Go Cocks!

I went to the game last night!!! I had another doctor visit yesterday morning and had still made no progress, so I decided what the heck, maybe walking around at the stadium will put me into labor.....no such luck! My next appointment is Wednesday morning and IF I have progressed on my own they will induce me Thursday morning....if not,I will wait another week! The doctor did tell me he thinks she weighs about eight pounds!

The Waiting Game

I had a doctor appointment this morning and still have made no changes. She did say Bennett has dropped and is head down. I know first time moms usually go past their due dates but I am SOOO ready to see her AND to NOT BE PREGNANT ANYMORE! I am starting to wonder if I can learn to walk again without waddling???!!! :)

Jessica's Surprise Party

My Brother In Law planned a surprise party for my sister's 25th birthday. Here is a picture of the two of us from that night. I Love Her!

Child Birth Classes

Chris and I had our first Child Birth class last night at the hospital. The class if the first three Tuesdays of the month from 7-9 pm. They showed us a birthing video last night and I was really worried how Chris was going to react. He surprised me and handled it very well, although he still says he will be at my head looking me straight in the eyes the whole time.....and I thought men were supposed to be tough! :)

Lamar Shower

I had my second baby shower this past weekend at my house in Lamar. It was wonderful! My very best friends, Wendy, Robyn, Ashley, Amie, and Jakette were the hostesses and they did a GREAT job. They made me a diaper cake and a scrap book with pictures and notes each guest had written to me and Bennett! These are five of the most amazing women I have ever met and I truly cherish each of their friendships! Love you guys!

34 Week Visit

The medicine they put me on is working. They have restricted me to desk work only (no travel). My blood pressure is still perfect and Bennett's heart rate was 154. They estimate she is around four pounds. I go back next Thursday. The end is drawing near (or shall I say beginning)!

Contractions

I woke up around 12:30 am Tuesday night/Wednesday morning to go the restroom (again) and had horrible pressure in my lower abdomen and back. I chalked it up to my growing belly and fought the rest of the night to go back to sleep. I went to work Wednesday and felt the same intense pressure and pain throughout the day. I again thought it was nothing more than Bennett laying on a nerve or something. I ate lunch around 12:30 and by 2:00 had not felt Bennett move (she is usually very active after I eat). I called my doctor and was told to come in immediately. By 4:00 I was in the hospital hooked up to a monitor to check her heart rate and my contractions. I had four or five within the first twenty min. of being hooked up. The doctor choose to admit me and gave me a shot of medicine to stop the contractions. I had to take this same medicine in pill form every six hours throughout the night. The contractions thankfully slowed to only three throughout the night and I was discharged at 9 am with instructions to continue taking the meds until further notice, not to stand for more than ten minuets at a time until Monday, monitor Bennett's movement (she is moving up a storm now and her heart rate was great the entire time....145) and contractions (no more than four in one hour time). I go back to the doctor Wednesday morning and can return to work Monday morning if I feel up to it. The contractions never made me dilate so let's all hope and pray the medicine does what it is supposed to do for the next couple of weeks while Bennett "bakes" a little longer!