Yesterday was my due date.......and I'm still waiting for our little girl to decide to come meet us! We had a doctor's appointment yesterday, and our doctor was genuinely surprised to see us. She said she had been waiting for our call and really didn't think our little one would hold out this long! After our last appointment, she was sure I'd go into labor soon......too bad she was wrong.
Good news though......I'm scheduled to be induced on Monday! So if our little girl hasn't shown up by then, we'll be meeting her on Monday!
Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
39 Weeks.....and waiting!
Today, I've hit the 39 week mark! I'm almost to the end! The key word being almost.........
I was SO sure that by now we'd by holding our little girl in our arms. Instead, she's still on the inside and I haven't had any 'clues' that she's planning on coming out anytime soon! I just assumed that she'd be early and I wouldn't make it anywhere close to 40 weeks....I have no idea why I thought that.
Monday night as the hubby and I went to bed, we started to talk about the probability of our little one showing up later than we expected.........I don't think it had crossed my hubby's mind that she wouldn't be early either! We actually didn't make any plans for Valentine's day because we assumed we'd be too busy with our newborn to think, let alone go out!
How did we become so convinced that she would be early?!? I'm pretty sure that every single one of our family members guessed her arrival date as early February! Also, everyone's been asking how much longer for the last few months.....so that makes it seem like she should arrive early.
For now, I guess we'll just wait and let our little one decide when to arrive!!!! I'm hoping she doesn't take too long, cause I'm getting impatient!!!!!
I was SO sure that by now we'd by holding our little girl in our arms. Instead, she's still on the inside and I haven't had any 'clues' that she's planning on coming out anytime soon! I just assumed that she'd be early and I wouldn't make it anywhere close to 40 weeks....I have no idea why I thought that.
Monday night as the hubby and I went to bed, we started to talk about the probability of our little one showing up later than we expected.........I don't think it had crossed my hubby's mind that she wouldn't be early either! We actually didn't make any plans for Valentine's day because we assumed we'd be too busy with our newborn to think, let alone go out!
How did we become so convinced that she would be early?!? I'm pretty sure that every single one of our family members guessed her arrival date as early February! Also, everyone's been asking how much longer for the last few months.....so that makes it seem like she should arrive early.
For now, I guess we'll just wait and let our little one decide when to arrive!!!! I'm hoping she doesn't take too long, cause I'm getting impatient!!!!!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
38 Weeks....Almost there!
Yesterday, I hit the 38 week mark! Hubby and I headed to town for our doctor's appointment and also to pre-register at the hospital. I feel much more prepared and at ease now that we're registered! Here's the reason:
For the past few weeks, I've had this recurring dream where I'm in the hospital, in a bed, and baby's head is crowning, but until I have my paperwork filled out, NO ONE WILL HELP ME!!!!! I wake up in a cold sweat each time! Super scary stuff! I know that my dream isn't realistic at all, but it eases my mind to have all the paper work (short of signing for the epidural) done!!!!!!!!
Also, at the doctor's office, Dr. Beth informed me that I'm 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated! I call that progress! She didn't figure I'd be too happy to hear those numbers, but after the last appointment where they told me that my body had done nothing.......1 cm sounds AWESOME!!!!
Can't believe we'll get to meet our little girl pretty soon!!!
For the past few weeks, I've had this recurring dream where I'm in the hospital, in a bed, and baby's head is crowning, but until I have my paperwork filled out, NO ONE WILL HELP ME!!!!! I wake up in a cold sweat each time! Super scary stuff! I know that my dream isn't realistic at all, but it eases my mind to have all the paper work (short of signing for the epidural) done!!!!!!!!
Also, at the doctor's office, Dr. Beth informed me that I'm 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated! I call that progress! She didn't figure I'd be too happy to hear those numbers, but after the last appointment where they told me that my body had done nothing.......1 cm sounds AWESOME!!!!
Can't believe we'll get to meet our little girl pretty soon!!!
Monday, February 6, 2012
36 Weeks
* This post is also a little behind.......
