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**Jill, Nikki and Colleen**
How are you ladies holding up these last few weeks?
Colleen, are you hoping Baby O comes before the new year for the tax credit?
Nikki/Jill, is Cody/Alex ready to meet his/her baby sister?
Re: **Jill, Nikki and Colleen**
Physically, I'm doing great. All the numbers (weight, bp, etc.) are all great still. I can carry Alex around without much issue and am still doing everything I always was, just bending is a bit more difficult. Mentally though, I am so done and want to cry every morning I wake up still pregnant. I am definintely not looking forward to going into work Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm still on the fence about whether I'll go on Friday or not. My office is 60 miles from the hospital, along some major highway traffic areas, so...
Curiosity got the best of me today and I asked for an internal for the first time. OB said it's about 2cm and things are pretty soft, but the head isn't down very far yet. I know it means nothing (I was told "zero progress" at 40w with Alex and was in labor four days later), but I just wanted to know if things were looking really close so I could have an excuse to not go to work without feeling guilty about not being paid for that leave time.
Alex loves going to my appointments and listening to the heartbeat, making sure I step on the scale and go potty with the cup. She knows her sister is in my belly and that's my baby, but I think that's about all she understands at the moment. It will be interesting how things change.
How are you doing Katie? I hope the other ladies this close are doing well.
I'm doing pretty good for the most part, just getting really uncomfortable. The waddle is in full effect, lol! Getting tired of not being able to do simple tasks like put on my shoes, I'm just about ready for it to be over!
The tax credit would be nice, but I told her she needs to stay put until the 30th. That's my last day at work, so I would just rather finish out here and have her keep cooking until after the new year. Although the 31st would be a pretty awesome birthday, always a party!
How are you doing, Katie?
Claire Elizabeth 12/31/2011
Married Bio
Thanks for asking! I'm feeling really good. The last couple weeks I was pretty uncomfortable but I think the baby changed positions again and now I feel much better. I have been sleeping great and getting lots of things done around the house, I just have to take lots of breaks. I'm starting to get really nervous about the c/s but otherwise I think I'm finally mentally ready for this baby to arrive this week.
Kodi is pretty excited for the baby but I'm not sure if he truly understands what's going on. He knows I'm going to the doctor to get the baby taken out and where she's going to sleep and stuff, but he thinks she's going to be walking, talking and playing with him right away. I think he is going to be jealous once the baby gets here and takes up a lot of my time.
How are you feeling? Do you think baby is going to arrive before Christmas?
Aspen Marley ~ 12.22.11
My Blog of Randomness - Pocketful of Roses
I'm planning to ask for an internal today, too. I'm hoping that may get things moving along. TMI: We had sex 2-3 times/day over the weekend which was challenging to say the least, and still nothing. I did the breast pump for 5 minutes on each side last night and that did nothing either.
PS, that thing HURTS! My nipples were sore and throbbing for, like, 10 minutes after I pumped. I got some colostrum which I hated to throw away, but I have no idea how I would store less than an eyedropper full of it.
I'm sleeping a ton, which I think my body needs right now. I slept in until 11 a.m. today which felt great.
We settled on a daycare provider yesterday and I'm really excited about that. She seems wonderful. Her husband met with us, as well, which I thought was really a good sign that they are in it "together" and that he supports her business. She has one spot opening in February and our LO will be filling that spot now! Everything just seemed to fit and Matt and I feel really good about it. It's definitely going to be a financial adjustment shelling out $120/week for daycare, but I know we can make it work.
Now we just need to tell smother-in-law about daycare. I had her on the phone today but just couldn't get the courage to tell her because every time I/we bring it up, she pulls the 'ol guilt trip "you're never going to let me see him" crap. She's so passive aggressive. I don't fall for it one bit, but it's annoying to keep hearing it over and over again.
I told Matt I'm having anxiety about her and the baby already. I feel like I will be physically yanking my baby from her arms or strapping him to me to keep her from taking him when she's over to visit. And then I'll seem like the pissy/overprotective daughter-in-law. And she'll throw in little passive aggressive jabs here and there... it all makes my anxiety go through the roof. On top of that, Matt told her she could be in the room while I am laboring. I haven't said anything to him (yet) because it is his mother afterall, but I am dreading that more than a 10 cm dilated cervix.
Dude, I would be pissed!! Granted, it's just going to be T and I at the hospital, so that wouldn't be an issue, but I would kill him.
Man, what I wouldn't give to only pay $120 a week for daycare :sigh:
Labor vibes to you!
Claire Elizabeth 12/31/2011
Married Bio
I had MIL in the room occasionally while laboring with Alex since it took so long. I figured I had my mother coming in, so I couldn't ban MIL. Ugh! Never again. This time we gave MIL the job of taking care of Alex. My mother will be at the hospital, but she'll be in the waiting room (because of last time, she just wants to be close by, but she won't ask to go in). Hopefully things work out so that your MIL either won't be there in the room, or you can kick her out quickly.
Also, seriously, sex all weekend? Wow! Once was more than enough for me.
Tell him sorry buddy, you'll be the one half naked and dealing with the pains of labor, not him so YOU get to decide who is around you. I get the whole "it's his baby and his mother" stuff, but seriously...no, he doesn't get to decide.
Good luck to all you ladies! Excited for another baby boom around here!
My thoughts exactly!
Good luck ladies!!!! I hope all of your babies come soon
K, for future reference with the breast pump... I was always told to turn it up to where it "pinched" and then turn it down a notch to relieve that pain you talked about.
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