THE ANDERSON FAMILY
Date is set... once again for the 23rd. Somehow they were able to swing it... not too sure what the whole drama of it was and why they had to try and reschedule me but we are back on for the 23rd.
I said to Cory, all this organizing and changing about and you watch we will go on our own or something crazy like that!
Just to make myself feel better....
Cory, Cade and I will have another little one of these to love and snuggle and isn't that just worth all the frustration in the world!!!
*Disclaimer... this is a bit of a rant from a sleep deprived, hormonal, pregnant woman...;)
AHHHHHH!!! So frustrating! I got a phonecall this morning from the womens clinic (which I usually love getting mind you), to schedule my c-section. Perfect! Exciting! All these lovely thoughts running through my mind. Then she proceeds to tell me that I can not have the date as scheduled. Not available! Not possible! Not doable! What the heck?? Just a week ago my Dr was so perfectly happy to do so but apparently this is not his doing and something that is scheduled by the hospital and the clinic together or something like that. AAHHHHH!!! So frustrating!
Don't get me wrong, I in NO WAY wish my pregnancies away, I truly love being pregnant and savor what I can from them as I know there will only be very few times I can experience this and I always want it to be special, so that is not my issue, that I want this baby out sooner rather than later. It is just the hanging feeling, like you have planned it and then it is snatched from you. I would rather not have know, have scheduled anything and just have gone naturally if I knew but that is a danger I am not willing to take if at all possible. I really didn't think they would want to leave me that pregnant to be honest. They want to push back the c-section to the Wednesday, the 25th which means by the Dr's dates I will be 3 days from due date and by my dates 6 days from due date.
But here is the kicker... Cory has a major presentation on the 25th, worth half his grade so now we are having to try and once again reschedule school and work. I know this is not their problem but that is what makes it annoying, granted, if I were to be like every other person and just be playing the waiting game we would be in the same boat if we went naturally on that day but to have the luxury of knowing was kinda a nice luxury prior to the chopping and changing that is! Plus I figure if I have to have a c-section surely I can have the perk of scheduling on my side...right?!
AHHHHH!! Frustrating!
Just waiting on a reply from Cory's teacher pretty much so we can get back to the clinic and give them a nod or reschedule again.
I never get tagged but I was blog hopping and found this and thought it would be fun...
7 Things I can do-
* Take long hot baths
* Fun updo's on girls hair
* Sewing (a straight line anyway)
* Cook, tonight I made a mean chicken enchilada dinner that both my boys love!
* Talk on the phone to my mum or sisters all day
* Skate
* Eat ice cream every night when pregnant
7 Things I can't do-
* Sleep through the night without tossing and turning or without a pillow either side of my to support the growing tummy when I toss and turn
* Snow ski, I am seriously a train wreck
* Wipe other childrens (not my own) noses without gagging
* Go an hour without peeing
* Watch someone get sick on TV
* Get up from the couch on first try
* Go the day without making my bed
7 Things I say often-
* I love you Bubba
* What Darling?
* Stop screaming like that Cade, no yelling!
* Cade, no paci until nap, go back and put it on your bed please
* You're welcome
* Hey, just me (when I call Cory all the time)
* Wahoo, clever boy!
7 Things I love about Cory-
* He is such a hard worker
* He is very selfless and serves willingly and without others knowing about it
* He is so supportive
* His want to make life better for our family
* His love of family, the gospel, and me
* The way he kisses me goodbye each morning when I am asleep to let me know he is leaving
* His laugh
7 Favorite foods-
* Italian
* Mexican
* Cheesecake
* Peppermint chocolate
* Double Fudge Brownie Icecream
* Coke (I usually hate coke but I crave it like crazy this pregnancy)
* Skittles
Seven people I tag
* Allison
* Melany
* Jessica
* Alicia F.
* Alicia W.
* Mary
* Kristy A.
I had my 32 week ob appointment today and all is well. I am much relieved to say that we have a date set for the birth of this little boy. Monday March 23rd is the day! My doctor said he will be there so we are all a go on that! I don't know why it is such a relief but it is and I am glad I no longer have to think about it, I will be all too busy with all this nesting I have been up to. It has started a little earlier this time around. I didn't really have as much time to nest when I was pregnant with Cade as I was still working but it came in waves and I tried to do as much as possible before 36 weeks so I could relax as much as I could in those last uncomfortable weeks. I have been having such baby hungry moments this week, especially today, unpacking totes with itty bitty clothes that I just love!! Cade thinks it is dress up and tries to wear the babies things, little spunk he is.
We have had some success and progress in the way of potty training. Cade wore his big boy undies for 3 hours this afternoon without an accident and then when we went to dinner we put a diaper on him and when we returned home he stripped off his pants and wanted to wear his undies again. This is definate progress as he HATED his undies before now. I am so in awe of how big my little boy is getting.
Cory and I NEVER agree on boy names. He is way more open when it comes to girl names but very staunch on boy names. I have created about 50,000 lists of names for him that he has randoming looked through when I have stuck them under his nose and says, "Oh such and such isn't bad!" and I am like, "Really? You like it?" and then a week later he denys any such ramblings or that he even exercised the thought!!
