Thursday, March 30, 2006
Week 38
...Any Sammy yet? Nope, again.
After a fun last week, we saw the OB again today. My movie fantasy moment from last week has faded away. I am now suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. I've been held captive by Sammy for 9 months and I've come to love my captor and captivity. However, it would be nice if the doctor would say something like, "he's on his way now." This didn't happen.
He said about the same thing as last week, "Any day now." (that gets a little old)
He also told us that Moon is nearly 4cm this week (that's 1cm per week if you're counting). She hasn't had any labor symptoms, however. What does this mean? Any day now...
So, we sit here and wait....Well, not exactly "sit". Moon's been walking all over town in the hopes of hastening the arrival of Sammy. So far she's only managed to tire herself out.
I'll keep you all up to date.
After a fun last week, we saw the OB again today. My movie fantasy moment from last week has faded away. I am now suffering from Stockholm Syndrome. I've been held captive by Sammy for 9 months and I've come to love my captor and captivity. However, it would be nice if the doctor would say something like, "he's on his way now." This didn't happen.
He said about the same thing as last week, "Any day now." (that gets a little old)
He also told us that Moon is nearly 4cm this week (that's 1cm per week if you're counting). She hasn't had any labor symptoms, however. What does this mean? Any day now...
So, we sit here and wait....Well, not exactly "sit". Moon's been walking all over town in the hopes of hastening the arrival of Sammy. So far she's only managed to tire herself out.
I'll keep you all up to date.
Week 37
Any Sammy yet? Nope.
Went to the OB Thursday. 1 more week 1 more centimeter. So, now Moon's at 3cm dialated. So, what does this mean?
Last week we got excited at the 2cm news. We went around telling everyone and got a big 0! A few people who knew what they were talking about said, "2cm? Big deal, she's got a ways to go." This frustrated us to no end.
This time I grabbed the doctor by the ears and screamed, "WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!!" After I assured him that he would continue to breathe as long as I liked his answers, he stopped crying and gave us the low-down.
He explained that Moon could have the baby at any time. He said it could be 2 weeks or 2 hours, but he guessed that we might see him soon. Oh really, that's great. I decided to spare him (for now).
The rest of the week I sweated whenever I went out of town. A business trip to northwest Indiana was quite a stressful trip. I had to explain to everyone all week how I would have to take any phone calls, even during meetings.
...
Went to the OB Thursday. 1 more week 1 more centimeter. So, now Moon's at 3cm dialated. So, what does this mean?
Last week we got excited at the 2cm news. We went around telling everyone and got a big 0! A few people who knew what they were talking about said, "2cm? Big deal, she's got a ways to go." This frustrated us to no end.
This time I grabbed the doctor by the ears and screamed, "WHAT DOES THIS MEAN!!!" After I assured him that he would continue to breathe as long as I liked his answers, he stopped crying and gave us the low-down.
He explained that Moon could have the baby at any time. He said it could be 2 weeks or 2 hours, but he guessed that we might see him soon. Oh really, that's great. I decided to spare him (for now).
The rest of the week I sweated whenever I went out of town. A business trip to northwest Indiana was quite a stressful trip. I had to explain to everyone all week how I would have to take any phone calls, even during meetings.
...
Friday, March 17, 2006
Week 36
Interesting Week. Why? You may ask. Well, I'll tell you.1) Moon has swollen. Her wrists and angles show the growth the most. Doctor says no problem, eat less salt. Thanks doc :) Though, it's probably a good idea. She's getting a little miserable now. Even though this picture doesn't make her seem too sad. Dan can still make his girl laugh :)
2) Moon decided that we don't have enough pictures of her and that beautiful belly. I agreed on that one. So, I pulled her away from work and took about 100 shots. 3 of those have met with the Queen's approval to post here.I just can't get the right lighting for a good picture. I'm going to have to wait for a nice sunny day. Then we can go outside and get some good picts.
3) We went to the O.B. today (really 36.5 weeks) and he said that Moon is 2cm dialated. Neither of us know exactly what this means. The doctor said that it could be soon and suggested that I not go too far from home in the next couple weeks. I'd be surprised if this blog went all the way to 40 weeks. We'll see. We may meet Sammy sooner than we thought.
I'm not yet sure it this is a good or bad thing. 37 weeks is considered "full term" so I'm not worried about Sammy's health. I'm a little more nervous about getting all that stuff done before he comes. I have a feeling this won't be the first time he doesn't work on my schedule :)
I'll keep you posted.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Week 35
Can a pregnant woman live on no sleep? It seems that general consensus says, YES! But that doesn't mean that they are happy about it.
Moon is having trouble getting comfortable as we past the 1 month countdown to launch. The couch is no longer the place to relax after work. She pretty much goes right to bed. It seems that a bunch of pillows can get her semi-comfortable, at least to the point where she can do a little reading (she's been reading baby books quite a bit lately) and watch some TV.
That same set up seems to get her a couple hours of sleep here and there. I'd hate to be her employees when she's not getting her rest :( She's just not the shiny, happy person that she normally is. I think she needs some time off (like 6 weeks). I keep on telling her "soon enough," but I don't think that does much good.
