Today seemed to be a little easier, and I definitely feel like Cadence cried less today than she has any other day. She woke up at 8am and I fed her right away, and then every 1.5-2 hours after that until she fell asleep at noon for about 2 hours. I managed to get a nap in while she slept on James around 3:00pm, and we went to the Swaffords for dinner since James had basketball games. She was awake the whole time we were at the Swaffords, and I fed her right before we left, but got hungry as the two hour mark approached. We went back home around 6:30, I fed her again, and then after half a story and some singing time she fell asleep on me. I managed to swaddle her, arms in!, and laid her down to sleep around 7:45. I hope that this doesn't mean she'll be awake from midnight until the wee hours in the morning, but I guess we'll just wait and see!
Re: cloth diapers, we started using them a few days ago, but yesterday I noticed a diaper rash developing, so we switched back to disposables until that clears up since you can't use diaper creams on cloth diapers. Sarah gave me some cloth inserts tonight to serve as a barrier between the diaper and her bum, so we went back to the cloth diapers this evening. I hope that the diaper rash is not a recurring problem with using cloth diapers, but I suppose that's another "wait and see" thing.
It's now 8:30, and I'm going to try and fall asleep just in case I do have a long night ahead of me...
Lilypie First Birthday tickers
Monday, June 25, 2012
first days at home.
It was truly a blessing having my family here during our first few days at home with Cadence, as I was able to take some naps and just do some random things around the house while other people took care of holding and soothing the little one.
Sunday we managed to get to church, almost on time, and everyone enjoyed seeing our newest little bundle of joy. She slept through the whole service, and we scheduled her baptism for July 8. After church we headed to O'Charley's (James's pick) for Father's Day lunch, and we had a little bit of a wait before we could go to our table which gave me a chance to feed her. Everyone really enjoyed their respective dishes, and given the hefty portions we had leftovers to eat for dinner! I got this amazing salad--California Chicken Salad that had all my favorite things in it! When we got back home the men got to moving our piano into our new house, and my dad and Emma were pretty impressed with our new abode--I can't wait for us to move in. Then we took some Father's Day pictures, and Dad, Katrina, and Emma left to head back to Iowa. Cadence had another good night of sleep, for which we were eternally grateful!
Monday was Cadence's first visit to her pediatrician, and after filing the initial paperwork, we got to see Dr. Bigham pretty quickly. He and his nurses marveled at how big she was, weighing in at 9lbs 12 oz, and Dr. Bigham was satisfied with her weight gain from when she left the hospital. He was really nice and talked to us a long time about a myriad of things, and although we were bad parents and left the diaper bag at home, he supplied us with a fresh diaper and some wipes when Cadence decided to show off her pooping skills during the appointment. After the appointment we headed to Sal's Pizza for a late lunch with my mom and Shannon, and then home when I got to take a glorious nap. Monday night was a rough night sleepwise, as she just wanted to eat and eat and eat....but all I wanted was more sleep!
Tuesday marked Cadence's first bath, and saying goodbye to my mom and Shannon. We also took Cadence on her first stroller ride to visit James's office and meet Melissa, Cindy, Joe Iorio, and Elizabeth Lagler. They all remarked how big and beautiful she was, and thankfully she was a perfect little snoozing angel the whole time.
Wednesday we got a visit from Kelly and Zach and Shelley brought us a pizza from Sauce and visited with us for awhile. It was nice to see all of them, and Shelley couldn't get over how cute Cadence was.
Thursday the Rasnicks brought us a meal and we had one of our roughest nights to date--James and I were both up trying to keep her from screaming, and James even took her on a walk at 2am to try and soothe her.
Friday we made another campus visit to the Alumni and Development office, and she was once again great for her visit. The Broadheads and the Swaffords both brought us dinner that night, and we had our second bath which went over much better than the first! We also went for a walk that night with the dogs, which was nice, but it was clear that we went too far for my sensitive nether region, so we only made it to the gym before we circled back home. Cadence was happy for most of it, but then started to get fussy near the end.
Saturday we had a pretty easy day, although we discovered that "Mr. Brown can Moo, can you?" is one of her favorite books so far. We also got a visit from Kelly and Kristen before they headed to Chattanooga, along with a "birthday" gift from Janie and Jack from them--a cute little poppy summer outfit with an adorable hat!
