September 12, 2008 by Avy.

Soooooo I had my doctor’s appointment yesterday. He was surprised I’m still not having contractions, yet am still3cm dialated and very well effaced. He said he’d like to induce me Monday (5 days early) because of my high BP and Xavier’s size, position, etc. I agreed because of all that stuff, and my being sick of waiting. We’re all confident things will go smoothly, but I immediately started freaking out like, “omg it’s gonna hurt”

Time out: I’m watchin bringing home baby right now and this lady has baby in the basinet, on his side, with all these loose blankets and stuffed animals. Why am  so afraid/annoyed!

So yeah, I just watched a woman on TLC be induced for te same reasons as me and now I’m less freaked out. Hopefully things go just as smoothly for me, you and everyoneone we know (great movie btw).

I am sooooo bored. At least when he’s out I’ll have something to do and someone to talk to lol. AND Erik will be off work for a week and we’ll be keeping visitors away til after 5 days.

Okay I’m done ranting.

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September 4, 2008 by Avy.

(I wrote this to a friend and figure I’ll just be lazy and C&P to the world)

I was in the hosp from 1:30 to like 6pm today. Since I have high BP, I have to let them know if I have headaches (and other stuff) for fear of preclampsia. Well I was waiting for like 30min or so cuz it was crazy in maternity triage. Then I was hooked up to the machine for a Non-Stress Test. That took hours. They also drew blood. I’m okay with it all because my BP is high since the pregnancy, but sheesh!

I’m sooooo sleepy. Sheesh. 

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September 3, 2008 by Avy.

We think so.

So I’m not having any ouchy contractions yet, but I went from 0cm to 3cm dialated since last wednesday’s appointment.

Dr. R thinks I’ll deliver this weekend or by next Wednesday. That was the discussion this morning. He’s not my official doctor, but he’s in the practice so I see him sometimes.

Dr. E (my ‘real’ doctor) called me tonight because I told them I wasn’t going to the hospital for my weekly NST. I was just too tired and my foot hurts. So anyway, he double-checked my chart before calling and naturally he calls me and freaks me out. I’m kewl now, but still.

Dr. E says because my BP is still high, my cervix has dilated at a fast rate, and all signs point to Xavier wanting out, we’ll see about inducing me if I don’t deliver by our appointment next week.

Note to self: 9/11 is Thursday, not Wednesday. Next appt is Thurs. Hosp NST is Wednesday.

I want a cheesesteak.

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August 19, 2008 by Avy.

I’m convinced I’m approaching that time. I’m exhausted. I was this tired yesterday, only yesterday I was home so I was more comfortable. Yesterday my feet hurt so bad it was hard to make it from the bedroom to the living room, so I stayed in bed until 10:30am.

Today, my feet still hurt, but I can’t afford to stay home. They hurt a little less than yesterday, but not THAT much better. What’s slightly embarassing is that I can’t even get the shoe on my right foot. And it’s Erik’s shoe. I can’t fit my flip flops and those are a size and a half up. What almost had me in tears was that my wedding shoes, which should be too big, won’t fit at all. Like not even a little bit. So I’ll be wearing the really thin white flip flops throughout the entire wedding & reception.

I know I am in the home stretch, but with 5 weeks to go, I’m really feeling beat up inside. It’s mostly emotional/mental, but the feet are the biggest deal. That and my right hip (today). Maybe they’re doing that spready-thing? So yeah. It’s really no fun to walk and I actually need to walk around at work. The steps are unavoidable. I just feel like this miserable, pitiful blarg. I dunno what a blarg is, but you get me.

And I have a doctor’s appointment today. If they tell me I’m fatter or my BP is higher or whatever, I’m gonna scream. I just need to go home and lay down.

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August 14, 2008 by Avy.

Birth control is NOT abortion.

I don’t care if you’re dem or repub, Bush is being an ass with this one. He’s trying to say birth control counts as abortion.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Dwandeesha or Peggy-Sue having their 5th kid on my frickin tax dollars because they weren’t on the pill.

Lack of birth control will not make the world a more abstinent place. We’ll just be even more over-crowded because sex is too much fun to pull out every time and condoms are not 100% effective 100% of the time. It’s just a fact..

And it’s not even just about welfare. I have one kid in my flippin belly now and as a soon to be married woman, I don’t plan on ever getting pregnant again. We have an heir and no need for a spare lest we feel the need to adopt a girl. Key word: ADOPT.

There are plenty of people who choose to not have children OR to just adopt one that’s already here. I say high five to that.

Whatever your reason for being pro-birth control, just sign the thing and help put an end to this nonsense.

Birth control is NOT abortion.

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