It's hard to believe we only have a month left until my due date!!!! While it's so exciting, it's also a little nerve wracking too. It seems like we still have quite a few things to do before our little girl arrives!!!
Today, I finally packed for the hospital. I've had a bag packed for her for the last month, but I've been putting off packing for me! It doesn't make much sense that I've been putting it off, but it just seems like I have time. Yesterday I realized that I don't! Next week, she'll be full term!!
I did a lot of research as to what I should pack and what I should leave at home.........I don't know that I ended up leaving much 'at home', but I feel like we'll be prepared! After looking online, I did unpack a few things from baby girl's bag though. I had packed about 6 outfits plus jammies............I discovered you really only need 1 outfit!
It's also hard to fathom how much our lives are going to change here pretty soon......I'm thinking that Buster, our min pin, is going to have the hardest adjustment. We adopted Buster shortly after we moved in together, so he's been our 'baby' for the last four and a half years!!! I'm hoping he's ready for the change!
This weekend, we also slept in all weekend! I'm sure that won't happen ever again once she arrives! I'm also hoping that I learn to live on less sleep.......I love my sleep and get rather cranky without 7-8 hours a night, so I'm hoping I can adjust!
Hard to believe my belly's so big!!
It's hard to believe we only have a month left until my due date!!!! While it's so exciting, it's also a little nerve wracking too. It seems like we still have quite a few things to do before our little girl arrives!!!
Today, I finally packed for the hospital. I've had a bag packed for her for the last month, but I've been putting off packing for me! It doesn't make much sense that I've been putting it off, but it just seems like I have time. Yesterday I realized that I don't! Next week, she'll be full term!!
I did a lot of research as to what I should pack and what I should leave at home.........I don't know that I ended up leaving much 'at home', but I feel like we'll be prepared! After looking online, I did unpack a few things from baby girl's bag though. I had packed about 6 outfits plus jammies............I discovered you really only need 1 outfit!
It's also hard to fathom how much our lives are going to change here pretty soon......I'm thinking that Buster, our min pin, is going to have the hardest adjustment. We adopted Buster shortly after we moved in together, so he's been our 'baby' for the last four and a half years!!! I'm hoping he's ready for the change!
This weekend, we also slept in all weekend! I'm sure that won't happen ever again once she arrives! I'm also hoping that I learn to live on less sleep.......I love my sleep and get rather cranky without 7-8 hours a night, so I'm hoping I can adjust!
Hard to believe my belly's so big!!
Baby Showers
* This post was written on Jan 10th, but I misplaced my camera, lol, so it's a little behind!
This past weekend, we had two baby showers! One on Saturday given by Mitch's sister and aunt, and one on Sunday given by my aunt, best friend, and her mom. Everyone's generosity, thoughtfulness, and kindness overwhelmed me. We received so many things for baby Reineke!
The nursery is now ready to go with the exception of needing a changing pad! Baby's dresser is overflowing with blankets and clothes from all of our family and friends. I actually feel like we could bring her home tomorrow and be good to go!!!
Hubby was a little overwhelmed by all of the pink. He just looked at our kitchen table piled high with gifts and said all he could see was pink! I told him that pretty soon, once she arrived, he wouldn't have a problem with pink at all! It would just be the everyday norm.
Here are a few pictures from the showers:
This past weekend, we had two baby showers! One on Saturday given by Mitch's sister and aunt, and one on Sunday given by my aunt, best friend, and her mom. Everyone's generosity, thoughtfulness, and kindness overwhelmed me. We received so many things for baby Reineke!
The nursery is now ready to go with the exception of needing a changing pad! Baby's dresser is overflowing with blankets and clothes from all of our family and friends. I actually feel like we could bring her home tomorrow and be good to go!!!
Hubby was a little overwhelmed by all of the pink. He just looked at our kitchen table piled high with gifts and said all he could see was pink! I told him that pretty soon, once she arrived, he wouldn't have a problem with pink at all! It would just be the everyday norm.
Here are a few pictures from the showers:
Saturday Shower thrown by sister Kelly and aunt Marlene
Sunday Shower thrown by friend Justine, aunt Marcia, and family friend Yanci.
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