Sunday we managed to make it to church again, although I had to spend most of the service in the nursery feeding Cadence as she was on her "I want to eat every 1.5 hours" schedule. We managed to make it to the grocery store and get rid of our recycling after church, and then came home and ate the food from the Broadheads for lunch. The Smiths brought us an amazing dinner of steak, twice-baked potatoes, deer dip, fresh bread, and salad--sooooo much food, but it was so good! Moira got to meet Cadence for the first time. The Swafford clan also came over for a visit, and Sarah got to hold Cadence for awhile. Caleb was especially enamored by "the baby!" and wanted to touch her and stare at her. Sunday night was a little rough as she didn't fall asleep until 4am, but she did sleep until 8am so that was nice.
Sunday we managed to get to church, almost on time, and everyone enjoyed seeing our newest little bundle of joy. She slept through the whole service, and we scheduled her baptism for July 8. After church we headed to O'Charley's (James's pick) for Father's Day lunch, and we had a little bit of a wait before we could go to our table which gave me a chance to feed her. Everyone really enjoyed their respective dishes, and given the hefty portions we had leftovers to eat for dinner! I got this amazing salad--California Chicken Salad that had all my favorite things in it! When we got back home the men got to moving our piano into our new house, and my dad and Emma were pretty impressed with our new abode--I can't wait for us to move in. Then we took some Father's Day pictures, and Dad, Katrina, and Emma left to head back to Iowa. Cadence had another good night of sleep, for which we were eternally grateful!
Monday was Cadence's first visit to her pediatrician, and after filing the initial paperwork, we got to see Dr. Bigham pretty quickly. He and his nurses marveled at how big she was, weighing in at 9lbs 12 oz, and Dr. Bigham was satisfied with her weight gain from when she left the hospital. He was really nice and talked to us a long time about a myriad of things, and although we were bad parents and left the diaper bag at home, he supplied us with a fresh diaper and some wipes when Cadence decided to show off her pooping skills during the appointment. After the appointment we headed to Sal's Pizza for a late lunch with my mom and Shannon, and then home when I got to take a glorious nap. Monday night was a rough night sleepwise, as she just wanted to eat and eat and eat....but all I wanted was more sleep!
Tuesday marked Cadence's first bath, and saying goodbye to my mom and Shannon. We also took Cadence on her first stroller ride to visit James's office and meet Melissa, Cindy, Joe Iorio, and Elizabeth Lagler. They all remarked how big and beautiful she was, and thankfully she was a perfect little snoozing angel the whole time.
Wednesday we got a visit from Kelly and Zach and Shelley brought us a pizza from Sauce and visited with us for awhile. It was nice to see all of them, and Shelley couldn't get over how cute Cadence was.
Thursday the Rasnicks brought us a meal and we had one of our roughest nights to date--James and I were both up trying to keep her from screaming, and James even took her on a walk at 2am to try and soothe her.
Friday we made another campus visit to the Alumni and Development office, and she was once again great for her visit. The Broadheads and the Swaffords both brought us dinner that night, and we had our second bath which went over much better than the first! We also went for a walk that night with the dogs, which was nice, but it was clear that we went too far for my sensitive nether region, so we only made it to the gym before we circled back home. Cadence was happy for most of it, but then started to get fussy near the end.
Saturday we had a pretty easy day, although we discovered that "Mr. Brown can Moo, can you?" is one of her favorite books so far. We also got a visit from Kelly and Kristen before they headed to Chattanooga, along with a "birthday" gift from Janie and Jack from them--a cute little poppy summer outfit with an adorable hat!
Sunday we managed to make it to church again, although I had to spend most of the service in the nursery feeding Cadence as she was on her "I want to eat every 1.5 hours" schedule. We managed to make it to the grocery store and get rid of our recycling after church, and then came home and ate the food from the Broadheads for lunch. The Smiths brought us an amazing dinner of steak, twice-baked potatoes, deer dip, fresh bread, and salad--sooooo much food, but it was so good! Moira got to meet Cadence for the first time. The Swafford clan also came over for a visit, and Sarah got to hold Cadence for awhile. Caleb was especially enamored by "the baby!" and wanted to touch her and stare at her. Sunday night was a little rough as she didn't fall asleep until 4am, but she did sleep until 8am so that was nice.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
going home!