She also went to get the official car seat inspection. They found a problem with the way that I did it, but I think they have to do that to justify their jobs. Just kidding. I'm clueless. It's nice to have a service like that.
My car is the official baby car. We decided to keep most of the baby travel in there because mine is the more reliable car (knock on wood). I wanted to get that car seat inspection before she went to the hospital. I like to be prepared. Who nows, Sammy could come to visit at any time now.
Moon also had a couple baby showers at work this week. The front desk staff and the housekeeping staff gave her separate showers. They were all so kind and she loved it. The food and gifts (especially the food) were appreciated. These were both so unsuspected, she was really surprised and honored that they would go through all that trouble.
Moon is having trouble getting comfortable as we past the 1 month countdown to launch. The couch is no longer the place to relax after work. She pretty much goes right to bed. It seems that a bunch of pillows can get her semi-comfortable, at least to the point where she can do a little reading (she's been reading baby books quite a bit lately) and watch some TV.
That same set up seems to get her a couple hours of sleep here and there. I'd hate to be her employees when she's not getting her rest :( She's just not the shiny, happy person that she normally is. I think she needs some time off (like 6 weeks). I keep on telling her "soon enough," but I don't think that does much good.
She also went to get the official car seat inspection. They found a problem with the way that I did it, but I think they have to do that to justify their jobs. Just kidding. I'm clueless. It's nice to have a service like that.
My car is the official baby car. We decided to keep most of the baby travel in there because mine is the more reliable car (knock on wood). I wanted to get that car seat inspection before she went to the hospital. I like to be prepared. Who nows, Sammy could come to visit at any time now.
Moon also had a couple baby showers at work this week. The front desk staff and the housekeeping staff gave her separate showers. They were all so kind and she loved it. The food and gifts (especially the food) were appreciated. These were both so unsuspected, she was really surprised and honored that they would go through all that trouble.
Week 34
Father, it's been 2 weeks since my last confess.....Oops, wrong blog! :)
I have been lazy with this blog for the last couple weeks, so you get week 34 as remembered from week35.
Another OB appointment this week and no problems. This one was a little more interesting because we saw a nurse practitioner. I don't know how that office is structured, but it sure seemed the the nurse practitioner had a lot more time for us. It wasn't the, "Ok, heart's beating. See you in 2 weeks" that we've gotten used to. She spent a lot longer listening for the heartbeat and then stopped and asked us if we had any questions. Not only did she ask, but she waited for us to ask them! I liked that a lot better at this point. While I'm sure that the doctor is the one to see most of the time, it would be nice if he had more time to dedicate to our visit. The nurse practitioner really took that time and made both of us feel better this week.
Also, last Friday (technically week 33??) we had a BBQ with people from the program that I work with (ICP, TACIT, ICCATs--take your pick). Unfortunately, LeeAnn couldn't make it (missed you LeeAnn), but it was a fun get together. Everyone met at our place. I grilled the meats and everyone else brought goodies. It was nice to get together outside of Bloomington (much less the office). I had been promising coworkers a BBQ at my place for 5 years (Grad studies, ETS, and these folks). I finally followed through on the promise.
At the end of dinner, everyone whipped out the baby gifts. I told them not to bother, but they never really listen to me anyway :) It was so nice, especially since most had never even met Moon (I keep her locked away). The gifts were great and the company lively.
I finally scared them out of the house when I pulled out the Karaoke. I was looking forward to some rousing duets, but alias, it just wasn't meant to be this evening.
I have been lazy with this blog for the last couple weeks, so you get week 34 as remembered from week35.
Another OB appointment this week and no problems. This one was a little more interesting because we saw a nurse practitioner. I don't know how that office is structured, but it sure seemed the the nurse practitioner had a lot more time for us. It wasn't the, "Ok, heart's beating. See you in 2 weeks" that we've gotten used to. She spent a lot longer listening for the heartbeat and then stopped and asked us if we had any questions. Not only did she ask, but she waited for us to ask them! I liked that a lot better at this point. While I'm sure that the doctor is the one to see most of the time, it would be nice if he had more time to dedicate to our visit. The nurse practitioner really took that time and made both of us feel better this week.
Also, last Friday (technically week 33??) we had a BBQ with people from the program that I work with (ICP, TACIT, ICCATs--take your pick). Unfortunately, LeeAnn couldn't make it (missed you LeeAnn), but it was a fun get together. Everyone met at our place. I grilled the meats and everyone else brought goodies. It was nice to get together outside of Bloomington (much less the office). I had been promising coworkers a BBQ at my place for 5 years (Grad studies, ETS, and these folks). I finally followed through on the promise.At the end of dinner, everyone whipped out the baby gifts. I told them not to bother, but they never really listen to me anyway :) It was so nice, especially since most had never even met Moon (I keep her locked away). The gifts were great and the company lively.
I finally scared them out of the house when I pulled out the Karaoke. I was looking forward to some rousing duets, but alias, it just wasn't meant to be this evening.
