Week 39-I'm going crazy

To start the week off I had my weekly Doctor's appointment with Dr. Klose.  I'm dialated!  But for all the contractions I had been having I thought I would be futher along then I really am.  I was 1 1/2cm.  At first I was very disappointed but now that I think about it I am super excited to be dialated at all.  At this appointment the doctor was concerned that with baby girls movement as I had not felt her all day and I was sitting there talking to him drinking a cup of coffee. ( I got no sleep the last few days).  So he hooked me up to a monitor to watch baby Guinan.  She was not moving so they tired this little buzzer zapper thing on my tummy to wake her up.  All it did was give her the hiccups.  After about 20 mins.  Dr. Klose felt better with what he saw and also metioned that I was having contractions during that time.  I laughed.  Kinda knew that already.

When I first started out on this crazy journey, I thought this will be great i'll be pregnant over the holidays. things should be slow at work and it will be nice to be able to relax. Now that I'm here and Christmas has just passed I can not believe I thought it would be easy to be pregnant during this time of year.

First there’s the whole having to get gifts for everyone and having no energy. Then there is the fact that it snows during this time of year and snow and Cheryl don't mix to start so when you had snow and pregnant Cheryl (unbalanced and unsteady and waddles a lot) you get several falls. Plus having the to wrap up everything with the nursery, washing clothes cleaning house and everything else that comes with adulthood it can be very overwhelming to say the least. Even with a super awesome husband like Dave. So on the 23rd of Dec. I had to finish making all the handmade gifts Dave and I where giving out, so they would be ready for my Family's Christmas that was on the 24th. I got it done but then everything else piled up so I came home early from work the next day and started running all the errands I had to do. Which ended up with me falling, breaking a picture I just spent a $100.00 on and not getting any of the cleaning I wanted to done. Here is where psycho, tired, wanting to nest Cheryl first shows her nasty little face. Dave was out shopping for Christmas gifts and picking up our little girls cribs so he wasn't around for me to vent to. Dave usually keeps me clam and from over reacting. I was so upset with the days events that I went though the whole house in like 10 minutes taking every item that was not in its proper place and threw it in a big pile in the middle of the dining room. I mean everything from the filing, clothes, gifts, trash, I think I even tried to keep the dogs and cat there to. I then let out the rest of my pent up stress by balling like a five year old. Not my proudest moment by far. Then poor Dave comes home to see what had happened and he was very good. He just said we were almost done why the heck would you do this? I cried and said I don't know this was all in the wrong place. He shock his head and walked a way. He came back a few seconds later and threw a sweatshirt in the pile and said wow that’s kind of fun, please tell me you at least felt better after doing this. I cried and said no because it’s just more of a mess I have to clean up now. Well we both laughed and left for my Uncles for Christmas Eve Dinner. Then we got home Dave put the crib together and I cleaned up my mess. We both felt better! Christmas was fun with my family. Baby girl got a stocking and a Santa Hat and mini Viking slippers to go with my Viking antenna ball and Jacket that was passed down to me from my grandpa. The next day we went to my in-laws and had breakfast, opened gifts, played pennies and then had Christmas Dinner. It was a great time but I was very tired to say the least. I do have to say that we got an awesome video camera so that we could video tape baby girl when she joins us and I'm very excited about that.

At the end of the weekend Dave and I completely finished the nursery and are very proud of how well it turned out and crazy Cheryl has disappeared. Thank goodness for that!

Week 38

This has been a very busy weeks as for tying up a few louse ends. First thing first is I made it to Dec. 15th meaning I could qualify for FMLA. I was very excited and to celebrate I applied first thing in the morning and got the OB's office the paperwork they needed to fill out that afternoon at my appointment and faxed off everything I needed to fill out. Dave and I both felt a huge relief to make it to this point.


For a few months now Dave and I have been researching Pediatricians for our little girl. We asked friends for referrals, looked up the schooling history and info online about doctors. We had it down to three but about a month ago we decided that we wanted Dr. Tammy Roesler. We knew her personally, the office is close to our house and my work and she was recommended by a few of our friends. The only thing we needed to do was sit down with her so we could see her office and make sure that Dr. Tammy, Dave and I agreed on a few things and we also wanted to see how the staff was. We would have done this a while ago but Dr. Tammy was booked out by a month. So it finally came time for our Dec 14th appointment that we made way back at the beginning of Nov. Everything seemed perfect for us and that staff was very helpful and fun. So we got all the formal information we needed for the hospital and were on our way. I was just glad to have yet another thing officially completed and crossed off my list. Later that afternoon we saw Dr. Klose and baby girl seems to be doing great. Her head is still down in position and she has started to slow down in her movements which Dr. Klose says is normal and good. He still did not check to see if I had dilated at all. The things you start to obsess over when your pregnant, Hahaha!

Week 37

On the 8th we had another doctor appointment with Dr. Klose. I was looking forward to being checked as I had a ton more contractions and on the 16th of Nov he had said that I was 50% effaced. I thought for sure this baby was on her way. But he did not check to see if I was dilated as he doesn't want to risk infection and I am having contractions and everything seems to be going well. I was bummed. He did tell me that once again I lost weight which made me happy. That night Dave and I started to install the car seat in my car. Now is the time to be ready for sure. It took us a little bit mostly because my Jetta is a small car. At least that's the story Dave and I are sticking to. But we did end up getting it installed. On the 9th Dave and I had an appointment with AAA to check to make sure that Dave and I installed our car seat correctly. From RESMA, Birthing Classes and AAA, they all say that about 90% of car seats are installed incorrectly. So we were sure that we might do at least something wrong when we installed the car seat but we got a 100% on our installation. Yes I do believe we get bragging rights for that. So we left the appointment very happy and reassured. I do have to say that it is very strange driving around with a car seat. It makes it very real and also super exciting. I also felt much better to have one more thing crossed off on the list.  Then at the end of the week I had lunch with my aunt Suzanne and got my preggers photos taken.  I didn't get to go to the photographer I wanted because of some costly things that came up so I went to Sears.  On the way in the store I fell and had mud all over me.  Then the photo I really wanted ended up looking like crap so I learned the lesson to use credit if your really want something done right.

Week 36

Getting though Thanksgiving feels like such a relief. I'm down to my last month of pregnancy. Thank god. I have been having a bunch of contractions lately. The real deal ones and then as fast as they start they stop. People tell me oh those can’t be real they are just Braxton Hicks which drives me nuts. At least my doctor agrees that they are real and I keep experiencing preterm labor. They really have been taking a toll on me for sure. My doctor is still hoping to get her out sooner than later. I would like to hold off till at least the 15th of Dec. That way I can make my one year mark at work and qualify for FMLA. It's all about job security.


I have found myself going crazy over the smallest things. My mood is really crabby and I feel totally unprepared for the arrival or my baby girl. I feel like no one else can see my urgency to get ready and be ready before she comes. They just keep telling me there is time. Well my goal this week has been to try and stay calm and get some cleaning done.