With Cade, I had LOVED this name since I was like 14. I actually liked Caiden but my sister had a little boy almost 7 years ago and named him Aiden so out Caiden went. Cade was always on my short list and Cory never really commented that he liked it at all and he liked another name that I really didn't so we had our list narrowed to 3 names when we were having Cade. Cory actually chose Cade when he was still nameless after day one but because it was on my list I think he claims I actually chose it! I know better and I told him, instant replay in Heaven as he has a crappy memory (see previous denial of said conversations as mentioned!!).
So what I was thinking.... maybe I can compile a NEW list.... something I neither came up with nor did Cory and we can meet on even ground.... what do you think?
Either way I figure it will be a bit of fun for all to suggest some names (that said, said little boy may not have ANY of the those names suggested, but I would love your input none the less). Middle names (yes names, we do not agree on ANY of this childs name) are decided, Cory Benjamin.
Have at it!! Give me your boy names, whether ones that were thrown out by you or your husband or ones that you just think are too cute not to share!!
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I have now reached the 'I'm starting to feel uncomfortable stage', where you have to rock to get of the couch or use your husbands arm as leverage! I really, really love being pregnant but I do not enjoy the loss of sleep associated with hot flashes in the night and the 'I just can't get comfortable feeling'. If these are my only complaints... I am one lucky lady!
I watched both boys ultrasound DVD's yesterday as I was feeling a bit nostalgic after organizing some video tapes (yep getting organized for bub) and got to watch one of Cade from the last year or so. He is just such an enjoyable child. I really love to see how he has grown and us along with him and look forward to the addition of a little brother and that new chapter of our lives. I am quite happy to wait at least another 6 weeks to see him though! You watch, I will eat my words most likely now that I have said that out loud! I never wanted to be someone who wished a pregnancy to finish, I love being pregnant and want to savor all the good moments I have. I remember when I had Cade I instantly missed waking to movement, and the constant and easy companionship that was. I am not sure if I will feel as much that way this time, this little one rolls and tumbles as opposed to kicking and for some reason it makes me feel sick and often grosses me out. I do love the movement, it is reassuring at the best of times but he really takes up my whole abdomen and I often feel a limb on both sides at the same time, acrobat boy I tell ya.
I had a slight panic attack the other night when I realised we are almost into February which means a baby (aka major surgery) is not far away! Believe it or not, the scariest parts I think about now are the epidural or spinal what ever they will use and them checking my uterus afterwards every 2 or so hours. The checking KILLED! I cried twice with it. Both my incisions lined up just perfect that when any pressure was put on that area it would rub them together.... oh the joy!
Anyway, that said, I am very much looking forward to meeting this lovely little man and will be glad when a name is chosen and we can be all home together!
As you may (or may not for that matter) know, Cade was breech when I went to be induced to have him. I was fully engaged on Friday when I had my membranes scrapped and he backed his little self out and flipped completely over that weekend and Wednesday morning we went to be induced and the Dr could no longer tell how much I was dilated as a little someone was no longer putting pressure on my cervix. A quick ultrasound later and the little wormer, squirmer was confirmed breech. A (very painful) version was not successful even though we tried and less than an hour later a little 7lb 6oz baby boy was born via c-section....
We early on in our current pregnancy came to terms with the fact that I would settle for a repeat c-section as the thoughts of getting 12 hours into a labor and having it end in an emergency were weighing heavily and I wanted to keep my same Dr, same hospital etc. (my local hospital does not have the option of a VBAC - vaginal birth after caesarean). So that long story leads me to my current dilemma....
About a month ago my ob/gyn asked if I had given any thought to a particular date that I was aiming for or wanted for the date of delivery and Cory and I had given it some thought and were hoping for March 20th, the Friday of Spring Break as this is Cory's dad's birthday and we thought that would be kind of nice, plus we would have a whole 'down' week where Cory could help me around the house with no running off to class or a great deal of study before little boy made his appearance. So we ran this past my Dr and he said that would work perfect, that it fell on a surgery day and worked well as I would be a day before 39 weeks (by his dates). AWESOME!!
Then this last week (well, 2 weeks on Tuesday), he tells me he will actually be out of town and that I can choose another Dr to deliver bub and perform the surgery or I can push it back to the following Monday (the 23rd) and that although this is not a normal surgery day they can make it happen. I got to thinking about it and I believe my Dr has Mondays off, I know he does from the women's clinic atleast and I really don't want to make him come in the day he gets back from vacation and it being his day off and have to do my delivery.
I am leaning toward pushing it back to the 23rd as I would LOVE my same Dr. I do not really want to go before he leaves for vacation as he really didn't offer this as a choice and I will be less than 38 weeks and I know they don't like to do that and I don't want to go that early either.... so hence the dilemma.
He told me to talk it over and that no final decision really needs to be made for a while if I can't decide but because Cory wasn't with me I wanted to talk to him etc. I figure, Monday might work better as I am going to be in hospital for atleast 3 days anyway and he can just take the rest of the week off when I get home as opposed to having bub on Friday, me get home Monday and he have to take the whole week off... make sense....
We are going to visit with him on Tuesday and see if he really is happy to come in on that Monday and we will most likely go with that if he is perfectly fine to do so.
What do you think?? I have 2 'official' due dates, the 28th March and the 31st March, so that being the case, if we had baby Monday 23rd he would be 39 weeks 3 days gestation or 39 weeks even which is really as long as I think they like to leave you pregnant when you are having a repeat c-section... (will be checking on that with the Dr on Tuesday to be sure we are ok).
Anyway, that was WAY longer than I thought it would be, thinking out loud does that apparently! :)
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