By amy on March 17, 2008
Tadpole is keeping us in suspense. Due date is tomorrow, but signs of labor have begun….just not gone into full swing. Yesterday I had contractions all day getting as close as ten minutes apart during the afternoon. As evening drew close, things calmed down a bit but continued through the night, waking me every half hour or so. Brian woke up several times with me and offered support and encouragement as I waited them out and then dropped back to sleep.
About 6:00 this morning I decided trying to sleep wasn’t working so we got up and went for a walk, again getting things to around ten minutes apart. I ate a good breakfast and Brian stayed home – both wondering if this would be it! By lunch time though all was back to normal. The long day yesterday and last night plus the disappointment has me kind of worn out. I could use your prayers.
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary….He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength….But they that WAIT upon the Lord shall renew their strength…”
Is. 40:28-29,31
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By amy on March 14, 2008
Well, a watched pot never boils – or so the saying goes.
The family has come and gone and Tadpole remains hidden inside me despite the wishes of it’s aunts and Grandma. My mom and sisters provided good distraction and caused the week to fly by! From walks to playgrounds, from baby stores to zoos, from games to radio bloopers, every minute was filled! I had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the visit. One of the last activities was a photo shoot of Brian and I – compliments of Stacie. I thought I’d share what are most likely the last pictures of us as just a couple!
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By amy_import2 on March 13, 2008
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By amy on March 4, 2008
After a meeting with the midwives last night to discuss our options, we met with another midwife this morning to try another technique to make this baby turn! After assisting in over 2500 births, this midwife has acquired certain skills, one of which is external manipulation on the baby in an effort to turn it around. After a little coaxing, the baby turned around! We were all elated and praised God for working on our behalf.
In other news….
At my appointment last night, it finally happened – my weight caught up with Brian’s!! After several weeks of little to no gain, Brian felt he had to get sick and help my chances. Well, it paid off, because I now weigh out at 155 – putting me just inside the range of normal pregnancy weight gain of 20-25 pounds.
After washing our car in the warm rain, the next day brought snow! Ahhhh, Texas. Yet, after last nights little cold spell, today is bright and sun-shiney with the temperature climbing back up to the comfortable level.
And for your enjoyment:
Due to all the excitement of being right side up, Tadpole had it’s picture taken again last night – quite a bit bigger than last time! If you can’t see a baby, that’s okay, it took me a while last night to see it too. Hopefully you can see a green profile and a green hand sticking up – maybe sucking it’s thumb 🙂
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By amy on March 2, 2008
I got a new toy yesterday – an MP3 player!
It’s my new mommy gift from Brian. Not that I’m ‘officially’ a new mommy, but I’m having to do some things to help me come into my role a little easier. The baby still has not turned around so Brian figured if it was a good idea to play music to the baby, then we might as well get something portable so I can do it more often (previously I had to hook up to my laptop). I also have to lie on my back with my hips propped up, 3 times a day for 20 min. Another trick is to put an ice pack on my tummy on the idea that the baby might move away from the cold.
Here I am doing all three things at once – plus reading a book to help the time pass 🙂 I’ve also been to a chiropractor to have some adjustment done called the Webster technique that is specifically used to turn a breach baby. This of course is combined with much prayer because the only way that baby will turn is if God has a hand in it – all that I do is nothing, it’s in His control.
Prayers along this line would be appreciated because it might mess up our chances of a home birth. Further details along that line will be discussed at my appointment this Thursday if the baby hasn’t turned by then.
In other news….there was a rainstorm this evening and our car was really dirty. So during a lull, Brian and I raced outside in swimsuits with a bucket of soapy water and scrubbed the car down. Life sure is fun when you can do wacko stuff.
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