The Real House Wife of Wilhoit: Labor Day

Wow!! I cannot believe this Friday will be 36 weeks. So crazy!! When I was pregnant with Ellie, at 36 weeks she stopped moving. My mom and I went into the hospital around 8:30 on July 1st (08 for the record), they hooked me up to the monitors and she was doing great, however her heart rate wasnt raising the way that it should have when she was moving. So they decided to keep me over night. I have to say that was a VERY long night with little sleep. I got like 30 minutes of sleep the whole night. The bed was uncomfortable and if I moved the monitor would stop picking her heart beat up. Around 4:30 I started getting cramps and tightening in my belly. Nothing major though. I did start to time them (to the best that I knew how). I guess I finally got some sleep at some point. The nurse came in to check on me around 7:30 am. I told her I thought I was having mild contractions and she agreed that the monitor was picking them up but nothing serious. They had to wait for my OB to tell them what to do next. An hour later they checked me for dilation and my surprise I was 3 cm! They said that it is normal to dilate like that and that I could be 3 cm for the remainder of my pregnancy. The released me to go home. My mom and I went and got breakfast from Burger King and then headed back to the house. I tried to rest and update my message board with my night in L&D, but I just couldnt concentrate on anything. I think I got a little nap in but nothing to speak of really. The cramping was getting stronger so I decided to try a warm shower. Wasnt helping and I even tried to sit down and take a shower/bath.. lol Still wasnt helping. A little while after getting out of the shower I told my mom I thought we should go back to L&D that it felt like the cramping was getting stronger. That was around 11:30 am. They checked me again and I was at 4 cm. When I reached 5 cm (not to long after that) they gave me the epi!! (HEAVEN!) Basically to speed things for the readers, I had Ellie at 5:40 pm on July 2nd at 36 weeks! It was an easy L&D for sure..

So it is really crazy to think I could go into labor at any moment, even though I went to 40 weeks (and a day or so) with Garrett and was induced. I think it gets so hard at this point, unless you are scheduled for a C-section, you have NO idea when it will happen. (Even with a c-section guess you could always go before that date)

Anyways!! Ive been trying to get laundry all caught up so I can pack my bag and the kids "possible over night" bags. Course I started washing baby Blaine's clothes too.. So now I have 3 loads of mine, Ellie & Garrett's clothes and blankets and now a load of baby clothes (4 loads total) staring at me from the other couch.. I hate folding and putting clothes away!!!! But it must be done and REALLY needs to be done tonight. Oh yes, and I also need to make a JUST IN CASE roadside bag to go in my car. (Im sure Ive touched this topic once or twice already) Being as we live close to 2 hours from the hospital and do not know when labor could happen, I want to have a couple blankets, towels, etc, to keep in my car.. JIC... Hopefully it wont come down to a roadside baby though.. Eeek!!

As far as how I am actually feeling.......... Not to bad but not the greatest either.. I get heartburn anytime I bend over and that includes bending over the side of Garrett's crib to change his diaper, or sitting on the floor to change him, clean something, etc.. Mr. Blaine sure lets me know he is still in there. All I can think is that he is totally stretched out or SUPER long. I get rib pressure and cervix pains at the same time, like he is just completely stretching out. No clue is he is head down or up.. Mostly think he is transverse still and mostly on my right side.. He has always been a right side baby... I guess I am just anxious! Who wouldnt be, right??
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On to other things.. Labor Day weekend, perhaps? We went to Logan's parents house for a few days. (Sunday-Wednesday) We didnt do anything overly exciting.. The kids had fun and Logan and his dad worked on their redneck well digging project. (Dont ask!!! Just dont C: ) Here's some pics: