Baby update.

It's drawing closer and closer to my due date now. Only a week and a half away from my due date now. The morning of Ella and Evan's birthday party, I thought I was starting to go in labor but as I counted my contractions were getting farther and farther apart. Just the night before I found a blob of discharge on the toilet paper I was using to wipe myself with after peeing so I was already afraid from that poing on. Before counting, all I could imagine was missing out my daughter's first birthday bash while in the hospital bed alone! Thank the good Lord for not letting that happen. My last Dr's appointment was this past Thursday and he said I was still at about the 2cm dilation mark and 70% effaced (which he said not pay too much mind to.) I did also test positive for Group B strep again a few weeks back so I'll be going on the IV again. It sucks!! Why me? I just hope it's like the last experience where I felt fine going in and started true labor in the hospital.. Dreading the initial labor pain again until I can get the epidural again.

Baby, just one more week okay? Just nice and incubated and mommy will be very happy! But please don't be overdue neither! Mommy loves you. <3

Hectic, crazy, and successful weekend!

This past weekend was insane and wonderful at the same time! So many people showed up to dual birthday! It was cold, rainy, windy and just plain miserable but everyone that attended were just troopers and I think the kids had fun too. We had enough food to go around, the candy was almost gone and the cakes turned out awesome! Decorations were great too. Everyone that helped contributed to making this day happened. So blessed with a wonderful and helpful family.

Ella just turned 1 last Tuesday and we spent it at Chuck E Cheese. She had a blast running around the place and it was also her first time going down the slide! It was so cute. I'm so glad I bought her own slide for the backyard. It's so cute seeing her go down it by herself and she isn't scared at all! Lol. I cannot believe she is my toddler now and not my infant anymore. It's been amazing seeing her progress daily. She is just the smartest girl; she imitates everything nowadays and is interested in everything. The only thing I can't really wait to be over is the putting everything in her mouth phase. I hope it doesn't last very long. We still have to get her off her pacifier but it's so hard when it does 30% of our job! Ugh.. Slowly but surely?? The transition for new baby has been rather slow too. All of Ella's old bedding is still on the crib and her room is still decorated w/ Ella's girly stuff. I'm not sure if I want to keep it that way or if I want to change it. I assume he won't be using it as much anyway since he'll be sleeping with us and Ella will be sleeping in the crib. We are so bad that we haven't tried putting her back in her crib.. We are totally going to be reaping what we sow... Oyy..

Speaking of turning 1, Sabrina and I decided two months ago to celebrate Evan and Ella's big birthday bash together since they were so close together. It's coming up this weekend already and it's gonna be huge! I'm not even sure who is attending but we definitely went all out this time. We rented 2 inflatable jumpers, a face painter, a balloon twister and still pending..a tent for the guests outside. I'm not even sure how much I've invested into this already and I really don't wanna know but it's really stressing me out.. It's so hard not working and then spending more than what is coming in.. I don't know how Thou is being so calm about everything but it's really starting to hit me hard.. I just hope everything works out okay after this. Definitely laying low after this one.. Anyway, definitely going to make this one worth it since we've gone in so far w/ it already.

So I've only exactly 2 more weeks until my due date and I've been starting to feel it; the weight of the belly, the pelvic pain, the harder kicks and punches and the feeling that it's starting to crowd him in my stomach. Getting up has been super hard from the bed too and sometimes it's so uncomfortable, I'd rather not sleep at all if I can even sleep.. =/ In due time I know.

I've been having clincals at the hospital that I will be having baby and haven't really toured the floor area yet. I hope it's as good as United. I loved my experience there and wouldn't have mind going there again but since my Clinic only delivers there, I suppose that's what I have to deal with. From what I've seen, it looks pretty roomy and nice so hopefully the staff is the same way. Will further update! Just two more weeks and counting down the seconds!

Baby update!

Today I'm exactly 36 weeks! I went in for my 36 week check up and got the Group B strep test done and the Dr also checked my cervix. She confirmed that I was 2cm dilated and 70% effaced! I think this was the same thing the Dr said the week before I had Ella too. As much as I want this baby out, I really hope he stays in until after finals! I don't know how I'm going to find time to make up all the clinicals and school work being out at this point!

Update:

My test came out positive so I have to go through the antibiotics via IV all over again. It was really nothing but it's one more thing to worry about. I'm so ready to have this baby.. This is probably the most pain I've never been in. It's been almost constant since day 1. I know it'll all be worth it, in the mean time it's a pain in the butt.