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I went in and got checked this morning because I was having regular (though not painful) contractions every 20 minutes or so. I was sure that the baby was coming today. Turns out they were Braxton Hicks, and I am not dilated, and the baby is still -3 (not sure exactly what that means, aside from it hasn't dropped yet). She said my cervix is soft but still long. The baby is laying with its back to my back, and the head is putting pressure on my butt area because of the position. Anyway, I felt better knowing that things weren't imminent--the nurse midwife that checked me said I would make it another week. Hope she's right.
The whole time I was there being monitored, the baby's heart rate was 120-150, but mostly in the 130-140s, averaging about 130, which for OWT I know means boy. But then a nurse came in and said, "Oh, I bet that means you are having a girl!" Which pissed me off. And then some other nurse guessed girl based on how I am carrying (super low and out front) which I thought was also boyish. I know it is all OWTs and I probably AM having a girl. But I just want to enjoy my last week of denial!
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I'm glad you still have some time before your baby comes, Hobber. Don't pay one bit of attention to what the nurses say. When I was in labour with my twins, every single nurse who I saw told me they had to be girls based on all the OWTs. Obviously, they were wrong.
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Thanks, Mocha. :) How are you and Sadie doing? Is your DH helping any more than he was?
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DH has been in a sour mood since Sadie arrived. He seems enamoured with Sadie, so I think his mood has more to do with my Mom being here than the addition to our family. My mom left yesterday, and I've been able to resume normal mom activities no problem. I was back in full nesting mode today, fixing a broken curtain rod, continuing to organize the nursery, and doing about a thousand loads of laundry.
Sadie is a dream baby so far. She sleeps all the time, nurses well, and hardly ever cries. We're all in love with her.
Dh at least entertained the big boys for a bit today by bringing them to an indoor playground, but he's also been very grouchy with them, yelling at them constantly for being too loud, etc.
Tomorrow will be the big test. I have to get the two big boys to and from school, get ds3 to preschool for the morning then pick him up again, then they all have swimming lessons at 4. Let's hope Sadie continues to be an easy-going baby through all of that.
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Good luck with the shuffle tomorrow--that is what I am dreading most, getting everyone to their respective places on time with a newborn in tow!
I am sure my DH will be much the same way when our company is here. He is really bad at being social, especially when he is forced into it by having people in his space 24/7. My mom was here for 10 days when DD2 was born, and DH was a monster the while time. I hope your DH gets back into better spirits now that your mom is gone. And I am impressed that you're being so productive so quickly! How is Sadie sleeping at night?
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She's a dream at night too. I nurse her right before I go to bed, then she wakes up only once or twice wanting a nurse. I bring her into bed and nurse her while lying down, so I barely lose any sleep at all.
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Lillian picked up DS2's cold, and is really congested. I feel for her :( she barely ate last nite, but did eat a good amount this morning.
My DH seems so strange with the baby. I know he loves her, and he does help out, but he's getting bitchy becuase he's been picking up the night shift (because he stays up anyway playing his video games and likes the peace and quiet of playing when the older very loud boys are in bed), but if she fusses for longer than a second, he loses his cool and acts panicky, like he doesn't know what to do. He was the one who was so calm when DS1 was born and helped me with some of my "crap this baby is small, what do I do?" fear...I dunno, he seems to love her, but he has no like no patience for ounce of fusisng or the smallest amount of crying on her part.
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Auraora, I wonder if your DH is just overwhelmed? My DH gets that way sometimes, and has NO patience. I worry how he is going to be with #4. He loses his temper all the time with the kids over nothing. I know #4 will stress him out too. I think it will take some time for my DH once the baby gets here. Men aren't like us--they seem to need time to adjust to parenthood, where as women can jump right in.
Mocha, glad Sadie is such a good sleeper! Enjoy it!
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I want to preface by saying that I truly have an amazing husband and I have very few complaints about him BUT I know what you mean Hobber. Mine seems more impatient the more kids we have. Has a short fuse with the older kids. They're not bad kids, just alot of noise all the time and throw in them fighting sends him over the edge sometimes.
I feel kinda bad adding a 5th child but he wanted it just as much as me. He hates that we don't have alot of "Us" time. :(
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My DH has been a ball of nerves since I got my BFP. He already feels overwhelmed with 3 kids, and has been dreading the addition of a 4th. The thing is, I do everything around here anyway. Especially when it comes to Sadie - I take care of her needs 24/7. He hasn't been involved in a feeding, diaper change, bath or any of the 'work' at all - he just cuddles her when she's peaceful, then hands her back to me if she gets fussy. He's also soooooo impatient with my older boys and I feel like he yells at them all the time. This has been a very emotional week for them, and I think we need to cut them some slack. When I say this, though, he just gets mad at me too!
In fact, today he's barely speaking to me, because we dropped off ds3 at preschool together and he was upset because we were about 5 minutes late. I told him it didn't matter - we pay for the preschool and can drop him off anytime (especially because the first half hour is unstructured outdoor play). He got angry and said he has things to do and I've been just lollygagging around all morning unconcerned if we were late. That got my back up - I got 4 kids dressed this morning, packed school lunches, fed everyone breakfast (including a long nursing session for Sadie), got the big kids off to school, and dealt with a very big temper tantrum from ds3 who didn't want to go to preschool. All this while dh slept in, took a shower and got himself dressed - that's it. Anyway, when I defended myself he got really mad and hasn't talked to me since. He can be such a jerk sometimes.
