i had an appointment with the midwife today. we are 38 weeks and 2 days. everything is going great, and pretty much it's all up to maizie now. she is big enough and would be a healthy weight if she was born right now. to be honest, i am hoping that she will come this weekend. a couple of weeks ago, patricia, one of the midwives, told me she thought maizie was about 6 pounds. that was a couple of weeks ago, now i am guessing she is at least 7 pounds; most likely more. and that is why i would like her to be early, because i would like to not have a ginormous baby. i was 8 ½ pounds and adam was 9 and at least 5 oz and we were both late. which scares me because i would really like to not have a 10-pound baby...which i guess woudnt be the worst thing and there are women who have had worse but it doesnt appeal to me.
last night i had a dream that i was in las vegas hanging out with chelsea and we got a smoothie. i woke up totally needing a smoothie. so my plan was to go to jamba juice after my appointment with the midwife. so i go in and decide what i want. when i go to tell the girl my order she goes "are you going to pay with cash or were you going to use your card?" of course i'm going to use my card, who carries cash anymore? so then she says "i'm sorry our computers are all down right now so we can only take cash." oh how sad!!! you're telling a pregnant woman that she cant have what she really really needs! i almost cried, but choked it back and went to work. maybe next time i can get one.
do you know how hard it is to shave your legs when you are 38 weeks pregnant? i do. i also know that i am lucky to be able to get my pants on every morning without toppling over. and putting on socks has been out of the question for at least a month. just thought i'd share that thought with you.
this week maizie has found that she can put her feet on my ribs and her hands on my hips and press out really hard. fun for her, not me. when she first did it i thought i might pass out! it hurt and made it really hard to breathe. thankfully she doesnt do it that often. when i lay on my side she will stretch out on the bed too. i really like feeling her move but as she gets bigger it kind of hurts...a lot. sometimes i have to stop what i am doing until she is done doing what she is doing. guess i better get used to that.
lately we have gotten a ton of advice on how to naturally stimulate labor. like walking, castor oil, herbs...all kinds of things. the best advice came from my aunt leann. she told me that she tried everything to try and get her first two kids here early and in the end they were only 2 days early and she was more exhausted than she should have been. so moral of the story: just relax and let it happen when it happens. which is what i am going to try to do.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
to labor or not to labor
37 weeks...or 21 days...or 259 days down and 21 to go, but who's counting? me for one, and adam for another. since my almost 36 week appointment i have been super anxious for maizie to be here. my midwife told me, "if you go into labor now it will be ok." just meaning not to freak out if i do go. but my mind takes that as "you can go into labor any minute, get ready!!!" so every day i am wondering and hoping that it will be the day. and every time i feel a braxton hicks contraction i wonder if it's going to turn into the real thing. no luck so far. adam has been calm about it up until yesterday. we watched a documentary called the business of being born. it's on pregnancy and birthing in the u.s. and it was awesome to see. very informative. and that is when it was like a switch was flipped in adam's head. he started asking "do you think you will go into labor today?" and when i would say no he would try to come up with ways to try and force labor. like trying to scare me, watching scary movies, going for walks, and eating spicy foods. it's cute:) today he started asking again and when i would say no he would say, "no you have to say yes and mean it so your body will think it has to go into labor!" i dont mind it, i REALLY want to go into labor and be able to meet maizie!!
maizie is still very active and i love it!! she is always kicking or turning, or pressing the air out of my lungs...ok sometimes it sucks to have her moving so much but it's worth it. she has been getting the hiccups a lot lately and i feel bad for her. it cant be comfortable in there to begin with but to get hiccups so often while so confined has to be lame. she also likes to press on my ribs. sometimes it feels like she is trying to dislocate them. she has also been responding to adams voice a little more. i like when he talks to her because she will start moving more. maizie also likes it when i rub her back, at least thats what i think it is. she is like a cat and will arch into it. i really hope she likes to snuggle, that will make my day!
