Contractions!

Has anyone who reads this gone into labor on their own?

I've had 6 contractions today so far!  They're pretty consistent (20-30 minutes apart).  Still painless, but at least I'm having them! It makes me very excited.

VERY EXCITED!!! *squeal*

When they're 5 minutes apart for 1.5-2 hours, that's when I'll drive to the hospital.  Or if my water breaks, then I'll take a shower, eat something, then head in right away.

I sure hope it's tonight!  Come on contractions, keep coming!

She'll Come When She's Ready

My blood pressure today was 110/71. Lately, my systolic has been in the 130s, so I was shocked when I heard it was only 110! I prayed that Lily would come when she's ready, so I guess that's my answer.  She's not quite ready and doctor doesn't have to force her out of me... yet.

I've made the transition to working from home.  It is lovely!  I still get up at the same time and get ready like normal.  I find it better for my morale if I don't sit in PJs all day.  Also, if I end up having to go somewhere I'm already ready to go!

I feel like I'm just as productive from home as I am from the office.  My only issue is that my printer is sooooo slooooow.  Seriously though, DataWise has spoiled me.  They let me take my wireless keyboard and mouse, so I wouldn't have to struggle with a different one (Why is HOME and DELETE moved around on keyboards?  Seriously.).  They let me take a box of paper, a box of toner, and they offered to let me take the printer that was in my office, but I still had a DataWise printer at home from when I was a coder.  It's faster than the one I had in my office, but not as fast as the one we use to print out the tables that I check.  I also got to take home a set of drawers I used in my office. They also ordered me a mat to put on the floor under my chair so it would roll on the carpet easier.  Oh, and my office chair is a DataWise chair as well.  Basically, I work for the nicest people ever who let me take whatever I wanted.  My desk is even from DataWise!  They let me take it when we moved offices from South Jordan to Draper.  They were just going to get rid of it, anyway. It is so nice!  It has a matching printer stand and drawers as well.  All in all I've got a really sweet set up going on.

I got a pedicure tonight.  It was lovely.  It did not give me any contractions.  In fact, I haven't had any real contractions at all!  I get these extremely painful "cramps" in my bladder.  They do not feel anything like period cramps. They feel like... the pain I felt when I had to have that catheter a couple months ago, but the pain is times 10.  They make me double over.  But they're quick, like a poke, then gone.  I usually get about 4 in a row.  That doesn't sound anything like labor pain to me.  I think maybe my bladder is bruised or something, so if Lily kicks it in the right spot it knocks me down.

Braxton Hicks?  I had more when I was 20-30 weeks pregnant than I have had in the last two months.  I get one, maybe two a day now.

So basically, Lily isn't ever coming out and I'm doomed to be pregnant forever!

Or until the 18th.  That's my tentative induction date.  If Lily doesn't come on her own before then, we're going in after her.

I hope she comes at least a day before that though. I bought her a super cute St. Patrick's day outfit!  She will never hear the end of it if she doesn't come out in time to wear it.  The little stinker.

My mom comes tomorrow!  She'll be landing at around 11pm, so my grandparents are picking her up and she'll be sleeping at their house.  Then Thursday we'll meet in Sandy for a nice family dinner with my grandparents, and Eric, and then take her to her lovely quarters at my house where she will reside for the next month.

Basically, I'm still in a really good mood.  I don't have much to complain about. Lily will come when she's ready and until then, I'll just keep on keeping on!

My List - Revisited

We got some of our list done! Still have a way to go.

• Clean downstairs bathroom - no clutter!
• Organize room for Mom
• Clean/dust TV room - no clutter!
• Vacuum stairs
• Organize kitchen "junk" counter - no clutter!
• Sweep/mop kitchen floors
• Pack hospital bag - put in car
• Put car seat/stroller in car
• Clean/organize upstairs bathroom - no clutter!
• Hang up decor for Lily's room
• Wash Lily's bedding
• Organize dresser in my bedroom - no clutter!
• Do laundry - Finish laundry
• Unload/load dishwasher
• Hand wash dishes
• Get home office/desk ready and organized

I didn't have time for a pedicure.

I have this problem where I need to clean things before I clean things.

Let me explain...

I got out our vacuum, realized it was full, so I emptied it.  Then I thought it would be a good idea to take it all apart and clean the filters.  Our vacuum has washable filters, so it was a breeze.  However, drying the filters took all day. I rinsed them at about 11am, and at 5:30pm they were still super wet, and it was time to go to my nephew, Kyle's birthday party.

Remind me to clean the vacuum AFTER I clean the house...

We also put together this ADORABLE bassinet that we are borrowing from Lances sister, Nicole.  I am so in love with it.  It is so delicate and beautiful and makes me really want this baby to be here so I can put her in it.

And here's a picture from last week when my little brother, Jared came over for dinner...

No Motivation

Here's my list of things to accomplish between today and tomorrow, in no specific order:

• Clean downstairs bathroom - no clutter!
• Organize room for Mom
• Clean/dust TV room - no clutter!
• Vacuum stairs
• Organize kitchen "junk" counter - no clutter!
• Sweep/mop kitchen floors
• Pack hospital bag - put in car
• Put car seat/stroller in car
• Clean/organize upstairs bathroom - no clutter!
• Hang up decor for Lily's room
• Wash Lily's bedding
• Organize dresser in my bedroom - no clutter!
• Do laundry
• Unload/load dishwasher
• Hand wash dishes
• Get home office/desk ready and organized

But really, all I feel like doing is getting a pedicure.

If I do everything on this list, do you think it will put me in labor?

One More Week

My last visit to the doctor went well.  My blood pressure is "borderline high" so my doctor said we can keep waiting it out instead of inducing me.

It's so worrisome not knowing what is going to win.  Blood pressure, or natural labor?

Today was painful.  Very painful.  It hurts to walk.  It hurts to sit.  It hurts to stand. It hurts when Lily moves. A minute ago, I swear I lost feeling in my legs.  Maybe Lily's head found a lovely nerve to rest on.

I'm still sleeping OK.  I've woken up in the middle of the night a couple of times and not been able to go back to sleep.  Usually I go have a midnight snack, use the restroom then go back to bed only to lie there until the sun comes up.  It's not too bad though.

Tomorrow is my last day in the office.  I'm a bit excited.  It will be interesting next week, working from home.  Good to get the kinks out before there's a little one, I suppose.  Lance and I are worried about me driving to my appointments next week.  I told him not to worry.  What's a better way to not focus on labor pains than trying to not crash the car?

We have only halfway packed our hospital bags.  I'm lacking motivation this week.  Last week I was getting tons of stuff ready.  This week I haven't made dinner a single time.  I'm out of clean clothes that fit.  Not that it takes very many days to run out of clean clothes that fit... but I don't feel like doing laundry.  I'm down to three pairs of pants that fit, barely.  I kept feeling like my belly was hanging out of my top today.  I should probably purchase bigger clothes... but, for 1 more week?  Meh.  I'll wear Lance's pants and hoodies.

I always imagined myself a cute pregnant lady who wore cute clothes and heels all the time.

Which I was, until a month ago.

One more week.... just one more week.