38 Weeks 5 Days

I never thought I'd do an induction unless it was medically necessary but today Dr. S offer to induce me if I was dilated next week-and I'm quite tempted. I wasn't checked as per my request today-as I just didn't feel like it was needed. Next week, I'll want to know where I am, if I'm dilated, effaced at all, and if my cervix has moved forward. I think if I am dilated, I'll ask him to sweep my membranes too.

I watched the documentary The Business of Being Born and made dh watch it too. It made a VERY good case against doing inductions so I guess my mind just isn't made up yet. Dh is against me being induced unless I'm a week or so past my due date and I see where he is coming from. Obviously, none of these thoughts mean anything unless I'm dilated next week anyway.

Here is a pic of my ferret Ali. I gave her free run of the house over the weekend and first she used Skittle's bouncer to launch herself up to the fireplace. Then, she thought the swing was the coolest thing ever and loved finally being able figure out how to jump in it. I quickly snapped a pic!

Freakin' Leakin'

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This blog entry contains information about my lady parts. If you have a problem with that, DO NOT CONTINUE TO READ.

So, no one ever told me that my breasts were going to leak colostrum BEFORE this baby comes. I started leaking very early in this pregnancy-around 24 weeks or so-and found it horribly gross. Now that I'm getting closer to my due date, the intensity and flow has picked up quite a bit. Basically, I'm a faucet. Washing breast pads and having to be careful of leakage on shirts is not something I was ready for! I know this will prepare me for when Skittle is here but man will there be any left for when she's born??

I also know things are changing down below too. I'm VERY glad for that and hope I'm making some sort of process-even if it's just my cervix thinning out. I'm ready to have this baby!

36 week appt and hospital pics

So I had my now weekly appt (36 weeks 5 days) with Dr. K today and got some good news! I was told that Skittle has officially "dropped!" YAY!! I thought maybe she had but having the doc tell me that her head is now below my pubic bone was very exciting! He, of course, is leaving for a two week vacation and actually said that he very much wants to deliver my baby but that it may not be possible. He will be back before my due date though. I'm measuring the same as last week (35 weeks) but Dr. K said that was fine considering her dropping. I also lost a pound and my bp is great. I was also told that I'm GBS negative! Hooray for no antibiotics in the hospital on delivery day! Oh man I hope she's here soon! I'm so ready to meet her and squish her little cheeks!

Here are some of Dh's snap happy moments in the hospital...for your entertainment:

This is a pic showing how many things I was hooked up to. For normal people, the center monitor is the only one used. Getting up to go to the bathroom was a 5 min process of untangling all the wires and praying I didn't step on anything that would cause my IV to be ripped out of my arm.

Four IV sites in 10 days. What fun.

I think this was in Labor & Delivery before being officially admitted the first time around. I think I barely look pregnant! I was loving the Demerol at that point. Can you tell?

A shot of the finger flashlight for those middle of the night bathroom trips...(actually it measured my pulse oxygen level and the dang thing would BEEP incessantly if it went too high or too low. I had to have it because of the narcotics but the extra oxygen was a nice bonus by the way. I highly recommend it!) Notice my belly now!