The Labor Story Part 1-Thursday (3-25-10)

Well.....where to start? So much has happened since the last time I wrote on here! There's just so much to say, and I don't have enough time to sit down and type it all out. Right now I should be taking advantage of the fact that he's sleeping, and I should be showering or something....but instead, I find myself just wanting to type down everything before I forget it all. I guess maybe I should start with him being born. I did write a blog about actually going into labor for real. LOL It was insane.
Basically, getting this kid out...took about 3 days! It was redunk! I was actually in labor...but...well....Let me just start from the beginning. We'll see how far I get. If I can't finish I'll just leave it off and try and finish some other time. So...*deep breathe* Here goes!

Thursday-I spent the day thinking of ways to put myself into labor. I finally decided that I wasn't doing the wrong things...but I wasn't doing it in the right way! Like the walking and what not...I figured that I should do some all in a row and see what happens. So I went to Taco Bell for lunch. I ate some spicy food. Then, I came home...rested a bit. Then Theo came home and this is going to be TMI for some people so I'm giving you a warning. If you don't wanna read it...skip below like two lines. LOL hahahaha Anyways, Theo and I had sex. Very uncomfortable sex, but we managed to get the sperm where it needed to go! hahaha! Then as soon as I was done with that...I went on a long-ish walk. A long walk for a pregnant lady....a short walk for anyone who's fit and un-pregnant. hahahaha! Then when I was done with the walk I climb about...Oooo......6 flights of stairs. Then I took a shower. After that Theo asked me if I wanted to go and hang over at his friend Jamie's house. I said sure why not. We went over there and I started getting some EXTREME cramping. But this I thought to be fake since I'd felt it before and it had managed to do nada! LOL That was around 4pm. The cramping continued and started turning into contractions. I still at this point had no leakage of fluids or anything. So I just ignored it. Well it started to get more than uncomfortable, so Theo and I left Jamie's house around 10p.m. and then drove to the house to get our luggage for the hospital. We ended up at the hospital at about 11p.m. After them examining me they finally announced that I was for sure in active labor and that I had FINALLY dilated 1cm! HALLELUJAH!!!! It only took FOR FREAKING EVER! LOL Anyways, at that point I then called my Mom and Addie and the immediately headed on their way up to MD. The Dr told me that I could go home if I wanted. She said I would get more rest that way since the beginning stages of labor take forever! LOL So Theo and I, once again, left the hospital. We met Mom and Addie here back at the apartment. We all crashed back into bed. When I woke up in the morning, I discovered that my contractions had just stopped. I was mega frustrated! However when I peed I did have some discharge (of which I was pretty sure was my mucus plug). I forgot to mention that before we left early early Friday morning, they did strip my membranes to try and get things going a bit faster. Anyways...we all decide more walking is the solution to getting my labor to pick up again! Joy joy! LOL So we all showered and went to the mall! Okay....I think this is enough for right now. I don't want to over do it. I'm going to go and shower and then probably feed the baby again. Then I'll try and get back on here and we'll do Friday's events! LOL Maybe that's how I'll write these blogs. One day at a time! :) Genius! LOL

I'm In Real Labor Now!!!!!

So, I am very proud to say, I'm am officially in labor!!! It's so exciting! Yesterday I decided to try 3 things back to back. LOL So, we had sex, I walked about a mile, then climb some stairs... VIOLA! It worked! That was about 4pm when I started cramping really hard, and then they started to turn into contractions that I couldn't talk while having. We were at Jamie Hernandez's at the time...so we left there about 10pm and came home then went to the hospital! I was soooooo happy when the Dr checked me and said I was dilated!!!! I am actually in real labor even though I sit typing this right now. LOL The contractions last night were coming less than 10minutes apart, but still fairly sporadically. They have continued and at the moment I am slowly loosing my mucus plug! Hip Hip Hooray!!! My body is finally getting with the program! LOL And little man is getting excited, I can tell. I'm pretty sure he's all ready. LOL So Mom and Addie came up last night. The hospital sent us home so that I could be more relaxed while having the pains. I did get about 4 hours of sleep, but I did wake up every now and again with contractions. So anyways, we're now off to the mall to walk and get these contractions to kick in a bit more! I'm so happy and excited!!!!!! Yipeeeee My little man is on his way!!!! :)

Just A Few Things To Remember

So, there were some text messages that I've received lately that I wanted to put down here because I just wanted to remember them. Most of them are baby related....and it just makes me remember how much some people actually do love and appreciate me.

Shannon Baxter (03-16-10)-Happy Due Date! I wish you manying laboring wishes!

Ezekiel Brooks (03-22-10)-So how ya doin? Mom said your getting your uterus ruptured tomorrow...I think. You excited?

