Today is the day...

I am up eating my last meal, as we decided to have a c-section at 5 pm this afternoon. Mac looks great, however I haven't had any cervical change in the last three weeks, mostly due to the fact he is not always staying head down. He was transverse during the ultrasound. Little stinker. His cheeks are getting quite chubby. He isn't looking over all too chubby, but we are nervous the ultra sound isn't truly accounting for his size with how big Fara was. Dr. K is concerned that the gestational diabetes is growing a tired placenta. It is starting to age visibly.
She let Mr. Workin' and I make the decision, but given all the factors, the c-sec seems like one of the best options. I have some anxiety about laboring for 15 hours to find out he is huge and having to have a section anyway. So, we decided if we are headed down a path to eviction, I would rather get as many days of recovery in this week as possible.
I have the full range of emotions about our choice about every 45 seconds. Like most parenting decisions we just have to make the best of the info we have and pull the trigger.
The plan as of now...Mr. Workin' and I are to report to labor and delivery at 3 pm and are scheduled in the OR at 5 pm. I will be pretty out of it for the rest of the evening, so we are waiting until Wednesday morning to introduce the kiddos to Mac. Ella and Fara will miss school Wednesday morning and Wyeth will go will to school a bit later that morning.
It will always be hard to elect for a c-section, but emotionally I am at the end of what I can deal with. Mr. Workin' and I feel good about reaching this point after the last 8 week roller coaster. We are blessed to have made it this far, and have the support of my mom being here and you and our wonderful friends. I am looking forward to being back on my feet by Valentine's Day.
Ack!!! I am going to be holding my baby is 12 hours!!!! Yahoo!!

Are you as tired...

of reading about my being pregnant, as I am of talking about it? The thing is, I don't have anything else to talk about. I am as crabby as I have ever been. My husband is seriously challeneged when it comes to support during these times. His idea of helping, is pointing out what a bitch I am being. Thanks! Now that you have said something I will snap out of it. I have been begging to try sex for weeks and he just won't. Yet he had the audacity to tell me he is the biggest support I have. Whatever.

There is still lots that can be done around the house, and I guess I will contiue to try to focus on that stuff. My body hurts and the nesting bug has come and gone. Today is the Super Bowl, but I think I will spend the morning cleaning and organizing my new bathroom.

I am going to go cry. The pit of dispair has me hardcore this morning.

Stilllllll pregnant...

Pre-term labor f*s with your head man. I have been thinking I was going to have a baby any second for the last 6 weeks.
I saw the doctor this afternoon. We ran about an hour worth of NST, and baby Mac looks great. He is moving and excitable and even took a brief nap. :)
I just want to look at his sweet little face.

Brrr...

We are expecting a cold snap for the next three days. It's kinda funny yo think about how different it will be to bring home a baby when it's super cold out. It was 93 degrees on the day we took Wyeth home from the hospital. He wore a onesie and a little hat. I am not even sure he was covered by a blanket, because his car seat made him sweat.
The car seat this time has a blanket, and a bunting cover, and every outfit I packed for the hospital has a little matching hat. I read when the baby is tiny tiny, we aren't suppose to put a snowsuit on the baby because it compromises the safety of the 5-point harness.

With Ella...

I didn't make it to 38 weeks with Wyeth or Fara, but I did with Ella! And here is my post from about half way through the week...

So, I guess the lesson is that if you deliver your baby early and never get to the miserable last month of pregnancy, you are one lucky duck!!!

I am struggling over here!!! We went to the dr. yesterday and I am closed up like a 16 year old virgin! The dr. (used to be Dr. Cool Guy, but is now Dr. On My Nerves!) said I am right on track to deliver around my due-date! GRRREEAAAAATTTT!!!! This all-natural girl is starting to understand the appeal of scheduled c-sections and inductions! Too bad I have spent the last three years brain-washing my husband to believe those things are evil!

I am really trying to keep my sense of humor around all this, but yesterday I had to have a good cry! My mom told me that feeling sorry for myself wouldn't bring the girlie on any sooner (thanks mom). All things work out for the best in their own time, and I just need to be patient. I am just excited to meet my little girl AND I want my body back!

I don't clearly remember writing this post. However, it's nice to see I felt fairly miserable about being pregnant, and was able to block those memeories.

As for how I am feeling now, I want to go on record as saying I don't feel like I am going to have a baby anytime soon. All that can change in a matter of hours... I will keep you posted.

New Products...

So...as promised here are the things I want for the new baby. Again, yes I hear myself, I know that I need nothing, but...

1- Ergo...I have heard wonderful things about this carrier, and have seen many men sporting their little tykes using this one. It transfers the weight of the baby from your back to your hips, and therefore you can carry them for longer periods of time and until they are older.

2- Baby timer...I am not sure I needed this with Wyeth, I was so tuned into him and his every need, but now with all the other responsibilities I have, I think this little gadget would be nice. Sometimes I don't know if I am coming...or going...

3- Swaddle Blankets...these gauze swaddle blankets caught my eye because they are big and light, so they will be nice in all seasons. And I love swaddling.


I always wanted a thumb sucker. They are so cute...I know they have to wear braces and it can be next to impossible to break the habit before the child is ready. But, what's so wrong with that? We love in a big scary world and are only little for ten years, so what if you need to comfort yourself? Anyway... I have had a finger sucker, but no thumb suckers. I generally supply general variety of pacifiers, but I may go a little lighter this round...if Mac shows interest in his hands at all, I am going to encourage it. :)

So product wise, that pretty much covers the bases.
Oh, and I got a nursing cover at a consignment sale this fall too. I have become pretty disgreet over the years, but it will be nice to have in some situations. It's nice and light, so hopefully it won't make me hot. Nursing always makes me HOT.

Just my opinion. I am so looking forward to the baby at this point. I just want to suck on his lips and smell his head, and count his toes. sigh.

Baby Products

Grrrrrrr. Blogger just ate a thoughtful post about baby products, the ones we need and only think we do...

I am not going to re-type the whole thing. I don't have the patience, it's not something I am long on at this stage of the pregnancy.

Anyway, I had a guarded and highly analytzed list of baby products I wanted and NEEDed when I became pregnany with Wy-guy. I remember dragging Mr. Workin' all over greater PDX shopping and putting hands on each and every opition out there. It never occurred to me for a moment that my parenting ability came from my heart, not selecting the perfect swing, and travel system, and pack 'n play.
Seven years later, I have matured a bit. There were defieantly numerous things one the list that I never used, and many other things, that through hands on experience, I now know are quite inportant.

Things I am lost without...
1. Baby swing...that can recline enough for a newborn.
2. Mirror for the car...the one the hooks to the headrest so you can see how babe is in your rearveiw mirror.
3. Monitor...I prefer the one with lights, so you can turn down the sound and still see if the baby is making noise. The sound of your baby crying is 100% more stressful thn just the knowledge, which is still mighty heartbreaking.
4.Sling...I don't have a favorite, but I have a ton of different ones. They say babies cry 40% less when they are carried in a sling. I used and loved the Baby Bjorne and Mr. Workin' liked it better than any sling. It seems more masculine somehow.

5. Swaddle Blankets...not to be confused with a receiving blanket, I like having a handful of big, just for swadling, swaddle blankets. Ella would still be swaddled at night if I wasn't worried about being put in jail for it. It just made her so happy.
6. Lansinoh Brand nursing pads and lanolin...those first several weeks can be tough, and smearing on the lanolin without worrying about the effect to the babe is so releiving.


These are my top six.
Next I will show my list for this baby, of new products.
Stay tuned...