34 weeks 6 days

It's official, my little bundle of joy can come any day now according to the doctor. Believe me when I say I am so ready. I've been having mild contractions and cramping but nothing severe enough to send me to the hospital. When I walk through those doors into labor and delivery I do NOT want to be walking out! I want to be leaving through the new wing with my baby in my arms and a happy family waiting for us. Labor is no fun and contractions just plain hurt but let me tell you, I'm looking forward to being in full blown labor so we can get on with this. It would be nice for the baby to be at his own baby shower so everyone can see him. Everyone is excited to meet this new little guy. I'm excited but more anxious to be done with the pregnancy. So as I have no countdown for a c-section date, I sit here and count the contractions and their length praying that they speed up and intensify.

Week 33 Day 5

Time is winding down and it's almost time for our little bundle of joy to make his way out of my womb. He's 18" long and 5 lbs already and fastly approaching the size his sister was at birth. With only 3 weeks to the baby shower we're crambling to get everything together. My next doctor's appointment we get to scheduele the c-section so Ill know exactly when my little man will be making his appearance and Im super excited. Time is really starting to fly by and the days are ticking down :)

Week 32 Day 4

I woke up this morning after another long night of tossing and turning, with the same symptoms I was having monday when I had to go to the hospital. I forced myself to eat then down a lot of water and some tylanol. Then took a bath to help soothe the back back and wait for the contractions to ease up. After I took a nap before the house became too unbearably hot to handle and was forced out of bed and into the cool living room. Thankfully Ive only had a few contractions here and there. Now I'm sitting here in the reclyner watching my daughter play and sing. It's amazing the things kids think of. Its hard to believe that here in a few short weeks we'll have a baby in the house. I know my daughter is going to want to hold and play with her little brother. I'm also praying that she doesn't get overly jealous at the attention everyone will no doubt give him and that she doesn't start acting out. She's been the only child for 3 1/2 years so she's pretty used to getting all the attention to her self only sharring it on a rare occaision. The last time I held a baby in my hands she walked up to get a good look at it then walked away with indifference. She's also smart enough to know that it wasn't a permanent thing but that when her brother gets here he wont be going anywhere. I think having her help me put together the bedroom for the baby has helped alot that way she hasn't felt left out. We also sat her in the crib to show her how the baby sleeps in a crib and that she's too big for a crib. It stopped her from trying to climb into it like she was. She still tries to play with his toys that are in his room, which she knows is fine for now but that they don't leave the room. She also has been picking stuff out that she wants to get the baby when we're out shopping. Then when we get home she put those things away in his room. So far it's worked out nicely. I'm worried about the three days I'll have to spend in the hospital away from her for the c-section. Good thing we have a close knit family with pleanty of people that have voluntered to keep her so DH can be with me. Ofcourse we've arranged it so he'll be home with her at night so she can sleep in her own bed. I think it's important not to take her too much out of her routine. A night here and there is fine, but three in a row would mess up the routine. My other worry is after we get home. I'll still be healing and sore and I just know she'll try to climb up on my lap and I'll end up with a knee in the stomach or something equally painful. It deffinately won't be as easy as it was when I brought her home. Between one three year old and two cats and the baby I'll be on my toes. Thankfully my cats are good with babies. One stays completely away from them and the other like's to just watch over them. Our "protector" cat still watch's our daughters door at night. He stays in the hallway after she's put to bed and if she wakes up crying he comes running out to the living to let us know. I swear he's more like a dog sometimes. I know I'm probably worring for nothing, but for me it's just preparing for the worse.

Week 32 Day 3

Went to the hospital for the second time. First two weeks ago then again monday. Both times because I was in pre-term labor. They were able to stop the labor and give me fluids because I was so dehydrated. I'm still on strict bed rest. I spent all day yesterday sleeping and am sure I''l end up doing the same today. I really only have about a month and a half to go and boy I can't wait until that time is over and this pregnancy is over. I feel like I'm missing out on so much of life. I don't get to spend as much time with my 3 1/2 year old daughter because I'm stuck in bed 24-7. She seems to understand everything pretty good. She knows that I'm pregnant and that her baby brother will be here soon but that it's still too early for him to come. She understands that I have to stay in bed and comes in to talk to me or take a nap with me. I feel that we're missing out on the last few weeks of just her time before the baby gets here. I'm worried that she'll come to resent him because of it. She's been so helpful so far. My back doesn't seem to hurt as much today which means he's stopped kicking it for now :) My hip is killing me from laying on my side. Monday when they weighed me I had only gained 1 lb from the two weeks before when I was there and they used the same scale. I was suprised since I've been on bed rest for two weeks and haven't slowed down my eating. I also had only been sick for 24 hours so I didn't think it would effect my weight. I'm happy that this pregnancy is comming to an end. I really miss sleeping on my stomach lol. I know it's silly but I do.