Saturday morning James left at 5am to go run the 10 mile Moon Pie Run while Cadence and I had some good mommy/daughter time. We had the same gauntlet of visitors in the morning, but luckily they were more staggered so it wasn't as stressful, and I wasn't trying to feed Cadence at the time. We got everything checked off to be discharged, and then waited for James to come back from the race to pick us up. We finally left the hospital around noon, and headed straight back to Bell Buckle. My dad and three sisters were all at our house in lots of pain following the race, but the excitement of Cadence's homecoming made everyone perk up. My dad got first dibs on holding her, and it was pretty clear how much he loves her already. After some pass the baby time, they left to get my pain medication, drop their stuff at the loft, visit George Dickel, and go to Chili's while I took a nap.
Upon waking up from my nap I was in LOTS of pain, but they weren't yet back with my meds. I just started crying from the pain, which apparently broke James's heart as he had never seen me cry from physical pain before. They came back about an hour later with dinner for us, which was exactly what I needed, aside from the meds!
Cadence's first night at home went pretty well, although all her little baby noises kept me awake and alert, but it was better than I expected!
Upon waking up from my nap I was in LOTS of pain, but they weren't yet back with my meds. I just started crying from the pain, which apparently broke James's heart as he had never seen me cry from physical pain before. They came back about an hour later with dinner for us, which was exactly what I needed, aside from the meds!
Cadence's first night at home went pretty well, although all her little baby noises kept me awake and alert, but it was better than I expected!
first full day of life!
Friday proved to be quite a hectic day, starting out with a million people coming into our room in the morning--the lactation consultant, my doctor, Cadence's doctor, my nurse, the nursery nurse, the photo lady, the technician, the dining staff--and all the while I was trying to feed her AND make it to the discharge class at 10am. It was really stressful, and made me just want to kick everyone out. Cadence weighed in at 9lbs 12 oz that morning, which was not too severe of weight loss, and her jaundice risk was considered low.
We went to the discharge class and learned how to care for me and Cadence once we left, and of course got the "don't shake the baby" message. After that we had a little down time, then Monica came by with Alisha, and around noon Kelly, Kristen, and Amanda stopped by. It was nice to see them all again, and Kelly brought us food from Newk's which was yummy. Julie Harris also stopped by during the afternoon, but our most exciting visitors came by around 8:00--my mom, Emma, and Katrina made it! It was nice to have my family there to meet and greet Cadence, and James got a chance to go and get dinner. They stayed for a little while, and then headed to Bell Buckle to rest before the Moon Pie Race.
I got hungry late that night and sent James to raid the snack machine, as I knew I'd be up at 2am feeding the baby girl and would be starving at that point. A very good call on my part!
We went to the discharge class and learned how to care for me and Cadence once we left, and of course got the "don't shake the baby" message. After that we had a little down time, then Monica came by with Alisha, and around noon Kelly, Kristen, and Amanda stopped by. It was nice to see them all again, and Kelly brought us food from Newk's which was yummy. Julie Harris also stopped by during the afternoon, but our most exciting visitors came by around 8:00--my mom, Emma, and Katrina made it! It was nice to have my family there to meet and greet Cadence, and James got a chance to go and get dinner. They stayed for a little while, and then headed to Bell Buckle to rest before the Moon Pie Race.
I got hungry late that night and sent James to raid the snack machine, as I knew I'd be up at 2am feeding the baby girl and would be starving at that point. A very good call on my part!
cadence's birth
Wednesday
I spent Wednesday doing everything on my "to-do" list, which included MANY things. I basically cleaned every single room in our house throughout the course of the day, and James was shocked with how much I was able to do in a single day. Kelly came by to give me my "retirement" gift--a Marie Cassat framed print that will hang in Cadence's room. After that we headed to Carrabba's where I fueled up with some Pasta Weesie since it would be my last meal for quite some time. It was quite fun to answer the question "When are you due?" at that point--because we actually KNEW!
