Week of Ups and Downs

Where do I start....I guess the best way to state it is what a week we have had. Last Tuesday I just knew I was going into labor! I was having steady contractions just not 5 minutes apart from 6 in the morning until about 11 and they just stopped! Talk about aggravating!!!! My sciatic (or however you spell it) hasn't gotten any better only worse ahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! Went to the doctor that day and I was 1 1/2 centimeters dilated and 60% effaced.

Thursday, I started losing my plug. Called the doctor about it and they wanted to see me so here I go for my second appointment in one week. She didn't check to see if there was any change, but was acting like it could be soon that Megan would be here.

So, this weekend my sweet grandma, mom, and Janette (the lady that helps my grandma during the week) came and helped me get the house clean for Megan's arrival. Now while all of this is going on I started with a cough on Friday which got worse Saturday and my nose wanted to join the party. Saturday afternoon and night of course I get a fever. I'm a week away from my due date and she could be here at any point and I've got a cold! Well now not only am I coughing and having a runny nose my right ear is stopped up again. Just lovely! This is the same cold I had before Christmas and it took me like 2 weeks to get over it! Great!

Well Saturday I felt like she was trying to crawl out and was having contractions that morning and again they stopped! Since then I've mostly had braxton hicks contractions with a few actual contractions here and there. I started to freak out a little on Monday because Megan wasn't moving as much! Yesterday was my doctors appointment. I so wanted things to have changed, but I knew in the back of my mind it hadn't. Of course the back of my mind was right. Absolutely no change! Because I felt less movement they hooked me up to the monitor to check her. She was great moving like a champ, great heartbeat, and a few small contractions. So we are on the waiting game some more.

If she hasn't come yet we have another doctors appointment next Thursday. Then they are going to do a NST and Ultrasound along with my doctors appointment. They are gonna check her size, fluid level, and check me for changes. If Megan decides its just too comfortable in hotel mommy she will be evicted via induction on February 16th. Man 12 more days ahhhhhhhh I'm so ready to meet her now but I will just have to wait.

So this is my longest post to date hahaha. I will leave you with all of this. As soon as there is a change I will let you know :)