Thursday, October 25, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Weekly Update
Well, I'm now 3cm dilated, and last night I had a contraction that woke me up and assured me that labor is going to be serious business. All was well at our weekly visit - same as last time. We've got only one more visit scheduled, and I'm keeping my hopes up that labor will begin naturally in the next week or so. I guess it already sort of has . . .
Today is the first day of my maternity leave, which is great, because I am exhausted. It's 10:45am, and I've already had breakfast and lunch and am ready for a four hour nap. Django supports this plan, so we're off to implement it together.
Today is the first day of my maternity leave, which is great, because I am exhausted. It's 10:45am, and I've already had breakfast and lunch and am ready for a four hour nap. Django supports this plan, so we're off to implement it together.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Weekly Update
17 days til our official due date . . .
Had another checkup today: still 2cm, 50% effaced. All is well; Nora's heart is strong and steady, my blood pressure is just fine, my GroupB Strep test came back negative.
According to the nurse, I could go into labor this evening, or I could go into labor two weeks from now.
We'll keep everyone posted.
Had another checkup today: still 2cm, 50% effaced. All is well; Nora's heart is strong and steady, my blood pressure is just fine, my GroupB Strep test came back negative.
According to the nurse, I could go into labor this evening, or I could go into labor two weeks from now.
We'll keep everyone posted.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Mostly Pictures
First of all, I'd like to dedicate this post to Django - Django, thank you so much for eating the only pair of shoes that still fit my swollen feet and for being the reason that I get to go shoe shopping today.
There are a few pictures I've been meaning to post for awhile - like these, of Matt being the craftiest, most handsome husband in the world:
Some onesie decorating at the baby shower:
Some belly comparison:
Our cloth diapering skills in effect:
Another one from Neesha:
There are a few pictures I've been meaning to post for awhile - like these, of Matt being the craftiest, most handsome husband in the world:
Some onesie decorating at the baby shower:
Some belly comparison:
Our cloth diapering skills in effect:
Another one from Neesha:
Monday, October 1, 2007
Some Reasons Nora is Already the Most Perfect Baby
She is head down.
She is facing my spine.
She has dropped.
Her heartbeat is 150 (or so).
She weighs about 6.5 pounds.
She has a very fuzzy head of hair.
Just a few things we learned at this morning's ultrasound.
We learned a few other things at my (now) weekly OB checkup. One of which is that Dr. Neyman felt today would be a good day to start wearing her Halloween scrubs and finds it inappropriate that others in the office started to wear theirs before October 1st. This only reinforces my perception of her as the cutest, nerdiest, and most kind OB ever. She was really in love with her outfit today.
We also learned that the contractions I've been having for the past two weeks have done a nice job dilating my cervix - 2cm down, only 8 more to go . . . and we surprised ourselves by learning that if the pregnancy progresses to 41 weeks, we will, at Dr. Neyman's suggestion, allow ourselves to be induced and drugged and delivered on an appointed day and time.
I will go completely and totally off the deep end if the pregnancy goes that far, and will most likely be willing to abandon my plans for a natural birth. Matt and I are both predicting that Nora will arrive a little early, though. I've been feeling quite a few changes physically and emotionally over the past week and a half that make me think the baby would like to be on her way into the world sooner rather than later - and as Matt diplomatically observed today: "You certainly have been feeling 'different' for the past few days."
She is facing my spine.
She has dropped.
Her heartbeat is 150 (or so).
She weighs about 6.5 pounds.
She has a very fuzzy head of hair.
Just a few things we learned at this morning's ultrasound.
We learned a few other things at my (now) weekly OB checkup. One of which is that Dr. Neyman felt today would be a good day to start wearing her Halloween scrubs and finds it inappropriate that others in the office started to wear theirs before October 1st. This only reinforces my perception of her as the cutest, nerdiest, and most kind OB ever. She was really in love with her outfit today.
We also learned that the contractions I've been having for the past two weeks have done a nice job dilating my cervix - 2cm down, only 8 more to go . . . and we surprised ourselves by learning that if the pregnancy progresses to 41 weeks, we will, at Dr. Neyman's suggestion, allow ourselves to be induced and drugged and delivered on an appointed day and time.
I will go completely and totally off the deep end if the pregnancy goes that far, and will most likely be willing to abandon my plans for a natural birth. Matt and I are both predicting that Nora will arrive a little early, though. I've been feeling quite a few changes physically and emotionally over the past week and a half that make me think the baby would like to be on her way into the world sooner rather than later - and as Matt diplomatically observed today: "You certainly have been feeling 'different' for the past few days."
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