We headed to the hospital at 8:00 and checked in, meaning we got to see the estimate for how much this birth was going to cost--wowzers! It was a little confusing though because they offer a discount if you pay ahead of time, but when I asked if we had to pay then, the lady said yes. Huh? We put it on our credit card hoping to at least get some rewards out of that purchase.
After that we were escorted to a room in the labor and delivery room, where we met Leah, our first of many nurses. She was really nice and made us feel very comfortable--even when she had to put a pill behind my cervix to "ripen" it up. I really enjoyed watching the contractions monitor to see exactly how long and how far apart my contractions were--that night before starting the Pitocin they were about 6 minutes apart and lasted for about a minute--so I wonder if Cadence would have made her appearance without inducing, but I guess we'll never know! James and I watched lots of HGTV and had some good talks, enjoying our last evening as a twosome.
Thursday
Leah came in at 1:00am to see if I needed another pill to soften my cervix, but she said I was progressing well at that point so I wouldn't need another. She came back at 5:00am to start my Pitocin drip, and then the fun began! My contractions definitely got stronger and closer together at that point, but it wasn't unbearable...yet. Leah had mentioned that the Pitocin sometimes takes about 12 hours, so we should expect a baby around 5:00pm. Dr. Moss came in around 8:30am to check out my progress and talk about how things were going to progress today. At that point I was 2-3 cm dilated and 80% effaced, and she broke my water to really get things under way. After my water was broken, the fun really began. My contractions were all of a sudden VERY painful, lasting about a minute long but with only about 30 seconds in between each one. I remember from our classes them saying that it was important to rest in between contractions, but that was pretty much impossible. James even tried to brush his teeth between the pain, but he couldn't. Around 10:10am I told James that I thought I wanted an epidural, and he asked if I was sure--I let one more contraction go by--and said a definite yes. We told my nurse Jeannette, she got the anesthesiologist, and he worked very quickly and relief was around the corner. He was literally out of my room by 10:30am, and once everything kicked in, I was actually able to take a short nap. Jeannette checked me again at 11, and I was 3-4 cm, and according to her I'd dilate 1cm/hour so I should count on pushing later this afternoon.
Well...little Cadence was a little more urgent! I was feeling lots of rectal pressure, and Jeannette came back at noon to see if she could go to lunch, but I was fully dilated and ready to go! James gave me this excited/anxious look as he realized we were very close to meeting our daughter. She called Dr. Moss, got the room prepped for delivery, and around 12:25 pm she started getting me to push. James was by my side the whole time, helping by holding one of my legs and encouraging me. Jeannette was the boss for a little while, but once her head started crowning, she called Dr. Moss to deliver the baby. James even looked as I was pushing to see the action, which I didn't expect at all! He was pretty amazed/in shock by the whole process, but really a great coach. Once Dr. Moss got in there I continued to push, and it honestly felt like it was never going to end! They kept telling me I was "almost" there, but they kept saying it, and I kept pushing! Kind of frustrating. Finally at 1:07pm, Cadence Elizabeth Garcia made her entrance into the world. James said it was astounding to see something so large emerge from me, and Dr. Moss commented immediately that she was a big girl--probably about 8.5 pounds--and then asked James if he was going to take any pictures--haha--he forgot in all the excitement! They cleaned her up, and Dr. Moss got to work stitching me up--which took a long time, as I had a third degree laceration. As I waited for her to finish, I could see James watching Cadence in the warmer and it was clear how immediately and deeply he fell in love with her--his eyes were tearing up and he just had an incredulous smile on his face. They then brought her to me, and I couldn't believe how beautiful a 5 minute old baby could be. She had the cutest chubby cheeks, the sweetest little nose, and was perfect. After holding her for a few minutes, I realized that James still hadn't held her, so I passed her on.
After all that excitement, Tayla Hyatt brought us lunch (Five Guys for me!), and James followed Cadence to the nursery to get her measurements. She weighed in at 9lbs 14oz, 22.5 inches long, her head measurement was 34.5 cm and her chest 36 cm. Shortly thereafter I was moved to the postpartum wing, and Cadence was brought to us once we got there. I then met my new nurse, Cadence's nursery nurse, and the lactation consultant, Diana. Diana tried to help me feed Cadence for the first time, but we weren't successful in getting her to latch on. She gave me lots of information and pointers for what to try next time, and told me that I could ask any of the nurses for help as well.
