This is very, very long. You've been warned. It's more for me than anything else. As a labor nurse, I have imagined how my own labor and delivery would go for years. I hoped it would be everything I imagined, and it truly was. :)

It's hard to believe that one week ago, I was in the midst of labor...( My baby story )

I am in labor. It started about 7 pm last night, and I've been up all night. Oh, this is tough. But I knew it would be ( Read more... )

Yesterday was about as perfect as it gets... Gorgeous weather, yummy breakfast, afternoon nap... Of course, the Yankees beat the Red Sox, winning the AL East. And finally, after looking for them all summer, I found my frozen juice popsicles. When we were little, they were known as Otter Pops, but these are called Fla-Vor Ice. Oh my gosh, how much ( Read more... )

So I gave in to temptation today and let my midwife check me. She said she didn't have to if I didn't want her to, but I was just curious to see if he is as low as he feels. No big surprise... my cervix is closed. But she said he is nice and low and my cervix is soft. This is probably the best news I could've gotten. I know people think I'm crazy, ( Read more... )

The weather has been just beauty-ful lately. Sunny, mid-70s, a touch of Fall in the air... Today, the one day I wanted to get a little dressed up and pretty (for the baby shower my work friends are giving), it's supposed to be rainy and windy. Blegh. Oh well. I know that doesn't mean I still can't get dressed up and pretty. It's just that most of ( Read more... )

37 weeks today. That doesn't mean much to me until I look at the pregnancy ticker on my user info page and see "21 days left." Wow. I am so not ready. We are gradually getting everything we need. We purchased our car seat/stroller last night, and the other night, we bought his coming home outfit. But I still want to wash all the crib bedding and ( Read more... )

Well, I made it to 36 weeks at work. Wednesday night, I worked 3-11 and got "frozen" until 2:30, meaning basically that there weren't enough nurses on for the night shift and since I was the one with the lowest seniority, I had to stay. It wasn't the worst thing in the world, but it was kind of the last straw, so to speak. Yesterday, I saw one of ( Read more... )

I just took my socks out of the freezer. It helped my hot feet for a few minutes, but I'm afraid this DOP (discomfort of pregnancy) is here for the duration. Other than that, just the usual uncomfortable, unable to sleep, peeing all the time, tired, feeling energy-less stuff. But you know, I'll take 10 times this for a healthy baby ( Read more... )

I have a lot I want to talk about, but I get so impatient with writing that I doubt I'll get to it all ( Read more... )

I'm back home. To say I'm disappointed would be a major understatement. I actually received a boarding pass, I had gotten the last seat on the plane (first class, no less), I was on the ramp to board the airplane, and the door to the gate was closed. Just as I was about to get on the plane, the gate agent opened the door and pulled me off. Someone ( Read more... )