5 DAYS...

Until due date....

Yep, that's about the update I can give. There was a little change this week. He did drop and I was dilated just a little, not even one centimeter. She then wanted to check one more time on Friday since she is on call this weekend and may strip membranes. In order for her to do this though I have to be dilated more. That is the update that I have for this week. Hopefully next week, I will be able to post a picture of a beautiful baby boy!

11 Days to go!

Yesterday's appointment was pretty uneventful. There wasn't much change except in my weight :( But Doctor Glynn said she is leaning towards inducing me on the 15th if we haven't had him yet. Next Tuesday we will go over what we will do for sure. She wants to see the baby a little further down and would love to see a little dilation going on before she would 100% induce on the 15th. Either way, we are so ready to have this little boy. He has been kicking and punching me like crazy. I keep saying that I have the next Ultimate Fighter in me! Anyway, here's to the last full week of being preggers!

Oh ya, work has been sucking! I am so tiered and just want to be home. I cant take any time off until the baby gets here though because it is a short month and will not have my hours that I need even using sick time for the days that I have used! So, I am hoping that the next couple of work days goes fast!!!

18 Days to go!!!

Well, the doctor's appointment went well. Not a whole lot more to say. I am not dialated any, not that I thought I would be but sure did hope she would say so. There is a little progress being made but not much. Not enough that she would definetly induce on the 15th. She said we will just have to wait and see how things progress by the next time that she checks me to see if that could be a possibility or not. So, in the mean time, I will do my best to make progress by doing some of those 'old wives tales'!

Jaelynn Rene 2/15/10!!!

*The AMAZING crib that Dennis made!!

I will update you all a little earlier this time, as I probably will every time until this little guy makes his big entrance! At the doctor’s appointment on Tuesday she really didn’t say much just that if he can stay in until Sunday then she will deliver us in Sabetha. 37 weeks is the cut off for being transferred to Topeka as a Just-in-case. Now that it is Friday I keep telling myself only a few more days, then he can come out!!! I know he loves me but punching my pelvic area and bladder is not the best way to say “I love you Mom”. In fact, I would say the opposite but, none the less, he is growing rapidly and healthy. (I do like him letting me know he is okay though)

Monday, Lacy and Jere had some great news! They had a baby girl, Jaelynn Rene Engelken. She weighed 6 lbs 5 oz. and is very healthy and doing great. All three are now home and hopefully getting the rest that is needed. She is very beautiful but who would have thought anything differently with those two as parents! I now want this little boy out even more so to meet everyone and his new little girlfriend. ; ) This summer will be very fun having the two little ones camping with us. I look forward to all the fun times we will have!

Happy Valentines Day!

I want to wish you all a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY and hope you spend it with the people that you love!!!

At the doctor’s appointment the baby was really excited, his heart rate went from 130-170 and then back down. I guess when he does summer-salts his heart rate goes sky high. He is doing well though, he is still head down and ‘nice and low and in great position to enter this world’. No progress is made yet, I know, hopeful thinking. I was measuring at 37 weeks for 35 ½ weeks so just a little ahead of time again… she did say that it isn’t as accurate later on in pregnancy though. Doctor Glynn did say she will induce me on March 22nd if we haven’t had him by then, so there is an end date!!!

Dennis got the crib done! It looks so amazing! He did a wonderful job on it and I will post pictures as soon as I have a picture. Now that he is done with it though he is board at night and wants to start on something else down stairs in his wood working shop.

Tara and I had a great day shopping yesterday. We finished up with everything that was needed and so now it is just putting it all together and away. It will be so nice and refreshing to have it all done. I really want to stay home until it is all done and put together. I was really excited at how much money that I managed to save in going, with coupons and everything. Without Tara going I would have not picked up things that I am told we need and I would have picked up things that we didn’t need, so a BIG thanks to Tara for going with me! I do have another doctor’s appointment on Tuesday. I am sure that it will go well as all have so far.

Quick post.

Wow how this week went fast!!! I didnt really realize that I didnt post on Sunday. Sunday I was busy writing thank you cards from a great baby shower!! The shower went great, we got lots of gifts that we needed. Tara and I will be going to Topeka to pick up last minute things that we need yet. As time is nearing we are both getting more and more excited. Dennis is almost done with the crib and I have been organizing the little guy's room as much as I can. All of his clothes are clean now and in the dresser. We have a doctor's appointment today (Tuesday) and then we will be going once a week. I dont really have much of anything else to update for now so I will let you all know how the doctor's appointment went later this week!

Since this is the week before Valentine's Day I am working overtime! If I am awake and not at the Sheriff Dept., then I am at the flower shop. Wish me luck in keeping my back from hurting to much as I stand in place and arrange flowers for hours every day!!!

Emergency Medical Dispatcher

As time passes, I want to meet this little guy more and more. I have been getting more tired as I just stand in place. That actually wears me out more than walking or any other kind of exercise. The little guy is measuring at 34 weeks and that was at 33 ½ weeks, so not much difference. His heart rate was holding steady at upper 120’s and lower 130’s. As of this doctor’s appointment, he was still head down. Somehow, I did not gain any weight in the last two weeks. I actually lost half a pound. I wasn’t trying for this but boy was I excited! Let’s call it the Krispy Kreeme diet. ; ) My next doctor’s appointment is set for February 9th, . Cross your fingers for a low or no weight gain again! Also baby related, I think he rotated on me because he is kicking me in places that he had never kicked before. I think it is because of this that it hurts so much when he kicks now.

This last week was pretty much the same old, same old for Dennis. He didn’t work much on the crib or anything, just enjoyed not having me around I guess. He was busy with work during the day and hauled a bunch of manure after he came home from work. So, he deserved to just relax after work a few days!

I left for Hays on Wednesday for an Emergency Medical Dispatcher class. The drive down there was not that bad at all, we got to our hotel about 5:30 and took advantage of the hot tub and exercise room. Since neither of us (Debra a co-worker) brought our swim suites (I don’t have one that fits) we just wore shorts and only got our legs in the hot tub. Class started at 8 on Thursday and we were greeted by a Steve Martin look-a-like. He smiled like him and everything! Anyway, about the class; we did learn a lot. We first started going over the EMD past and how it got started and then got into how to use the EMD system. I will not bore you with all the details but I do think that I will be able to use what I have learned in not only my work but also for personal knowledge. Class did last until 5 everyday. I was severely hoping that it would have gotten over shortly after lunch on the last day but it didn’t. We did make a stop at JC Penny to buy a swim suit or something that I could use to swim and get in the hot tub. Don’t worry I did get out after ten min. of usage. It was a fun stay at Hays but I was very glad to be home! After sitting in a classroom from 8-5, driving 4 hours was not something we wanted to do but did!