we are now the proud owners of one ginormous car seat:) we ordered it from target and finally got it last thursday. i have decided that online shopping is for sure not a good thing for me. not because i order too much, but because i dont get the instant satisfaction of giving my money away and getting something in return. shopping just has to be done in person. but the one thing i did like was being able to read about the product and get reviews for it. we decided to get a convertible car seat that everyone kept saying they wished they had gotten before any of their other car seat purchases. so maizie will be in this car seat til she is 65 pounds!! i got to playing around with it and i think it might be one of the best designs ever. instead of having to take all the webbing out and relacing the entire thing when you have to adjust for the baby's growth, you just turn a knob. really. it's that simple. and it's super cushy, and the cover is soft and velvety. here is a picture of it:
maizie is still very active and i love it!! she is always kicking or turning, or pressing the air out of my lungs...ok sometimes it sucks to have her moving so much but it's worth it. she has been getting the hiccups a lot lately and i feel bad for her. it cant be comfortable in there to begin with but to get hiccups so often while so confined has to be lame. she also likes to press on my ribs. sometimes it feels like she is trying to dislocate them. she has also been responding to adams voice a little more. i like when he talks to her because she will start moving more. maizie also likes it when i rub her back, at least thats what i think it is. she is like a cat and will arch into it. i really hope she likes to snuggle, that will make my day!
we are now the proud owners of one ginormous car seat:) we ordered it from target and finally got it last thursday. i have decided that online shopping is for sure not a good thing for me. not because i order too much, but because i dont get the instant satisfaction of giving my money away and getting something in return. shopping just has to be done in person. but the one thing i did like was being able to read about the product and get reviews for it. we decided to get a convertible car seat that everyone kept saying they wished they had gotten before any of their other car seat purchases. so maizie will be in this car seat til she is 65 pounds!! i got to playing around with it and i think it might be one of the best designs ever. instead of having to take all the webbing out and relacing the entire thing when you have to adjust for the baby's growth, you just turn a knob. really. it's that simple. and it's super cushy, and the cover is soft and velvety. here is a picture of it:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
next month
holy crap!!! maizie will be here next month! suddenly i feel quite unprepared for her...we dont even have a diaper bag yet, or a car seat. so for sure the car seat has to be one of our next purchases. talk about procrastination. BUT we do have diapers and clothes so at least she will look cute and be well fed as long as i am around.
people have asked me if i have her room ready, and i dont. with us moving and me still working odd hours it felt like an impossible task. so instead of stressing myself out about it i decided her room could wait until after she is here. especially since she will pretty much be in her cradle in our room for a while. yes, i am that over protective mother who cant stand to have the cord cut...at least i admit it.
last night i was sitting and watching maizie move and i got the distinct impression that when she is in school we are going to be getting a lot of phone calls from teachers telling us how bright maizie is and how very social she is and that maybe if she would apply herself more her grades would be better. to which i will probably say, true. i guess i just hope that she is curious and interested in what there is for her to learn but i also dont want her to be the nerdy little kid who gets a 4.0 and never misses a day of school and gets ulcers trying to figure out what she wants to be by third grade. i just want her to be happy. and i guess if the 4.0 and never missing a day makes her happy then thats what we'll do, but i never want her to feel forced into it.
people have asked me if i have her room ready, and i dont. with us moving and me still working odd hours it felt like an impossible task. so instead of stressing myself out about it i decided her room could wait until after she is here. especially since she will pretty much be in her cradle in our room for a while. yes, i am that over protective mother who cant stand to have the cord cut...at least i admit it.
last night i was sitting and watching maizie move and i got the distinct impression that when she is in school we are going to be getting a lot of phone calls from teachers telling us how bright maizie is and how very social she is and that maybe if she would apply herself more her grades would be better. to which i will probably say, true. i guess i just hope that she is curious and interested in what there is for her to learn but i also dont want her to be the nerdy little kid who gets a 4.0 and never misses a day of school and gets ulcers trying to figure out what she wants to be by third grade. i just want her to be happy. and i guess if the 4.0 and never missing a day makes her happy then thats what we'll do, but i never want her to feel forced into it.
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