Almost there!!!!!!

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.....hopefully Alice can too. She dropped a lot last night and I'm thinking it won't be much longer.

I was taken off of bed rest (which made me VERY happy) and I got a lot done around the house. Now I'm just waiting. And waiting. AND waiting. Come on, Alice! Hurry up!

Here's my 38 week pic....she's so LOW!

38 weeks!

~Mrs. C.

Day One of Bed Rest.

It's noon and I feel like this is the longest day ever. I have so much trouble just sitting here doing nothing. I updated my iPod with music for when I am at the hospital and now I'm listening to Florence + the Machine. I love that woman. Her voice just is completely amazing. It's definitely kept me from doing anything cause I'm so caught up in her music.

I've had a little more pain today but only when I have to get up and walk. I also had quite a bit of discomfort when I was trying to sleep last night, but that's not anything new. I have been sleeping on the couch for the past 3 weeks. I go between there and the bed and I just can't get comfortable. I'm so ready for this whole pregnancy thing to be done. I want her here and in my arms. I just keep reminding myself that all the discomfort is totally worth it in the end.

Mrs. C.

The beginning of the end....

That's what I'm hoping anyway. I will 37 weeks tomorrow and considered full term. Today I went in for my non-stress test ( which I am now doing 2 a week and weekly ultrasounds) and in the middle of the test I looked at the monitor and realized I had been having quite a few contractions. The nurse noticed too and called in the doctor. I asked her how far apart they were and she said 3-6 minutes apart. I got really excited and she was like "well, it could be that this doesn't progress". So they did an exam and said I was 1 cm dilated, and then said that my blood pressure was a little high. So they decided to send me to the hospital (where I work, mind you) to monitor me for awhile. I ended up having all kinds of tests and such, and now I'm home again and on bed rest. No more work, no more anything until Alice decides to make her debut. I've been home half a day and I'm already bored and restless.

I'm still having regular contractions, but I was told that I wasn't uncomfortable enough yet to be in labor. I asked "How am I supposed to know to come back when everything I've been told is to come when contractions are around 5 minutes apart, and I've already got that?" I was just told, "You will know." Actually, it's my first baby and I don't know, that's why I'm asking you. So, here I sit, every pain, every contraction, wondering, "This is uncomfortable...Is it uncomfortable enough?" I've just been hoping that when the time does come that my water actually breaks so I have a concrete sign that it's time to go. Ugh, I'm so impatient.

So I'm sure I will be updating this page more, seeing how all I can really do anyway is watch movies and play on my laptop. Here are some weekly photos I haven't posted and some new ultrasound pics of Alice.

Alice sucking her thumb.

She was practicing breathing when they were doing the ultrasound. :)

~Mrs. C.

6 weeks left!!

Ugh, I can't wait for this to be over. I'm so uncomfortable. I was fine up until this past weekend. Now the pressure is worse and I've had quite a bit of pain (although not enough to think I am in labor or something is wrong). I can't sleep at all. Every time I move during the night, I get sharp pains in my sides. I just want my baby girl here. Granted, I won't get sleep then either, but at least I will be comfortable for the 1 hour of sleep I will get.

We had our baby shower last weekend and we got so much stuff! We are so thankful for everything we received. The party was so much fun and so was going through everything again when we got home. :)

Here are some weekly photos that I've failed to put up over the past few weeks.

This is the day of my baby shower. Mind the mess in the background.

Mrs.C.

Wilford Brimley is my best friend...

...because I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes last week. I was actually quite surprised when they told me, but I guess that is because I was naive and didn't know much about it. I thought of gestational diabetes was similar to the type that affects people who eat terribly and are extremely overweight (not that I don't eat crappy foods once and a while, nor did I have a super model body pre-pregnancy). Now I know that it is my body's inability to process the sugars because of the amount of hormones being produced by the placenta. I thought because I was already in my 3rd trimester and had only gained 12 lbs. I was good to go. Unfortunately, I'm not.

I started having to test my sugar levels on Tuesday, and then they started me on night time insulin on Wednesday. Today I started a second insulin injection which I have to take right before breakfast. It's not fun, but if it is for Alice, I will do anything.

This weekend, Mike and I are going to our childbirth classes. I'm very excited to go. It means that it's coming up quick and I can't wait for Alice to be here.

Here are some pics that I haven't posted yet...

~Mrs. C.

So here's the deal...

It's been super hectic lately, so I haven't had much of a chance to update much here. But here's a quick rundown of the happenings...

I'm now 23 weeks along....holy crap, right?! Alice is a freakin' acrobat and is constantly beating her mama up.

Mike is so excited that he can now feel her moving and kicking. The look on his face was priceless when he first felt her.

We are getting ready to move to a 3 bedroom apartment next week.....I also have my finals for school that same day. Ugh. I switched my schedule at work so I'm working nights. It's so much better now.

So we have been packing like crazy and trying to get everything done with one of us always working...

Here's the pics that I never posted of my bump progress.....

Mrs. C.  :)

The Results Are In....

IT'S A GIRL!!!!! Here are the long awaited pics of Alice Olivia!

~Mrs. C.