Kelly came by that afternoon and was Cadence's first real visitor, and she brought me a strawberry milkshake :). Yumm! The Mitchells and LR Smith, her godfather also came by to visit, although they left quickly after the nurse came in to help me use the bathroom as I still didn't have complete feeling back in my legs. Easily the worst part of the whole experience was using the bathroom postpartum--so many things to consider, and my stitches made things even more painful down there. Thank God for pain meds! With the help of my night nurse I managed to successfully feed Cadence later that night, with James helping by tickling her feet to keep her awake. We chose to have her spend the night in the nursery and just be brought to me for feedings in order to get some sleep, which was a great decision on our part.
I spent Wednesday doing everything on my "to-do" list, which included MANY things. I basically cleaned every single room in our house throughout the course of the day, and James was shocked with how much I was able to do in a single day. Kelly came by to give me my "retirement" gift--a Marie Cassat framed print that will hang in Cadence's room. After that we headed to Carrabba's where I fueled up with some Pasta Weesie since it would be my last meal for quite some time. It was quite fun to answer the question "When are you due?" at that point--because we actually KNEW!
We headed to the hospital at 8:00 and checked in, meaning we got to see the estimate for how much this birth was going to cost--wowzers! It was a little confusing though because they offer a discount if you pay ahead of time, but when I asked if we had to pay then, the lady said yes. Huh? We put it on our credit card hoping to at least get some rewards out of that purchase.
After that we were escorted to a room in the labor and delivery room, where we met Leah, our first of many nurses. She was really nice and made us feel very comfortable--even when she had to put a pill behind my cervix to "ripen" it up. I really enjoyed watching the contractions monitor to see exactly how long and how far apart my contractions were--that night before starting the Pitocin they were about 6 minutes apart and lasted for about a minute--so I wonder if Cadence would have made her appearance without inducing, but I guess we'll never know! James and I watched lots of HGTV and had some good talks, enjoying our last evening as a twosome.
Thursday
Leah came in at 1:00am to see if I needed another pill to soften my cervix, but she said I was progressing well at that point so I wouldn't need another. She came back at 5:00am to start my Pitocin drip, and then the fun began! My contractions definitely got stronger and closer together at that point, but it wasn't unbearable...yet. Leah had mentioned that the Pitocin sometimes takes about 12 hours, so we should expect a baby around 5:00pm. Dr. Moss came in around 8:30am to check out my progress and talk about how things were going to progress today. At that point I was 2-3 cm dilated and 80% effaced, and she broke my water to really get things under way. After my water was broken, the fun really began. My contractions were all of a sudden VERY painful, lasting about a minute long but with only about 30 seconds in between each one. I remember from our classes them saying that it was important to rest in between contractions, but that was pretty much impossible. James even tried to brush his teeth between the pain, but he couldn't. Around 10:10am I told James that I thought I wanted an epidural, and he asked if I was sure--I let one more contraction go by--and said a definite yes. We told my nurse Jeannette, she got the anesthesiologist, and he worked very quickly and relief was around the corner. He was literally out of my room by 10:30am, and once everything kicked in, I was actually able to take a short nap. Jeannette checked me again at 11, and I was 3-4 cm, and according to her I'd dilate 1cm/hour so I should count on pushing later this afternoon.
