The Big Day

Will be on Monday!!! I went this morning and the doc told me that he wanted me to come in late Sunday night and get the process started. I am already dilated 2cm. Hopefully, I won't go into labor before then. I guess I will have to stay up all night long until she gets here. I've never been induced in the middle of the night before. With Lily it was 5am and Hannah I was in labor all day and all night and went in about 3am. Oh, I am so nervous! We will be able to see her in two days or less. I need to go finish up my laundry now, while I have time. :)

News from the Doc

Well, I said if anything exciting happened at my doctor's appointment I would post. He informed me that he may want to induce me next week! Next Week! OMG, I am not ready! I looked at him all crazy and exclaimed, "Next week!" He replied, "Well, I'm not writing it in stone or anything, let's just see you back on Friday." So, Friday I will probably know whether or not Jade will be here NEXT WEEK. Oh my, I still have so much to do. He said the reason he wants to do it a little early is because on her sonogram last week she had a mature placenta and her size was rather large and he doesn't want her to get much bigger. If she does get a lot bigger then I may not be able to have her. That is what he thinks anyway. Jade is going to be an October baby instead of a November baby. Maybe! Oh, I feel faint! I'm going to go lie down now. :0)

Full Term

I'm officially full term, baby! Not long now. I'm in what they say is the calm before the storm.

I finally have all the baby clothes and things washed up and put away. We got the nursery center up and ready with the bassinet in tack. I picked out several outfits that I can't decide on what to take her first picture in. I figured out how to install the new car seat/carrier thing in the van. Hannah and Lily keep putting their dolls in it.

I have been feeling pretty good lately. I keep having unreasonable fears and bouts of crying, but I blame it on the hormones. I'll be glad to get rid of those. All seem to be going well. Just have to wait it out now. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and if anything interesting happens I will post something. :)

Relief!

I had a huge burden lifted today when I took my exam. I passed! Whoohoo! It was a big test for me. I only have two more actual exams to take before I graduate. This exam covered the past five classes that I have completed. Kind of like a final exam I suppose. It is passed and out of the way before Jade arrives. Thank goodness!

Also, Lily decided yesterday that she wanted her ears pierced like Hannah. She just up and decided that herself. So, she was a brave big girl and had her ears pierced by Meme. She absolutely amazes me! The other girls would not have even thought of having theirs pierced at four. Her little gold heart w/ diamond earrings are so pretty on her cute little ears. She looks so grown up now.

Now that I have my big exam that I was worried about out of the way, I'm going to start a major cleaning spree. I've already tackled my bedroom, now on to the rest of the house and eventually the girls' room. Once I have that all done, I'm going to wash all my cute little baby clothes and set up the pack-n-play for Jade. Then she should be here. Man, it's not long now is it.

Sonogram

I know I said that I would post pictures of the sonogram when I had them, but it sucked so bad that I do not have one good picture of anything. She is so big and her head is turned to the back. That and the sonogram lady did not try at all to get anything. Even after I asked her if she would double check to make sure she was a girl, she would not. We did find out that she weighed about 6lbs. and 11oz. She is a big girl. If I go to my due date she could possibly weigh over 8lbs. I knew she was big, I can feel her. :)

36 Weeks

Only four more weeks to go!

I had a wonderful shower yesterday. We received a ton of good books, diapers, and more. I opened up one of the newborn diapers and it is so tiny! You forget how tiny they actually are after a few years. :)

My aunt was wonderful enough to let me have the shower at her house again. We had Lily's shower there last time. We even used the same corsage I had with Lily's shower. My mother prepared a bounty of goodies and a cute cake from Sam's. Mary hosted it beautifully and took many great pictures. . :)

I want to thank everyone who came to help us celebrate our new little addition that is soon to be here. It means so much to me that you take the time out to come. I appreciate it more than you know!

I got to spend time with my brother and his expecting wife because they came down for the shower. He is so silly and nervous about his new baby, I think he asked me about 100 questions about birthing and newborns. LOL I love you, Michael! He gave me a card with the shower gift and wrote "Happy Birthing" in it. At first I thought it said Happy Birthday, and thought, "what in the world?" Then I realized what it said. He is so goofy. :)

Hannah is getting very excited about Jade's arrival. She keeps asking me when is she coming out. She says that she can't wait. I have more and more contractions every day. So, it may not be that long after all. I was up all night with them the night before last. They got very painful and started hurting my back, but eventually stopped.



Baby Shower Group Picture

31 Days!

A solid month. Today is the 4th and I'm due on the 4th of next month. I see my ticker has moved into the last month position. I couldn't help but posting. I'm getting anxious to see my baby now. As, I was laying in my bed this afternoon about to take a nap, I was thinking about how it will be to have a little baby next to me soon. I'm excited. It is getting close. I think Tim is getting excited too. He has been asking more questions lately. It's hard to tell when he gets excited about something, but I think he can't wait either. I wish I wasn't so darn tired, I would be cleaning my house from top to bottom. That is what I have the urge to do, but I am so tired all the time, I almost fell asleep at the table teaching Hannah and Lily today. Oh, it is getting close and I have so much to do, but I'm still excited. :-D

Less than 5 weeks

Is what I have left until my due date. I had a doctor's appointment today. I was tested for GBS. I tested positive with Lily, but I hope it will be negative this time. My next sonogram will be next Tuesday. I can't wait to see her again. :) The doctor told me that after next week, if I went into labor that everything should be fine. I guess I will be going to the doctor every week from now until the end, now. I will definitely post the new sono pic that I get next week.