Waiting, Waiting, Waiting

Well, it's official - I can't take care of myself anymore! Ha ha...Ryan arranged a babysitter for me over the weekend! He & his friend Cody went to Randolph on Saturday to play with their Jeeps (Cody just got a new one) so my Mother came to Hesston to "watch" me while they were gone. We figured there better be someone around just in case something were to happen & I went into labor...it's just Murphy's Law that it would happen while Ryan is out of town! Plus, Saturday was the 26th & that date repeats itself for birthdays on my side of the family. At least he wasn't more than a couple of hours away...better safe than sorry though...I don't exactly think that driving myself to the hospital would be a good option even if it is only 10 miles away.

On Wednesday I had my first contractions...it was early in the morning & I felt this tightening & releasing sensation high in my abdomen. I guess you would call them contractions; I don't exactly know what to expect...this is new to me! People say that it feels like menstrual cramps but I didn't think that it felt like that at all. On Saturday my Mom & I went to Wichita to run some errands. The Lambs & Ivy room decorations I ordered came in & I wanted to get them picked up & put in the nursery before the baby arrives! Of course we ran all around town & by the time we started home I was exhausted & my feet were starting to swell & I was starting to have contractions again. My Mom asked if we should just go to the hospital as we were driving by & I said that I didn't think it was quite time to head over there just yet.

I was in a tizzy about getting the nursery ready before the baby got here so my Mom helped me organize the room. I decided that we needed to move the furniture around & so I convinced Ryan to help my Mother move the dresser & the crib. He was certain that when the glider & ottoman get here that I won't be happy with where I placed the furniture because "it will be much bigger than you think it is"...he kept saying that the rocker was going to take up a ton of space so I should just leave things as they were...I said we'd just deal with that when the time comes but I wanted the furniture moved NOW! I guess you could say that I am having a bit of a nesting instinct. Every little thing just seems to be attracting my attention...I am borderline obsessive-compulsive anyway & now it is like everything is magnified & each item has to have its place & be in it! Of course, it's not enough that things be in their place, they have to be folded just right & sitting at just the right angle or it just drives me nuts!

But we had fun moving the baby things around & deciding where to hang the little wall decorations. Ryan kept coming in & saying, "you guys are STILL in here?" Then my Mom & I decided to hang the quilt on the wall & we formed a plan on how to hang it. We figured if we sewed some loops of ribbon on the edge then we could hang it from that. Then I realized that I didn't have the kind of ribbon that I thought I did. I found some wide elastic & decided that we could use safety pins to put it on the back. So here we are with the quilt lying on the table & all our supplies at hand & as we start measuring & pinning I realize that there is already a loop of fabric sewen on the back of the quilt to make it easy to hang! LOL! Here we were going to alter the thing when there was already a hanger on it - story of our lives! Now, all we have to do is convince Ryan to help us hang the wrought iron hanger on the wall...and he absolutely HATES hanging things...with a passion! He says he doesn't know why we would want to put holes in a perfectly good wall - but he is usually happy with the results so I don't know what the big deal is. I guess it is just the fact that its a pain measuring & making sure everything is straight & what not. He finally gives in & hangs the pole on the wall...& makes fun of the way I hung the little cloth decorations on the other walls because I used sewing needles. I told him that I used sewing needles so there wouldn't be big holes in the wall!

I went to the doctor today & things are getting closer but she isn't sure if we'll see the baby this week or not. I had a little bit of a pinkish discharge this morning & she said that is a sign that things are moving along. She checked me & said that my cervix is soft & beginning to thin but that there isn't any dilation yet. I haven't really gained any weight since the last checkup...just a few ounces. There is a chance this baby could arrive before next Monday but I made an appointment for next week anyway. She said we can always just sit & have coffee & talk about how wonderful the baby is! I am so excited to see this little guy that I feel like I am just going to explode if I have to wait much longer! This waiting is ridiculous....ahhhh!