Showing posts with label 38 weeks pregnant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 38 weeks pregnant. Show all posts

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Update on the Update

Ugh...just got the report that after 45 minutes of monitoring that "M's" contractions are only 20-30 minutes apart -- her OB said they are usually looking for more like 5 minutes apart...double ugh!

A bit disappointing, huh?! Oh, and she's only 1-2 cm dilated -- which is what she was 3 weeks ago.

HUH???!!!!  

Someone hand me a cocktail, please!...this is a bit much to take! LOL.
(Oh, I already have one in my hand..."someone get me another!!")

On the "TMI" front...her OB did what they call membrane sweeping...to, you know, get things going.

All I can say is..."OUCH!!!"...

Drama ensues. More to come. Stay tuned!  

In the meantime...

Just a Quick Update...

Contractions are getting stronger - YES!!!

Most of "M"s mucus plug has come out - YES!!!

However, at this point her contractions are not getting any closer together - DARN.

Though we DO have a doctor's appointment today...hopefully to move things along - YES!!!

For now, we're all just staying put...MORE TO COME ONCE WE KNOW IT.

Thanks for checking in everyone...we certainly appreciate the enthusiasm!

Peace out.

D and B and M

Monday, May 7, 2012

A memorable evening with Jeff and Kevin (and Kirby)

Saturday night Bill and I and our good friend, David, hung out in DC with Jeff and Kevin and their dog Kirby. They were INCREDIBLE hosts and FABULOUS cooks...their home is ABSOLUTELY beautiful and we couldn't have had a more AMAZING time.  I was especially honored to have a lap dance by their dog, Kirby, who apparently only bestows this honor for very special VIPs.

To boot, the boys bought us ADORABLE gifts for our little girl.  AND US???... we walked in EMPTY-HANDED, no present for their little guy!!!  We are sooooo lame.  But we've got something in mind when we get back to Hawaii, that will hopefully be a perfect present for their baby boy.  No Jeff and Kevin, we promise it WON'T be a lap dance!

And just when we thought the evening couldn't get any better, I got a phone call from Jason of Stalking the Stork, with the news about his daughters, Olivia and Clara, who were born just a wee bit early, but are doing very well in the NICU in Delhi.  It was wonderful to hear Jason's excitement in his voice...as a new father. Yay!!!...Congrats boys!!!

So thanks Jeff and Kevin...for the conversation, the swapping of "family drama" stories, for making the blog world even smaller (in more ways than one), and for making us feel so comfortable in your home (did we stay too late??...drink too much wine???...or leave the toilet seat up by mistake????).

Seriously though, we had SO MUCH fun hanging with our blog buddies-turned-our-new-BFFs-in-DC!!! So glad we took you up on the invitation.

Hopefully the next post will be about another healthy baby being born.  YES, we are still waiting...but having a lot of fun while doing it.  As you can tell:

(THEY REALLY DO EXIST, AND AREN'T A FIGMENT OF OUR IMAGINATION!)
;-)

Saturday, May 5, 2012

38 Weeks Today (Super Moon Baby?)

I am not sure why our ticker says 12 days when we are really 14...but at this point, what's two days?

Today we had lunch with "M"...she was definitely doing some waddling and she even made a joke of it...it's been two days since we've seen her and I swear she's gotten bigger.  But only in the belly area! We had dim sum at one of her favorite places...and then we walked through Buy Buy Baby just for kicks and some baby care tips.  Thanks all the info, "M"!!!

I think at this point we're all very ready...especially the one that's preggers.  Her most recent doctor's appointment was this past Thursday and her measurements showed the baby at 40-41 weeks. So I think we're talking kinda big here.  She mentioned the measurements again at lunch and Bill and I both looked at her and thought, "OUCH!"  She's a brave woman as she's shooting to go for a natural birth, which she was able to do last time.  Hoping all goes as planned.  Though I'm not sure where we'll be hiding as she hurls the visual daggers at us during delivery...

Thanks for being so brave,, "M"!!!  I could never do that. EVER.



Let's hope the gravitational pull from tonight's Super Moon helps this birth along!