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A Bit of Running Around
July 25, 2000 17:20
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We went into town yesterday for our doctor’s appointment and other errands. I usually like to avoid Monday appointments, but it’s the only day he was accepting appointments this week so that’s what we got. Before the clinic, we went to the grange to buy feed and to the bank to sell a couple dozen eggs. After the clinic, we went to Subway for lunch, then to the grocery store for our weekly shopping. Boring, huh?
Non-News
July 25, 2000 02:17
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Doctor’s appointment again yesterday. Of course, this means there is still no baby on the outside. The doc says since they’ve established my cervix is “ripe”, they don’t want to keep checking for dilation and effacement progress until I’m in actual labor. Blood pressure and urine are about where they were last time, uterus still measures good, and his heart rate is still good. So now, it’s just a waiting game. I’ve had contractions off and on now for a week and a half, but nothing substantial. Usually a few hours a day, with others “peppered” throughout the day. It’s gotten to be pretty old hat. We don’t even record them all anymore; it’s rather tedious.
Hospital Trip That Didn't End in a Baby
July 20, 2000 02:18
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Good news and bad news. Good news – I went to a doctor’s appointment yesterday and I’m effaced to 70%. Bad news – there’s still no baby, and I went into the hospital yesterday thinking I was going to give birth, only to have contractions go from regular 2-3 minutes apart to absolutely nothing. Maybe I should back up. I’ve been having contractions (small ones) since Saturday. They were off and on, irregular, no certain consistency, not painful, easy to talk and walk through. We went to our doctor’s appointment and after a cervical exam, I’m 70% effaced. We did some more errands-running around town and it was not real easy. I was sure I had finished effacing and was starting to dilate. I wasn’t contracting, exactly, just feeling a lot of pressure from Adam’s head. We came home, and contractions didn’t pick up. I took a nap, and then contractions picked up again after dinner (I insisted on a squat-walk to the driveway.. ...
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Too Many Errands
July 12, 2000 17:18
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So far it’s been a very busy week. Monday, we went into town for my first serger class. It was a lot of fun, but there sure is a lot to learn!! Yesterday was errand day, so we started with the doctor visit, then had lunch at the Top Notch cafe. Mike then went to go pick up some feed from the Grange, and the rest of us went over to Becky’s to sell eggs and pay for the serger. My in-laws were very kind to me – for my birthday present, they paid for half of the serger. Mom’s also been going to the classes with me so she can pick up the stuff I miss and remind me of it later. After that, we walked over to the bank only to find that our egg customers there were gone to lunch. So, it was off to the post office to mail a package, which was the end of our chores.

We drove into Moscow to shop for baby things. We started with Wal-Mart, where we bought clothes, mattress pads, hooded towels and washcloths, and some other odds and ends. Then it was over to Jo...
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Strep Culture Negative
July 12, 2000 02:20
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Another doctor’s appointment yesterday. The group B strep culture was negative (yay!) so there’s nothing to do about that. The baby has, indeed, dropped. His heart rate has also slowed to 130 bpm from the 150 bpm it’s been at for the last 4 or 5 visits. All indicators of the birth’s getting closer. Everything else was normal, of course, and we go back again next Wednesday. On the home front, I’m having an almost impossible time sleeping on our bed these days. It’s just too hard, and my joints are too loose. It feels like sleeping on concrete. So Mike and Mike’s Dad are going to try to move the RV’s air mattress into the house some time soon, since I sleep much better on it (I take my naps in the RV now). I hope that helps, since I’m already doing my zombie impression half of the time.
Friends of the Library Sale
July 06, 2000 17:16
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Another Colfax trip today. That makes two in a row. Today we went in for the annual Friends of the Library book sale, and bought only 4 boxes. We spent much less this year than we did last year, but that’s ok; I don’t think we’ll ever run out of reading material. And if we do, there’s always amazon.com. Heh.

Yesterday was our regular, weekly visit. We started with the doctor’s visit, tour of the hospital, and pre-registration, and then went for dinner. Initially we were planning on going to the Top Notch Cafe, but they were closed, as was the Sol Vallarta Mexican restaurant. Must have been an extended Fourth of July type thing. Anyway, we ended up at the pizza place. It was pretty good, although we did have to wait quite some time before the pizza showed up. After that, we did egg deliveries and shopping at the fabric store. Among other things, I bought a serger! OK, technically I haven’t paid for it ye...
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Baby Dropped
July 06, 2000 02:21
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I’m almost certain the baby has dropped. My fundus (the top of my uterus) now feels lower, or at least the top part feels “squishier”, and his head feels like it’s about to fall out of me. This makes it much harder to walk, of course, so getting around town has become quite comical, not to mention slow. I don’t know if this is going to be a permanent drop or just a testing-the-waters drop, but it’s definitely a drop.
In-Laws Arrive
July 05, 2000 17:15
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Happy Belated Independence Day. Hope everyone had a great one. Mike’s folks showed up yesterday, after having driven cross-country from New Jersey (grandma lives there). They got to NJ by driving cross-country from California! They’ve put quite a few miles on their new Roadtrek, but they seem to be doing just fine. No broken bones yet! Heh.

We had a great time chatting and visiting yesterday. Got to hear all the good gossip from the “eastern” branches of the family. Then last night we went into town for the ice cream social and fireworks display. Considering how small Endicott is, it was really quite an impressive display. Then we all came home and crashed.

Today is doctor-visit-and-errands day. Mom and Dad are coming into town with us and are even coming to the appointment so they can hear the heartbeat.
A Baby, Just Not Our Baby
July 05, 2000 02:22
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Another doctor’s appointment today – the last of our two-weekers. Now we’ll be going every week. As usual, everything was normal. We did a test today – a cotton swab test for group B streptococcus. Dr. P says I’m very low-risk for it, but better safe than sorry. We did get the news that Dr. P has some vacation scheduled. He leaves for 5 days starting tomorrow, then is back for 4 days, then is gone for 4 days. After that, he’s back for good. So I’ve been sending “don’t come out” signals to the baby all day, since I really want OUR doctor to deliver him. Mom & Dad came into the room with us when it got to be fetal heart listening time. They kind of grinned during. I’m still amazed that people can grow inside of other people. How in the world can it possibly work?? Anyway, the only other thing of note that happened was we saw a picture of Sola Brooke, Dr. P&...
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