Before & After

Here is the labor & delivery story:

On Tuesday, I woke up at about 3:30am to some heavy menstrual cramps. The ladies with endo would consider this pain fairly normal and would grab the meds to get through the day/night.

I started watching the clock in bed and realized that the cramps were stopping and starting. Cool! Contractions!

At this point I headed downstairs to start the online contraction timer, Contraction Master (highly reccomend the website for the preggos out there). The contractions were not what I considered regular. They were about 10, 14, 9, minutes apart.

At about 6:30am I went to use the restroom and discovered that I was bleeding red. This is what the doc told me was one of the signs to go right to the hospital. I ran upstairs to tell the hubby that it was time to go.

We arrived on the Labor and Delivery floor at 7:30am where we met nurse Michelle. She put me in the room where they monitor preggos to make sure they can be admitted. Michelle checked me and told me I was at 3cm. I was staying and having a baby TODAY, at least by TONIGHT. WOW.

I was wheeled in to the labor room where my fantastic nurse ordered me some toast so I could power through labor with some energy. She called the doc, he was returning from LAX. He had another patient in labor in the room next door to me.

Once the doc showed up, he checked me and I was at 5cm. At this point my nurse advised me to get my epidural. They had a c-section scheduled at noon and wanted to make sure that I was not in any pain. Let me just say, once I arrived at the hospital my contraction pains were not as painful. Not sure why, but I think it is because I was where I needed to be.

To be continued...

Kiddo is hungry.

October 20th 2009

Matthias Jakab was born at 2:48 PST. He weighed in at 7lbs 7 oz; 19 inches long.

We are in love!

Labor and delivery story to come...

Pregnancy Insomnia

Remember the "Crunchy Towels" post?

That is what it feels like. Everyone is snoozing and I am WIDE awake.
I am comfy when I lie down, it is dark in the room, it is just that I cannot fall asleep.
Is this what they are talking about when they say your body is preparing to stay up with a baby all night long?

I think so.

Well tonight I am going to the Hollywood Bowl with my mom to a Sound of Music Sing Along.
It should be fun since I really love that movie.

Have a great weekend!

Fatty Arbuckle

This is my new nickname due to the perfect roundness of my midsection whenever I wear my husband's boxer shorts high at my belly button. That and it obviously jiggles quite a bit. Credit must go to my husband who, in all his sensitivity and compassion, dubbed me with this new nickname.

Update:

Thirty-four weeks tomorrow. Passed the Glucose test. The only complaints (if you want to call them that) are sometimes I feel as if I can't breathe. I guess it's normal as my insides are being pushed all over the place. I know pressure on a particular artery also has something to do with that 'feeling'.

Our boy is moving around all the time. I think he hears me chewing (?) because when I chew or crunch on food he moves a bit more. Whether this is the case or not, I imagine him yanking on the umbilical cord saying "Hurry up mom, get that food down here!"

We're still working on the room...little by little...by little. I'll post pics once it's done.

And, finally, the shower is on October 4th and I am really looking forward to it.

I hope all is well with everybody out there! Again, thank you very much for the comments and support through the months. Most of you visitng this blog have followed along through this whole process and I love and appreciate hearing from you.

Pow!

Check out the belly. Rub it. Love it.

On Friday we went to see our boy one more time before we REALLY get to see him. We caught a pic of him yawning. Life is rough in there...
Oh, and I made sure that he was still a boy. He is.

Also, We attempted to register yesterday for the shower. Ugh.
We lasted about an hour before I just had enough.
I have recruited a friend to help me and I'll have to finish/re-do the registry project today...

On Monday I am 30 weeks, 10 more to go.
Wow.

Worst blogger ever...

I know. My updating has been more than horrible. I cannot blame it on anything except pure laziness. There, I admit it.

Here is my update:
28 weeks.
Took my glucose test on Friday.
Doing A LOT better with my weight gain. I was jumping up and down happy that I only gained one pound on my last visit.
Doing another ultrasound in two weeks. I can't wait to see what the heck my boy is doing in there. He is really active and I watch and feel him move everyday. I swear he is either putting up shelving to stay longer or he his trying to dig his way out. I can't figure it out.
I have been procrastinating on everything. My reasoning is that I won't be able to do what I want for a while so I am enjoying it.
We have been BLESSED with hand-me-downs like you would not believe. We have clothes all the way to a jogging stroller. Pretty awesome.
Well, I think that is all I have for now.
Hope everyone is doing well!

Arrivederci Vespa!

It was a sad, sad day. My beloved Vespa is gone. I sold it Saturday, its new home is in Hollywood. I think it belongs there and will be put to good use. It was fun while it lasted though I've not ridden it since becoming pregnant. Fair trade I think.

AFP results were all negative. Next ultrasound is set for a month from now. My weight has stabilized (thank goodness) as I've been much more disciplined with my daily intake.

I now have a hard time tying my shoes. Another fair trade. We're currently cleaning out the spare room, and it should resemble a dorm room more than a nursery...posters, signed drum heads, soccer and football stuff galore. It's not your average over-the-top nursery to say the least.

We'll update again soon, maybe a belly progress photo...'til then take care!