Hair pretties

I stopped buying pretty hair accessories for Kayla a long time ago because of how expensive they have gotten over the past couple of years. Outrageous.

So I looked into ordering stuff to make my own and realized if I can make them for myself, then I can share with all my friends and who ever else loves little girl hair things. For a much better price. 

So, over the past couple of weeks I been ordering things.

I don't have everything yet but I have some things. 

Im so ready to have everything so I can start making more and selling them to all of you!

Here is one for sale! Price is only $2.00 and $3.50 with shipping. Let me know if you would like it. I accept paypal and can accept cash through the mail.

I have bought these before from other 'boutiques' and have paid upwards toward $9 each.

That is crazy! Im done paying that much for hair things that dont need to cost that much! Done!

Here is another one I have made a few days ago and sold 2 of them yesterday to my very first customer

who bought them for his nieces!

These are stretchy lace headbands with shabby chiffon flowers. I have many more styles of headbands and flowers with accessories on their way in the mail.

I also plan to make bows from ribbon once this pregnancy carpel tunnel issue is gone. As well as tutu's, hair bow holders and hats :)

5

5 more days little girl. 

5.

Just FIVE.

I'm speechless.

Of course, you are beyond welcome to come sooner and be an early bird like your Dad, and sister.

Then I will get pain relief in my back much sooner. And be that much closer to all this carpel tunnel stuff being gone.

Induction date scheduled

I don't even feel like posting but I need to keep up with all this before I lose track of details and dates.

Ugh. I had such hopes of going into my appointment day, seeing my favorite midwife, and coming out with an  induction date sometime this week.

But, not.

I saw a lady that I have not seen once this entire pregnancy. The joys of military healthy care.

The lady was nice, she examined me. I'm still 3 cm. I had mentioned at 2 am this morning I felt what was like a bubble pop and I never felt that before. So she checked the fluids I had to see if it was amniotic  which is wasn't and I figured it wasn't. She then did ultrasound and examined the baby and her fluids and all was great. My blood pressure was perfect and the baby's heart rate was great. So, considering that we are both healthy and on track she doesn't want to induce until the 39th week. I am frustrated and disappointed but at the same time I cant get mad. She is right. Since week 39 falls on a Saturday for me, and they don't do inductions on weekends, I am scheduled to be induced on Monday the 25th at 5 am. One more week. 6 more days not counting today. And yes, I know this is not a long wait...but when you are at the end of pregnancy...every day feels like a week.

I am so uncomfortable. I cant sleep because of the carpel tunnel pain and numbness. :( Not to mention the 100 other reasons that make me so uncomfortable. BLAH.

One more week. 6 more days. I.can.do.it.

I don't see the baby coming on her own at all before then, I just still feel no different and it's just pure gut instinct. Lets hope I'm wrong.

38 weeks and NST details here.

Yesterday I had my first NST ( non stress test ) visit. All was normal. Baby's heart rate was great, my blood pressure was fine. I will go twice a week from now until birth day but hopefully that isn't but for another one or possibly 2 times at the most. 

Monday is the next NST, (how will I ever make it through the weekend?!) and then right after NST I see the doctor to be examined, and then I also was told she will go over inducing info. I should also get an induction date. I'm GUESSTIMATING, this to be SOON! Like real soon. On Monday when I saw she said she wouldn't let me go past 39 weeks. I will be 39 weeks on 23 March, in 7 more days. Which falls on a Saturday. They don't do inductions on Saturdays but only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I believe. So, I'm hoping and guessing that at  Monday's appointment I find out that in just a day or just a couple, our baby will arrive. 

That is of course is she doesn't make her appearance naturally this weekend. 

Which is is my number ONE hope over being induced.

But I honestly don't feel it physically or in my gut, unfortunately.

I see us making it to the induction date :(

And today we hit 38 weeks. Here I am at 8 weeks, 18 weeks, 28 weeks and 38 weeks.

I wont even tell you how much weight I have gained...

But I am over it now.

I will lose it and am looking forward to the challenge :) 

Again.

Crazy couple of days! Details here!

So, its been a wild couple of days. Yesterday March 11th, Monday, I went in for my normal, now weekly appointment for week 37. The night before I had some pretty bad menstrual like cramping so I thought I would mention it at the appointment. When I went back, my blood pressure was elevated. I told the nurse I did have cramping but not sure what it is because I don't know what contractions feel like. So she offered me the option to have the doctor check me and of course I said yes. They normally don't start checking until 38 weeks.