Well...little Cadence was a little more urgent! I was feeling lots of rectal pressure, and Jeannette came back at noon to see if she could go to lunch, but I was fully dilated and ready to go! James gave me this excited/anxious look as he realized we were very close to meeting our daughter. She called Dr. Moss, got the room prepped for delivery, and around 12:25 pm she started getting me to push. James was by my side the whole time, helping by holding one of my legs and encouraging me. Jeannette was the boss for a little while, but once her head started crowning, she called Dr. Moss to deliver the baby. James even looked as I was pushing to see the action, which I didn't expect at all! He was pretty amazed/in shock by the whole process, but really a great coach. Once Dr. Moss got in there I continued to push, and it honestly felt like it was never going to end! They kept telling me I was "almost" there, but they kept saying it, and I kept pushing! Kind of frustrating. Finally at 1:07pm, Cadence Elizabeth Garcia made her entrance into the world. James said it was astounding to see something so large emerge from me, and Dr. Moss commented immediately that she was a big girl--probably about 8.5 pounds--and then asked James if he was going to take any pictures--haha--he forgot in all the excitement! They cleaned her up, and Dr. Moss got to work stitching me up--which took a long time, as I had a third degree laceration. As I waited for her to finish, I could see James watching Cadence in the warmer and it was clear how immediately and deeply he fell in love with her--his eyes were tearing up and he just had an incredulous smile on his face. They then brought her to me, and I couldn't believe how beautiful a 5 minute old baby could be. She had the cutest chubby cheeks, the sweetest little nose, and was perfect. After holding her for a few minutes, I realized that James still hadn't held her, so I passed her on.
After all that excitement, Tayla Hyatt brought us lunch (Five Guys for me!), and James followed Cadence to the nursery to get her measurements. She weighed in at 9lbs 14oz, 22.5 inches long, her head measurement was 34.5 cm and her chest 36 cm. Shortly thereafter I was moved to the postpartum wing, and Cadence was brought to us once we got there. I then met my new nurse, Cadence's nursery nurse, and the lactation consultant, Diana. Diana tried to help me feed Cadence for the first time, but we weren't successful in getting her to latch on. She gave me lots of information and pointers for what to try next time, and told me that I could ask any of the nurses for help as well.
Kelly came by that afternoon and was Cadence's first real visitor, and she brought me a strawberry milkshake :). Yumm! The Mitchells and LR Smith, her godfather also came by to visit, although they left quickly after the nurse came in to help me use the bathroom as I still didn't have complete feeling back in my legs. Easily the worst part of the whole experience was using the bathroom postpartum--so many things to consider, and my stitches made things even more painful down there. Thank God for pain meds! With the help of my night nurse I managed to successfully feed Cadence later that night, with James helping by tickling her feet to keep her awake. We chose to have her spend the night in the nursery and just be brought to me for feedings in order to get some sleep, which was a great decision on our part.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
now we know!
Today we went to see Dr. Moss, and after checking me she found that my cervix had thinned out more, but was still closed, so it was time to talk about scheduling an induction. She looked at James and me and said, "Wanna have a baby on Thursday?" and we said, "THIS Thursday?!?" We were expecting her to schedule it for sometime next week, but I guess she's on call this Thursday so she wanted to do it then. So we'll check in to the hospital Wednesday night around 8:00, they'll give me a pill to soften my cervix, and then in the morning they'll start the Pitocin, and hopefully by the end of the day we'll have a little girl! It turned out to be great timing since my parents and sisters will be coming Friday night.
Now James and I are just a little bewildered as to what to do...one could say we've been "ready" for weeks now, but knowing now exactly when this will all go down and having more time to prepare can make one crazy! I came home from the appointment and started packing some more boxes, and I'm sure I'll spend all day tomorrow cleaning so that things are in order for when we come home from the hospital. Things are about to get very exciting!
Now James and I are just a little bewildered as to what to do...one could say we've been "ready" for weeks now, but knowing now exactly when this will all go down and having more time to prepare can make one crazy! I came home from the appointment and started packing some more boxes, and I'm sure I'll spend all day tomorrow cleaning so that things are in order for when we come home from the hospital. Things are about to get very exciting!
Monday, June 11, 2012
tardy.
Baby Garcia is officially tardy. Yesterday was her due date, but she seems to really enjoy her current home, so no exit for her. I would like to think that I'm being good about being patient and waiting on God's timing, but sometimes I just get tired of all this waiting! I know it's crazy, but there are times when it feels like we're not going to actually have this baby.
I continue to stay busy running around the house working on different little projects--cleaning, packing, sewing, sanding down the dresser we got for the baby's room, and doing laundry here and there. By the way, it's amazing how undaunting laundry is when you just do it every few days instead of waiting a month! James and I have also been hunting for a washer/dryer for when we move, trying to balance the best deal with the best product, so I spend a lot of time comparing prices online. Such an exciting life!
