Warning: OB/Snork Talk involved
So after I stayed up all night pulling my hair out over CSS coding I couldn’t really get to sleep. I was a bit amped and then there is the peeing issue. I have actually calculated that for every glass of water I consume (& my glass is about the size of a super-size-me cup) I need to pee around 5 times. I consume about 10 glasses of water a day (I know, I kick ass!). But this means that I am peeing, at the very least, around 50 times a day. In the night I pee every hour. Sometimes I pee and by the time I make it back to my bed (which is not that far) I need to pee again.
The crazy thing about last night is that somehow I managed to have the most awesome dream ever. And I will tell you- not because I need ya’ll to interpret or analyze- but because you so wish you had a dream like me!
I dreamed that I was hanging out at the library with my good friend, Mandy, and this familiar lady approached me and asked if I would help her out. Familiar lady was totally The First Lady. And she needed my help Christmas shopping for the kids at Target. Oh yes. So we shopped around and got stuff for the girls. Then she took me out to lunch at a restaurant owned by Gordon Ramsey. THEN she & Gordon had a private conversation and when she returned to the table she quietly informed me that Gordon had a secret clothing shop that we were going to go to BECAUSE we needed to get a shirt for her secret son. OOOH! It went on a bit further, including a moment where Michelle and I argued about horizontal vs vertical stripes…but how bizarre. With just a week (+ or -) to go I think I had a good old fashioned crazy pregnancy dream. Go me.
Now I bet you are wondering how my OB appointment went this morning. It went pretty well. Snork was very active and all my stats are fine (phew) and there is a little bit of progress. Emphasis on little. I can’t even claim a fingertip dilation- my girl bits are at HALF a fingertip. Which, to be honest, I was a bit bummed by, but it is more than I was last week.
We spoke briefly about induction again and I am relieved (again) to hear that this office isn’t keen on inductions if things are rolling right along. If I go a a week past the due date then we will start a conversation about induction- but the OB seemed pretty ho hum about it. I feel pretty effing lucky that things seem to be so smooth right now. But um, I’d be cool if Snork wanted to start packing his bags and making his way…
(ADDED BECAUSE I FORGOT: While I was waiting for my OB to get back to the office from the hospital this morning I was cornered by pretty much every nurse in the practice all moony-eyed and wanting to know what I will be naming the Snork. I played coy and simply said that I didn’t know yet. Seriously – the WORST thing to say. (but also pretty fucking funny) as the next 20 or so minutes (not exaggerating at all) I was part of a brain storming name session. Now between you & me, Snork has a name, and no I am not telling until he gets here as it is a bit, um, different. But it was positively hysterical to see these gals falling over themselves to give me name options. The best was when they got ALL worked up that I should name the Snork after the hurricane that blew through Florida in the early part of my pregnancy. We all stood around looking at each other while someone went to look up the name of the hurricane. But something tells me that naming my son Fay is just not a good idea…)
And now I am going to be utterly naughty and have some brie and jam on toast and fill my head with the deliciousness of America’s Next Top Model and the other 3 million shows I have saved to watch.
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Love the dream, and the snack!
Do you hike up the belly to pee?
I found that if I hiked it up while I was peeing it got it ALL out instead of walking back to the chair and finding I had to pee again. I would wrap both arms around the bottom of the belly and pull it up when I was doing the deed.
Just a thought.
The things we talk about huh? LOL
Great dream, I love it. XD
Hah! That’s hilarious, about the nurses I mean, not your half-finger dilation. Fil and I decided not to tell anyone the names we brainstormed for our future children… but our son can’t keep his big mouth shut and now my parents think we’re freaks. I think weird names rock! Well, not weird like Peachesbuttercream or Apple.
Are you effaced at all? I have my appointment in an hour… clock is ticking… I wonder if I can beat your .5 fingertip! HA!
Wise, wise woman! Never tell the name. I learned that lesson the hard way. No one knew Erik would be Erik until he was here.
My grandma called me this morning, wanting to know the name of baby number two. Dude. I found out I was pregnant two days ago. And I’m pretty sure I’m having a miscarriage (but I didn’t tell her that part). People are funny.
Hope Snork gets here sooner rather than later!
I have ANTM (i also think its yummy) on my DVR so I could enjoy every second of it tonight. Can’t wait to watch after the Idol result show. Is it me or did Idol last forever last night?? Who are your faves? I love Matt, Danny and Allison. I liked Adam last night, which surprised me. And also, did you notice that Paula was sorta coherent last night at first???
I hope Snork comes on 4/5 at 7:42 AM so I could get the winning guess.
I loved your dream.
I can’t wait to find out the name! Kudos to you for being able to keep it a secret – I sure couldn’t!
Gawd, dreams are sooo wierd!! I really like your new page, very fresh and spring/beachy! And I agree with the dilation measurement not being neccesary. I hate to share my “horror” story but I stayed at a 2.5 until Wil’s head came thru…. not so much fun. And that was with the folley ball and pitocin and massage and a doula…. i just didn’t want to let go I guess…. snort! I hope you don’t hate me for sharing that. It’s just that apparently my cervix and other baby bits are just as stubborn as I am, go figure! OOOOOhhhh I’m sooo excited for you! Love you!
