Baby Day!

Baby Shower day!  We had it at Beans and Strings and my mom was in charge of the food.  The theme was "Ready to Pop"   We had popcorn of different kinds, blow pops, m&ms, cupcakes with polka dots on them, and some fruit.  The best was the homemade white chocolate drizzled popcorn with m&ms in it.  It was so yummy!

Several of my friends were able to make it and there were a lot of kids there too.  We drank lattes, watched the kids play, opened gifts, and chatted.  Baby Alie is going to have some cute new clothes.  Her Auntie Carrie bought her some hair bows and some.... auburn hair die!  You know... just in case she doesn't have red hair when she is born in the hospital.  Alie has some awesome family!

After the party my mom took me to walmart to buy last minute baby stuff and then went back to my house to help me fix up the baby room.  She stayed for about five hours turning our junk room into a real baby room.

She swept and cleaned the floors, picked up trash, got the junk out, put the changing table it, washed the basket liners and car seat covers, and organized baby supplies.  It is great to finally have a real baby room and find all our Winnie the Pooh decorations. Almost everything is ready now.  We have to put together the baby bed and go through clothes to get out all the baby clothes.  But other than that... it is done.  It is a good thing too because I am only one week and 3 days away.  It is a little crazy to think about our family is about to grow to four.  Maybe now we can win a free vacation for a family of four... that would be awesome  :)

I was so exhausted after having a party, going to walmart, and cleaning up the baby room and I just had to sit and rest.  It also didn't help that i forgot to take my Iron supplement.  we ordered some pizza and wings so I wouldn't have to cook and mom stayed with us for supper.

Olivia and I had a movie night afterward watching Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.  It is so awesome that Olivia loves that movie.  When the part came on about "I got a golden ticket" and they sing and dance in their house, Olivia went to her daddy and wanted to dance.  They held hands and danced in circles.  I have a great family and I am so excited to be adding one more to our crazy little bunch.

38 week Drs Appointment

I had my 38 week Drs Appointment.  Everything went well and I"m right where I should be.  I didn't gain much weight, i'm measuring right on, the heart beat is great, and I didn't have sugar in my urine like I did last time.  The nurse checked me out and I am softening but I am not dilated at all yet.  She talked with me about an induction date.  She mentioned it last week and I assumed that they would set me up a date after my due date so in case I haven't gone into labor I would have a day to go into the hospital.  But she set it up for before my due date.  I was surprised and told her that I didn't want it too early.  She said that the doctor doesn't like for his patients to go past their due dates and the placenta can get old and could be dangerous for the baby.  She said that she could push it a few days and we can try to scheduled it for Feb. 7th which is only two days before my due date on the 9th.  She also said that I might have to go in the night before to get a different medication if I haven't started dilating but they will check me again next week to see.

They called later that day to say that I am scheduled for Potocin on the 7th and I need to go in on the 6th around 7pm.  I had been thinking about it for a few hours and didn't really want to induce early.  While on the phone with the nurse, I asked if I can say no, that I don't want the be induced and talk to my doctor about it at my next appointment.  She put me on hold for a few minutes and came back on to say "the doctor really doesn't like for you to go past your due date so you can go into the hospital on the 6th... ok?  See you then"

I don't mind being induced.  I was induced one day before my due date with Olivia and everything went fine.  I'm just upset that they are basically forcing me.  I know that I can tell them no and I don't have to show up, but they aren't giving me options.  I showed my concern to the nurse while at my appointment and while on the phone with someone else I said that I still wasn't comfortable with it and want to talk to my Doctor about it.  They both basically said that it doesn't mater, this is what they do and I need to do it too.  I don't like feeling like I am being forced into it.  It is very frustrating.

My mother-in-law suggested just keeping the induction date and discussing my concerns with my doctor next week.  At that point it will still be 5 days before they want me to go into the hospital and we can always cancel the induction or move it.  Or I may feel more comfortable with the situation after I am able to talk with her.

So I guess I'm going to make plans with a induction date of the 7th as far as work and things go, and I'll just wait and see what happens when I talk with my doctor.

Tender Heart

I was exhausted, tired, and needed to rest.  But I was working on getting ready for LASSO (our afterschool program at church I am leading).  I was receiving back a few emails from teachers, trying to write information down about what each student needs to work on, looking up some reading comprehension stuff online, and making a schedule for the students for that day since it was a study day.  I was wanting to get all that done and be able to lay down next to Olivia on my bed for a little bit but it was taking up the whole time.  Resting was not going to happen for that afternoon.

Olivia's movie had gotten over and she had not gotten her nap in.  She started asking me questions and I was getting snappy with her.  My lack of sleep and pregnancy hormones were getting to me.  I was about to have a break down.  Olivia asked me if I was alright and I told her no- that I was trying to get this stuff finished and I was really needing to rest.  She said that she would be right back, rolled off the bed, and left the room.  At that point I really didn't care where she went.  She came back into my room bringing 3 toys.  She gave them to me one at a time saying 'you can play with toy and feel better'.  She brought me her camera, a block and a stuffed animal.

She is so sweet.  I couldn't help but smile and play with her toys with her.  We took turns pretending to take pictures back and forth of each other.  It's hard to believe that I can be so selfish sometimes and during those times she is so thoughtful of me and wants to make me feel better.  She can be stubborn, hard-headed, crazy, and wild... but she also has a tender heart.  I don't know if that is something that can be taught but I want to help that aspect in her to flourish.

Maternity Pics

We had Maternity pictures taken today with Clint and Olivia.  Olivia was showing off for the camera.  She was doing some cute poses and getting all the attention.  That's alright though because she is a cutie pie.  I just hope that she stays a sweet little girl.  I love her so much.

Olivia was a little fussy because she didn't have a nap. I told her that if she was a good girl she could get some candy so about every 2 minutes she would ask for candy!