HEY, OUR THREAD WAS TAKING TOO LONG TO LOAD AGAIN. ANYWAY, I HAD TO GO TO L&D TODAY FOR A NON-STRESS TEST. NATHAN WASN'T MOVING LIKE NORMAL AND I WAS GETTING A BIT FREAKED OUT. THE TEST WAS OKAY OFCOURSE. THE NURSE TOLD ME THAT ONE REASON FOR THE DECREASE IN MOVEMENT COULD BE THAT HE HAS DROPPED TO THE POINT THAT HE JUST CAN'T MOVE VERY MUCH, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WOULD BE A GREAT! MY APPOINTMENT IS IN IN THE MORNING AT 9AM. I KNOW YOU ARE LEAVING TOMORROW, BUT I WILL POST ANYWAY. HAVE A GREAT TIME AND I WILL TALK TO YOU AGAIN HOPEFULLY ON SUNDAY. ↓
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Name: fefer1 | Date: Jul 10th, 2008 12:48 AM
hey - we are leaving around 1pm - Rachel's nap time. I don't want to hear "momma momma" 8000 times on the car ride there. :) I'll check before I leave - hope you can post early!! Glad everything is ok - they do move less near the end and don't have the space they once had. Don't stress - he's most likely going to be just fine. By the way - Rachel had a normal poop today and ate quite a bit. Yay!! Things are looking better. ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 10th, 2008 1:05 AM
I am so glad to hear that she is feeling better. Nothing can ruin a trip more than a sick kid. appointment is at 9am, so I will post as soon as I get home. I went for a mile walk this evening with Julie and in a few minutes I am going to watch some TV while sitting on my ball... multi tasking is my forte'. If I think of it, I may just call you before I head home from my appointment. ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 10th, 2008 1:50 PM
Well, I am still 2cm and he told me I was "a little bit effaced", but he wouldn't even give me a percentage. On top of that my morning sickness has returned and I feel awful. Dr. Edstrom is going to call the hospital on Monday and schedule me for Thursday. I just want this over. I am really disappointed that I haven't progressed anymore. I was sure that all the walking and time spent on my ball would have done something?! Have a great time. ↑
Name: fefer1 | Date: Jul 10th, 2008 5:09 PM
good luck on the appointment. I'll check in Sunday ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 12th, 2008 7:53 PM
I know you aren't home yet but I need to complain. My hands are so swollen and my feet really hurt. This morning I was having some contractions, but they weren't anything I couldn't handle, more of an annoyance than anything. Cynthia came today and Jimmy and I got a chance to go see Hancock (which was great), and go to breakfast. Afterward we went and walked the mall, and spent more money in Gymboree. Jimmy picked a onesie he liked, but I think I already have it, and I found a couple of outfits that will definitely work for next summer. Anyway, I hope you are having a great time. ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 14th, 2008 12:27 AM
I posted while you were gone, and I think you missed my post before you left about my OB appointment. Anyway, I find out tomorrow when exactly my induction will be. I am pretty sure it will be Thursday, unless they don't have a bed. Right now I feel like a crazy person, I know I am definitely nesting. Hopefully I will hear form you soon. Oh, and I wanted to give you the number to L&D at Good Sam so you can call if you want. 253-697-5900. ↑
Name: fefer1 | Date: Jul 14th, 2008 12:10 PM
hey there! hope you weren't too hot this weekend -sounds like it was a warm one! Yesterday was miserable when we got home around 4. Yuck...too hot for me! Very exciting!!! Only a few more days to go!!! Are you ready - are you nervous?I can't wait to see how things go!!! Last night I went over to my best friends house for a BBQ for a friend who was in town from Indiana - who never showed. Weird. Hope she's ok -she was in Canada all week with her family and it's odd for her to not call or show up or email us. Anyways - my friends sister and brother in law were there and they are having a baby in December. The girl might weigh 100 pounds -and has NO belly, NO fat .... and she's 4 1/2 months pregnant!!! It makes me ill. Anyways, they asked what our babies name was and were pissed because they had picked out the same name. Not just the first name, but the middle name - and they didn't even know the middle name we picked. :) haha...isn't that funny? And Matthew McConoughy named his kid Levi too -suddenly it's popular. Oh well - So...this weekend was rough but it wasn't too bad. My grandma was there and she played with Rachel a lot. Took her to throw rocks in the river, played at the park with her -even went down the slide together! She's 74 with arthritis and every ache and pain you can imagine and she still plays like a kid. It's so cute. It looks like we're going back in two weeks with the rest of the family. I'll put some pictures on their web sites. :) well, let me know how you're doing today!! ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 14th, 2008 1:37 PM
I am still waiting to hear from my OB's office as to confirmed date and time. It is driving me crazy not knowing anything. The phone keeps ringing, getting my hopes up that it is my OB's office and ofcourse it is those stupid telemarketers and this collection agency for this man named Irvin Strait, that must have had our number a long time ago. I have no patience for them, and the last guy got an earful. Glad you had a good time. Have you still not heard from your girlfriend? ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 14th, 2008 2:17 PM
Okay, so I got the call form my OB's office that I am on the books for Thursday, but, I have to wait for L&D to call me with a time. I could end up waiting until the last minute to find out. They changed the policy and they might not call until the day of. WHY??? Oh well, atleast I know the day for sure. ↑
Name: fefer1 | Date: Jul 14th, 2008 10:52 PM
