Good News....

We just got a call from the OB Dr. Chartrand and will got moved from Wednesday @3:30pm to Tuesday @ 3:30pm for the induction. That is a whole day sooner that I will be able to see my little girl!!

Update on Lexi and her birth

We went to my appt yesterday and was placed on a stress test to see how she was doing since she had not been moving much. He heart rate dropped really low from the 170's to the 120's after strong contractions in a row, so I was sent to the hospital to have contractions induced stronger to see if she had the same reaction, if so he would have taken her then, but they tried the pit drip and it actually stopped my contractions, ODD I know!! Once they stopped the drip, my contractions picked right back up, but she did fine, so they sent me home after being there for 6 hours.
I go back Wednesday at 3:30 pm to be induced, the only drawback is that my family will be here only until that Saturday morning, so I will have someone here to watch the girls while giving birth, but then everyone leaves shortley afterwards.
We do not know when the next round of family will be coming into town to visit, so I guess we will get to know what its like to be home alone with a newborn for the first time!

We will post pictures after I have her and post all the other details. If I happen to go before then we will post that also.

baby update

We see the doctor on Friday @ 11am if I make it to then. he will do what he can to help me along at that point. I have been having contractions again since last night at 7pm and they started off kinda weak and got stronger through out the night up to this morning. They are pretty good ones now and It feels as if hse is moving more into my pelvis with all the pain I feel in the pelvis. its like she is grinding on the bones!

We hope that my body just gets going good and does not stop. So far I am getting lucky, but then again, they could just fizzle out due to the inablility to dialate very well, and that is why I end up getting a little help like I did with the other girls, but we will see.

She will be here SOON!! If the doctor helps me out on Friday we should with the way my body is doing have a baby by the 16th

Pregnancy so far

I went to the hospital yesterday instead of my appt, since my doctor was at the hospital anyway. They hooked me up to watch Lexi and to see how my contractions were doing. I got check after a few minutes on the machines and I was dialaliting to 2 cm by the time I had been released. They felt that it would not happen today since it was going slow and told me to come back when the contractions got worse and more closer together.

The nurse said it was early labor, but not enought to keep me, so now lets see how long this lasts and when Lexi finally comes out. I hope that it does not last too long, I hate going through thisl aboring and waiting game, too bad Its not like in the movies or like with some of my friends who just bam, go into labor and have the baby instead of having lingering labor.

Pregnancy Update

I have still been having irregular contraction since yesterday at 5 am when they started. This morning for about 3 hours I felt as if I was in that part of labor called tranisition. I was very sick to my tummy, shaking like crazy, had no color in my face, very flush feeling and was hurting really, really bad. I was actually crying hoping it would all end soon!!

The contractions do not really go away when I lay down or sit back on the couch, but they are less frequent then when up and walking around. I do hope to hold off until Greg is a little bit better feeling since we have no one here to help out if it happens. I want to take it easy and wait a little longer for her to come since nothing is ready, but I can't relax if I have tons of laundry to do, floors to clean, her room to get ready and all the other stuff to do before she comes home.

Well I guess the doc up set my body

I am not sure if it was all from the doctor checking me yesterday or not, but I woke up last night at 5 am with really bad contactions that lasted until 7:30 am and that was even with me sitting in a bath to take the edge off the pain. I also lost a large part of my mucus plug last night. I fell back to sleep around 7:30 am in my bed and woke back up at 10:30 am with more contractions. I am not having anymore right now, but my back and tummy are quite a bit sore. She has the hicups right now so that is annoying the crap out of me!!

Keep an eye on this site for the post of her birth sometime between now and Feb 22nd. I am sure I will not be posting about it until after we get back home from the hospital, but we will post as soon as we can.

Lexi Update

She is for the most part in the ehad down position, her head instead of being in the center in my pelvis, its off to the side a little towards my left leg. The doc said that when she gets that head locked into my pelvis I will go full speed into labor, so for my sake lets hope she does that VERY soon!!

New belly picture - 36 weeks

Ok so I am not getting more attractive, but I am getting bigger. Many have said that it looks like I have dropped, but I don't really see it, but then again I can't see my feet either.

The time is getting near

I will be 36 weeks on Wednesday and also have an OB appointment on that day also. I will get checked and we will see where I sit with everything. We are hoping that she has turned around when we have a look on the ultrasound.

I have been having a ton of contractions that are much more painfull then the ones I have had in the past with this pregnancy. I am not sure if its the timing and its just getting closer or if its becasue I am doing far more than I am used to doing over the last few days.

A few friends here keep asking what I will do if I go into labor while Greg is still unable to drive and can't get around that much, but I just tell them that we will be shit up the creek since no one is here to help. Our one set of friends who will be moving here really soon said that I had to wait to download until the wife was done with teaching on the 1st, but babies have a mind of their own. Greg is unable to drive for at least 2-4 weeks or how long he keeps taking those pain meds, and at this point he will be taking them for a while!!

