Here we are, almost to my due date and this bebe is already showing us a glimpse of what he/she might be like. The past 2 weeks have been absolutely crazy. When your Dr. says "You'll probably have this baby tonight or within the next 72 hours" at my 37 week appointment, everyone jumps into "baby is coming" action! My Aunt Sher Bear from Pinetop AZ, is my first phone call when I leave the Dr.'s office. She has never witnessed a live birth and doesn't have children of her own so she really wants to be here for the special occasion. She was in the middle of making lunch at her cabin when I called. She must have literally jumped in the car the instant we hung up because she was here by 6 pm that night! The next day was Saturday, we called our Granny Janny to give her the news and see if she could make the trip out too. Sure enough sweet lil Granny hopped on a plane and was here that same afternoon, talk about excitement! The next day I started having contractions 20-30 min apart, woo-hoo, we went to the mall to walk around and try to speed things up. By 4:30 I felt that I should go to the hospital to get checked just to be on the safe side. My contractions were about 8-10 min apart and feeling somewhat strong. Ash takes me to the hospital, the nurse comes in and I immediately know she is not a nice person. She gives me the fakest smile and says in a high pitched annoying voice "Hi! so we think were in labor?" Yes, I told her about my Dr. appt, and how he stripped my membranes the day before...she gave me a look of horror and said "Why in the world would he do that, OMG, we never do that here especially when your only 37 weeks!" Thanks Lady, way to make me feel comfortable. You would have thought I told her I killed one of her family members, seriously she was THAT dramatic. She continued on with her annoying voice trying to sound genuine, but she honestly couldn't wait to get me out of there. She proceeds to tell me I was only dialated to a 1, and about 60% effaced....how did I go backwards from the day before being a 3 and 80% effaced?! Hmmmm, this Lady is REALLY ticking me off now. By now Justin had arrived and the nurse told me to walk the halls for an hour and then she would check me again. Well, the contractions continued but they never got strong enough or close together enough to put me in labor. So I went home SAD with NO baby. For the next 5 days we waited, the contractions continued and still nothing! Thankfully those 5 days weren't a total loss, we were able to do some major female bonding, we shopped, we ate, we laughed and shared stories...it was truly an unforgettable time that I will cherish forever. The best story was told by my Mom of course, about the night she went into labor with me....you'll have to ask her to tell it. The kids loved getting to know their Aunt Blueberry and Granny Janny, they had a visit from the Easter Granny Bunny, they ate candy, painted on the table, played hide n seek which involved Granny Janny jumping in the tub with them, they had a great time. Thanks Granny and Sher!
So here we are, another week gone by and NO baby....lots of contractions and pains but no labor. I have a feeling this lil baby is going to have a big personality and require lots of attention, as it already is! Hahaha I literally cannot wait to meet this one! Granny and Sher had to leave, life must go on, it was sad but at least we were able spend quality time together and hopefully Aunt Sher will be able to come back again for the real birth.
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