Fall Fun
6 years ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009
8:55 am update
Well, it's induction day. I'm all hooked up to my IV for fluids and
antibiotics. Will have water broken around noon. All for now.
antibiotics. Will have water broken around noon. All for now.
Love to all,
~Jenn
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Induction
Well, test results show that there's a 90% chance that Casey is ready
to be here, so we were given the option of going ahead with the
induction tomorrow or waiting and testing again next Monday. We
decided that if the doc is comfortable moving forward with the
induction then we are too. So at 7:30am tomorrow (Thursday) I'll be
heading in to the birth center to start the long induction process
(including 3-4 hours of antibiotics before inducing). Will explain the
antibiotics later...
to be here, so we were given the option of going ahead with the
induction tomorrow or waiting and testing again next Monday. We
decided that if the doc is comfortable moving forward with the
induction then we are too. So at 7:30am tomorrow (Thursday) I'll be
heading in to the birth center to start the long induction process
(including 3-4 hours of antibiotics before inducing). Will explain the
antibiotics later...
Pray all goes well, please and that we made a good decision. Thx
Love to all...
~Jenn
Anxious & Exhausted
As always, I've waited WAY too long between my last blog post and now and I'll be honest that I don't have any pics to share today, or at least am too lazy to upload any for now (some are on my phone and some are on my camera... not many have been transferred to the computer lately), sorry.
This morning I had an amniocentesis to test the lung maturity of Miss Casey. The preliminary results came back inconclusive or as they say "equivocal". So, a sample has been sent off to the U of M for further testing. I have an appointment for induction set up for tomorrow morning but if the test shows that C isn't ready, then we'll have to reschedule it (tentatively) for next week and do another amnio next Monday. Needless to say I'm beyond anxious to find out the results and get things rolling with meeting my sweet girl.
Tegan is in the throws of another phase of the terrible 2's... I don't know if it's because he is almost 3 and needs to go out [of the 2's] with a bang (as they say), or senses my stress, or if it's just an age appropriate phase, or if he's going through a growth spurt or what, but it's AWFUL! It's probably a combination of the above and more. Regardless, the kid can scream and yell and throw a tantrum like no other. It's beyond exhausting to not only witness these episodes but also try and get him to settle down. We are back to the point of putting him in his room and holding the door closed (as opposed to just time-out in the corner or something like that) - only to then listen to him scream (with a horrible rage and anger in his voice) and bang on the door. I try to keep my cool and not raise my voice and I do everything I can not to respond by yelling myself - but the truth is that I do sometimes get to the point of raising my voice. I haven't yelled or cried in front of him, so I think that's good, right? When he calms down he can always tell me why he had to go to his room and what he needs to do to not have it happen again, but I guess he's just not to the age/maturity of following through on putting that knowledge into action.
Any and all suggestions on how to deal with the anxiety of waiting are welcomed (I already went grocery shopping with the anticipation of cooking some meals to freeze, but haven't gotten to the cooking part yet). Same thing goes with getting T to behave/listen better... or at least minimize the tantrums.
Not sure what I'm gonna do now, but need to do something... I'm due to blog about Thanksgiving and Christmas (we were horrible parents, by the way - hardly took any pictures of gift opening and such. I guess we were just too caught up in taking in the experience ourselves and enjoying the moment).
For more up-to-the-minute info on the status of Casey's impending arrival, you can check facebook (if you're on there). We learned this morning that for some reason I can't blog from my iPhone, so we'll do our best to email, text and facebook any updates.
Love to all!
~j
This morning I had an amniocentesis to test the lung maturity of Miss Casey. The preliminary results came back inconclusive or as they say "equivocal". So, a sample has been sent off to the U of M for further testing. I have an appointment for induction set up for tomorrow morning but if the test shows that C isn't ready, then we'll have to reschedule it (tentatively) for next week and do another amnio next Monday. Needless to say I'm beyond anxious to find out the results and get things rolling with meeting my sweet girl.
Tegan is in the throws of another phase of the terrible 2's... I don't know if it's because he is almost 3 and needs to go out [of the 2's] with a bang (as they say), or senses my stress, or if it's just an age appropriate phase, or if he's going through a growth spurt or what, but it's AWFUL! It's probably a combination of the above and more. Regardless, the kid can scream and yell and throw a tantrum like no other. It's beyond exhausting to not only witness these episodes but also try and get him to settle down. We are back to the point of putting him in his room and holding the door closed (as opposed to just time-out in the corner or something like that) - only to then listen to him scream (with a horrible rage and anger in his voice) and bang on the door. I try to keep my cool and not raise my voice and I do everything I can not to respond by yelling myself - but the truth is that I do sometimes get to the point of raising my voice. I haven't yelled or cried in front of him, so I think that's good, right? When he calms down he can always tell me why he had to go to his room and what he needs to do to not have it happen again, but I guess he's just not to the age/maturity of following through on putting that knowledge into action.
Any and all suggestions on how to deal with the anxiety of waiting are welcomed (I already went grocery shopping with the anticipation of cooking some meals to freeze, but haven't gotten to the cooking part yet). Same thing goes with getting T to behave/listen better... or at least minimize the tantrums.
Not sure what I'm gonna do now, but need to do something... I'm due to blog about Thanksgiving and Christmas (we were horrible parents, by the way - hardly took any pictures of gift opening and such. I guess we were just too caught up in taking in the experience ourselves and enjoying the moment).
For more up-to-the-minute info on the status of Casey's impending arrival, you can check facebook (if you're on there). We learned this morning that for some reason I can't blog from my iPhone, so we'll do our best to email, text and facebook any updates.
Love to all!
~j
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Thumb Sucker
SO going to plug that mouth with a nuk immediately after birth! ;)
(yes, I know I'm WAY overdue for a post... just been crazy busy with the holidays and conferences and all that... soon, I promise!)
Love to all!
~j
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Quick Update
I know it's been nearly 2 weeks and I"m due for an update. I've got 2 more min left of my lunch break and just wanted to update everyone on Miss C. This morning was my last growth ultrasound and she is tipping the scales at approx. 4 lbs 3 oz (based on measurements of her thigh & humerus bones and the circumference of her head and abdomen).
Lots of typos in there, I know, sorry. Gotta go get my kiddos :) Love to all!
~j
Lots of typos in there, I know, sorry. Gotta go get my kiddos :) Love to all!
~j
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