Sept. 5th, 2008

We found out today that I will be induced on Sept. 26th, so I've changed my due date from Oct. 8th to Sept. 26th on my profile. I'm really excited. There is still a great chance that I'll go on my own, before the 26th but if not, at least I know that will be D-Day!! I'm guessing it'll be an induction considering my last two babies were both induced. Candice was 19 days past her due date, hence induced and Colton was induced 2 weeks early due to my "advanced maternal age" and gestational diabetes. I was considered High Risk with him.

Sept. 1, 2008

I just found out that I will be induced by week 38, so I've only got about 3 more weeks to go. Woo hoo!!

It's nice to be back. This is my second time making a profile on here. :) My husband and I had a baby boy (Colton James) on Aug. 18th of '07 and now we're having another baby. This one is also a boy! They'll be around 13 months apart. I find it funny when I tell people how close they'll be to each other in age, and I get that "are you crazy?" look hidden behind a kind smile. Of course, there are some who simply blurt out "Are You CRAZY?!!" too. hahaha. The truth is, my husband and I really wanted Colton to have a brother or a sister, and I'm almost 40. In fact, I'll be 40 when baby #2 is born, so we went for it. My sister and I were 11 months apart, so I guess my thinking was if my mother could do it, so can I. Mind you, she was a decade younger than me when she had us but I'm looking forward to it. I'm extremely close to my sister and I think it will be really great for our children, especially since they're both be boys. I'm not particularly looking forward to a world of testosterone . . . sports, bugs, trucks and trains. But, I had my little girl already, many years ago, so this will be great for our whole family. And hey, when my husband is off coaching the boys in baseball or football or gone fishing or hiking... I see myself lounging at home in a bubble bath, reading a good book, sipping a glass of wine and having some quality "me time" that I've already all but forgotten about. :)

July 30th

I had my OBGYN apt. today and things didn't go that great. I told my Dr. that I've been having more than 4 contractions an hour but they weren't hard or anything I was worried about. He did an internal and the good news is I'm not dialating at all (I'm only 30 weeks). But, he did decide to put me on the monitor to see how many contractions I was having. I had 12 contractions and two of them were pretty strong. Still, I wasn't worried until he told me he wants me on bed rest for the next 2 days, and he scheduled another apt. for me in 2 days to monitor me again and check the cervix. I'm still not that freaked out about it BUT I remember being sent to the hospital twice before actually going in to deliver our son last year, and I didn't enjoy either visit... I understand they don't want me to go into labor too early and will stop things if I do, but I don't have anyone to watch my son if they decide to put me in the hospital again this time. I've got to take it easy. I do notice less contractions when I just lay around on the couch, but I'm not that type of person by nature. And it's not easy when I have an 11 month old to follow around and protect from the evils of the world. hahaha. I'll post again after my Friday morning Dr. visit. I'm praying they will not send me to the hospital.