At the hospital 457pm

Andrea's sister called me at 330 saying that Andreas water broke.  So now we are at the hospital.

39 weeks

Had an OB appointment, today. BP and everything looks good. 1.5 cm dilated, she didn't mention effacement. She swept my membranes. Ouch! We'll see if it does anything. Next appointment scheduled for Monday, the 24th.

Time stamp test

This is a test to see if a time stamp appears when we post.

37 weeks and guessing time

I know lots of people like to guess when baby will come, etc. So, here is your chance- a little friendly contest:-)

3 chances to win:
1) date (time will be tie-breaker)
2) time
3) weight (length will be the breaker)

Guesses must be made as a comment on THIS post by midnight Saturday, Nov 8th. If she comes before that, your guess must be made before any announcement of labor starting is made.

Background info:
Haley-
Went into labor late on 38w3d
Born very early on 38w5d
30 hours of labor
3:43 am
8lbs 3oz, 20 1/4 inches
No dilation or cervix change at appointment 2 days prior to labor

Mr. GB-
Induced 39w2d afternoon
Born the following morning wowed
22 hours of labor
10:57 am
7lbs 10 oz, 20 1/2 inches
1 wk prior to induction was first slightly elevated BP. 1 cm, 0% effaced at that appointment.

Today's appointment:
BP-130/82
Urine dip- nothing
Head down
Cervix: 1 cm, 0% effaced, up high
No contractions
Dr. guesses weight at 7-7.5 lbs right now
My official EDD is 11/25 based on first day of last period. 11/30 based on the ovulation test.
Happy guessing!

Test test test

This is a pre-check. 

35 weeks

First, I am sooooooooooooooooo sorry for being such a very bad blogger:o(
I will be 35 weeks, this Tuesday and things have been very boring pregnancy-wise and busy otherwise. Chelsea is doing well and all of my prenatal appointments and tests have been normal, as expected.

Chelsea's room is almost done and I promise, I will post pictures of that when we are finished.

Yesterday, we had a small shower for Little Miss. We did a Minnie Mouse theme and it was perfect!

24 weeks (a little late)

I will actually be 25 weeks tomorrow. Sorry for my tardiness. It has been a bit hectic around here. David is getting ready to have shoulder surgery tomorrow, so he is trying to get a bunch of stuff done at home and work before he loses his shoulder for 1-6 weeks.

I had a regular OB appointment this past Friday. Everything looks good. I have gained 6 pounds. BP is on the low side at 112/72. That is actually expected, at this point, but makes bending over and standing quickly a little tricky;o) Uterus was measuring right at 24 weeks and Chelsea's heartbeat was in the 160s. Next appointment, in 4 weeks, I will have to do the glucose test again. Dr. originally wanted me to just go straight to the 3 hours, but I convinced her to let me try the 1 hour again. . . Phewf! I know that I will be vary careful about what I eat for dinner the night before and breakfast that morning.

I have definitely been feeling more movement and David has felt her a few times. Haley hasn't been able to feel her yet because she is too impatient and her hand is so tiny;o)

Heartburn has definitely kicked it into high gear. I am taking the Zantac 1-2 times per day (usually twice), and a couple of times I have had to take a dose of Tums, too. This time, I have also had what the Dr. calls warts, but are not like any warts I have ever seen. They are VERY hard to see, small bumps and basically just hurt in varying levels of severity. The worst ones (and their favorite place) are in the first crease of my thumb and first two fingers and parts of my fingers I use the most. ANNOYING and they seem to be cyclical, possibly. I tried OTC meds and I think that was more annoying and other ones pop up anyways. The up to pee 1-3 times during the night has started. So far, I have been able to get back to sleep pretty easily, so that is good. Other than those three things, I have been feeling pretty good.

24 weeks is considered the land of viability, meaning baby has a 50% chance of survival, if born at this point. For some reason, that number is not very reassuring. At 32-34 weeks, I will feel a little better about our odds and I would prefer we make it to 38:o) So, here's to 13 more weeks of nothing much to report.

24 weeks with my mini me:o)

Saturday we went to the beach. It was cool and gorgeously overcast. We flew a kite and played in the sand.

flying the kite

trying to float the boat

throwing sand balls into the ocean

Yay kite!

bad picture of the tunnel