The doctor came in and checked me and I was NOT expecting anything at all like, Oh you are 3 cm dilated and 75% effaced. And yes, I was feeling contractions. Real ones. Not braxton hicks. REAL folks. Real.

Because of the contractions, combined with high blood pressure (also I had one time of high blood pressure at 28 weeks) the doctor decided to send me up to labor and delivery to get checked out.

Once I got there I was all hooked up. Midwife did an ultrasound and we saw the baby practicing taking breaths. She also felt her head down low so she is definitely dropped.

The midwife wants to take all precautions and call me boarder line high risk for pre eclampsia because of the high blood pressure. Even though it dropped back to normal and only elevated once more during the 2 hours I was monitored.

So, the plan was I had to pee in a jug for 24 hours. Yuck. She said I might make it the 24 hours or I might not. I was having nice contractions while in the hospital being monitored. One of them was pretty nice and wow, hurt. Obviously, Im still here and no baby yet.

After I left the hospital from being monitored the contractions stopped. As of right now, I haven't had any in a little over 24 hours and I hope to God that doesn't mean I will be stuck at 3 cm for days on end with no action.

I had to bring the pee jug back in the next morning (this morning) as well as have a growth scan ultrasound for the baby.

Yesterday evening we decided to go to McDonalds for dinner. I had a weird feeling while I was eating and couldn't tell if I had to pee or not so I went. As soon I got to the potty...there it was. The biggest, weirdest, grossest, 5 inch long clear, white, brown, snotty looking mucous plug. Oh my. I don't think I will ever forget that moment. Wow. Gross.

So, this morning. The scan showed a happy healthy baby. The ultrasound tech pointed out a whole bunch of white specks all around her head which was hair! And she pointed out Carly has chubby cheeks.

Then I went back for a blood pressure check and it was normal.

I am not concerned about pre eclampsia at all but the doctors are watching me close just in case.

I now go 2 times a week for Non Stress Tests, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Midwife said they wont allow me to go over 39 weeks and that I had an induction date set. She didn't give me the date or go over it with me yet, but will on Thursday.

Again, today...more mucous plug has come out. I honestly don't know how its possible that there is that much stuff in there! So gross. I hope this means that my cervix is doing something. Maybe thinning out more trying to get to full effacement so I can start to dilate more? I don't know.... hopeful wishful thinking here. Maybe the longer the early labor, the faster the active labor? I dont know. I just want her out already and do not want to be induced! Unless she is past her 39 weeks and still not arrived then bring on the induction, but Id rather her come in the next few days on her own.

Im hoping that we are just a couple or few days away from this baby arriving and I don't have to be induced.

Today would have been a great birthday for her.

11 years ago Nick asked me to marry him.

20 years ago Nick's Grandfather passed away.

So Moms, when you start early labor? How long were you in early labor? Did you lose your mucous plug? How long after did active labor start? Did your water ever break? If yes, did it break before active labor or after it started?

Give me some hope here friends!

So long 20's!

We are out of the 20's in the countdown!

Only 19 days left until Carly's due date, although the past 2 days I swear she is coming out early. I feel so different. My body feels physically different in so many ways. Its definitely changing. Other moments I feel  like it's my luck that she will be right on time and some moments I think for a milisecond, what if she is a post term baby? I will cry.

Anyways, 19 days to go!!!

Tomorrow is my 37 week visit. I will be 37w3d.

37 weeks

Today. 37 weeks. 37 weeks pregnant. FULL TERM.

37 weeks today. Carly is the size of a watermelon, about 6.5 lbs and 18-20 inches long. Mom is up to 174 lbs from 117 lbs and is very ready and anxious to get fit again. Mom developed a few light stretch marks on the lower front of her belly. Still have a belly button slightly in. We saw Carly inhale and exhale on the 36 week ultrasound. She gets hiccups a lot, sometimes 2 times a day. She is getting really cramped, her movements are getting lighter. Carly's hospital bag is packed and is in the car. Big Sister's and Big Brother's emergency overnight bag is packed. Mom's is almost 100% packed. We are ready to be holding this baby.