well, the end is near.
my due date is June 2, and Peanut has been in position for awhile now, and my cervix is thinning. however, my doctor is concerned that i have too much scar tissue on my cervix due to multiple procedures and surgeries past and there has been absolutely no change in the last 3 weeks. so the first 30 weeks of the pregnancy they were worried that the Peanut was going to fall out, and now it appears they'll have to intervene to get the Peanut out.
i'm scheduled to check in the hospital Tuesday night, May 29th, when they will start me on "cervical ripening". i have to stay at the hospital, but i'll be able to walk around and eat. after about 12 hours, they'll start me on pitocin. there's still a chance the ripening won't work, so when i'm in real active labor they'll put me on pain medication and cut my cervix. my monitoring nurse has been very optimistic that i won't have to be cut, and has tried to reassure me that i don't know anything different than delivery on pitocin (my water broke with Punkin, so that was the route they took) so atleast i have experience. it is a bit of a relief knowing that the wait is almost over.
i have not sent any ultrasounds because they've all been awful. el Jefe' says we're going to have a blurry baby. we know that the baby has a lot of hair, long legs, and very big feet. my doctor says Peanut is relatively small, probably under 7 lbs. i've gained 25 lbs and am carrying really low.
we had two groups come through our house yesterday with no warning from our realtor. el Jefe' was able to take Punkin to the park during one showing, but was in the middle of cooking fish tacos during the other. we had not had anyone through in a month, so he let them through. i'm sure they were scared off by the barking dog, screaming kid running around in his pull-up, and the stinky smell of fish. needless to say, the house has been on the market 3 months without an offer.
i did get excused from jury duty. i was supposed to report May 30th.
el Jefe' has been home the month of May, but does day trips North twice a week. most of them have been on our nickel. it has been very nice to be together as a family.
we just found out that Punkin is number 2 on the waiting list at daycare in the North; however they do not expect an opening until August. he and Peanut have been on this waiting list since FEBRUARY 2. Peanut is number 12 on the infant list, and should get in by the end of August/early September, which coincides pretty well with FMLA leave. we planned on moving about a month after Peanut is born ... planning on early July ... but the daycare thing may throw a wrench into that. we've talked about delaying the move, but el Jefe' really needs to be back up North, and we need to stop paying for all these flights, but i really suck at being a single mother. just another pothole along the road ...
we haven't quite coordinated the shift from the 1-bedroom apartment up North to the 2-bedroom. it gets even cozier. there is not a space for me in our Northern office; they have not signed the lease yet for the office expansion. i've been through moves and remodels with this company, so i'm guessing i won't have a desk until next year. so, the 2-bedroom apartment with 2 adults, 2 kids, and maybe 2 dogs will also be my place of employment for several months.
speaking of 2 dogs, Abby at 105 years old is hanging in there, but has been having a rough time of it. she has kidney and liver issues, and is currently at the vet's office until Saturday. she quit eating so they put her on an IV. she's doing a lot better, so we should be able to bring her home this weekend. we don't expect much longevity out of her, but she keeps proving us wrong.
i'm still at work full time, and will probably even go in on Tuesday.
i've got a project to submit final plans, specs, and estimate tomorrow. i've got to submit final specs on another project Tuesday. although i've really cleared my plate, i have several things lingering out there that are out of my control (traffic control plans up at Lake Tahoe, a change order for a parking lot out at Lake Mead, and the interim paving package for the Hoover Dam Bypass, etc.) but i can only do so much. i'm clearly not the picture of glowing motherhood, but i just have too much going on right now.
or Peanut could show up tomorrow.
hope you all are well and your lives have more of a sense of normalcy.
we'll keep you updated.
love to all -- psoup.
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