My L&D Slumber Party

Its been awhile since I updated...a lot has happened. 

I finally got my new van. It took them forever to get my mods done, but I finally picked it up last Thursday. I am officially a "Soccer MILF" as Steven says. He says I look good in it...he says it fits me perfectly. Today, he drove it for the 1st time and he couldn't get over how well it drives. He actually said "This is so nice. I am happy for you." Sweet man of mine!! 

Friday night was my baby shower. We had a very nice dinner and Brooklyn got lots of great gifts and a bunch of diapers. I am so thankful for my awesome friends and family. I feel so much better now that we are prepared. All we are waiting on now is her furniture...not that she will be sleeping in her crib for a couple months.

Anyway, we went on a mini road trip on Saturday. My brother-in-law spent last week with us, so we met my mother-in-law in Buffalo to drop him off...it is about 1/2-way for both of us. We spent the afternoon at the Galleria. She bought Carter a couple new DVDs for the new van. It was nice because it kept him busy on the ride home.

Sunday, I woke up not feeling well. My contractions were very hard and very close together all morning. I paged my OB and he didn't call back right away, so my mom took Carter and Steven and I headed to the hospital. I got checked in and hooked up to the monitors. I was having hard contractions every few minutes. They started an IV and gave me a bag of fluids to see if they could stop them that way. The OB on call came in and checked my dilation...1 cm. Not good. They decided to keep me overnight to be sure that I wasn't going into active labor. I was moved to a High Risk room until morning. Steven slept on a very small, very hard couch next to my bed all night...although neither of us got much sleep. On top of that, we were not prepared to stay, so both of our phone chargers and laptops were left behind. We were bored out of our minds and didn't have much cash with us for anything! I didn't eat before we left home because I wasn't feeling well. I had cereal around 2pm on Sunday. I wasn't allowed to eat once I checked in, just in case I went into labor and needed a c-section, but I was permitted to chew gum. I went through about 2 packs by myself, pretending it was food. Monday morning around 8am, my OB came into my room and checked my cervix...2 cm. Still not good, but since my contractions had spaced out, he felt that I was OK to be discharged. He gave me the green light to eat breakfast, so one of the nurses brought me in some cereal and a muffin. I hadn't eaten anything since the previous afternoon, so I scarfed it down before we left to go home. 

Monday when we got home, I had a small breakdown. I had such a long to-do list of things that had to be done before Brooklyn arrives. I felt like she could come at any moment and we had not washed one bottle or article of clothing. I had an empty diaper bag and still needed to buy a few of the contents to fill it. Thankfully, my mom and Steven took care of everything. Steven went to the basement and brought the swing and other necessities upstairs and cleaned them. He assembled the new Pack n Play as well. My mom washed and organized all of the bottles and clothes. She also helped me fill the diaper bag with everything Brooklyn will need. I finally feel at peace with everything...if she needs to make an early appearance, that is OK. I hope that she will stay put for another 15 days, but we are ready for her if she doesn't. Huge weight off of my shoulders.

The last couple of days have been rough, but I am trying to hang in there. Today, I almost caved and went back to L&D. My contractions were about 3 minutes apart at one point. Thankfully, they spaced out. I am still having them, but not as often. Steven moved our mattress into the living room so I can lay down and still be a functional part of the family during the day. I was getting pretty depressed being by myself in the bedroom all day when I needed to lay down. Just being around my family keeps my spirits up.

I am trying my best to make it until Monday, since I have an appointment with my OB. He will check my cervix and probably do an ultrasound to see if Brooklyn is still breech...as of Sunday, she was. If I have dilated any further, I assume he will admit me and induce shortly after. Your continued thoughts and prayers are so appreciated. 2 weeks from tomorrow...that's the goal!