Ezekiel Brooks (03-23-10)-Love you. Hope everything goes smoothly.

Jessica Gray (03-23-10)-Hang in there preggers. That baby will pop out soon enough. He's probably waiting for my birthday like a good little boy. Maybe you just need to have some laughs to go into labor so I suggest busting out some Madea and perhaps some Talidaga Nights. Idk if you like that one but it makes me laugh like crazy. And if you need some major laughs I'm around for this evening because I have a funeral tomorrow and you know I'm sure to deliver the laughs. All in all keep your chin up buttercup and little man will appear soon! Love you!


Shannon Baxter (03-24-10)-Babe, I love you and I hope God just gives you loads of patience and understanding. I pray that your uncomfort will just be taken from you. I love you so much and can't wait to see your beautiful baby! I can't imagine how much this sucks hang in there. You're strong and beautiful. Get naked in my memory! *note*Shannon and I have an awkward understandable relationship to the outside world! ;) lol

Mom (03-24-10)-Nope. Lolligag Sally is takin her SWEET time! Dooptie do!


Anyways, those are some funny texts and just all in all memorable! I also wanted to type out the things I've done to try and induce labor. I want to be able to remember them. I'm going to type suggestions I've found or people have given and whether I've done it yet or not. lol

Ways to Induce Labor:
-Walking-Yes *Done it! All day everyday!
-Sex-Yes *Even as uncomfortable and painful as it's been...we've done it about 2-3x's a week...STILL! This is awkward information for some of you, but I want to be able to remember it...so you're stuck reading it. LOL
-Mexican Food-Yes *Even though I don't like it I've tried a little spice and all it's managed to do is make my stomach hurt. lol
-Rosemary Tea-Yes *That kinda tea is actually meant to soften your cervix and my cervix has been successfully softened to the max! LOL So that works! LOL
-Hot Baths-Yes *Heck yes I've done this! Hot bubble baths. It has successfully made me feel relaxed...but that's about it.
-Castor Oil-No *This is the ONLY thing I haven't tried yet! I'm just so grossed out by the thought. I might get desperate enough though. LOL
-Climbing Stairs-Yes *Although I can only last like less than 5 minutes doing this. It's exhausting!!!!! I believe that is to get the baby to be low...and believe me...the Dr said he's as low as he can get. lol
-Eating Pineapple-Yes *I have done this...not on purpose...but I love cold Pineapple, so I've been eating a ton of that! And believe me...I'm so sure that's done squat for me! LOL
-Having A Good Cry-Yes *Ha! Believe me! I've done more than that! LOL Sooo...that does squat as well. LOL

I believe that's all the myths out there...and I've done all but one. If anyone can remember any other one....let me know! I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting a few....I know I've pretty much done everything everyone has suggested me to do! Sooo...I guess that's it for today. The goal for today.....staying positive and forgetting baby worries! Yesterday I was pretty successful! Let's see how it goes today! :)

A Failed Attempt

So if you've been keeping up with my blog, you know what yesterday I went in to the Dr to have my membranes stripped. Well....that did NOT go as planned. They told me last week, that if he didn't come by this week, they'd strip my membranes and it had a 90% chance of putting me into labor! Okay...good! Sounds great! Well...what they didn't tell me is that they can't strip your membranes unless you've dilated! WTH?! I had no idea there was a small chance I wouldn't have this baby by yesterday or today! NOT A CLUE! So I go in there very happy that hopefully it's my last appointment and that I will finally be able to meet my little man. Well.....when I found out she couldn't do it...and believe me...she did try, I broke down. I had no idea! I busted into tears. It was very emotionally tolling on me. It's not fair of them to tell me something and not tell me ALL of something. Like I said, I didn't even know there was a chance I couldn't have it done. So basically...unless I dilate here soon...I'm screwed and they have to let me go 41 weeks before I'm induced. SUCKS!!!! I'm 39 weeks today. So if I STILL haven't dilated by next Tuesday (another regularly scheduled appointment) then they will schedule my induction date, which will be the following Tuesday...unless I can really convince them to let me do it earlier. Which sucks! I had hoped that we 3 (Theo, Me and Brent) could celebrate our first Easter together...but that looks like it might not happen. I can not tell you the devastation I felt in my heart yesterday. And what hurt even more...is I texted my very best friend in the whole world and the response was "I'm sorry. I'm on it" cause I had asked her to pray. That's IT!!!!!! What is that?! No sympathy...no NOTHING! And I understand if maybe she was busy at the time, but no checking back in with me or anything. Anyways...it was just all hurtful and I felt so broken down. I would've entirely lost it, if it weren't for my wonderful husband and Mom. They were both with me at the time. They took me to the mall! We went to Dave and Busters and played some games...it really was fun. I still was really broken down and today my body is pretty sore today and my emotions very raw. But after a long cuddle and talk with my husband last night....I've decided that I'm no longer worrying about when he comes. When he comes, he comes....until then...I'll do what I'm supposed to, and that's all I can do. It's very hard to deal with the fact that you are in no control, but this is a lesson God is trying to teach me, and I need to learn it. Even if it hurts me. Also, the problem, just to note here, is NOT the baby. They said he's done everything he's supposed to and he is ready to go! He's big enough, developed enough and down as low as he can possibly go right now. They said my cervix is greatly softened...I'm just not dilating. So basically the problem is my body, and not my baby. My Mom had that problem with my sister and I. We were all ready to go and my mom would NOT dilate. So apparently it runs in the family. So anyways, I have to off right now, but anyways...that's the update for now. I may try and type more later! Thanks for reading along if anyone is! :)

