Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Monday, May 08, 2006
Finishing this pregnancy at home
we are home. no, we haven't had the baby yet, but we are going to try and finish this pregnancy from home, and i must say i am happier already. this weekend i finally reached a breaking point and got so depressed about being in the hospital, that we decided it would be best to talk to the doctor about going home today. without any hesitation, our doc gave us the discharge and i could not be more thrilled. i am still bedresting of course, but now at least i get to sleep in my own bed and not be bothered with all the stuff in the hospital - bad hospital food, new nurses ever day, and taking vitals every 4 hours.
so, if anyone needs to get a hold of me, i will be at home! yay yay yay!
so, if anyone needs to get a hold of me, i will be at home! yay yay yay!
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Gaze Upon It
You looking at my look at Arlene looking at herself - I could write an art theory lecture on this...
Not too much going on here except hatching plans for busting outta the hospital.
This belly's just getting bigger everyday.
Gonna pop.
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Week 35 Day 3 - lazy saturday
not really much to report on today.
reading a lot of tabloid magazines. playing gameboy. watching cooking shows on public television. missing out on wedding showers and graduation barbecues. watching the boats go by and daydreaming about being a mom. the hours crawl by.
it's been a really boring day, although today i got my 40th nurse...thank goodness for the internet and visits from my friends.
reading a lot of tabloid magazines. playing gameboy. watching cooking shows on public television. missing out on wedding showers and graduation barbecues. watching the boats go by and daydreaming about being a mom. the hours crawl by.
it's been a really boring day, although today i got my 40th nurse...thank goodness for the internet and visits from my friends.
Friday, May 05, 2006
Week 35 Day 2 - pajama jammy jam
well it's friday and like every friday, it is pajama jammy jam day. that is, martin spends the nights on friday and saturday nights to keep me company and help me get through the weekend boredom. did i mention that i have the best husband in the whole wide world? thanks janice and bill, thank you again and again.
not much to report here, still no contractions, and no labor...
happy cinco de mayo all, have a frosty margarita for me. today was my guess at the baby's delivery date, so i guess my intuition was off.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Week 35 Day 1 - no baby yet...
Mobility
last night i took advantage of my walking priviliges and walked over to the feinberg pavillion with martin for dinner. here at northwestern, there is an intricate network of pedways that connects each hospital/pavillion to each other. i think round trip i may have even walked maybe 1/2 a mile, although it did take quite a while. it is great to be mobile again. i want to explore more, but i am afraid to go it alone - in case something happens.
NST today
today's nst went well. it was funny because when the baby was first on the monitor he was active and kicking around - his heart rate was pretty steady in the 150s+, then after a few minutes, he must have tired himself out, because he stopped moving around as much and his heart rate leveled out to the 140s (his usual baseline is 145). i had to move around a little to get him to have a final accelleration and so that we could finish up the nst. i think i have become a pro at these now and can coax him into doing what i want on the monitor. that, and he is getting so big and there is so little room in the belly, that it is easier to bother him these days...hopefully, we only have a couple of nsts left.
Baby Basics
tonight martin and i took a class on newborn care. considering neither of us has really much experience with babies at all, we thought it would be appropriate. it was nice to see that we are not the only expecting parents with little or no experience. i think it finally sunk in that in a few weeks, we are going to be on our own with a new baby. i hope we are not in trouble!
aside from that, still no contractions. i am beginning to think that the baby won't be born until mid may, although i was hoping for this week. he is stubborn, but from what i hear, all davis men are...
last night i took advantage of my walking priviliges and walked over to the feinberg pavillion with martin for dinner. here at northwestern, there is an intricate network of pedways that connects each hospital/pavillion to each other. i think round trip i may have even walked maybe 1/2 a mile, although it did take quite a while. it is great to be mobile again. i want to explore more, but i am afraid to go it alone - in case something happens.
NST today
today's nst went well. it was funny because when the baby was first on the monitor he was active and kicking around - his heart rate was pretty steady in the 150s+, then after a few minutes, he must have tired himself out, because he stopped moving around as much and his heart rate leveled out to the 140s (his usual baseline is 145). i had to move around a little to get him to have a final accelleration and so that we could finish up the nst. i think i have become a pro at these now and can coax him into doing what i want on the monitor. that, and he is getting so big and there is so little room in the belly, that it is easier to bother him these days...hopefully, we only have a couple of nsts left.
Baby Basics
tonight martin and i took a class on newborn care. considering neither of us has really much experience with babies at all, we thought it would be appropriate. it was nice to see that we are not the only expecting parents with little or no experience. i think it finally sunk in that in a few weeks, we are going to be on our own with a new baby. i hope we are not in trouble!
aside from that, still no contractions. i am beginning to think that the baby won't be born until mid may, although i was hoping for this week. he is stubborn, but from what i hear, all davis men are...
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Week 35 and still no contractions...
today marks the beginning of our 35 week of pregnancy and coincidentally, was the day that martin was supposed to be born back in 1972. i was hoping that fate would be welcoming our little bundle of joy today, but alas, no contractions, not even a single uterine irritation.
i have been walking around my hospital room and even around the hospital (although there is really not much to see outside the baby nursery, the cafeteria, and the gift shop) and still nothing, although i do feel a lot better...
i know i am less than a couple of weeks from delivering, but i am getting very antsy to get home and start this new chapter of my life. right now, it's just me and babo...hanging out and waiting.
i have been walking around my hospital room and even around the hospital (although there is really not much to see outside the baby nursery, the cafeteria, and the gift shop) and still nothing, although i do feel a lot better...
i know i am less than a couple of weeks from delivering, but i am getting very antsy to get home and start this new chapter of my life. right now, it's just me and babo...hanging out and waiting.
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