Due date came and went and still no Frankie

I realize the day is not quite over but I am disappointed that it looks as if Frankie is not going to making an appearance today. In a few hours, he will officially be pastdue! In anticipation of the day being a bit depressing, I decided to pamper myself. After completing some chores around the house this morning, I treated myself to a manicure/pedicure. It felt amazing and the gentleman who did my pedicure actually massaged my feet (in the past, I have had people who would not touch my feet in fear that I would go into labor)! Then I went to see what might be my last movie in the theater for a while.... Alice in Wonderland in 3D and IMAX. I enjoyed the movie and had contractions while watching it! But so far, the contractions have not gotten any closer than 30 minutes apart. They are more intense so that is making me hopeful that maybe I am on the home stretch. I finished off the last of the spicy chili for dinner; figured it couldn't hurt. Wish me luck.....

40 W Doctor's Appointment

I had my 40 week appointment today. Doc said Frankie looks great and I have to come back again Thursday. I let him know that I had lost my mucus plug over the weekend and he said he didn't think I would make it to my Thursday appointment! Here's hoping he's right!

Foots made me some great spicy chili over the weekend. It is almost gone but sadly it has not caused me to go into labor. It is really spicy though! Frankie gets incredibly active after I eat it!

Golf

I played golf Friday with Frank, Foots, Martin, and Dave. I had a great time and even played ok. It was so nice to get out of the house and be outside in the beautiful SoCal weather! We had a group of men playing behind us who were fascinated with the fact that I was playing golf 9 months pregnant. They were taking bets on which hole I would go into labor. Thanks for a great time guys!

39 W Doctor's appointment

I had my 39 Week appointment today. The nurses hooked me up to the fetal monitors for 30 minutes to monitor Frankie and my contractions. The doc said Frankie's heartbeat looks great. Then the doc did an ultrasound to measure the amniotic fluid and Frankie's head. The doc said based on the head measurement, Frankie is most likely around 7 lbs right now. I have to return on Monday for another appointment. The doc assured me that he would not allow me to go past 41 weeks so at the latest, Frankie will be born by March 16th or 17th. But the doc seemed to think I wouldn't go past next Thursday or Friday. I hope he is right!

Belly pictures: 39W2D

I realized that I haven't posted a belly picture in a while and well my belly is now enourmous! So here is the 39 week 2 day belly shot! Frank really enjoys laughing at it! He likes to put things under my belly and then ask me if I can see them!

Still no Frankie......trying to pass the time

As the days go by and Frankie stays put, I find myself feeling disappointed and somewhat depressed especially after the false alarm. I am feeling more uncomfortable everyday with the pressure his head is putting on my bladder and pelvic area. I am actually feeling quite a bit of pain from the pressure and I usually visit the bathroom every 30 minutes!

To pass the time, I have been doing chores around the house, walking, organizing the nursery, and watching tv & movies. My latest project is painting some pictures for the nursery bathroom. If these small pictures work out then I am going to attempt larger ones for the nursery. I almost forgot to take pictures of the drawings I did before I started painting so here are a couple of pics after I started the painting. I am not sure if these will get done before Frankie arrives but I am enjoying the painting in the meantime.

 

 

False Alarm

Early Saturday morning. I started having contractions about 10 minutes apart. I was up all night and by 6 am they were anywhere from 3 minutes to 9 minutes apart. I woke Frank up and let him know and we decided that we should go to the hospital soon. Frank proceeded to find any and every task he could think of to stall us leaving! A few of those tasks were setting up the pack'n'play in our room, changing the litter box, trimming his side burns, and drilling a new hole in his belt so it would fit better! It was entertaining and annoying at the same time but we finally left the house around 8 am. I drank water the whole way to the hospital because I figured the docs would not let me have any more once we checked in. I got hooked up to the monitors for contractions and Frankie's heartbeat and my contractions started to space out and the pain was almost completely gone. Turns out the docs think I was just in need of water and the dehydration was causing contractions that were not actually doing anything to progress labor. So they gave me lots of water, monitored me for an hour or so and sent us home! It was so frustrating and disappointing! Frank and I were excited on the way to the hospital thinking that we would be bringing Frankie home soon. For the remainder of Saturday and Sunday, I took it easy in hopes of not going into labor so that Frank could participate in a golf tournament Sunday and not worry about me. I am now drinking an insane amount of water and most of the contractions have stopped. The only ones I do have are much more intense than before. Today, I went for a walk around the neighborhood for about 2 hours (I took lots of breaks) to try to kick start labor but the contractions are still pretty spread out. For now, I just have lots of pressure and I have to use the bathroom every 30 minutes! Frankie is still really active which can get painful at times. Hopefully he will decide soon to leave his cozy nest. In the meantime, I will continue sitting on my exercise ball, walking as much as possible, and eating spicy foods.