Good Night and Good Luck (to us!)

Having a scheduled delivery definitely brings on very strange feelings. It doesn't appear Eileen will make an entrance on her own. She's got about 12 hours until the doctors get me going on some drugs that will force her out!

Waking up this morning knowing this will be the last day of life as we know it. Josh went to work as usual. I hung out here and ran some errands. Mom and I went for pedicures (hey- it's the last day I can use the "I can't reach my feet!" excuse!). We had lunch and then cleaned (again!). Took a nap. Then I went and got Josh and the day was sort of over. Right now he's mowing the lawn, I just did some laundry. Nothing very exciting or unusual, but all the same completely different. We'll have some dinner, go to bed, and be up bright and early to go to the hospital.

All that being said, I'm not nervous (at least not yet). Just waiting. I think it won't really seem real until we're actually home on Saturday with Eileen. I'm guessing even in the hospital it will seem surreal b.c it's not home, b.c there are loads of nurses to help change diapers and put her to sleep in a nursery, b.c there's a cafeteria to make our food, b.c there's someone to do the laundry. I'll probably re-read this post on Saturday or Sunday and it will seem like a stranger wrote it.

We took a picture of me today with my giant belly. I'll post it in a couple of days when we can get some pics of Eileen posted too. If I can't get my butt to the computer, I'll make sure Josh or Shannon gets something posted.

In the meantime, have a great rest of the week. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers and well wishes. Josh and I (& Eileen!) appreciate it more than you know.

I'll be back in a couple of days!

Heavy Lifting

She's still not here.. but the latest on her weight is that she's about 8lbs 14oz! Good Heavens! We will have an instant toddler on our hands. All Mommy has to say is she's quite happy there are some powerful drugs out there to aid in delivery.

We just came from the doctor. All is looking good. Plenty of fluids still in there for Eileen, her heartbeat is strong, and clearly she's not hungry. She's in position; in fact the Ultra Sound tech had a hard time getting to measure her head b.c she's so low. We were able to see her face, it's all mashed up bc she's so crowded! And we got a good sot of her toes, pressing hard against my uterine wall. (no digital images this time, so I don't have any pics to post)

My weight and blood pressure are fine, tho physically I am not having much fun. She's sitting so low that my lower back and my right leg are just in pain. Walking (heck, moving at all) is an effort. But hey, I made it all the way to the week of her birth before it got this bad, so I am thankful for that.

We're still on schedule to go in early Thursday morning to get induced! Hopefully once that process starts it won't take long to get her here- cross your fingers! Either way, in about 48 hours we will have a daughter. That is mind boggling.

Not too much else to tell. I'm doing a little work from home and keeping the dog company. ;)

Nada..Nothing.. No News

The stars are evidently NOT aligned in our favor.
Eileen still isn't here.
The Vols lost last night.
(And today I was content to sit and watch Peyton play ball and stupid CBS switched the game to the Buffalo/Miami game. Really. Why did we not get the NFL Ticket on Direct TV?)

So at the moment Josh is digging my 'normal person' clothes out of the attic. Now, I realize it will be several weeks until I can actually WEAR these clothes. I realize for the next few weeks I will be wearing my 'small' maternity clothes (there was a time when the phrase "small maternity clothes" would have sounded completely idiotic. But 5 month maternity clothes compared to 10 month maternity clothes look downright runway model-worthy) if I even get showered and dressed while taking care of a new born. But, you have no idea the sheer joy it brings me to see clothes that have bottons and zippers - and bear NO resemblance to a tent- hanging in my closet. And hey, I'd forgotten half of what I even had- so it's like a huge shopping spree for FREE.

So, another weekend come and gone. We cleaned like crazy. Josh planted new shrubs in the front of the house. We hung out with friends. We know for certain this is our last childless weekend. Very strange indeed. So, we're heading out shortly to pick up some spicy Mexican food (I'm still doing everything I can to get here here before Thursday!).

Hope you've all had a good weekend.