Last Day Of Freedom...Somewhat!! :-)

Today is my last full day of being able to do what I want when I want. What I mean by that is, having kids who are 5-15 years old, you don't really have to prepare as much to go somewhere. You can get up and go, no diaper bags to pack, no making sure it is warm enough or the weather is going to cooperate with you when you go outside. I don't have to worry about that now. But after Wednesday or Thursday, I have to check the weather reports very carefully and make sure that if I have to go somewhere, it will be okay weatherwise.

I mean, don't get me wrong. Once we come home, we are in the house for the first 2 weeks. Not going anywhere, anyone who visits will have to take an immediate trip to the restroom and wash their hands AND use hand sanitizer before coming anywhere near the baby. Anyone showing the tiniest sign of a cold will not be allowed around her. No kisses or nothing like that. The 1st time we go out will be to the doctor and then right back home and the next time we go out will be about a month after that, maybe sooner, but only to a family members house, if even that.

Today is going to be a day of cleaning the house and getting my hair done and making sure the kids are packed and ready to go to grandmas house. As when I leave out the doctors house, I will be going straight to the hospital and will not be coming home until we are discharged. I'm still praying for a hospital stay of 2 days max. I can do 3 days, but if it goes into 4, then I may have to consider signing out AMA!! LOL Just joking. I just have so many things to do this week and staying in the hospital past Thursday is not going to be a fun thing to do.

Taylor has been behaving since my last post, she's been moving, but has obviously dropped very low. Last night was very difficult to walk or even turn over in bed, have you ever taken 3 minutes to switch from laying on your back to on your side? Or have you witnessed it? If not, that was me last night. It was not fun at all.

I am also starting to get nervous, as I do not handle physical pain all that well. Emotional pain...I can get through...but physical pain is where the strong, stubborn, and sometimes bitchy me can turn into a wuss!!! I'm sure I can get through it, until those last 15 minutes. Then I'm going to be asking for an epidural or something, but of course it wil be too late then. I'll already be 9 1/2 cm's...will start pushing against docs advice not to push (hey...you can push at 9 1/2 cm and not necessarily tear your cervix!! But sometimes you can tear it). I'm just nervous about the pushing process, I'm a quick one. I am not one of those that take 30 minutes to push. When I push, be ready to catch!! But I'm sure Dr S knows that by now. This is my 3rd pregnancy with him and will be the 2nd delivery. So he knows how quick I am. I just hope he makes it on time or is on call. Or..maybe Dr McGuire will be on call. I'd love to have that, she looks like she passes out Epidurals for Halloween!!! So I'll be hoping for that as well.

I'm still trying to decide if I'm going the Cervadil only route, that takes about 12 hours on me and I'm all set to go. Not that much pain and so easy. But the Cervadil and Pitocin route can get pretty hectic and that's where the pain meds are going to play a factor. It's quicker...only about 8 hours for me to go from 2cm-9 1/2cm. And the quicker I deliver, the quicker I get out of that place. So maybe I will go the Cervadil/Pitocin route, just to get out the hospital quicker. I feel so very sorry for whoever is in the room with me!! LOL

Have to run, have to get ready as my mother is on her way to do my hair and have breakfast with us. Then I have a full day of cleaning before relaxing. Take care and I'll try to post either tonight or in themorning before I go to the doctor. That will be my last post until Wednesday at the earliest.

Update!!

I went to the doctor on Thursday and because Blood Pressure is way over what it is supposed to be, and I'm 38 weeks (just made 38 weeks today) and because Taylor is now measuring small, I will be admitted to the hospital on Monday and will start to be induced sometime that night and will probably give birth to Taylor on either Monday the 13th or Tuesday the 14th. I'm hoping for MOnday, as that means I'll go home a day sooner. I'm also looking at a 3 to 4 day hospital stay, versus the regular 48 hours. I hope that isn't the case and that the new medication that I'm on will do it's job and bring my blood pressure down.

I've been wondering why my legs, feet and ankles have started to swell, I've been having headaches and dizziness all of a sudden. Turns out it's the blood pressure. My weight is also up 3 pounds from the last doc visit. So I'm now at 194 (which I am not so happy about). But as of Monday or Tuesday, it will be all over with.

Doctor has also ordered me to rest more, no salt in my diet (which is hard as heck, because everything has salt in it) and to take this new medication twice a day. I will try to post tommorrow, if not...my next post will not be until I get out of the hospital. I'll have my digital camera with me, so I'll have plenty of cute photos to take.

Talk To You Later

Finally Back

Finally got all moved in on Saturday. Things are so much quieter and much more peaceful here. There was a bit of drama with the move-out, but what can you expect from people like that.

Baby Taylor is okay. She's still sitting in my belly all calm and getting ready to be born. Only have to bake her a few more days. Doc now wants me to go 38 weeks and then possibly 39 weeks. I knew he was going to do this, but come next week....Taylor is going to be born.

Will post more later.

