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Sophie Grace

Finally! We have our beautiful daughter, Sophie Grace Jones! She was born Friday, September 28, 2007 at 5:19 AM. Matt and I went to the hospital around 3:15 PM on Thursday because I felt my contractions were stronger and coming more often. After I got settled and on the monitor I found out that I was barely dilated and 90% effaced. I stayed on the monitor, but didn't progress too much. I had the choice of staying here or going home. I decided to stay and my doctor ordered pitocin for me to speed up my dialation. There were several other babies being born that night, so I didn't get my pitocin until around 9:30 PM. That sped up my dialation and the strength of my contractions and we talked about pain relief. I went for Nubane first which makes you feel like you've had a few too many glasses of wine, but you feel all of the contractions. I was able to relax during the contractions, and that helped me survive until I was dilated to 6 cm. I got an epidural around 1:00 AM and Matt and I were able to rest for a little while. Around 4:30 AM, my cervix was checked and I was 10+ cm! Yay! I was ready to start pushing! After only 45 minutes of pushing, Sophie was born! It seemed so quick, and apparently I am a good pusher! I was so overwhelmed with emotions when she was born that I was bawling! Matt and I are so happy with our little one, and we're looking forward to watching her grow! Enjoy the pics!

6 days overdue

I'm still hanging in here, but the end is in sight! For two days I kept experiencing the contractions that started in the doctor's office, but nothing changed. Yesterday I did a lot of walking, and this morning I woke up to stronger contractions! Yay is the word you would be looking for here, but darn it, those things hurt! Ladies who have experienced menstrual cramps will relate, but there is no moving around or taking advil or anything like that to make them go away! The nice thing is that they do come and go, but it pretty much keeps you around the house wondering when to go to the hospital. So, that is where I am at right now... trying to keep track of when these contractions come and go and how long they are. The next post you should read from me should be that I've had the baby! FINALLY!!!

4 days overdue

I'm still pregnant! Ahh!!! I went to the doctor today for an NST (non stress test) and an ultrasound. I was hooked up to the machine for awhile and could hear our little one's heartbeat and "see" her movement on the chart. Unfortunately, I wasn't having any contractions... The nurse came in and wanted to see the baby move, so she used a shocking device (I know it sounds scary, but apparently it's okay) and she shocked the baby. The baby jumped (it was the weirdest feeling by the way) and that triggered my first real contraction! I proceeded to have a few more contractions while hooked up to the machine. These contractions didn't hurt, they were just uncomfortable. I went to have an ultrasound to check to see how much fluid I still had, and it was fine. That means that the doctor didn't have to induce me that day. He is going to see me again on Friday to do another NST, US, and a cervix check. I hope she decides to come before that day though!

Week 40

I'm huge, I know! Well, our girl should be here at this point, but apparently she is enjoying her time in my womb! According to my doctor, I am not dilated, so it's a waiting game from now on. He's concerned that she weighs over eight pounds already, but the ultrasound said she was just under seven pounds. Who can be sure which one is accurate?! He has scheduled me for an induction on October 1st, but hopefully she'll arrive before that. So, I plan on doing a lot of walking, squats, and eating spicy food to get things moving! Wish me luck!

Week 39

We're almost there! I went to the doctor today and he estimates that our little girl may not be so little after all! She is measuring 40 weeks and is about 8 pounds already. Now, that is with his ever technical "feel" of my belly, so who can be totally sure? Next week if she hasn't made an appearance, we'll do an ultrasound to check her size and he'll check my cervix. If things are looking okay, we may decide to induce, we'll just have to see!

I am really looking forward to her "dropping," because it is getting difficult to breathe, and the pushing on my ribs is not my favorite thing! People at work think that I have grown in the past week, and to me, I just feel like a giant whale! It was hard fitting into a booth at Red Robin tonight. My belly was almost touching the table and I felt like I needed a shoe horn to get out of there! Oh the joys of pregnancy!

I will have wifi at the hospital when the time comes, so when I get a second I will update my blog, and with pictures too! Stay tuned...

Week 37

I can't believe we're finally in September, my daughter's *hopeful* birth month! I have about 3 weeks to go if she's on time, and things are looking good. I am getting to the uncomfortable stage with sleeping and walking around, but I'm not necessarily ready for her to be out. Like I told my mom yesterday, I can take better care of her in there vs. out in the scary world I'm sure! She is estimated to be just under 7 pounds right now which is causing her to push her legs and feet into my ribs and lungs. Acid reflux is so much fun! I still really enjoy her movements in utero, especially when she gets the hiccups. It's so exciting to think that she'll be with us in a few short weeks and both Matt and I will be able to feel her movements!

I have been spending a lot of time at school getting my classroom ready for the year. I will only be teaching for a week and a half, then I'll be gone until January. It's a really weird feeling knowing that I won't be teaching, something that I'm so accustomed to! I know that I will be really busy with the little one, so my focus will now be on being a good mom, and teaching is second. Those 29 other munchkins won't suffer though!