it's our last weekend as two. seems weird that we know we will be having a baby on monday. i hoped it would just happen because the schedule is a bit tough on me. but...so is life.
so it is our last weekend as two.
we went out to dinner at 7:30 last night. got home at close to 11. stayed up watching tv until after midnight.
slept in until 11:00 a.m.
sunbathed and read trash magazines in the backyard all afternoon. swam in the little pool.
took a nap in the middle of the day.
went to a movie.
wasted time walking around the store.
let's put it this way. this mama is somewhat of an emotional wreck at this point. i am all over the place. i can't stop cleaning. how am i ever going to be able to sleep tonight? what are we going to do until 2:45 p.m. tomorrow?
goodness!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
baby b...we are waiting for you!
well, june 16th came and june 16th went. not surprising for a first child, i know. i have been to the doctor twice this week. on monday, i had not dilated at all and baby b had not had made any progress from the week before. our favorite nurse practitioner, leah, decided it would be a good idea to an ultrasound to check the size of the baby. good thing she did. after fetal monitoring and an ultrasound we learned that baby b weighs 7 pounds and that his or her amniotic fluid levels were low. this meant bed rest for this mama. not just bed rest but laying on your left side most of the day bed rest. bummer!
fast forward to yesterday, june 16th. baby b's official due date. we had to go back to the doctor for a repeat BPP (ultrasound, fetal monitoring and check). this time the ultrasound showed that the fluid level had not gotten any worse but, it also had not gotten any better. baby b was too sleepy during the ultrasound to be a star student. this meant that he or she did not pass the fetal breathing test. i never knew this but a baby's breathing in the womb is a reflex and not something that they do all the time. during the test the sonographer needs to see at least 30 seconds of constant breathing. baby b just couldn't be bothered. dr. smith checked my cervix and found that i had dilated 1cm. yes, 1cm is progress but not quick enough progress for him to be comfortable with. he was not too concerned with baby b being delivered immediately, but, he did tell aaron and me that we would need to help baby b along by the beginning of the week if he or she did not decide to exit on his or her own.
so, it's friday at 5:06 p.m. i am not officially on maternity leave. thankfully i have a very flexible job that allows me to work from home which i have been doing all week. we are still waiting for baby b. i would love for my little angel to decide to come this weekend. we are totally ready. our house has never been cleaner. the guest room is ready for guests. there are towels clean and folded for our out of towners and 24 rolls of toilet paper in the closet. all of the laundry is clean and put away. the base boards have been scrubbed, the shelves dusted, the floors vacuumed (i do this once a day anyway). baby b's co-sleeper is prepared and ready to slide next to our bed. the camera batteries are charged. my hospital bag has been packed for weeks. the ipod with a special play list for baby b's birthday is ready to go. i have never been so prepared for something i am so unprepared for!
if baby b is not here by sunday at 2:45 p.m., we will be checking in to the hospital for an induction. while this isn't exactly how i wanted everything to happen, i know it is best for our baby. i want our little angel to come out and breathe with his or her beautiful lungs which we got to see fully developed and ready to go this week. they will start my pitocin drip at 4:00 a.m. on Monday and if everything goes as planned, baby b will be here on Monday afternoon. seems weird to know the date but so is life. daddy hopes baby b comes on monday since it is the last day in the zodiac calendar for baby to be a gemini. for those of you who know my aaron, you know he is a true gemini. and for those of you who know my aaron, you will know where the hard head our baby already has comes from!
keep our little family in your prayers as we travel through this exciting time in our lives. i get tears in my eyes just thinking about what the next few days are going to be like.
fast forward to yesterday, june 16th. baby b's official due date. we had to go back to the doctor for a repeat BPP (ultrasound, fetal monitoring and check). this time the ultrasound showed that the fluid level had not gotten any worse but, it also had not gotten any better. baby b was too sleepy during the ultrasound to be a star student. this meant that he or she did not pass the fetal breathing test. i never knew this but a baby's breathing in the womb is a reflex and not something that they do all the time. during the test the sonographer needs to see at least 30 seconds of constant breathing. baby b just couldn't be bothered. dr. smith checked my cervix and found that i had dilated 1cm. yes, 1cm is progress but not quick enough progress for him to be comfortable with. he was not too concerned with baby b being delivered immediately, but, he did tell aaron and me that we would need to help baby b along by the beginning of the week if he or she did not decide to exit on his or her own.