Busy Day, No Posts Until Tuesday or Wednesday

Today is a busy day, we are moving to thenew place in a few hours. Those helping us move are going to be here at about 9:30 or 10am. So after this post, I will not be able to post until Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

Taylor is doing good, on a different schedule that seems to be an hour later than her previous schedule. We made it to 37 weeks today, and for that I am thankful. Now I know that when I see the doctor on Tuesday, he's going to try to squeeze one more week out of me, that's all he's going to get. 38 weeks is a safe point and I've delivered a baby at 38 weeks and he's 5 years old.

Pap Joe's big game is tonight, if they win, they go to the league Championship next week. I'm trying to hold off on delivering until they win the Championship. Yes, I said win!! :-) I wished him Good Luck this morning, so I'll come back on Tuesday or Wednesday and let you all know if they won or not.

Well, I really have to go now. Help should be here in the next 30 minutes or so, just got a call from them and they are on their way.

Until then!!

So far so good!!

This is my latest belly pic. Sorry for the mess in the back, still trying to clean and pack!!!

Have had a relatively easy day today. Didn't really do too much except for clean up and make a sad attempt at packing. I couldn't wait until 2pm, so we could go over to the new place and check it out. It's all done. I had a hard time opening the doors though, 3 keys (obviously the small one was for the mailbox). But I finally got in and liked the work that had been done. The living room is smaller than I thought, but the dining room is huge. I just love my new kitchen, I'm going to be cooking and cooking. The boys are going to get the larger bedroom and we'll stick to the smaller one.

Even the bathroom is to die for. Here is a picture of the kitchen






That is my son looking towards the sink, he has already claimed the entire place as "His House".

Terbutaline or no??

I am not sure, but I think I am still feeling the affects from this stuff. Prior to this past Saturdays episode, I had never had shortness of breath or chest heaviness. Now, I have it all the time. Last night was a bad night. When I finally got settled down after some neighbor issues, I would get in the bed and try to turn to one position and just be so out of breath and have to sit still and try to catch my breath as easy as I could. I had several episodes of this all through out the night, to the point where I was wheezing.

I had never personally experienced Terbutaline, so I did not know what to expect. I have seen numerous baby shows where this stuff was mentioned, so I knew what it was for and was glad to take it if it meant stopping the contractions. Sometimes I feel myself wheezing throughout the day and having chest tightness to the point where I want to go back to the hospital. I do not know how much longer these side affects are supposed to last, but I will be so glad when it is over.

Also, the medication they have me on is seriously affecting my taste buds. That is one of the side affects of that medication. I am a big fan of soda, but have slowed down on drinking it since becoming pregnant. Before getting this other medication, I could drink a soda and enjoy the taste of it. I mean, I could really taste it, regardless of what kind it was...Sprite, Pepsi, Red Faygo..you name it. But now, I have tasted 3 different sodas and they all taste the same, like crap!! Nothing really tastes the same anymore, I am wondering how long this side affect is going to last. I hope not long, because after I have Taylor, I plan on doing some heavy eating that I could not do before due to acid reflux. Speaking of Acid Reflux, she showed her ugly head again last night. I guess I should not have had that second helping of Spaghetti, but I was still a bit hungry and I only got a cup of Spaghetti. But I guess the issues of last night churned it up or something, as I could not sleep because of that as well.

Thankfully I hit the 37 week tommorrow and visit the doctor on Tuesday. I am hoping this is it, but knowing the doctor, he'll want to try to squeeze one more week out of me. That's all I'm gonna give him....then Taylor has to be evicted!! :-) If on Tuesday, he doesn't send me to the hospital at some point during the week, then come Saturday, I have an entire list of things I'm going to do. That includes DTD, walking, pineapples, you name it!! But I'm sure he'll come through somehow.

Had To Consolidate Blogs!!

I realized I had 3 blogs hosted with the same email address, when I would go in to post on one, the order would be messed up and I'd post to the wrong one. So I'm going to make this one strictly about Taylor. I'll have to find a rarely used email address to host my personal one and my work one.

Woke up too early today, this is even after going to sleep around 10pm, my energy is just sapped right now. I can wake up at 6 or 6:30 in the morning, take a nap somewhere in the day and still pass out at 10pm. I know that this means that I'm at the end of my pregnancy. My mother says my body is gearing up for labor, I hope so, as while I love being pregnant and want to bake my little princess for a few more days. I am absolutely so sick of being sick, tired and I'm sure those around me cannot wait for me to get back to my normal self. I am so quick to go off these days, I blame it on the pregnancy hormones. Only a few more days left.

Taylor was quite busy this morning, she let me know that she was hungry, so I fed her a donut and some orange juice. Not the best breakfast in the world, but she's happy as she's stopped moving. I've noticed a pattern with her, she won't really move until it's time for me to eat or once I start eating she will start to move a bit afterwards and then be out like a light. She isn't on the schedule she used to be on anymore, seems like things have moved back an hour or so. I'm stil trying to figure out her new schedule. I know this schedule isn't going to stick because as soon as she is born, the hospital follows a 9-1-5-9 feeding schedule. We shall see.

Will post more later, have to go and take this final exam.