pamelamyers | September 3, 2009
when she has parents as cute as these? 🙂
Here are the hospital photos of me and Mark along with our birth stats. Who will Sam look like when she is born, I wonder? Her mommy? Her daddy? Or a combination of us both?
Her mommy, Pamela Ann. Born September 15 at 12:56 a.m. 7 lbs 1 oz, and 21 inches long.
Her daddy, Mark Richard. Born May 12 at 4:30 p.m. 6 lbs 13 1/2 oz, and 20 1/4 inches long.
pamelamyers | September 3, 2009
Now that I am more than 36 weeks, my appointments with Dr. Bailey are every week. I was pretty excited to have my appointment yesterday since he was going to tell me how things were progressing. We discussed my health in general, which is pretty darn good, thankfully. My sugar has been good, and my blood pressue is always low or normal. Every time I step on the scale though I want to pass out! And I haven’t even gained all that much weight, honestly. The doctor says I am doing well with my weight, and everyone tells me I am only big in the belly, which is true, but holy cow, my belly is huge then. I have never weighed so much in my life, and I know I won’t forever, but it’s quite shocking when you see the number go up-up-up.
As far as how things are progressing — so far, I am not dilated at all, but am effaced 50%, and Sam is riding pretty low. But as he told me before my exam even began, no matter what, it doesn’t really mean anything in terms of when I will deliver. They just like to see how you are doing. Sometimes I feel like I am going to have her really early, then other times….not so much. I think she’s pretty comfy in there : )
We also talked about if and when I will be induced, which is looking pretty likely, because of the gestational diabetes and my insulin use. But I didn’t get too many details, as he said we’d talk about it more next week. Again, it’s a toss up — would I rather go early on my own, or be induced, and satisfy the control-freak in me that needs to know EXACTLY when she is coming. That is my biggest worry at this point. I am not all that worried about actual labor and delivery. I just hate the uncertainty of not knowing when the big day will arrive. I guess when she is officially here, I will have to learn to give up some of my control-freak tendencies as I don’t think as a parent you have a lot of control over anything most of the time — you have to go with the flow.
Oh — and something else big is happening this week. Tomorrow is my last day of work! YAY!! No offense to my job, which I really do like a lot, but I can’t wait to be out of the office so that I can spend my days concentrating on Sam and her arrival, and trying to unwind and relax. And I also got the official approval recently to go back to work part time when I return in January. I am so relieved. I kind of knew that it wouldn’t be a problem, but it’s always nice to hear that the people at your job like you enough to want you to come back no matter what!