I hope you can go in on the 17th - I hated waiting for them to tell me I could come in. Just hope lots of moms don't go into labor that day. :) My hospital was like that even with Rachel - I got postponed because of more important deliveries. Good luck though. I can't believe it's this week!! Crazy! We're not gonna be preggo anymore!!! I have a massive headache today - after telling my mom this weekend that my headaches have been great for quite a while now. Rachel has been a terror - constantly ignores me and doesn't to what she's told, does what I tell her not to and does it when I'm in a position not to stop her -like right in the middle of feeding Levi. I can't wait for the "terrible" part of this age to be over with. :) Well..hope you're doing ok still. :) Gonna try to put Rachel to bed here shortly. ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 15th, 2008 1:36 AM
I'm doing alright, just really sore. My biggest problem is Jimmy. He has been all whiney and I feel like everytime I turn around he is sleeping! On top of that, when I was out walking with Julie, he ate MY ICE CREAM! He said he wouldn't have except he knew I was going to the grocery store after our walk. I really wanted that ice cream tonight, and what if I would have changed my mind about going to the store? I did end up going, and Julie went with me to help, so that made it a lot easier on me. Jimmy's comments now about how tired he is, are really pissing me off lately. I am sick of hearing him sigh, when there is something he needs to do, and just the sight of him lounging is enough to make me angry. Anyway, I am not to concerned about not getting in on Thursday. They have a lot of space and when I was there last Wednesday there were no laboring women there at all. I think I live in a small enough area that I should be alright. Atleast the nurse I saw on Thursday told me that was the case. She said that they rarely have to cancel anyone. I sure hope she is right. It seems unreal to me that in just a couple of days I won't be pregnant anymore and my little man will be in my arms instead of my tummy. I can't wait to get together with our little guys. I am going to make Jimmy take Maddy that day so I can meet up with you, just Nathan and I. I just don't want any tearing like last time. If I do, then it will be several weeks before I can get around comfortably. Dr. Edstrom told me that the majority of his patients who tore the first time, either don't at all the second time, or not near as bad. I hope that is the case for me. ↑
Name: fefer1 | Date: Jul 15th, 2008 2:05 PM
well good luck then on thursday. :) IO know what you man about the whining and lounging. :) Tim isn't bad but I understand. They just don't get how tired we get being pregnant - and then breast feeding and getting up all night. Tim ate all my ice cream one night too - and all my whoppers. GRRR! :) I buy him his own ice cream and then he eats his - then eats MINE. I hate that. haha..
Rachel is running around saying poo-poo all the time now. It cracks me up. :) oh darn, Levi is awake and hungry -got to feed him! ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 15th, 2008 5:57 PM
I am so nauseated, and I feel like crap. Cynthia is staying today until 4pm. I just can't deal today, but Jimmy won't be home until about 9pm so I am going to have to figure it out. Tomorrow Cynthia will be here again from about 11am until 2 or so, and Jimmy should be here shortly there after. Then about 10pm my mom should be here. I can hardly believe that my day is almost here! It seemed as though it would never arrive. It still feels surreal, like I don't "get it" yet. This is exactly how I felt right before Maddy was born. It didn't hit me until the morning of my induction that I was really having a baby. You would think that I would have a clue by now?! Anyway, I'll check back later. ↑
Name: fefer1 | Date: Jul 15th, 2008 6:20 PM
it was surreal for me the second time too. :) I kind of miss that time at the hospital - the newness and excitement of it all. Part of me is really depressed that I won't get to experience that again - I didn't mind the labor so much - it was the first 20 weeks and the last month of misery I hated. Still, when you know it's OVER it's kind of sad. Who knows, maybe we'll have an accident! :) haha...not, that's not really funny. Well..call me and let me know how things go Thursday. I'm really excited!!!! ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 16th, 2008 10:56 AM
Tomorrow is the day! I am really hoping that L&D calls me with a time today, but I don't think I will know anything until sometime tomorrow. If I don't hear anything by noon tomorrow I am going to call and ask. I guess I have this fear they will forget me, or overlook my name in the book. I'm sure that won't happen, I'm just paranoid. I will make sure I have your number with me, but don't hesitate to call me at the hospital anytime. If I can't talk we just won't answer the phone. The number to Good Sam L&D is 253-697-5900. I'll call you when I know what time they want me to come in. I am not taking my laptop to the hospital with me, I want to leave it for my mom if she wants to use it. Well, I have to get this kid ready this moring, and she is starting to whine to eat, so I had better go. I'll check back later. ↑
Name: fefer1 | Date: Jul 16th, 2008 9:36 PM
well?? Have you heard??? Let me know! I'm waiting!!! :) I can't believe this could be your last night! Hope you're enjoying it - life is crazy with two! :) ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 17th, 2008 1:47 AM
The earliest they will be calling is 4am for me to be there at 5am. They said if I haven't heard anything by 8am to call. I am so excited. I will call you when I get there and settled. Could you please post for me on the July Mommies? I won't be taking my laptop. Definitely you can call me at the hospital as much as you like. If we can't answer, we won't. I can't believe that tomorrow is my day! I just hope I don't get bumped, although the nurse last week told me that they rarely have to do that. Anyway, I need to get to bed and TRY to sleep a bit. I will call you in the morning. ↑
Name: mjvdec01 | Date: Jul 17th, 2008 8:36 AM
I am off. I have to be there at 6am. I will wait until a decent hour and then give you a call. If you don't hear form me, then please call me at the hospital. 253-697-5900. ↑
