Due Date + 4

Ok,

Well here it is Friday and still no little bundle of joy! We met with the Dr. yesterday and discussed options to try and understand what is going on. But first an update...

We spent time on a monitor yesterday, good heart rate on the baby and good movement. Ami measured at 45 cm at the belly and baby heart rate was 142 bpm, so that was good.

We talked with the Dr. and asked to schedule a C-Section for Tuesday if possible, if not Wednesday or Thursday. We will find out around 9AM today what the plan is. So that is the latest and when more is know, it will be posted...

For now, Labor day doesn't look like it is going to be "Labor Day"...:^(

Due Date + 1

Well...nothing has happened yet! We are now due date plus 1 and counting. We go back to the doctor on Thrusday so we will see what happens on that. Other than that, not much else to report!

And the saga continues

Ok...let me see where I left off, oh yes, updates on the weekly doctor visits. As of the time of this post, we are now 39 weeks and 2 days pregnant, you would think that the baby would at least think about coming out, well it hasn't. Today we went to the doctor for the weekly check, as previously stated, we went last Thursday, and the Friday before that. Each time we went we got the "there is no dilation" report. I was hoping to hear something different today, but alas we didn't. So far we have tried spicy food, long walks at sunset, pina coladas and getting caught in the rain (ok...that song just popped into my head that's why this line is here). But seriously, we have done spicy Thai, Long walks, foot rubs, etc. nothing is working. The doctor did use the 'C-Section' phrase today, however for the first time. He said if we go 41 weeks (that would be September 1, 2008 - Labor Day, irony, me thinks not) and we are still "not dilated", we won't be inducing, we will be cutting. So we got that goin' for us...





Well other key bits of info, belly measurement - 45 cm (last time 44, and the time before that 41), baby heart rate - 163 ( last time 140 and the time before that 174). The heart rates were a little high a couple of times just based on the fact that our little acrobat was moving so much it was like he was watchin Richard Simmons "Sweatin' to the Oldies" or something...Crunch!, who knows...





Well back to fixing my grad school paper, since the prof. was nice enough to give me a 'D' and then let me fix the paper and re-submit by the end of August, it's time to kick it into overdrive! Talk at you all later...have a beer, enjoy the sun, and say a prayer for Labor! Oh yeah...for your viewing pleasure, here's a picture of the crib!

Brief Updates, More to Follow

Ok,

So it was a fun weekend. We started it off Friday with a trip to the Dr.'s office. Things are good. The baby is turned the right way, heart rate was 141 bpm and the tummy measure was 40". We (Ami more so) are ready for the little one to come. WE spent some time getting the nursery all set so...

I know there isn't much here, I will post more later. She goes back to the doctor this Friday at 2:30 PM...there will be a "launch" update after that appointment as well...