Can I have some brie and jam on toast? That sounds SO good.
Everyone has an opinion on the baby name. Drives me crazy.
Ooo, the digs DO look fantastic! That is an awesome dream! I’m still having them, so maybe you’re in for a few more before the Snork turns 1.
Hooray for progress!
And if you do end up with an induction, far, far, far down the road it’s not the worst thing ever. Promise.
Very good, happy update! Love the new look–can’t wait till you add a little baby under an umbrella on the beach! I can’t offer any PG advice, but Sheri’s tip about hiking up your belly when peeing makes sense to me. Looking forward to finding out our boy’s name and to see who wins the pool. Enjoy your TV watching and delicious snacking! Hugs from AZ.
There is really no correlation with what your cervix is doing now and when you will go into labor. A lot of practices don’t even do them in late pregnancy, since it tells the doctors nothing useful and just stresses women out. So don’t worry about it. Hahahaha.
When I was pregnant and people asked about names we told them “Buford Barney” -calling him ‘Bubba’ for short. It provoked some odd reactions. They were all quite relieved when we opted for a more traditional name (we actually took 2 options into the delivery/induction because we wanted to meet him and which one fit better). I am so very excited that this dream is about to come true for you -and a whole other adventure will begin!
The restlessness is an interesting sign of progress, too
J
haha. You were such a good girl, playing along with their brainstorming session. How funny!
I ~think~ your present should finally be there today. I don’t know why it’s taking so damned long to get there, it’s starting to piss me off. Grrrr.
love ya!
Soooo flippin’ excited.
Nice blog-makeover, cool dream and wonderful news on how well snork is doing. Too funny about the name discussion! I’m getting sooooo excited on how close you are to D(eliver) Day, and looking forward to you introducing your son and his name to us, your bloggy mates. HUGS
Holy bejeezus, I can’t believe Snork is nearly cooked!!! I go and hide under a rock for a while, and here you go having a whole pregnancy and everythang.
Fun new colors! Love the digs! And love the dream too. haha
Love the new blog and header! Can’t wait to find out Snork’s name! Hope all continues to go well!!
Love the new blog look (and especially the “any day now” part in the header!) ANTM is the only show I regularly push the kiddos out of the way to watch.
Mmmmm….. brie and jam on toast!! It really is unfortunate that we live far away because it’s official now… we could totally be tv buddies!! Yay! It’s getting exciting now with the Snork almost here. I love the dream. I come from a family of crazy dreamers (I jokingly call them our family crackhead dreams!). I’ve wondered what they would be like if I ever get preggers. I can’t imagine them being any crazier! Love you!! Wishing the Snork on his speedy way!
I went overdue with my first and was induced at 41w. I laboured for 18h and ended up with a c-section because he absolutely refused to descend and protested by dropping his heart rate.
I’m not sure I would do the induction again.
Argh! I like your new design but I think my computer hates it. Or maybe my computer just hates me. Entirely possible.
That is an awesome awesome dream. I think you and Michelle should totally hang out IRL too. Surely we can set this up, yah?
I do not tell people my baby names because I once told my sister what we would name a girl and she was so freaking rude about it.
I love your new site and I am soo excited that the Snork is almost here! Can’t wait to see his little face!! As far as induction goes, it is totally safe to go 42 weeks (as long as all your and the Snork signs are fine of course) and I would advise you to if you have no sign or labor by the, which I hope you will! Refer back to Tinker’s comment… I am a Lamaze childbirth educator in training by the way, just so you don’t think that I am just pulling stuff out of my butt.
Good luck, can’t wait to see how it all happens!
This is THE most anticipated delivery for me. I. Cannot. Wait.
I have no TV comments, other than I totally agree with the ear flicking idea. That moment was stunning, and not in a good way!
But…I just have to say….you are like a week away from having a baby!!! Is that the coolest shit ever??????
I hear you on the peeing…jsut get back to bed, I have to go again-and on top of that, in my dreams I always had to pee, was looking for a restroom and they were always tooooo small for my big belly and very dirty-YIKES!!!
One week to go! YIPPEEEEEE-Snork will be here before you know it.
OH-Steve & I saved Adam’s name too…we figured something had to be a surprise!
P.S. The average gestation for a first time Mom is 41 weeks and 1 day(exactly how long Adam took)…I was all about natural childbirth and did not want an induction either. I wasn’t having any outward signs(I didn’t have my cervix checked). I had my midwife strip my membranes on the 41 week day & I went into labor about 8 hours later, so that is a really good option versus inducing. It’s a little unconfortable, but not unbearable
I had my first weird pregnancy dream just days before I had my son…could you be creating motherhood sooner than you think??!!
Wild dream! Filing away the hoisting the belling tip.
I am so damn excited about Snork’s arrival!
BTW, I’m trying to catch up with my blogroll and wanted to say I found Salome’s recent comment very offensive. How dare she judge someone else’s pain!