We weren’t going to go to Dean’s sisters last night, because I was feeling so bad, but then Dean called to tell her and they all wanted to see us so I felt bad about not going so we did anyway. At first I was still feeling pretty bad and having 10 kids running around with noise makers didn’t help my headache much, but then it was time for the kids to get out of the pool and I got to swim all by myself! And it was SO nice. The water was warm and it had just gotten dark, so I laid around the moonlit pool. It almost felt like I was in a huge bathtub! So it made it all worthwhile. I really needed that time to relax, everyone had kept asking about the baby and feeling my belly, which is something I have come to hate, if I wanted you to feel my stomach I would invite you too! But oh well, I dont want to ruffle anyone’s feathers, can’t have family mad at me this close to a time when we will be needing their help.
So despite how bad I felt it turned out to be a nice relaxing evening. The best part about yesterday was when I got home from my sister in laws I returned Ann’s call to us and we talked for almost an hour! We rarely talk, usually our husbands get on the phone for a long time and they make plans for us to get together, but last night Ann & I just gabbed away. It was so nice, even if it was mostly about baby stuff. I really am starting to get selfish, everyone is so concerned about Caleb, well I am the one going through all the trouble to give them Caleb but no one seems to care. Oh well….Point was, Ann and I had a nice long chat. She and her husband are so excited about Caleb, even more so then we seem to be but we have decided it is because they get to come play with him then leave him, we have to deal with the larger scale of things. I am glad that we have gotten to know Ann & Dennis, they’ve proved to be a great support for us and I only hope that they are benefiting from our new friendship too. Ann’s birthday is Tuesday and it would be neat if Caleb’s ended up being then too, but I dont know if I want to wait til Tuesday!
I have my regular weekly ob appt today, and I really hope Dean goes with, so we should find out what the plan of action is in us having Caleb and how soon it will be. They have told us before that it would be best to wait until at least 39 weeks, which is Monday, and that we’d have the baby before my due date which is the 14th! So I am hoping that they will schedule to induce me early next week, that way my mom can make plans to come since she will have to drive about 10 hours to get here. The only thing I am dreading about today is having to get blood work done, I haven’t had any done since I found out about the diabetes, and that was months ago, or so it seemed, I was 28 weeks then, so it’s been a while. And there is a big chance all of the symptoms I am having are related to toxemia(or pre-eclampsia) and the last thing I need right now is more complications. So I am praying everything is normal, but I know that the way this pregnancy has gone, I was lucky to get this far along and right now it’d be just one more thing to add to the list…..
