Just because

This has to be one of my favorite pictures that I've taken so far! I laid Abby down with Josh and shortly after I did, she reached her hand out like his. It was just too cute to not take a picture of it!

Introducing...

Abigail Edythe Calderwood
August 24, 2009 11:04 a.m.
7 lbs 3 oz 19 in

I know this is a month late, but at least I am posting :) So basically on August 24th my water broke at 3 a.m. and we went to Labor and Delivery. I was dilated to a 4 1/2 so they admitted me. They said I wouldn't deliver until 5 or 6 that night. Then they checked me at 8 a.m. and I was at an 8, but they still said it would be 1 or 2 before I delivered. They checked me again at 10 and I was at a 10, but the baby wasn't down far enough so we did rest and descend. About an hour later the baby's head was there and we were ready. Except for the fact that Josh had run over to the college to talk to his professor to get the syllabus from him since it was the first day of school, and the dr wasn't there either. So they said we could wait a little while, but then came back a few minutes later saying we couldn't wait any more. The baby seemed to be going into distress. The nurse rubbed her head a little and it seemed to make her do better. Right then our Dr and Josh got there. It took about 3 or 4 contractions, and she was out! We are so happy to have her here and can't imagine life without her.

36 weeks

Sorry, but there is no picture this week.

Just an update: I went to the Dr. on Thursday afternoon, and had a really bad nst test. The baby wouldn't respond. She didn't move a whole lot, and there were no "mountains and valleys" as they like to call them on the heartbeat printout. The nurse gave me juice to see if that would help, and she wouldn't move at all after the juice. I did have a Braxton Hicks contraction which left a big nothing on the monitor until it was over. So, the Dr (who I have to add was not my regular Dr, he was out of town) decided that we needed to do an ultrasound. Well, the ultrasound turned out fine. We saw her breathe and move, and he checked that I had enough amniotic fluid, which I have plenty of. This whole time I'm basically freaking out thinking he's going to send me to labor and delivery and give me a c-section. Yes, I tend to go straight to the worst possible outcome. But all is well. He also checked me, and I am already dilated to a 3 and thinned. He didn't say how thinned, so I don't know exactly where I'm at with that. I asked if I could be at a 3 for a long time and he said it was possible, but that, because I have high blood pressure, my Dr would induce me at least 1 or 2 weeks early. The way his face looked, though, made me wonder if he thought I would go sooner than that.

The baby's head is in the downward position, and I noticed on Friday that she had dropped. I can breathe a little bit better. I've been having a lot of cramping, but nothing painful. The Dr also said that I needed to wait until Monday, and then I could contract as much as I wanted because my regular Dr would be back in town because he prefers to deliver his own patients.

So basically, I'm just waiting to see what is going on. I am trying to work on lesson plans and get my classroom ready for a sub. It's a little stressful to not know what's going on, but hopefully I can get everything done in the next few days and be ready to go at any time. My next appointment is on Thursday, so we'll see what happens!

35 Weeks

only 5 more weeks! We did another non stress test on Friday, and it was probably the best one yet. My dr is talking about inducing me around Labor Day, so that's just about 3 weeks. There's still a lot to do, and a lot to get.

Latest Ultrasound

We had a comprehensive ultrasound today, and we got a cute little profile pic. Everything went well. They said the baby is growing well, and everything looks good. :)

33 weeks

Only 7 more weeks!! I tend to look a different size depending on what I wear. Some days I look huge, while other days I look small. I actually got told I was tiny for being 8 months pregnant by someone.

So for a little bit of an update, I get to go to 2 different Dr appointments this week. The first Dr appointment is for an ultrasound to make sure the baby is growing and everything is going good. Then I go to my regular Dr to do the weekly non stress test. Some weeks she does better than others, so we'll have to see. Everything has been going pretty good. I haven't started nesting, that I know of, but would love to so my house could get really clean. lol The baby's room is almost completely done. There are just a couple more things to do.

Josh is out of school for a couple of weeks, but I go back to work next week. I'm going to have to go this week to start setting up my classroom again, though. Not really looking forward to it. I am excited for a new year to begin, but I'm also tired a lot still. Hoping things will go good and everything.

My sister was here this past week, and it was really fun to hang out with her and my nephew. That's about it for now.

30 weeks

Only 10 more weeks left! The time has been flying by lately, but I'm thinking it's going to start going really slow. This picture isn't the best, but it was way too hot to really do my hair today. I go back to the dr on Friday and start the fun weekly non stress tests.