Going into the Dr.

We're about to leave here in a minute for the Dr's appointment. I can't type very much right now...but I wanted to note a few things that are on my mind, so I wouldn't forget them.

Will I miss this feeling of being overly pregnant?

When I shaved my legs today, will it actually be the last time I'm doing it while pregnant...and will I miss it?

How is it that my belly can get so large and in charge that shaving my legs can be so painful...speaking of which...I pulled a muscle while shaving....not nice. lol

Will stripping my membranes hurt unbearably? Will I cry?

I have the best support team going in with me, God, Theo and My Mom!

Will I cry this whole process?

I know I can make it, but I now have the responsibility of a child on my hands.

Will my son like me?

Will nursing hurt so much I will cry?

How much of this crying business will I actually do? lol

I think that's it for now.....I really gotta be going! Hopefully next time I write this, I won't be pregnant anymore. :)

Hopefully tomorrow is the day.....

So tomorrow is my regularly scheduled Dr's appointment. They are supposed to strip my membranes. I'm SO looking forward to it. The Dr told me that 90% of women will go into labor after that process. It's kinda a natural way of getting things going. So, I'm really excited, that hopefully I won't have to experience anymore fake labor. LOL But as much as I'm excited....I'm also very much nervous. This is the last time I can be a child. LOL I am officially an adult now. I will have a child to care for. Not a child I'm Nannying or babysitting or borrowing for the day.... my child. I and my husband are responsible for his raising and care. So it's just a lot of pressure that I'm getting really nervous about. Also, I'm a bit nervous about the actual birthing process...I just have been praying that God give me the strength to get through it. I know HE will, because HE's awesome like that....but anyways. Thankfully My Momma is here with me, so that is VERY comforting! LOL Anyways, I gotta be off...I just finished coloring Mom's hair and I think we'll be going out to eat here soon! Anyways, prayers would be appreciated! :)

Still Waiting.....

So, here we are.....2 days past his due date, and does little man show ANY sign of coming out?! Oh no! Not a single bit! LOL The Dr's say my body is all ready to deliver, but that I'm not dilated at all. Grrrreat! It's rather frustrating! I know this kid is huge, and he needs to get out now! LOL Anyways, next Tuesday, if little man still hasn't made his appearance, the plan is for the Dr's to scrape my membranes. The Dr said that 90% of the time that succeeds in putting women into labor. I pray that day comes quickly, because I'm really dying here. My belly is huge and hard as a rock. I have to literally roll from side to side in bed, to try and get enough momentum to lift myself up out of bed. I mean....this is getting to be a little bit too much. LOL My belly is sticking out so far that I have entirely lost sight of my feet. I can't see anything! LOL Yesterday I almost fell...which was reallllll nice. NOT! LOL Thankfully my husband happened to be right there to catch me. But in the meantime, I'm pretty sure I twisted an awkward part of my belly and it still hurts this morning. *sigh* OH well! Let's see.....besides that. I have gone back to the beginning stages of pregnancy. Where all I wanted to do was sleep. I'm so serious right now....I can barely do any work, and when I do....I need a nap. This is just redunk! lol I'm so eager for this pregnancy process to be over. I realized that the reason I'm probably so miserable was because I was overweight to begin with, then add baby weight...and POOF! You're miserable! LOL So I'm determined to loose a bunch of weight before I get pregnant again. The goal is get get below 200! If I can do that...I will be very happy! The good news is, I've only gained 16lbs my whole pregnancy!!!!! Go me!!!! I'm very proud of how well I've done for the most part, with this pregnancy. Eating well, walking a lot...and in general living healthy. Although, of course that fades off every now and again for the occasional french fries or donuts. LOL But hey, at least it's not often right? Anyways, speaking of being tired...it's time for my morning nap. LOL I've been up since 5:30a.m. and it's not 7:45a.m which means...I've been up long enough, and done enough work, to where I deserve a nap! LOL That's all for now folks! :)