5. AM.

Ugh.  I can’t sleep.  Haven’t all night.  I got in bed at 10:30, but it was useless.  I have gone to the bathroom at least 14 times (I didn’t count, but seriously, it has to be at least that many times).  And the worst part is that we finally gave in and turned the air on because it had gotten up to 80 degrees in the house- and 80 degrees indoors and a 38 week pregnant woman don’t mix.  But it isn’t working.  It’s blowing air, just not COLD air.  So I’ve been in the recliner since 1:30 with the ceiling fan going full blast.

I knew I might not be able to sleep because of excitement, but I didn’t think that I would be such a bundle of nerves.  I spent a good 2 hours fighting vomiting earlier this morning, and finally gave in to a queasy stomach around 3:30.  Since then, I feel fine.  Haha… isn’t it crazy how we process emotions?

Anyway, I have to wake Josh up at 7, so now I only have one hour left to waste before I can get him up and start getting ready (why did it take me an hour to write this?).  He woke up to check on me a little while ago and said that he had that feeling like when he was a little kid and he knew they were going on vacation the next day.  I’m glad to know that he’s feeling something, too- he’s so calm all the time!

If you’re up and reading this, make sure to head over to Nate’s page.  As of 5 am, Tricia was in her 8th hour of surgery for a double lung transplant.  They need our prayers this morning!

Well, as a friend of mine put it yesterday (uh oh, shout out), “Here’s to a healthy, fat baby- ’cause fat babies are the best kind!”  Come on, Ellie Catherine!

14.5- Hours, that is!!

We are fourteen and 1/2 hours from the arrival of our precious baby girl!  The amnio came back great and Ellie is ready!  So are her Mommy and Daddy.  I bet I don’t sleep at all tonight and I bet Josh snores like a champ.

Keep our family in your prayers tonight and tomorrow.  I know that it will be a wonderful day filled with emotion.  I’ll be at Rockdale Medical Center- stop by if you’re local so I can show you how beautiful Ellie Catherine is!

I may try to get someone to post for me, but I may not.  I’ll have my iPhone, so maybe I can post myself from the hospital.  I’ll see if I can get a picture up as soon as possible.

Woo-hoo!

2 days!

Wow- I lied again about keeping up better!  Sorry about that.  I have really good intentions when I say those things.  HA!

Well, I made it through the weekend.  I went to the doctor on Friday and basically we just went through the basics on the c-section.  It was nothing big, but I felt better after talking with the doctor because I don’t remember a lot of the details from the last c-section.  My blood pressure has stayed fairly steady, but it is still higher than what we’ve been used to for this pregnancy.

I went to the specialist today.  My blood pressure was a little high for the doctor’s taste, and she had said if it was higher than what she wanted she may not do the amnio.  It was borderline (148/88), so she went ahead with the amniocentesis. 

Have any of you ever had an amnio?  Oh… my… Lord.  She told me it would hurt for about 30 seconds.  She didn’t mention that the 30 seconds was only if the baby didn’t budge an inch and my uterus didn’t go into convulsions (both of which happened immediately).  As soon as the needle went into my belly, the baby moved, blocking the ONLY tiny pocket of fluid that she could find to draw from.  And, when the needle hit my uterus, it went into outer-space!!  I’m telling ya.   And the worst part?  She actually had to pull the needle out, wait for my uterus to stop contracting so hard, and try again.  Not fun.

So when it was over, not only did my belly hurt like the dickens, but I was so upset and nervous that I actually got sick in the doctor’s office.  She told me that my water could break after the procedure or that I may go into spontaneous labor (in which case they’d go ahead and do a c-section), but so far, my belly just hurts!  I’m still having contractions, but most of them aren’t very bad.  The worst part is how sore the spots are where she put the needle in.  So what’s today’s lesson, kids?  Amnio’s are not for recreational use.

Now I just have to go to sleep (ha… sleep… what’s that?) and wake up in the morning and wait to hear the results.  That will be just excruciating.  The bottom line is that if the results come back and say that Ellie’s lungs are ready and mature, we’re on for 12:30pm on Thursday.  If the results say that she’s not quite ready, they are going to push the c-section to April 10. 

If you will, please pray that the amnio says she looks good.  I think I will be a basketcase if they say she’s not ready, plus I’ll be just totally disappointed that I have to wait another entire week!!  I’m dying of boredom!  Don’t tell my boss, but I’d rather be at work than stuck here waiting…

I won’t say I’ll update tomorrow, but I probably will.  Check back to see what happens on the next exciting installment of… Baby’s Momma!