37 weeks and 4 days...

Well, today we went to the doctor and I was expecting to be a lot more dilated than I was last week. So much for hoping...over the weekend I had been feeling pretty crappy and I really thought that I might go into labor at anytime. So far, I'm still pregnant. I am so exhausted from not sleeping and trying to go to work and do my job, not to mention being so uncomfortable that I don't really want to move. I know that these last weeks would be a lot easier if I didn't have to be at work at 8am everyday. So the doctor said that I was still about half a cm dilated, but I was a little more effaced, about 70%. I've been having lots of contractions but they all seem to fizzle out and never become regular. I know that she will be here soon, but I'm very ready now. It's funny because everyone keeps telling me, "you should get your rest now, because once the baby is here you won't get any sleep". All I have to say to that is "Are you crazy, I'm not getting any sleep now". I would rather have to wake up every 2 hours to feed a crying baby, than not sleep at all because I'm in pain. Maybe that's just my inexperience talking, but all I know is I'm ready for her to be here. My Dr. appt next week isn't until Friday and by then I will be 38 weeks and 6 days, needless to say I hoping that that appt isn't necessary. I'm trying my best to be patient, but those of you that know me well, know that patience is not my strong point. I know that she will come when she is ready, but I'm really hoping that she is ready VERY soon.

That was a little scary...

So yesterday was an interesting day. It started off like a normal Monday morning, but at about 9:30am I was sitting in a meeting at work, when I started to feel very dizzy. The room just started spinning and I felt like I was going to fall out of my chair. It was a very strange feeling and it scared me. I didn't want to make a big scene in the meeting so I just sat there and tried to be okay. After a few seconds the room stopped spinning so much, but I was still feeling dizzy. I knew the meeting was about to be over so I didn't want to say anything to make anyone worried. When the meeting was over I went back to my desk and called Patrick to tell him that I might need him to come and get me. I then told a couple of my co-workers that I wasn't feeling well and that I might need to go home. I called mom to ask her what she thought, and she said to call my Dr. I went ahead and called Patrick back and told him to go ahead and come to pick me up. I called the doctor, but I had to leave a message. I let my boss know that I was going to be leaving because I wasn't feeling well. Patrick had the day off yesterday, so he was out at Lake Conroe fishing. About 15 minutes later he called me back to let me know that it was probably going to take him a little bit longer to come pick me up, because in his rush to come pick me up, he turned the boat around quickly and hit a stump and some part on the boat was broken and it was going to take him longer to get back to the boat ramp. I told him not to panic and that I was OK, I just needed to go home and lay down. He didn't really give me a good idea of how long it was going to take so I assumed it wouldn't be too long. After about 20 more minutes, I called him back to see where he was and he then informed me exactly how far from the boat ramp he really was. After I realized that it was going to be several hours before he could pick me up, I decided to just drive myself home. I wasn't feeling dizzy anymore, just kinda crummy. The nurse from the doctor's office called me back when I got home and told me just to take it easy until I came in for my weekly appointment in the afternoon.

I laid down and rested until Patrick finally got home at about 12:45pm. He felt so bad about what happened and that he wasn't able to be there to pick me up. I assured him that I was okay and that the baby was okay and if something like this happened again for him not to panic. He has told me that he is not going to be going fishing anymore until after the baby gets here. Poor guy, he was so mad at himself.

At 3:30pm we went to the doctor for our weekly appointment. I had an ultrasound and we found out that Ainsley is appox. 6 lbs 9 oz. I was about half a cm dilated and 50% effaced, so I'm hoping that means that I won't have to wait until my due date to have this baby.

36 Weeks and counting...

Well, due to the fact that everyone seems to be blogging these days, I decided that a good way to keep in touch with my friends and family was to start a blog. I'm not really into talking on the phone, especially lately, and so I thought this was good way to let everyone know whats going on with me and my family.

Things down here in Conroe, are going great. Patrick and I are still working on getting the house ready for the baby and also just getting stuff done before we don't have the time to. Last weekend we went shopping for baby stuff with all the giftcards we got from the shower. We ended up getting most of the things that we went for, but the big one was getting our stroller. For Mother's day I asked Patrick to build a new front porch, because we didn't have one before, but also because our little wooden walkway was falling apart. He spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning building the perfect little porch. He was so proud of himself, it was really cute. The porch turned out great and we have been enjoying it all week.

This weekend we don't have any big plans, I'm just trying to recover from the work week. Being 36 weeks pregnant makes working completely exhausting. I know all you moms out there who worked through your pregnancy can understand what I mean. Just moving around has become difficult and uncomfortable, but I know its not too much longer. We are getting so excited and a little nervous about being first time parents. On Monday we have a Dr. Appt and an ultrasound to see how big little Ainsley is. I'm hoping that she might be a little bigger than normal so that my Dr. will induce me before my due date, but my Dr. doesn't think that she is going to be above average. If I don't go into labor before my due date, my Dr. said that she won't induce me until a week after my due date, because she think that its important for the body to have a chance to do it on its own. Even though I hope that its sooner, I do hope that I make it until June 5th. That is Jenn's last day of school and I definitely want my big sister to be here. I didn't get to be there when Boston was born because I had to work, and I was pretty sad about it. Right now everything is going smoothly, and we are just waiting for the big day. Ainsley's room is finally ready and organized and it just waiting for her to get here. We want to send a big thank you to my mom and Mimaw for helping us with Ainsley's room. We love it.