so, it's friday at 5:06 p.m. i am not officially on maternity leave. thankfully i have a very flexible job that allows me to work from home which i have been doing all week. we are still waiting for baby b. i would love for my little angel to decide to come this weekend. we are totally ready. our house has never been cleaner. the guest room is ready for guests. there are towels clean and folded for our out of towners and 24 rolls of toilet paper in the closet. all of the laundry is clean and put away. the base boards have been scrubbed, the shelves dusted, the floors vacuumed (i do this once a day anyway). baby b's co-sleeper is prepared and ready to slide next to our bed. the camera batteries are charged. my hospital bag has been packed for weeks. the ipod with a special play list for baby b's birthday is ready to go. i have never been so prepared for something i am so unprepared for!
if baby b is not here by sunday at 2:45 p.m., we will be checking in to the hospital for an induction. while this isn't exactly how i wanted everything to happen, i know it is best for our baby. i want our little angel to come out and breathe with his or her beautiful lungs which we got to see fully developed and ready to go this week. they will start my pitocin drip at 4:00 a.m. on Monday and if everything goes as planned, baby b will be here on Monday afternoon. seems weird to know the date but so is life. daddy hopes baby b comes on monday since it is the last day in the zodiac calendar for baby to be a gemini. for those of you who know my aaron, you know he is a true gemini. and for those of you who know my aaron, you will know where the hard head our baby already has comes from!
keep our little family in your prayers as we travel through this exciting time in our lives. i get tears in my eyes just thinking about what the next few days are going to be like.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
hurricane season opener and happy birthday aunt biz!
june 1st is the first day of the month. it is also the first official day of hurricane season. june is the month that baby b is due to arrive. i have stated that i hope there is no correlation between the two. i would be an unhappy mama if baby b arrived like a CAT 5 hurricane.
that being said...baby b out on quite a little show last night. not sure if he or she felt the pressure to perform on the first day of hurricane season or what but, this mama was uncomfortable. i know now for sure what contractions feel like and we are on high alert at the bowman house. everyone, even daddy, was nesting last night. even dixie doodle could feel the excitement in the air. we wonder when this baby is coming....
in other news, today is aunt biz's birthday! she is the most fantastic little sister on the planet. you might recall reading about her last year on her birthday. baby b is going to be the luckiest little one on the planet to have aunt biz. she pretty much rocks my face off all the time! if you go back and read my entry from last year you will learn that the day lizzie was born was my first childhood memory. i can clearly remember going with my daddy to the hospital to visit my mom and liz. she has been my best friend through thick and thin for 26 years and with each passing year i think she is even cooler then the year before. so cheers to my awesome, wise, beautiful, fearless, sassy little sister! i love you sooooooooooooooo much!
that being said...baby b out on quite a little show last night. not sure if he or she felt the pressure to perform on the first day of hurricane season or what but, this mama was uncomfortable. i know now for sure what contractions feel like and we are on high alert at the bowman house. everyone, even daddy, was nesting last night. even dixie doodle could feel the excitement in the air. we wonder when this baby is coming....
in other news, today is aunt biz's birthday! she is the most fantastic little sister on the planet. you might recall reading about her last year on her birthday. baby b is going to be the luckiest little one on the planet to have aunt biz. she pretty much rocks my face off all the time! if you go back and read my entry from last year you will learn that the day lizzie was born was my first childhood memory. i can clearly remember going with my daddy to the hospital to visit my mom and liz. she has been my best friend through thick and thin for 26 years and with each passing year i think she is even cooler then the year before. so cheers to my awesome, wise, beautiful, fearless, sassy little sister! i love you sooooooooooooooo much!
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