The rest of my pregnancy was pretty much a breeze. I had faith that everything would go well, so I really had no worries. Actually, I remember feeling that I would never go into labor. I was about 35 and a half weeks and I had an appt. and Dr Miller said I was still closed, thick and high. What the heck?!?! I should at least be a little effaced right? I mean I know it's my first pregnancy, but dang! I mean I guess I was glad that I wasn't because I was making it closer and closer to term. But what if I made it to 39 weeks with these two? holy cow!!! From my family history I would have two 8 and a half or 9 pound babies. lol, not likely, but I did somehow convince myself that I would be pregnant forever.
My 36 week appt. was slightly more interesting, but considering I had been walking a mile and a half most days of the week, I was unimpressed with my progress. I was now fingertip and 0% effaced. ::SIGH:: at least there was a move in the right direction, but everyone had told me my whole pregnancy to just make it to 36 weeks. well Here I am...now what?
36 weeks and 4 days. another appointment. I was now 1.5 cm and 50 %. another ::SIGH:: everyone was waiting at this point, and were unimpressed with the news.
37 weeks. another appointment. I was told that my dr was going out of town in 6 days. I broke down. I didnt want another dr. delivering my babies. I didnt trust anyone else as much as my own doc, besides I know that my dr. knows exactly how I want to do this and will do everything in his power to make sure it happens. so... I sit up on the table and wait for the news. 1.5 cm....Great...I can see week 40 just around the bend. but now I was paper thin. I didn't quite know what this meant at the time, but now that I'm training in L&D I have more appreciation to these descriptions. So, thinking I still was a long shot to deliver before he left to florida I was kind of anxious. His plan was to induce me in 5 days...two days before he left. So..that's the plan. It was hard to believe that in just 5 short days I would be the mother of two. The emotions I felt were undescribable, but yet nothing compared to what I would feel in the very near future. If I had only known a little more about early labor...I could've planned things a little better, but whats the fun in life without a little spontaneity and a good story?!?
Friday, July 31, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009
so tired
that's all I can say. A summary of my last few days...
Tuesday - worked 14 hours, got home, fed the boys, got them to sleep. Then one or the other was up all night.
Wednesday- woke up with the boys early, chased, fed, changed, chased, fed changed, wrestled them to take a nap. they were up all night again
Thursday- woke up early, same as the day before.
Friday- same, but now matt has to work and I have the kids all day, work all night, will have them all day tomorrow, then work tomorrow night and will have them all day sunday as well. ::SIGH:: I just wish i could sleep. I am so tired. I'm not complaining, I love them to pieces, I just can't get anything accomplished including sleep. They are doing everything normal 9 month olds do, they just dont want to sleep at night. ::SIGH
Tuesday - worked 14 hours, got home, fed the boys, got them to sleep. Then one or the other was up all night.
Wednesday- woke up with the boys early, chased, fed, changed, chased, fed changed, wrestled them to take a nap. they were up all night again
Thursday- woke up early, same as the day before.
Friday- same, but now matt has to work and I have the kids all day, work all night, will have them all day tomorrow, then work tomorrow night and will have them all day sunday as well. ::SIGH:: I just wish i could sleep. I am so tired. I'm not complaining, I love them to pieces, I just can't get anything accomplished including sleep. They are doing everything normal 9 month olds do, they just dont want to sleep at night. ::SIGH
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
I entered the boys in a beautiful baby contest at the fair and I was actually really excited about it. I love finding new things to do with them and the social butterflies that they are, they loved all the other babies and all the googling over them. Here's how it went:
4:30-Matt gets home from work and I opted to let him take a nap, due to the fact that I had worked the previous two nights and he was up all night with the boys by himself. So as he's sleeping, I am feeding the boys and getting myself ready for work and hating the fact that I had to work because the baby contest was that night. I needed to leave by 6:15 to be at work by 7.
5:30- I look at my schedule thinking well maybe I don't have to work tonight...even though I knew I did. but....I looked at it wrong I guess because I didn't have to be there until 11pm. wooooooohoooooooo....I get to take the boys to the baby contest.
5:35- I call everyone I can think of to see if they will go with me because I wasn't feeling brave enough to take and enter them both by myself. and I realllllllly didnt want to wake matt up. you would understand if you knew Matt. he NEEDS his sleep.
5:45- no one can go. crap. Well, plan B...get them both their baths, get them dressed and get my hair curled and myself ready and then maybe I can talk matt into going with me and helping. The deadline is 6:45 and its a 15 minute drive.
6:30-SHEWWW, I did it. I had to lure Gabriel out of the tub with a new toy, that kid loves water. but all in all it went smoothly. then Grant spit up on his outfit, and I had them dressed alike for the contest, so I had to change them both.
6:35- motivated Matt to get dressed and go help me. and we made it to the fair right on time.
