I had my 39 week check up yesterday. The doctor checked me again and I am now dilated 2 1/2 cm and effaced 90%. She said "you are about as dilated as you can be without being in labor". She also stated that she thinks that I will have the baby later this week. Boy I hope she is right. I'm also thinking, 'isn't Wednesday "later in the week"? As you can tell, I am so ready for this to be over.

My friend told me that once it is over that it is really only just beginning. I hear that, but I will take the sleepless nights over these uncomfortable, irritable feelings any day! My poor mom and Jody are having to put up with my bitchiness and I'm starting to feel bad, but I just can't help it.

I've been doing the suggested things for inducing labor myself, but nothing is working. I guess I will have to keep waiting...GRRRRRRRR!

Here is the latest pregnancy update:

On Saturday, I started having contractions. The strange thing about these contractions were that they only happened when I was sitting down. If I was up and walking around, I was fine, but as soon as I sat down, I had the contractions...painful ones at that. So, I called the hospital and the nurse suggested that I lie down for about an hour and see if they go away. (At this point time is ticking away, we are due at a Mariners game, a company function that I put together.) So, I laid down for about 45 minutes and didn't have any contractions, but did feel my uterus tightening during this time. So, we decide to leave for the Mariners game. On the way to the game, the contractions started again, as I was sitting down. So, I called the hospital again and the nurse said that since it only happened when I was sitting that it was "irritable uterus". As my title says...irritable uterus my @#$, how about irritable mother! I was able to make it to the Mariners game and had no more contractions even though I was sitting down.

Sunday, all went well, no contractions to speak of.

Monday, same as Saturday, however, they started happening even if I was standing, sitting or walking. I called my doctor and she said that it was probably nothing, but that I could come in to get "checked out" if I wanted to. So, to ease my mind, as well as Jody's, I said that I wanted to come get "checked out".

Now, I don't know how many of you have ever been pregnant or have ever been "checked out" but it hurts like the dickens! I want to tell my doctor that she is "checking out" my cervix, not my brain!

At any rate, I had dilated about another 1/2 cm, I'm now up to 2 cm and I'm now 70% effaced (my cervix is 70% thinned out). I told her how uncomfortable I was and she decided to monitor me for awhile. So, I got to sit in a nice leather recliner with the monitors strapped to my belly. I only had 3 real strong contractions at this time. I would feel the baby move, his heartbeat would shoot up to about 165 bpm and I'd have a contraction. As my doctor pointed out, at least someone was happy about the contraction (the baby, not me).

The doctor's conclusion was that I could have the baby in an hour, the next day or maybe 2 weeks from now, it's very hard to predict these things. I had an appointment scheduled for today and the doctor wanted me to keep it, so I hope that is a good thing.

After the appointment, Jody brought me home and rushed off to pick my mom up at the airport. I know they say that the ride to the hospital is the most uncomfortable of your life, but Saturday and Monday had to come pretty close. I was in such pain that there was no way I could ride to the airport to pick up my mother with Jody. I stayed home, took a warm shower, which didn't really help, and laid down on my left side, which did help. For the remainder of the evening I avoided sitting down and was fine.

So, here we are, the next day, Tuesday...no contractions! What is up with this every other day crap!? Either come out or stop it!

I get to get "checked out" again today and will share the findings of my brain...I mean cervix with everyone tomorrow...unless baby comes sooner (PLEASE)!

Well, I had my 36 week check up yesterday and everything went great.  

The baby is head down and facing my spine, which is the ideal position for birth, so hopefully he stays that way.

The doctor also checked my progression and found that my cervix is 60% thinned out and I am between 1 and 2 centimeters dialated. As my doctor rudely pointed out, this does not say anything about when I will deliver. She claims to have had patients that are 3 centimeters dialated and go another 3 weeks before having the baby, and she's had patients that weren't dialated at all that end up having their baby the next day.

So, that is where I am with the pregnancy. It's getting down to crunch time and my wonderful husband doesn't know it, but this weekend will be spent getting all last minute items for the baby.

As for my doctor, I'm really hoping she isn't on call when I do have the baby. I think my husband is right, (before I say this, just know that I have nothing against gay people, in fact I have several cousins that are gay that I love very much) I think my doctor is a raging lesbian that hates men. She is SO rude to Jody that it isn't even funny. Once this is all said and done, I am switching doctors. The problem is/was, that my regular doctor decided to retire right before I got pregnant and since I didn't want to have to start all over, I asked for another doctor in the same office and ended up with this one...big mistake. So, any recommendations for doctors that deliver at Evergreen (just in case we decide to have another baby in the distant future) would be greatly appreciated.

That's all for now...hope you enjoyed my babbling.

This past weekend, Jody, Salem and I went to Cannon Beach in Oregon. We rented an RV, since we knew my bladder would've stopped us every 30 minutes otherwise. It was fun and Cannon Beach was great.

I must say, my husband is a saint. He did ALL the driving...thank you again Jody!

So, not only did my husband do all the driving, but he had to put up with my small bladder, my waddling, my swollen ankles and feet, and my need to rest every 15 minutes or so. On Saturday we did make 2 trips to the beach and 2 trips into town...both on foot. I did my best to hang with it so that Jody could enjoy himself. I think all in all, we all had fun and we plan on going back someday.

Check out the pictures from the trip!

Well, I am officially one year older as of yesterday. It's been so long that I forget what year/age it is when you birthday is no longer a big deal. I think it's kind of sad when people stop celebrating your birthday, after all, it is your birthday. Oh well...I guess it happens to all of us.

So, I really don't feel 29, but I am. Apparently, the age of 29 is an age in which nobody believes that you are that age. I guess some people think that you're 30+ and just trying to hold onto the 20's. Well, in my case, this is not true, I am truely 29. Also, I don't look old enough to be 29, so I don't think people will think that I am lying, they will think I'm more like 19 than 29. I guess I will be thankful of that fact when I'm old and gray.

I think my 29th year on this earth is going to be a memorable one. I will become a mother this year and will celebrate 5 years of martial bliss with the love of my life, Jody.

Yes...it will be a great year!

Well, the time is ticking down ever so quickly now. I guess that is a good thing and a bad thing. I can't wait to hold my baby, be comfortable again and to wear cute clothes again, but I'm not looking forward to the sleepless nights.

I'm feeling pretty good today, a little tired, but I think that is because I went to bed later than usual last night. The metallic taste that I had in my mouth yesterday is gone today, thank goodness, I'm not sure what caused it, but I'm happy that it's gone.

The new dilemma is finding cute spring/summer shirts. I never noticed how ugly maternity clothes really can be until I had to buy and wear them. I do have some places in mind that I plan on checking out this weekend, so, hopefully I'll find something cute.

I guess that is all for today, as I need to get to work.