I am very hesitant to post this entry but I'm caving to some peer pressure to show a pregnant photo of myself. I'm typically very good at avoiding cameras usually by being the photographer, so it's just weird to post a picture of only myself--especially one where I am not at my usual glamorous self (ha!). Anyway, here I am. I now have 2 weeks and one day until my due date and I may actually make it that long this time. Lynnsey and Spencer were both induced a week early because of bad winter weather/history of rapid labor (Lynnsey) and group B strep/history of rapid labor (Spencer). Well this time it's summer so I don't have icy roads in my favor and I did not test positive for group B strep so I don't need to have antibiotics during the labor. Which means, even if I have a quick labor again, the doctor doesn't feel any urgency to induce me early. I'm a little conflicted about that. On the one hand, I can respect the doctor's reasoning, but on the other hand, it was SO nice to drive the speed limit to the hospital in relative comfort and be able to walk in and get settled before ever having to feel a contraction. Having an epidural was a wonderful luxury too. The last time I went into labor on my own was with Kendall and that was a scene straight out of a movie: speeding through red lights, lost registration papers, people yelling at me not to push yet, no pain medication etc. I'm a little nervous of having a repeat of that or worse, not making it to the hospital in time at all (Mom and Jenn, you are my heroes). Oh well. I guess unless things have changed at my next appointment, then I just have to take things a day at a time and hope that eventually this kid will show up--preferably a bit earlier than expected and not 4 days late like her oldest brother.
5 comments:
Oh, Amy, you make me sick! What a cute little basketball under you shirt. And I do mean little! I look like that at 4 months along. You seriously just look cute and not huge at all. No wonder you always get your figure back so fast. I'm way jealous.
I am a HUGE fan of the epidural...I'm grateful to live in the latter days with wonderful medical advances such as this. No one gives out medals for natural birth and I have nothing to prove...except possibly how smart I am.
I can't believe how close you are getting!!!! Do you have the name debate settled yet?
Thanks Alison. You need to come here and confront all these other people who keep asking me if I'm having an elephant! Okay, they haven't quite gotten that bad but Sunday I must have looked mighty enormous because I was getting "Oh, poor Amy" and "Oh my goodness just look at you!" and "that is going to be one huge kid!" Just for the record though, I think that picture isn't the most accurate portrayal--I really do look a lot bigger than that. Plus, that "cute little basketball under my shirt" feels like a 20lb bowling ball right about now.
I hope she comes early (and that she is a she) -- I was very relieved to know we could name our child. I wish you tons of luck and hope you make it to the hospital (if that's what you really want).
Amy, this is Meg Poulson -- Jenn's sister. I got to your blog from Jenn's. I just wanted to agree with Alison, you don't look huge at all. Of course, I now compare other pregnant women to the way I looked which may not be a fair comparison since I had twins. But it really works in your favor. You look great.
I hope your baby gets here soon. I know how good it feels to finally have a baby and not a pregnant belly anymore. Good luck.
Derek wanted me to come on and note that it was I, who posted that comment under his name. He didn't like how feminine I made him sound. (I kind of forgot that I was using his computer...oops.)
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