More progress....

Todays appt: 3.5 cm 80% effaced.

Almost there!!!

I received a call from my doctor yesterday wanting to know if I could come in Wed. evening to start my induction instead of Thursday morning. ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Of Course I can! The earlier the better! I felt like asking......is today good for you? I would have gladly moved it up a couple days! So, I have an appt today at 2:00 and then we will go in tomorrow at 7pm for the induction. It cant come fast enough!! Madilyn is so excited to be having a sleepover at Mumma and Paappa's house and to come to the hospital to meet her little sister. Although, I had a dream last night that it was a boy!!! Only God knows. I guess we'll all find out shortly! Please keep us in your prayers!

3cm & 75% effaced!

So we went to the doctor yesterday and she tells me that I am still about 3 cm but I am now 75% effaced. WHY HASN'T THIS BABY FALLEN OUT YET?!?!!? She scheduled me to be induced next Thursday Feb 12th, if I dont go into labor before that. She really seems to think I will. BUT again, we've been saying that for the last 2 weeks!!!! This little girl is just as stubborn as her big sister........which I know is a trait they get from their dad!!! :-) :-)
We also had our hospital tour last night. I kept hoping that my water would break while we were there. How convienient would that be?!?!?! The maternity wing at Lake West is really nice! It's very comparable to St. Vincent in Toledo which is where I delivered Madilyn. It was nice to get a look around and see where everything was. I'm realizing that this time around we're doing a lot of things more last minute and not so much freakishly running around making sure we've done everything we need to do. Im guessing thats how everything is the second time around.....we'll see. Everyone tells me how much more laid back you tend to be, which I can already see happening.
All I really feel right now is ANXIOUS for this little girl to make an appearance so I can feel "normal" (relativly speaking, of course) again. I want to be able to dry between my toes after a shower and not be so uncomfortable when I put my socks and shoes on. I SWEAR that I will always treasure being able to do those "small things" for the rest of my life!!! :-)

3 cm and 60%

Went to the doc yesterday and found out that I've had a little progress in the last week. Maybe all that bouncing on the exercise ball really did help after all! :-) Maybe I should do that ALL DAY LONG! Jamie and I went to the mall last night to walk....hoping to walk out the baby! We walked for about 1 1/2 hrs and I did have some contractions, but nothing worth calling the doctor for. I'm definatly having some contractions today too. HOPEFULLY SOON!!!!

Did I really do it????

Oh my gosh! Check out my next post! I think I finally figured out how to post pictures correctly and get the captions with the right pictures!!! Ok, Ok....so I'm blog challenged! SO WHAT! :-) I finally did it!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally....Christmas Pictures!

Christmas Eve. Madilyn is all ready for church! Another outfit in which she says she looks very "distinquished!"


Christmas morning!



Showing off her new gymnastics leotard and princess slippers. The day after Christmas, this is all she wanted to wear!

Christmas with Aunty A, Uncle B and Maya.

Chuck E Cheese with Miss Kristi. I think Kristi may have had a little bit more fun than Maddie!

Gianna Lanzi's birthday party at Playground World.

2 cm dilated and 60% effaced!

Yep, thats right!!! I went to the doc today, really ready to hear some good news....and I got it! Things have been really rough for me lately, so I was dying to hear some positive news! I'm just trying not to get my hopes up, but I am praying for some fast progression! With (technically) 4 weeks to go, I ended up with the flu last week and cannot remember the last time I was THAT sick!!! It really did me in and at that point started feeling like I just want this pregnancy to be over with and to meet our little one! Pregnancy is just so much more difficult when your chasing after a toddler. I remember the days when I was pregnant with Madilyn. If I just needed to relax and put my feet up, I could. I could do things as I felt able to. Not so much with the 2nd. As my doctor said......It really makes you wonder how people have more than 2! That statement has never rang more true than it does right now at this stage in the game!
I know I'm really really behind with updating this blog. I still havent posted pictures from Christmas, but I swear I will soon! Things have just been really busy and really crazy. Madilyn is still in gymnastics and absolutly loving it! SHe is so talkative and blows our minds every day with the things that come out of her mouth. She put on a hat the other day and asked me "How do I look mommy?" So I told her that she looked very pretty. She quickly corrected me and said, "No, mommy, I look distinguished." WHAT!?!?!??! She makes my heart melt and she can quickly put things in perspective when she comes up to hug me out of the blue and says "I love you so much mommy." Kids are just a true blessing!!!!!!!! (I just need to remember that as I'm getting frustrated with the end of this pregnancy!!!) :-)