Still
no
no
baby.
So yesterday's due date came and went. No thanks to the lady at the lunch salad bar that said, "looks like you're ready!" me, "yep!" her, "too bad the baby's not, you need to drop young lady!" and so then I threw some pickled beets in her face. Thanks, but no thanks LADY. I didn't drop with Max at all. I just carry super duper high. That is the reason my dinner is always in my throat and Mixed Berry TUMS are on my bedside. I even think Max is getting impatient. This morning he started hitting my belly over and over and over. Not maliciously, but playfully and was yelling some gibberish. At first I thought, hands off pal, but then I thought, no, keep it up - make him uncomfortable! bang away!
So the midwives said that if I go into next week we will talk about inducement. Not sure how I feel about that exactly yet. I do know my body is so stinkin' ready. The last two nights at exactly 11:01 I started having contractions but after two hours the first night and an hour last night they stopped. This did not happen with Max and I don't think it's funny. I am just hopeful that they are doing something (like Azucar mentioned) I guess they are if at my last appt I was a 4 and 90% effaced. I am sure I am at a 5 and 100% now. Halfway there folks. I started at a two when I went into labor with Max.
So, in other news, my husband is up on a roof today helping a friend re-roof another friend's house. His wife happens to be my visiting teacher and happens to be incredible. She takes Max during doctor's appointments and bakes me a whole cake for my birthday. Love her. Anyway, our crazy husbands, who do all kinds of projects together are up on a roof and it is totally storming today. I have been praying that HE doesn't go to the hospital before me. He is so tall and dense and un-nimble, unlike his friend who is fearless and can walk over planks of air-suspended 2x4's with ease. David once called him Legolas and I laughed out loud because that is how he looked as he swiftly moved across the unfinished structure of our deck this past summer. I have been praying all morning for them. I even called them this morning while they were working to see if they had said a prayer and he said that they said one together before they started. How cute is that?
Well, I am off to .....sit around and wait for a baby? I am not going to ask for any labor inducing advice because none of it works. I've tried it all. BUT, in the off chance that you have something encouraging that I haven't tried I may consider trying it.
OR, maybe you can just make up some stuff. Oh, won't that be fun. Like, eat German chocolate cake with a spatula while tap dancing in the bathroom or make a chain of dandelions, wear it around your belly and sing Dixieland fourteen times. Get those creative juices flowing my friends. If your brilliant idea happens to be the lucky inducer I will reward you handsomely.
Speaking of handsome, remember when The Schmeese was born with a mullet?
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Was that a reference to last night's The Office? It was hilarious, too bad that didn't put you into labor. I'm sure the writers had you in mind and were doing the best they could. :)
I had all three of mine early (don't get too excited... #2 was 5 weeks early and in the NICU for 2 weeks, so count up those blessings...) I'm not sure if it was just my body not wanting a full term baby, or the few other things that perhaps furthered it along...
Try these with caution:
Baby #1: I had a hot dog and literally, when I stood up from the table, my water broke. However, I had just taken a hot bath and the water may have been too hot because I was immediately uncomfortable and got out of the water within 2 minutes earlier that day.
Baby #2: no polite way to say it... I don't want to sully up your blog with the s-word. :) But hey, that's what got me into this mess in the first place...
Baby #3: it worked with baby #2, so we tried it for #3 and my water broke a few hours later...
Have I shared too much? :) Just delete my comment if you feel the need. :)
Baby will come soon! I am keeping you in my prayers...the ones that include Dave and Jason today. I have a constant fear that one of them will slip and slide off the roof in this weather.
When Jason told me that he was picking Dave up to go today I was like, "Um...doesn't he need his own car? What if baby comes, he needs to be able to leave and not have to stick around and wait for the roof to be in a stopping place..." The boys weren't worried.
My first two were induced, both early. I so did not want to be induced with #3. But I kind of thought he would arrive early...Nope! Two days past his due date (adjusted due date, changed after an US said I was not as far along as I thought)...two weeks past his original due date (the one I was going by). It was a miserable two weeks!
lil' monkey mama, I know who you are. I read your second comment before you deleted it. I am glad to know that I know you or else that comment might be a bit weird.
But I am so okay with it and I appreciate it.
We are having hot dogs for dinner. With water. Lots and lots of water.
Jess, those boys are nuts I tell you. Dave came home earlier than Jase and told me the horror story that was today's roofing project. A serious nightmare.
I am just saying that our prayers were answered. Our husbands are still alive.
And also, monkey mama, the beets reference was not intentionally from the Office, but I will give Dwight's Beet Farm a shout out for sure.
We LOVE that show. When it cut to the scene with Dwight reading Harry Potter to Pam and Jim my water really should have broke. There are few shows I laugh out loud at. That is definitely one of them.
You have to have just the right sense of humor though I have found, because I have watched The Office with some people who don't find it funny at all. What is wrong with those people? seriously.
Tiff--I'm sorry and I feel your pain. I was 4 days over and it sucked. rocks. I had contractions off and on for a couple weeks as well. . . in the end monkey mama's suggestion is what finally got me going. The second one, not the first one.
I am dying at the mullet! How great is that. I am also dying that this little one has not yet made an appearance into the world. However, if you were at a 4 last time, you are definitely at a 6 this time and by the time you get to the hospital, you'll be at an 8 and then it will be smooth sailing for you little missy. You deserve it! I think that due dates are for the birds. It's like throwing darts at the calendar. Good luck! Let the sleepless nights begin! :)
Did Elise tell you???
She walked and walked all day and when she got to the hopsital, the doctor said they were looking at 2-3 hours. She sneaked into the bathroom, did one of her Bradly squats and the baby came 25 minutes later!!
Yeah, Elise told me that, but when she was walking all day, she was already in early labor. The walking didn't start her labor.
And that squat made her water break.
If walking would start my labor I would have had this baby by now. I am walking like a banshee.
When I do go into labor I will walk and squat too. If I ever DO go into labor.....
arrgh. I almost don't want to go to church today to face all of these people that say, you are STILL here?????
I hate that.
No advice- lo siento, but I feel your pain!! Come on baby Oliver, come see Max- he's ready!!!
Tiff- I agree the 'false labor' thing is NOT funny! I waited and waited and false labored and false labored and nothing happened! Good luck!
i'm waiting, waiting.....
thinking of you a lot!
I just shared your pizza dough recipe on the momformation site, but didn't link to you for credit...yet..b/c I wanted to make sure it was okay. I wasn't sure how public your blog is. or would your rather i link to your shop? let me know and i'll add it to the entry!
I"m hoping that since you posted this a few days ago, and it is now Tuesday you have had the baby by now. My little inducing trick was a drink with lemon/water/honey and a little cayenne pepper. Started contractions an hour later. Same thing happened with my sister in law, and a month ago my friend tried it and the second she put her glass down on the table she had her first contraction. Maybe??? Or maybe just a complete coincidence that it happened in all 3 cases. I'm not sure which.
Tiff, that's EXACTLY why I didn't go to church, or any place else, for three weeks before I had the baby. If one more person said, "You haven't had that baby yet?" I would NOT have been responsible for my actions.
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