I continue to stay busy running around the house working on different little projects--cleaning, packing, sewing, sanding down the dresser we got for the baby's room, and doing laundry here and there. By the way, it's amazing how undaunting laundry is when you just do it every few days instead of waiting a month! James and I have also been hunting for a washer/dryer for when we move, trying to balance the best deal with the best product, so I spend a lot of time comparing prices online. Such an exciting life!
Thursday, June 7, 2012
just keep swimming
Yesterday we had our 39 week appointment, and apparently little baby is not quite ready to leave the comfort of the womb, as my cervix is still thick and closed. Dr. Moss doubts that she will make her appearance by my due date, so we've scheduled another appointment for next Tuesday, and if there's still no progress, they will schedule an induction for the following week when Dr. Moss is on call. I know that now no matter when she actually comes it's still only a matter of days, but 11 days seems so much longer than 4! I just hope that she will arrive either before or while my family is here for the Moon Pie Race, which is very much a selfish desire, but it would be convenient!
After our appointment we went to Franklin to return some things to Little Star Kids' Gear, then to Babies R Us to pick up an online order I had waiting there, and finally to Aldi to get supplies for our contribution to the neighborhood potluck--fruit for make-your-own fruit pizzas. They were a big hit, even with my non-dessert loving husband--he made three for himself!
Today I've been trying to clean up here and there around the house, and this afternoon I have a meeting with the new French teacher and a freeting with Kelly, so hopefully I can find enough to keep me occupied and stop thinking about how this baby is NOT coming yet.
After our appointment we went to Franklin to return some things to Little Star Kids' Gear, then to Babies R Us to pick up an online order I had waiting there, and finally to Aldi to get supplies for our contribution to the neighborhood potluck--fruit for make-your-own fruit pizzas. They were a big hit, even with my non-dessert loving husband--he made three for himself!
Today I've been trying to clean up here and there around the house, and this afternoon I have a meeting with the new French teacher and a freeting with Kelly, so hopefully I can find enough to keep me occupied and stop thinking about how this baby is NOT coming yet.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Let's go little watermelon!
To say that I've been nesting over the past week would probably be a huge underestimation of all that I've been doing. Cleaning, cooking, packing, sewing, shopping, organizing....you name it, I've probably done it or at least thought about doing it.
Sunday after church James and I went and used our registry completion discounts at Target and Babies 'R Us to get the last few things that we need. We ended up getting our post-infant carrier carseat (that will last baby C until she no longer needs a carseat) for $126 after the 10% off and a price cut on it, so I was pretty stoked about that! We also got a lot of little things, and yesterday I used a generous gift card from one of James's friends to get a nice lightweight stroller and other things online from Babies R Us. Now I just need to keep organizing!
Yesterday I set up my sewing machine and started my first project--burp cloths! One of the boys in Cooper Farris abandoned a white towel, so I cut it up and sewed rectangles of that with some pretty fabric squares I bought--and ta-da! I love them!
There are officially 5 days left on the countdown, and tomorrow I visit the doctor again. I really feel that I will be more dilated because baby's been pushing a lot down there at night and making it hard for me to fall asleep, plus I've been walking like a madwoman, but I suppose only time will tell!
Sunday after church James and I went and used our registry completion discounts at Target and Babies 'R Us to get the last few things that we need. We ended up getting our post-infant carrier carseat (that will last baby C until she no longer needs a carseat) for $126 after the 10% off and a price cut on it, so I was pretty stoked about that! We also got a lot of little things, and yesterday I used a generous gift card from one of James's friends to get a nice lightweight stroller and other things online from Babies R Us. Now I just need to keep organizing!
Yesterday I set up my sewing machine and started my first project--burp cloths! One of the boys in Cooper Farris abandoned a white towel, so I cut it up and sewed rectangles of that with some pretty fabric squares I bought--and ta-da! I love them!
There are officially 5 days left on the countdown, and tomorrow I visit the doctor again. I really feel that I will be more dilated because baby's been pushing a lot down there at night and making it hard for me to fall asleep, plus I've been walking like a madwoman, but I suppose only time will tell!