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Ok maybe just maybe this will be my last weekly pregnancy post?!?! I'm ready to start the newborn weekly ones instead and have pictures of a sweet, precious baby instead of my big 'ole tummy!!! Baby Size: Blitzen is now considered to be fully developed and 100% ready to be BORN. So c'mon already kid ;) He or she is weighing about 6.8 lb and is measuring over 19 1/2 inches long (length of a leek). Belly Pictures: Even I look at myself and say "dang, I do NOT look 38 weeks pregnant!" I honestly don't feel 38 weeks pregnant either. Maybe my due date is totally screwed up and I won't have this baby till late Dec...let's hope not :) I'm wearing my belly stickers along with my bardot spiral bangle and my fringe hoop earrings. My Symptoms: Well, I'm still pregnant! So I guess that's my biggest symptom huh? Honestly the ONLY thing bothering me right now is this cold. I just can't get rid of it and it's annoying ...
I would say that this face accurately portrays my current emotional state: Am I crying? No. I'm not crying at all. In fact I haven't shed a tear except for that little hour span of time back on Friday I think. I am just very, very numb. I feel like I'm going through the motions but not really alive at all. I'm not mad the baby isn't here. I don't care one way or the other right now. It's hard to even make it feel like a reality that I will be having a child at some point. It's hard for me to even crack a smile or be nice to Zach (who totally doesn't deserve this). I feel EXTREMELY anti-social. I don't want to talk to anyone. See anyone. Even respond to anyone on Facebook. I have become a hermit. I don't even feel like leaving the house. Today I woke at 7:30 went to the couch and didn't leave there all day except to pee and eat. Literally. Finally I showered and I still don't feel any better. I think part of the anti-social feelin...
Yesterday I totally had a case of the pre-baby blues...if there is such a thing. I just felt so discouraged and frustrated and upset with the world! I have NOTHING to do to occupy my time and ended up crying feeling so lonely and isolated. I guess this is normal? I ended up having a good solid cry and after venting to Zach and Mom (through email) I did feel a little better. I laid out for about 2 hours and re-read one of my favorite middle school "chapter" books ( The Face On The Milk Carton) which put me in a better place! Plus it was SO nice out...warm but just windy enough to not be hot...so that helped. Ashley and I also talked for a long time and she made me feel better too. I may have felt lonely but I'm really not alone! I decided to quit thinking about being pregnant. I thought I'd just pretend like I'm "normal" Emily and that it would help me feel better...b/c after nine months of being the "pregnant girl" I'm soooo ready to b...
Today I have officially been pregnant for 38 weeks! I know I shouldn't be complaining about still being pregnant as most first timers go late so I'll try to keep this as positive as possible! I basically feel like I spend all my time thinking of things I could be doing to speed up the labor process! Yesterday I laid out for a couple hours (which was great...I got some good color going now!) then did nipple stimulation on myself (while watching "The Girl's Next Door" which I found kinda funny seeing as I bet some guys would think I was doing something else haha). The stimulation did work as I felt a lot of contracting, but it stopped when I stopped. After church Zach and I (with the dogs) walked around the neighborhood for around 40 min. It really made me feel winded and I also felt a lot of contracting. We did more acupressure and I took 2 more primrose oil things. I went to sleep early thinking that everything was headed in the right direction! However, I w...
I had such a nice relaxing day yesterday and decided to continue the trend and go to bed early. I took 2 more primrose oil capsule things then we did the acupressure again and I was in the bed by 10! I woke up several times during the night but unlike usual, where I feel miserable, I just felt at peace. Very nice night and some awesome sleep! Got up at 7 and got ready for the dr appointment! Had about 5 contractions on the way to the doctor, about a 20 min drive, but again nothing serious. I didn't even want to mention it to Stacy but of course Zach wanted me to! I've gained 2 more pounds (putting the total at 36...yikes)! When we got in the room I didn't plan on telling Stacy anything about the "tricks" we've tried but she was sooo cool about it that I couldn't help myself haha She did another internal check and she said I'm still only 1 cm dilated, -1 station (which disappointment me but she said that's still awesome), and 90% effaced. How ...
It feels like the last week or so has been overwhelmingly busy for me. Between going to Jacksonville, our episode at Walmart, and working our butts off to complete the whole "to do before baby is born" list I am WORN out. Yesterday was the final day of crazy getting things done. I ran a few errands, met Ashley for lunch, came back home got the dogs, took them to the vet, then went back home, packed the hospital bag (well huge suitcase..I hate hospitals so I want to have as much of MY stuff as I can), then went back to town to meet Katie and Ashley for pedicures. It was a lot for me. I guess being this pregnant can make you get worn out pretty quickly! I don't think it helped that I met Ash for lunch a little before noon and our pedicures were at 6:30! I didn't eat between and by the time I got to the pedicure appointment I felt a migraine coming on, was so tired, and STARVING. We went to Nails By Chris next to Publix and it was awesome! They were all so sweet an...
As I mentioned before, Zach and I are toying with the idea of trying a few tricks this coming week to see if any of them work and put me into labor. Before we even attempt any of that though I had a long (excel spreadsheet, of course) list of things to do before Clover is born that needed to be completed! Today is that day! We've done everything from: make a will, schedule appointments for when Mom comes to stay in April, made an ipod mix for Clover, filed our taxes, cooked a TON of frozen meals for postpartum, used up any meals I have had in the pantry (like baked goods), made the dogs a vet appointment, put pine straw down in the yard, gotten all the addresses together for the baby announcements (and went ahead and made the mailing labels), ordered pictures for the baby book, organized the garage and attic, cleaned out our cars (and put in the bases for the car seat), did laundry, cut Sadie, wrote letters to the baby (for the baby book), put together all the baby things we kn...
This morning I had my first weekly exam. After the interesting stuff I went through on Monday after Walmart, I was pretty curious to see what Stacy would say! Since Monday night I have still continued to have more wetness (a word? probably not) down there and (I'm graphic, deal with it as I want to be able to remember this kind of stuff for next time!) when I go to the bathroom it feels different when I wipe. It's like when I wipe the toilet paper kinda slips "up" there more than it naturally should...it's like "opps!" haha. I've also been feeling more contractions, nothing regular but sometimes they will be pretty intense. Those started on Saturday when we went to BabiesRUs but I do still feel them off and on, at least a couple times a day. I weighed myself and I shouldn't have haha! I gained 3 lbs in ONE WEEK. Crazy! I've now officially gained 34 pounds total, yikes. I can gain one more pound and still be considered where I should be we...
Zach and I both agree that it's so dumb that they have me come in every two weeks now! We wait forever then get in the room, hear the heartbeat, and Stacey asks if we have any questions (I always do and she said I'm the only one who writes them down...how else do people remember?) then we leave. Today, however, I'm so glad we had the appointment!!! During the class last night I thought up several questions to ask Stacey and the great thing about her is that she is so upfront and honest! I love that! Some things we discussed: She told me her birth story (she just had a son in October) and she had a tough experience. She stayed 4 cm for 8 hours! She didn't want an epidural but ended up having one and didn't want a c-section but ended up having one. She told me that when the time comes she will make sure I can get in touch with HER directly and she will come in whether or not she's on call!!!! (is that not so awesome???) She also said that she will avoid having to ...
