Waiting For Baby

The hospital bag is packed, newborn clothes are washed and put into the dresser, teeny tiny newborn diapers have been purchased, the crib is setup and now we wait. With less then 30 days to go until our little ones due date, we are starting to get really excited (and a bit inpatient). Last week he sent us to the hospital for assessment again, as I woke up Friday morning with pretty strong contractions. I was certain that I was going into labour (and you think with this being pregnancy #3 I would know by now) Needless to say after 7 hours at the hospital the contractions subsided and the doctor sent me home and told me to take it easy. This time around they couldn't find evidence of a bladder infection and they really weren't sure what was causing the contractions. Basically the nurse said it seems my uterus is not very happy right now! Since then I have had some pretty uncomfortable cramping that comes and goes, but no real contractions. Tomorrow will be week 36, so baby can come pretty much anytime, as far as I'm concerned!

On a lighter note, one of the really cool things about this pregnancy has been watching Dawson as he anticipates the arrival of a new brother. Last time around he was Cooper's age and couldn't really grasp what was going on. Now he enjoys talking to my belly and feeling the baby kick. The Friday I was at the hospital, my parents came into town to watch the boys. When my mom told him I was on my way home he asked if I was bringing the baby with me. She said no and that the baby decided not to come out today. He then replied "oh I know why, I think mommy forgot to order the baby." When I got home I reassured him that a baby had been ordered and hopefully the next time I make a trip to the hospital the baby will actually decided to come out!

Here are a few pictures of Dawson helping me set up the baby's crib. He took this task very seriously insisting that he wear his safety glasses and double check every screw to insure that they were extra tight! You are such a great big brother Dawson!

History Repeating Itself.....

This past week, we experienced a little pregnancy deja view as I near the 33 week mark. Over the past 2 weeks I have been suffering with a bladder infection. I was given antibiotics and by day 3 I felt a lot better. Then a couple days later I began to feel crampy and uncomfortable again. I thought I would wait out the day and see if it went away (which it usually does). But as I was lying in bed that night I began to feel more intense pain that felt a lot like contractions, so we made a trip to the hospital at 11:00pm for assessment. Sure enough the non-stress test showed I was having small contractions every 3 minutes and larger ones every 10 minutes. After further examination by my doctor and this amazing new test that is available, it was determined that although I was having contractions, I was not showing signs that labour would be imminent. I was sent home to rest and given a stronger dose of antibiotics. After 2 days on these new meds I am feeling much better and contractions have stopped!

One little blessing that came out of all of this was I was sent for an ultrasound this morning. Last time I had an ultrasound at 33 weeks the ultrasound tech would not show me the images on the screen (due to the fact that they were busy and it would take to much time). But this time around things were slow and the tech took time to show me the images of our new little one wiggling his toes, suckling, and rubbing his eyes as if he were tired, it was so amazing. Now more then ever I can't wait to meet this little one!