives w/ the much needed attachments, you drop the rake, and go back to the truck, sweeping every nook and cranny, put in new smelly things to make it smell so yummy, move all the seats, fold up the other seats, sweep here and there, and then, you get the BRILLANT idea to put in the new infant carrier to make sure there was going to be room for the new addition. So, after sweeping, putting everything back in its place, and lugging out the infant carrier, read over the booklet quick, and install the base and carrier it fits PERFECTLY right in the middle, next to Zach. We'll have to see how that goes to make sure Zach doesnt decide to use the new baby as target practice.

6. The truck is done, so now, you go back to the yard, raking, scooping, bagging, sweeping the sidewalk, putting all the tools in a pile so you can continue your hard work tomorrow because nowwwww its time to start dinner!

7. But as you are walking to the kitchen to start dinner, you decide to jump on the computer to write in your blog quick on how you think you are now nesting and getting ready for the new little addition to arrive, and thoughts running thru your head what you are going to make for dinner before the hubby gets home. Then cleaning up and going to work til midnight, coming home getting to bed and then what you are going to start on first thing tomorrow morning since you have the kids home all day long..............ohhhh I bet they will be wishing they were in school!!!

Annnnnnnd all the while having little contractions from all the hard work you have accomplished in the past 2 1/2 hrs!!!!! Oh the life of a pregnant woman!!

Monday, March 9, 2009

The Time is Near.....

I am almost certain that the time is near for this new one to arrive.

Today is one of those days where my body feels like it is ready to explode, give up, and just peeter out. I am huge, I feel huge, my heartburn is flared up something fierce and I am out of any meds, from the middle of my back to the base hurts with pain that comes and goes, my belly is having BH ctxs and feels full/bloated and I feel sick to my stomach. Im thinking the pain that is in my back is related to my BH ctxs or they could be real ctx for all I know. I feel short of breath, my legs ache and I just feel like I need to go to bed, although I slept all night last night til about 7am and have laid down for 2 half hr naps today. I feel like I could bust into tears at any moment just because I dont feel good. Im in no mood to chase Zach or put up with noise from the other kids. I have to make dinner here and then head back to work (my first night back from my dr. keeping me off all last week).

I really think baby is going to be here early like Zach, if not maybe sooner than Zach. I am looking fwd to my appt on Wed w/ the dr to see what the plan is for the rest of the time.

I will keep you all updated, sorry this has turned into a boo-hoo post! I will try to be more happier w/ the next entry!!! :)

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Moving in the right direction!!

Thanks for checkin in on our blog!!

So here we are, just shy of 32 wks. We have approx 4-6 wks left of this pregnancy and we are FINALLY getting some things accomplished! The double stroller travel system w/ the carseat has arrived. It took forever to find the "perfect" set, but it has been found, purchased and delivered. I LOVE the print of the carseat and its a higher priced one so it fits to 30 lbs and like 32 inches so we can use it longer than the standard carseats. I have yet to get the stroller out of the box but we'll do that today. The pack and play bassinet has been set up, the bassinet in our room is up and ready and the swing has been brought out of storage. I am going to do a major clean up overhaul of the house the next two weeks or so organizing things and tossing alot of junk and then I am hiring a cleaning lady to come in and do the actual cleaning before baby arrives. So many of my friends have cleaning ladies, I just think its going to be the best for us too.

I think nesting has begun. I went to menards to get a light fixture for our existing ceiling fan for the living room yesterday. Brought it home, it didnt fit, went back bought a new ceiling fan. Brought it home, had my FIL try to put it in, wasnt the right one, took it back and bought an even more expensive one LOL and had him put it in. So now i have a new ceiling fan/light fixture in my living room!! I also went and got my eyebrows done, my hair highlighted and cut. I've started going thru Zach's clothes for the new baby, seeing what we have and what we need. I've noticed alot of staining on Zach's sleepers so he must of been pretty spitty at first and I just dont remember it!! Soo looks like I get to go shopping!!!!

I am going to be doing a registry at BabiesRus and at Target JUST because I have received a coupon for a free $10 gift card at BRU if I do a registry and a free $20 gift card if I do one at Target...heck who doesnt like FREE money!!! LOL That will at least get me a set of paci's at BRU LOL and maybe a sleeper or two at Target. Im going to do that this Monday.

If you havent heard because of BP issues and dizziness/passing out spells I have been on no work rest all week. I am going insane!! Needless to say I havent been the best of patients, but I try to sit and chill when I can. I can tell when i've done too much or been on my feet too long. Its the wierdest feeling and so hard to explain what is going on. But I can feel my heartrate pick up and usually feel it in my upper chest, I feel off kilter? dizzy I guess you can say and almost like I am somewhat floating? or feel lighter? When I was driving the other day I had one of these spells and felt like my eyes were going to roll back into my head as I was driving down Military on the winding road to the Middle School w/ the kids in the truck. Not good by no means, so doc said, no work and try to rest and drink lots of fluids as much as possible. I think he forgets how many kids I have in this house! We go back to the dr on Wed so we'll see what he says about it all.

I cant wait to have my body back. It seems like I havent had it back since before I was pg w/ Zach. It seems like Zach's pg and this one has rolled all into one pg. Since I bf Zach and was on my diet I didnt have any "me" time to eat what I want, or not be a milking machine, or anything like that. So it will be nice to get this baby here, and be able to bend at the waist again.

Thanks for checking in on us!! Im thinking of starting a kids blog...a speical place for just the kids' updates, dates of competitions, awards, etc, things like that. I'll send out the link if I ever get it started!!! :)

Take Care!!