So soon...

We went to the doctor yesterday for a check up and I have officially hit 150lbs.!! :) WHOA!! I've gained 29lbs. so far. The doctor checked my cervix and I was dilated to a 1 1/2 to a 2. WOW! All in a 24hr period. At that rate, she will be here this weekend. I am still having contractions, but it's about 1 every hour. It doesn't matter what I do, they still keep coming. I am having false labor right now and it's just a matter of time before it becomes "real"! Dr. harvey suspects she will be here this weekend or early next week. If she comes in the next two weeks, she will be considered preterm, but Dr. Harvey thinks she will be fine & there shouldn't be anything to worry about. She said babies born at 35 weeks are usually just as healthy as a full term baby. The bad thing about her coming so early is Tony has no time off from work until Sept. 6th. So, we need her to come during the week or after the 6th, otherwise he will be at work. Keep your fingers crossed and let's hope she hangs out in there a little longer! Plus, I do not have a bag packed or an outfit picked out for her to come home in. I thought I was going to have a little more time than this!! I guess I did have 9 months :)

A little scare

I started having contractions after work yesterday around 5pm. I had a constant contraction from 5pm until about 5am. I drank some water this morning and had breakfast and the contraction seemed to stop. I called the Dr.'s office at 8 and they told me to go to L&D. So, Tony and I went at about 8:30 this morning. They checked my cervix, which really hurt, and said I was about a fingertip and it was still really thick. They put me on the monitors and noticed my contractions were erratic. I was also dehydrated so they started me on an IV. That wasn't helping the contractions, so they gave me a shot to stop the contractions. I had 2 of them; one every 20 minutes. Thank goodness my contractions stopped and I didn't have to have another one. They burned when they went in, increased mine & Brooke's heart rate and made me extremely jittery. Brooke did not seem to be in any distress. They kept saying, "Wow, you have a happy, hyper baby. Does she ever sleep?" She would not stop moving. I guess since my uterus was relaxed she had more room to move around! :) So, after about 4 hours they said we could go home and that I was to take it easy for the rest of the week & drink LOTS of water. No work! Dr. Harvey thinks that she will be here within the next week or two. I have an appointment with her tomorrow for my Strep B test and to make sure I'm still not contracting. I have been laying down since we got home and I have had about 3 contractions. This whole experience made me really nervous and realize I am NOT ready for labor!! I don't think Tony is either!!

So much to talk about

Everyone at the shower!

My beautiful, wonderful, yummy cake :)

Me with the hostesses (Nina, Stephanie & Beky) They did an amazing job!


Well, we had our last childbirth class, baby shower and a doctor's appointment since I last updated. I can't believe I haven't kept this updated :) First things first. Our last childbirth class was really good. A pediatrician came and talked with us about all of the things to expect when we bring Brooke home. I feel very confident in now ;) I'm really glad we decided to take these classes. I think they were a big help and gave us a lot of information on what to expect on the big day!! I had my baby shower Saturday August 8th!! It was hosted by my wonderful aunt's Beky, Nina & Stephanie. They did such an amazing job! Everything was beautiful and so much fun!! Thanks to everyone who came out and made this day very special for me!! I will never forget it!! If you were at my shower, please don't forget to send me Brooke's letter :) I have to get all of the pictures from Nicole & I will make a slideshow and post them. Until then, here are a few that I have!!
Lastly, we had a doctor's appointment last Thursday the 13th. This was my first 2 week appointment. I gained one pound in two weeks! Can you tell I cut out the donuts?!? Brooke is growing and I am healthy. It was about a 5 minute visit and she said see ya in two weeks!! I tried to have her put me on bed rest, but she wouldn't have it!! hehe There were a few things I was concerned about. I have this really sharp pain that shoots down the front of my leg. I will be walking or standing with pressure on it and it will just give out on me. Not fun! She said it is normal and Brooke is just sitting on some nerves!! The other thing I was concerned about were my contractions. I had been having them really often, but she said 6 or more in an hour then I need to go to L&D. I think I was getting them so much because I wasn't staying hydrated like I should. It's hard to drink 8 glasses of water a day :) I really have to get better at this because I am going back to the doctor today because I think I could possibly have a bladder infection. We will see what she says. Other than that, my next appointment is Thursday the 27th & then I start going every week! I can't believe it is almost time!! I have my work baby shower this Thursday & Tony's coworkers are throwing him a shower next month!! We have so much stuff for Brooke. I can't wait until we have a house and she has her own room!!! Also, they have moved me up to 40 hours a week at work. It is good to have the extra money, but very tiring too.

Waiting to meet Brooke

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