Will post in a few days after our appointment about what the doctor says, but I am sure it will be normal stuff and we hope to have the good news that her head is down, with all these labor pains I would hate for it to turn into an emergancy c-section becasue her head is still up!!

Baby Update

Ok well we just got back from the doctor's office and it was what I expected. Lexi is still breeched and in the exact same place as before. She just loves to be upright I guess. He estamated her to be about 4 1/2 pounds right now which is about normal, maybe a tad on the smaller end of the scale. So if we go full term them she will be about 7 1/2 - 8 pounds.

I will go again in 2 weeks on the 23rd of Jan @ 3pm and then after that it will be every week that we go in.

34 weeks tomorrow

So I will be 34 weeks along tomorrow and I am just now hating this. I have finally reached my point of suckness with the pregnancy, I am swelling SO bad these last few days that my fingers feel as if they will pop, Can't wear my tennis shoes all that well with out feeling like my feet are being squezzed way too tight.

I can't wear any rings and my face is so chubby looking. I am just hoping that this swelling is normal and not a sign of high blood pressure, but we will find out tomorrow. Its just odd that just in the last 2-3 days its gotten out of control. For those who may ask if I am getting enough water...YES. I am drinking from one of those water jug looking things that hold 2 ltrs and I drink all day from it. It sucks since I end up spening most of my time in the bathroom due to all the water.

I have also starting having contractions like I did with Tori and Arwen that will last an hour or more and then go away. I was having a bad day of them Sunday when we went over to a friends house to eat dinner and hang out. I think that day the contractions lasted about 5 hours, but were not constant the whole time. This can only mean that the time is getting close to when I will have her.

The doctor may preform the group b test tomorrow and if he does I will have him check me and see if I have started showing signs of changes down below and I will ask for him to let us know her weight status and of course the postition of her head!!

Besure to check it out tomorrow night for the appt. information. My appt is at 3pm, so I will be posting later in the day

update photo of me

Ok so here it is....I know that I am looking a bit on the fat side, but its all due to the swelling, since i have only gained about 17 pounds this whole 8 months, and that is Damn good since with my last 2 I gained 36-40 pounds.

Greg took the photo and I asked how it looked, his reply was that it looked as if I ate a dinosaur...go figure a MALE whould say that!!!

Ok here it is..........

Picture of Lexi

Here is the updated picture of Lexi that I had done at the 32 weeks check up.



This is of her with her eyes closed facing you. her left arm is up by her head and hand above her head. She has the sweetest looking face with chubby cheeks and long forhead like her daddy. I think that her nose even is like her daddy a little on the large side and that little mouth is cute too.

32 week OB appt today

We went in hoping that since Lexi was transverse (sidways) the last time that she would be back head down, SUPRISE she was head up like she loves to be. Dr. CHartrand even said that she is being a bit diffucult and refuses to stay in the best position.
We talked about c-section and doing it early if she is still head up at the next 2 appts. which will put me at 36 weeks and if she is head down talked about doing us a favor and inducing me at 37 weeks so that she is out for sure when company plans on being here. I told him that Velvet and Jesse will be here the week I am due and that we also had Greg's parents talking about coming out and my parents coming out also. He understood since everyone has to buy plane tickets.
I am really praying HARD to not have a c-section, I have been a little scared off by one friend telling me that it SUCKED major and I DO NOT want one if I can help it.

I got a profile picture of her today and boy is she a cutie. She has a long forhead like Greg, chubby cheeks and a nose like Greg's (big). As soon as I can find the cords for my printer I will scan a copy and post it for you all.

Baby Update

We had an appt today and the doctor said that Lexi looked good, but was on the small side for her weight, that is a good thing for me since I have them on the large side of 8 + pounds or way more.

We will have another appt in 2 weeks on the 26th of December. She did move from head down to now being sidways in my tummy, so we hope that she will move back down.

29 week pregnant picture

Not sure if I look any larger or not from my 22 week picture, but here it is. I know that I am finally gaining some weight and it shows more in my face, but I am also having swelling issues in my hands, feet and face. This is also a new outfit I got during black Friday on the internet, since I was not about to get out super early to shop.

The growing belly

Ok just so yall know how I am looking at this point in my pregnancy I will post a picture. now just keep in mind when you see this I am only 5 months pregnant (22 weeks). I tend to show really son with all my pregnancies and get large quick. I have done well with the weight. I have not gained anything so far and am still at my starting weight. I think that I have in the last 3 1/2 weeks gained maybe 2 pounds, but they say you should be gaining at least 1 pound per week, so I am still not doing so bad.

I will post an update after my appointment next Friday on how things are going, a picture of Lexi if I get one from the doc and then about weather or not I passed or failed the sugar test. Lets hope that I pass!