Yesterday I had contractions every 10-15 minutes for a few hours before bed time. Then I woke up at 4:30 am with contractions every 5 minutes for about an hour, until they faded into oblivion.
The last couple of weeks are always so much fun.
Off to watch cartoons and do absolutely nothing else,
Heather
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Baby Poll Time!
* click on the image above to enlarge*
1. Post your guess for the baby's arrival in the "comment" section. Be sure to specify both date and time of day -- either "am" or "pm".
2. Limit one guess per person, and only one entry per time slot-- no sharing!
3. Winner is determined based on time of birth. For example, if the baby is born on Sept. 9th at 7 AM, a guess of "Sept. 9th, AM" would be the winner. In the event that there is no entry for the correct arrival time, the next closest guess based on actual time of birth would win.
4. We will post entries on the Calendar above. Check prior entries before placing your guess! Dates not displayed on the calendar above are still up for grabs (be aware that my doctors usually plan to induce 1 week after the due date...)
5. The winner will receive... bragging rights and a congratulatory post here at The Deterding Family Blog! It doesn't get any better than that, right?!
8 Months, and We Are Ready
I've made it to 35 1/2 weeks, and I'm rounding up to 36 when asked... always round up!
After our preterm labor drama of almost 2 weeks ago, I've experienced no "real" contractions for about a week now, just some occasional Braxton Hicks cramping which is to be expected. Now we're to the point where I miss the real thing and want them to come back! I guess I'm never truly content with circumstances in my third trimester; I'll have to keep working on that.
We are ready. We are ready to find out if this is a boy or girl. We're ready to look at her if it's a girl and suddenly know what we are supposed to name her! We are ready to get some use out of our name Benjamin James if it's a boy. We are ready to see what Grace and Leah and Avery are like at their respective ages as big sisters to a newborn. We are ready to see what this baby looks like and snuggle soft little cheeks!
We have NOT washed baby clothes or blankets, made freezer meals, finished last-minute projects, organized our home, moved Avery to a toddler bed, spruced up the bassinet, chosen a girl name, packed a baby hospital bag, or registered at the hospital (now that I think about it). It's amazing how relaxed I am about all that stuff this time around...
I do have to make a Baby Poll as soon as possible, though. This wouldn't be a Deterding pregnancy without one!!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
She's come a long way!
Uncle Scott throwing a cannonball, aka Grace, who could not stand to get her face wet
at the beginning of this summer.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
We thought we were having a baby...
My Labor Day evening was, somewhat appropriately, spent in triage at the hospital hooked up to a fetal monitor and an IV.
On our way to a date at IKEA around 11:30am, I mentioned to Steve that I was having contractions every 4 minutes on the dot. By the time we walked up to the cafeteria, I could no longer stand comfortably as the contractions came like clockwork. So, I did the only rational thing and ordered a big plate of IKEA Swedish Meatballs then took a seat! I'd been having Braxton Hicks contractions on a fairly regular basis for the past several weeks, and these weren't quite strong enough to make me nervous yet. After four third-trimesters with lots of false labor, I'm completely jaded.
Unfortunately we expedited our tour of IKEA (I could wander around that place for hours!) and went straight for what we needed since the contractions were not slowing down and I was a little uncomfortable. We drove to Mom and Dad Wilson's house where our girls were waiting for us, and I settled in on the couch with a huge cup of water to get the low-intensity cramping under control.
Two hours later and they're still steady at every 4 minutes. I called my doctor and we decided to make the trip back to AAMC to get checked out. We arrived by 4:45 and I was checked into a nice little bed in triage. Soon, the contractions were rolling in every two minutes and extending around my back. I turned to Steve and told him that this felt like the real deal. LABOR. Exactly like it was with Avery-- hours of very consistent contractions that were uncomfortable but not painfully intense.
Thankfully, being 34 weeks along made this whole situation a little less scary than the chance of preterm labor might be otherwise. No one seemed too concerned, and actually I thought to myself "Well, I have my camera, my Burt's Bees lip balm, and my husband... that's really all I need to have a baby...." But of course we really wanted baby to have at least 2 more weeks to grow before an early arrival. The doctor decided to give me Terbutaline shots to stop the contractions. Within 45 minutes (3 shots later) the contractions stopped; I couldn't believe that after all that work I didn't dilate at all.
So, we headed home where I got to experience all the jitters and craziness that Terbutaline is known to induce. What an unexpected adventure!
God is good to remind us that He knows exactly when this baby is going to arrive, and He is holding the baby and his or her mother in His very capable and loving hands! Today the contractions are back, although mostly sporadic and not consistently hard.
Thank you to family and friends who are praying for us, watching the big sisters, and bringing meals... a huge blessing when I was so wiped out from my busy and drug-filled day on Monday!
I guess the Deterding Baby Poll should include dates in September?!
On our way to a date at IKEA around 11:30am, I mentioned to Steve that I was having contractions every 4 minutes on the dot. By the time we walked up to the cafeteria, I could no longer stand comfortably as the contractions came like clockwork. So, I did the only rational thing and ordered a big plate of IKEA Swedish Meatballs then took a seat! I'd been having Braxton Hicks contractions on a fairly regular basis for the past several weeks, and these weren't quite strong enough to make me nervous yet. After four third-trimesters with lots of false labor, I'm completely jaded.
Unfortunately we expedited our tour of IKEA (I could wander around that place for hours!) and went straight for what we needed since the contractions were not slowing down and I was a little uncomfortable. We drove to Mom and Dad Wilson's house where our girls were waiting for us, and I settled in on the couch with a huge cup of water to get the low-intensity cramping under control.
Two hours later and they're still steady at every 4 minutes. I called my doctor and we decided to make the trip back to AAMC to get checked out. We arrived by 4:45 and I was checked into a nice little bed in triage. Soon, the contractions were rolling in every two minutes and extending around my back. I turned to Steve and told him that this felt like the real deal. LABOR. Exactly like it was with Avery-- hours of very consistent contractions that were uncomfortable but not painfully intense.
Thankfully, being 34 weeks along made this whole situation a little less scary than the chance of preterm labor might be otherwise. No one seemed too concerned, and actually I thought to myself "Well, I have my camera, my Burt's Bees lip balm, and my husband... that's really all I need to have a baby...." But of course we really wanted baby to have at least 2 more weeks to grow before an early arrival. The doctor decided to give me Terbutaline shots to stop the contractions. Within 45 minutes (3 shots later) the contractions stopped; I couldn't believe that after all that work I didn't dilate at all.
So, we headed home where I got to experience all the jitters and craziness that Terbutaline is known to induce. What an unexpected adventure!
God is good to remind us that He knows exactly when this baby is going to arrive, and He is holding the baby and his or her mother in His very capable and loving hands! Today the contractions are back, although mostly sporadic and not consistently hard.
Thank you to family and friends who are praying for us, watching the big sisters, and bringing meals... a huge blessing when I was so wiped out from my busy and drug-filled day on Monday!
I guess the Deterding Baby Poll should include dates in September?!
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