Not so patiently waiting...

I am ready... the nursery is done, the baby clothes and bedding are washed, the carseat is installed, my house is decorated for Christmas... and I am ready! My bags are packed, my support people are set... all I need now is for my induction day to come, or to go into labor.

I am not a patient person... at all. I am tired and sore, nauseous and swollen... I just want our baby Lily to be here now!

I will be 36 weeks tomorrow, I know I have 2 more to go... they are going to be the longest 2 weeks ever!!!

I was at church this morning with DH and I thought for sure I was going to either pass out or throw up... it was brutal. DH was cold, I was dying of heat- I couldn't wait for mass to be over today.

Now I am trying to relax in my big comfy chair but I can't get comfy- my whole body hurts and I am beyond nauseous. We have friends dropping by in a few minutes, I am hoping the tea DH is making helps my tummy.

Thats my complaining for today... hopefully my next post will be a little more upbeat! I will try to get some pics up this week of my belly (which is growing sooo fast) and of the finished nursery!

Today's Appointments

I had an ultrasound and OB appointment today... both went ok. My OB appointment went well, she didn't have the ultrasound results yet, but she said she would call if she had any concerns. I asked about a date for the induction and she said it would be December 1, 2 or 3rd... she wont know until the week before! She also did an internal to check my cervix and a swab for strep b... the internal was sooo uncomfortable, but the swab was fine.

I am getting so uncomfortable and sore- so I am looking forward to the next 3 weeks flying by!! I am almost done Christmas shopping- thank goodness!!

Trip to L&D

So after my shower ended last night I was feeling kind of uncomfortable and sore, I figured it was just due to the long day... but then on the way home I started to get really sore and my belly was like a rock. By the time I got home I just wanted to lay down, but nothing relieved the pain and I couldn't get comfortable at all. I was constantly peeing, having brutal pains across my whole belly every few minutes and crazy pressure. I called my best friend and she headed over, I also called L&D and they said if it kept up for another half hour to head in. Well the pain just got worse and worse, so DH started to run around and pack a bag (which was on my list of to do's for this week). Once my best friend got here we decided to head to the hospital. We live about 40 minutes away and the pain was brutal, horrible! Every bump was worse than the last and I was in tears.

Finally when we were about 5 minutes away everything started to relax and didn't hurt as much, we got to the hospital, were admitted to the triage area and hooked up to the monitors. By this time my belly was much softer and then pain almost gone. The monitor showed some small blips, but other than that not much. When I saw the doctor he said it was most likely just false labor and he sent us home!

Hopefully that will be our first and last false alarm!!! But DH and my friends were amazing!!

Today I am tired and achy, so I am going to try to take it easier, we have to head to my aunts house to celebrate some family birthdays- but I will make sure I sit the whole time I am there with my feet up and relax. Before we get there we just have to stop at Sears and pick up a few things we didn't get at our showers that we need before Lily gets here- a change pad and a nursing pillow.

Another thing I have been experiencing the last week or so is absolutely brutal heartburn- it is horrible!!!!

I will update again tomorrow with how I am feeling.

Baby Shower

Yesterday I had my big baby shower with all of my friends and my mom's side of the family... it was so nice, it was perfect!! So many people came and they gave us so many nice things- it was wonderful. My sisters and friends who planned it went above and beyond and made the day so perfect- I couldn't have asked for anything more.

Here are some pics from the day:

Update

Today I had an appointment with Dr. O... unfortunately she hadn't received the ultrasound results by the time of my appointment, but she said she would call if she had any concerns. I asked again about the 38 week induction and she said for sure the week of Dec 1st. So that is less than 4 weeks away... eeek!! She also sent me for a blood and urine test to see if there are any other reasons I have been feeling so crappy- she thinks its just the pregnancy taking a toll on my body, but wants to make sure!

I finished the favors for my baby shower on Saturday, I can't wait!! A few friends are coming that I haven't seen in a long time, so it will be great to see them again!

I am going to take a nap now- can't seem to sleep much at night so I end up napping during the day!

Today's Ultrasound

I had a BBP and Growth scan today... everything with the baby seemed fine from what I got from the tech, but I will get more details about it tomorrow at my appointment with Dr. O. BUT... while I was getting the ultrasound done I felt brutal. I was fine on the way up there, but once I was lying on the table I started to feel worse and worse, first I got sweaty and hot, so i sat up a bit, then i had to sit all the way up and she got me some water,I could feel myself black out momentarily... once i felt a bit better she continued... when she was finally done I sat up again, feeling worse this time i actually got sick and she got me more water, again I blacked out. I don't know how much more of this I can take... I have passed out, or come close to it one too many times... and I have thrown up more in the last 9 months than the rest of my life added up!!

I know right now it is best for her to still be inside, but I am really looking forward to her coming out, and me feeling better again- or at least having some more control over my body!

34 WEEKS!!!!

We did it! We made it to 34 weeks!! We can now have the baby with our regular doctor at our regular hospital!! Woo Hoo!!

This weekend was nice, we went to a Halloween Party on Friday night and took it easy the rest of the weekend! I did have a short baby shower to go to yesterday, it was nice, the baby was cute!

I am at home today waiting for UPS to deliver the dresser for the baby!!

Here are some Halloween pics (we changed DH's costume to a Banana... its was too funny):

My little Webkins:

Meringue Bone Cookies in dirt with worms:
DH and I:
Our pumpkins: