Wednesday, October 23, 2013

40 and 5

So today marks 5 days overdue.  blah.  i feel gross. After the second overdue day it really hasn't been that bad.  I now realize i'm just not going to have this baby on my own.  Ben kindly requested not to have the baby Tuesday or Wednesday- not good days for him...in fairness he does have some pretty big meetings.  Tonight after 7 would work well for me :)
So here is what happened day 1 over due:

I threw a small load of laundry in my machine, and while things were washing there was a huge BANG.  ben immediately ran to the garage thinking his worst nightmare had come true-all the shelving fell in the cars.  I was upstairs and thought...oh crap the shelf above the washer fell and everything fell on the washer and broke it...bens' gonna kill me.  I think my mom was the only one who thought "oh no what happened to wendy"  we all happened to get to the laundry room at the same time and saw this!
This is actuallly my worst nightmare.  apparently there was a recall on my washer for this exact problem.  After spending 2 hours on the phone...with people that I couldn't understand and they didn't understand me...they wanted to mail me PARTS- i got no where .  i have someone to look at it on Friday.  Who knows how long I'll be washerless.  In the meantime the laundromat and I are becoming pretty close.  
I was afraid to see what was awaiting me the rest of the week.  With each of my kids right before having them I have gotten in a car accident.  That hasnt happened...and hopefully won't :) i should stop driving.  But then how will i get my large diet coke that keeps me going ?! (thank you Jamie for my fix today:) 
I went to the dr on Monday for an ultrasound and a stress test.  I really was hoping something would be off and I'd have to stay at the hospital...isn't that everyones hope?!  Well nothing.  She told me the cord is wrapped around his neck- she "felt obligated to tell me since it was in my ultrasound".  I almost felt obligated to tell her a few choice things too.  So she said I may need a c-section if his heartrate drops during delivery.  Also she didn't want me to set up an induction date until next week - but if i was really anxious we could try for thurs since she is on call.  um yeah since she has already told me a few weeks ago she wouldn't be surprised if he's 9 lbs I don't really want to wait until he's the size of a 2 year old thank you.  So tomorrow morning I start calling the hospital to see if they have room.  Here's hoping they do! 
Kyle keeps wondering why the baby hasn't come- he secretly hopes it gets him out of school :) but last night i had to have the how is a baby born talk.  He was horrified.  Inside I was horrified.  did not need to go there. Everytime Sadie comes to talk to me she rubs my stomach with both hands.  Zach puts his ear to my stomach to see if he can hear the baby or will him to move.  And Madelyn is really excited to feed the baby milk.  Oh and lay by him and watch tv.  She says she'll hold him when he is small because he won't be able to walk- because he won't have legs when he is born.  He'll grow legs later.  She just doesn't believe he'll come with legs just like her.  At least I'll have lots of helpers once this baby arrives :)

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