Still pregnant.
READERS DIGEST VERSION: Had my weekly appointment this morning. Fluid levels are great again, baby was a little sluggish and sleepy so they had to use this taser thingy on my belly to wake it up for the monitors. Then the baby jumped and they got the readings they needed to see and I was allowed to leave. Dr B is happy with how I am progressing and has me scheduled for an induction Sunday night (we’ll go in ~6p). Because I am so far along already, it’s expected that my labor will be way faster than it was with Mallory (~24 hours). Progress details are below if you are interested.
I am just DONE. I’m back to sleeping horribly, my heartburn is causing me so much pain at night, and I think Mallory is really starting to feel the effects of my sour mood & decreased patience. I’m so ready to move on to this next chapter of our lives as a family of four and I can’t wait to find out if Arlo is a “(insert our boy name here)” or a “(insert our girl name here)”. I want Mallory to be able to actually see this little baby that has been in my tummy all this time.
The plan is that we’ll drop Mallory off at my mom’s on our way to the hospital and my mom will bring her up when the baby is born. My mom wanted to make sure she knew what she was allowed to tell Mallory about the baby – could she tell her if it was a boy or a girl? could she share the name? We decided that my mom will just tell Mallory that Baby Arlo is here and they’ll come see us. I am excited to see Mallory’s reaction to a real live baby in our house, as opposed to the play babies she loves. I hope Mallory will be happy that I will have a lap again for her to cuddle on (even if it means she’s going to have to share with the baby, it will have to be better than it is now!).
So, speaking of Mallory, I have some funnies to share but I’ll start another post.
Stop reading here if you don’t want details of my progress.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DETAILS: I am now dilated to 4-5 cm and still 80%-ish effaced. Had my membranes stripped again today and Dr B could feel the baby’s “wrinkly” head. She did as much as she could without breaking my water.
Dang it! I was hoping since there wasn’t a post that you were popping this kid out. I’m praying for you.
YIKES! I bet you won’t make it until Sunday…I hope for your sake anyways. Baby Arlo will probably arrive on April Fools Day :-) Good luck, I wake up every morning and check my phone for an update?!?!?
Jen
My dad’s email from 3/30:
You’d better hurry the f*** up or none of your unextended family will be here for the birth! Other than RB and MB. Are you still having your birthday on Wednesday?