Life since my last post.

I know it's been a few weeks, but life has been crazy. 

Last time I posted I was 38 weeks pregnant. And soo ready to be done. 

The next week I was 39 weeks pregnant and I came down with the terrible stomach flu. I lost 10 lbs and had to be hospitalized for 2 days. I though for sure the dr would induce me, but he didn't and looking back, I'm glad because the stomach flu + labor would have been awful. 

First solid food in over 24 hours. 

Then my due date came and went. April 29th, then April 30th and then May got here and we went to the dr to schedule an induction. We scheduled it for May 2nd at 7 am. 

40 weeks + 1 day baby bump picture. Had to wear a dress because I had no clothes that fit. 

I had contractions all day Thursday, finally at 2:30 AM I was in so much pain I woke Keith up and made him take me to the hospital. 

I'll write about my whole birth story in my next post, but the sum of it is at 10:00 the Dr told me the best option for me and baby was to have an emergency c-section. At 10:21 AM I heard my baby cry. Jack David Woolsey finally joined us.  

First time I saw him. 

We had to stay in the hospital for 3 days because of the c-section. 

We came home Monday, May 5th and have been loving life as a little family ever since. 

Mazee loves baby Jack and always tries to help when he cries. 

He is 2 weeks old today and I can't believe how much he has changed. 

What a fun adventure this parenting thing is. 

38 Weeks!

Seriously guys.  We are 38 Weeks today! I'm so ready to have this little munchkin that I can't even stand it!

We [The Immediate Family] have officially placed baby bets.

So that means its getting close!

My bet is that he will come Friday, the 18th [GOOD FRIDAY] he will weigh 6 lbs 5 oz. and be about 21 inches long (I've seen the ultrasound, and this kid has big feet and long legs like his daddy)

Keith bets he won't get here until the 27th. I can't remember what his guess on height and weight were, but don't worry, its all written down on my fridge.


Things have been a little more exciting this week (I'm not sure this is a good thing.)

Yesterday morning we had to make an unexpected visit to the hospital.  I hadn't felt Jack move for a good 2 hours, and I just wasn't feeling right.  I went down to the hospital and they immediately found his heartbeat. [I cried, I was so relieved] He still wasn't moving much though, so they kept the monitors on me, and called my Dr.

He told them to give me lots of fluids, so I drank 5 cups of NASTY Gunnison water, and had a bag of IV fluid.  He started moving after that.   Just to be safe, they tested my urine and it came back that I had a little bladder infection [which explains why I've been feeling yucky] so I got an antibiotic for that.

We were so so so relieved when we heard that heartbeat!

 

 

Not knowing is an awful feeling.

Anyways, all is well in baby land.  He's still cooking away, no matter how much I want him out.

I've started eating pineapple, drinking raspberry tea, and going for long walks... I'm ready for baby boy to be here.

38 weeks, and feeling HUGE! So ready to meet baby Jack

What are your tips for "encouraging" him to join us?  No castor oil please :)