Here's my conclusion about baby contests, if ppl know you. you will win. no one knows us, therefore the 2nd place ribbons the boys took home that night were more like 1st place to Matt and I.
Grant won 2nd place in bluest eyes. He lost to a little boy named Mason who just happened to be the fair queen's nephew. I didn't notice until later how much attention she drew to him during the contest.
Gabe won 2nd place in happiest baby. this is where I realized just how popular little Mason was. The whole entire time Gabe and I were on stage he was laughing hysterically and flailing his arms and kicking his legs at the judges. Mason just sat there sucking his thumb and maybe smiled one time. The fair queen talked and cooed at him the entire time just to get that one smile, and he won the happiest baby prize. Now I am all about being fair about things, and that was definitely not fair. I'm okay with it because I know thats the way the world works. politics. anyway, we were happy that the boys got their 1st 4 h ribbons and they are definitely going in the baby books.
4:30-Matt gets home from work and I opted to let him take a nap, due to the fact that I had worked the previous two nights and he was up all night with the boys by himself. So as he's sleeping, I am feeding the boys and getting myself ready for work and hating the fact that I had to work because the baby contest was that night. I needed to leave by 6:15 to be at work by 7.
5:30- I look at my schedule thinking well maybe I don't have to work tonight...even though I knew I did. but....I looked at it wrong I guess because I didn't have to be there until 11pm. wooooooohoooooooo....I get to take the boys to the baby contest.
5:35- I call everyone I can think of to see if they will go with me because I wasn't feeling brave enough to take and enter them both by myself. and I realllllllly didnt want to wake matt up. you would understand if you knew Matt. he NEEDS his sleep.
5:45- no one can go. crap. Well, plan B...get them both their baths, get them dressed and get my hair curled and myself ready and then maybe I can talk matt into going with me and helping. The deadline is 6:45 and its a 15 minute drive.
6:30-SHEWWW, I did it. I had to lure Gabriel out of the tub with a new toy, that kid loves water. but all in all it went smoothly. then Grant spit up on his outfit, and I had them dressed alike for the contest, so I had to change them both.
6:35- motivated Matt to get dressed and go help me. and we made it to the fair right on time.
Here's my conclusion about baby contests, if ppl know you. you will win. no one knows us, therefore the 2nd place ribbons the boys took home that night were more like 1st place to Matt and I.
Grant won 2nd place in bluest eyes. He lost to a little boy named Mason who just happened to be the fair queen's nephew. I didn't notice until later how much attention she drew to him during the contest.
Gabe won 2nd place in happiest baby. this is where I realized just how popular little Mason was. The whole entire time Gabe and I were on stage he was laughing hysterically and flailing his arms and kicking his legs at the judges. Mason just sat there sucking his thumb and maybe smiled one time. The fair queen talked and cooed at him the entire time just to get that one smile, and he won the happiest baby prize. Now I am all about being fair about things, and that was definitely not fair. I'm okay with it because I know thats the way the world works. politics. anyway, we were happy that the boys got their 1st 4 h ribbons and they are definitely going in the baby books.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
been a while
Haven't written in a little while, some of you will be glad of that, but the ones who really matter have been waiting. So where do I start?
The boys have been developing so much. They crawl now. They are about 32 inches long already. When they sleep I just look at them laying on my lap and wonder where the time has gone. If I could go back and do it again I would spend more quality time with them. But I was just trying to figure the whole mom thing out and I had to take care of the feeding and changing and hurting (colic) and then teething and I feel like I let them down as far as quality time goes. Maybe I can work on that now?
They are so beautiful. I put them in the beautiful baby contest in the Gibson County fair this week. Wish them luck. :) I know they're the most beautiful. :)
they crawl, almost pull up, walk everywhere in their walkers. Grant says mamama and gabriel waves hi. they're feeding themselves cheerios now and grant has almost got 6 teeth and gabriel only has 2. I feel really sad that my babies are growing up, but I am also very proud of them and I always will be. I think its about time for another post of my story...
The boys have been developing so much. They crawl now. They are about 32 inches long already. When they sleep I just look at them laying on my lap and wonder where the time has gone. If I could go back and do it again I would spend more quality time with them. But I was just trying to figure the whole mom thing out and I had to take care of the feeding and changing and hurting (colic) and then teething and I feel like I let them down as far as quality time goes. Maybe I can work on that now?
They are so beautiful. I put them in the beautiful baby contest in the Gibson County fair this week. Wish them luck. :) I know they're the most beautiful. :)
they crawl, almost pull up, walk everywhere in their walkers. Grant says mamama and gabriel waves hi. they're feeding themselves cheerios now and grant has almost got 6 teeth and gabriel only has 2. I feel really sad that my babies are growing up, but I am also very proud of them and I always will be. I think its about time for another post of my story...
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