Nothing is stopping these contractions!!!

I have now officially been having contractions since Wednesday morning! I started having consistent contractions on Wednesday morning and by lunchtime they were 3-4 minutes apart but they didn't really hurt. So around 2 I called my doctor and he said to go to labor and delivery to get checked. So we went to the hospital thinking it might be time for Ruby to come.
They checked me and told me I was 70% effaced and dilated to a 1, maybe a 2. Well a few days earlier, when I saw my doctor I was only 25% effaced and not dilated at all. So I had made some progress since then. While at the hospital, my contractions went to 1-3 minutes apart. They called Dr. Merrill to see what they wanted to do, because going by my 1st due date I was 38 1/2 weeks along but going by my second due date (June 17th) I was only 36 weeks along. My Dr. wanted them to give me the shot to stop the contractions to see if we could give Ruby a few more days to cook! So they sent me home but my contractions continued to come about every 4 minutes and they never stopped like they wanted them too. They told me to come back when they were about 2-3 minutes apart and a little uncomfortable, because they weren't really hurting me when they were 1-2 minutes apart in the hospital.
So today I woke up and they started out being only 2-3 minutes apart. By about 9 o'clock this morning they were 1-2 minutes when I was walking around and they were more uncomfortable but I could still talk fine through them. So we went to the hospital again and they checked me. I was now 80% effaced and I hadn't dilated any more. But my contractions were now 1-2 minutes apart and the last shot they gave me did nothing to them, when they should have stopped them. So my Dr. had them give me a shot of morphine to see if we could get my uterus to stop contracting. They also told me I had to stay down all weekend until Monday. If I wasn't having any contractions, I could go to work on Tuesday and then go to my doctor on Wednesday because that would put me to 37 weeks and then it wouldn't be considered a preterm birth. Well since I have a great principal, she has already gotten me a sub for all of next week and she told me to stay down.
I have been out all day, because of the morphine, but the contractions haven't stopped yet. They have slowed down, but it should have stopped it. So now we just have to wait until they are really painful or my water breaks. I guess we'll see what happens in the next few days. I wish my body would respond to the things they're doing. Especially since they won't let me have her until Wednesday. So I guess we'll see what Ruby has in mind!!!

New Baby Picture

Here is the most recent picture that Will took for me. I will be 35 weeks tomorrow, so only 5 more to go. We are getting really excited and I feel like we might finally be ready. There are a few more things that I would like to get done, but if she was to come now we would be okay! There is only 2 1/2 weeks of school left. My students keep asking me when "our" baby is coming. They are kind of sad that she won't be here until they are in 2nd grade. I don't think they realize that this baby isn't "ours", but I have been pregnant all of the school year! I go to the doctor on Friday and I will have more news then.

Poor Abe

Yesterday Abe had to go in for surgery. Ever since he was a puppy he has had a little bald spot on his head. We had it tested by a vet when he was a puppy and they kept saying that it was nothing. Well at that point it was smaller than a dime. It has just kept growing and getting bigger. When I took him to the vet in December, the vet told us it was just a bacteria that was deep in his skin. They took a sample and found that it wasn't cancerous, so we didn't worry as much. So he gave us antibiotics and it was supposed to stop it from growing anymore. It didn't!!! I asked the vet how much it would cost to take it off and he quoted me $1,000. No way was I paying that amount.

This was last summer and it was so little!

About a month ago, it started to get really dry and bleed. So we took him up to a vet in Layton that was friends with Will's mom. He knew what it was right away! It was a cyst and it would just continue to grow and take over his head. By this point it was about the size of a 1/2 dollar, maybe a little bigger. Well this doctor said that he could remove it for about $350. That was a doable amount! So he went in yesterday and had it removed and we also had him fixed.
The vet called me when he was out of surgery and told me that it was a lot deeper than he thought and that he had to cut some tissue. The vet had to put in 12 staples and some stitches to keep it shut. He also had to reconstruct part of his head to make it look normal when it heals. He has to keep the staples in for 21 days. If we would have known how serious the cyst surgery would have been, we wouldn't have had him fixed on the same day. I felt horrible yesterday when I saw him. It looks even worst because they had to shave his head.
It is so dry and he tries to itch it with his foot all the time, so we knew that one of us had to stay home from work to make sure that he didn't hurt himself. So, lucky me! I made sub plans and I got to have a day of rest. He also makes the back bleed whenever he shakes his head because his ears hit that spot. Hopefully he will heal okay and he won't get an infection. He is on antibiotics and pain killers. The thing that makes me the angriest, is that if we would have taken him to a vet who actually knew what he was doing, we could have had it removed when he was a puppy and avoided this whole 12 staples mess!!!

Here's after the surgery! How horrible
He just looks miserable!

Baby Ruby Update

I went to the doctor again today and everything is still looking good! I am now 33 1/2 weeks!!! Her heart rate was good and I am again measuring 1/2 a centimeter big. I have now gained 24 pounds and the doctor is happy with my weight gain (at least some one is!). The only problem is that Ruby has not turned at all yet. They say at this point that the baby will start to turn to prepare to come down, but Ruby is completely turned sideways. My doctor said that we will continue to watch and if she hasn't turned by about week 37 or 38, then we will start to worry and we will try to force her to turn!
I have my first shower tomorrow and Will's family is throwing it. I am really excited because this means that Ruby is coming soon and it also makes me anxious because Ruby IS coming so soon! We have painted the room pink and brown and now Will is going to go back and do brown stripes on part of the pink wall. It is going to be so cute and we are 2/3 of the way done! We are slowly getting ready for her to come. I have loved being pregnant but I sure am glad that there is an end in sight.

8 Weeks To Go

I am 32 weeks now! Can you believe it? There is only 8 more weeks until Ruby will be here. We are so excited. We now have our registries done and we're starting to paint her room on Saturday. I am starting to feel a little bit anxious and unprepared because I don't know what to expect and there is so much to do, but at the same time I am SOOOOO excited!!!
I went to the doctor's again this past Friday. I gained only 1 pound this time, so I have now gained 21 pounds all together. Last time I was measuring 1/2 a centimeter big, but this time I measured 1/2 a centimeter small. Ruby's heartrate was a little bit accelerated so Dr. Merrill listened for a few extra minutes to make sure that it went back down. Eventually it did and Dr. Merrill said that it was a pretty normal thing for babies to do. Everything looks good for me and Ruby looks to be healthy and right on track.

Latest news!!!

So tonight we went to our first class. We signed up for a 3rd trimester informational class. There was no way that I could get Will to take a Lamaze class or a birthing class. It took me weeks to talk Will into even considering this class and then I had to have his parents help to convince him that he needed to go!
It started tonight and we go for the next 5 Mondays. It was a great class and we were both enjoying what we were learning, until they showed the video of a birth. I was trying so hard not to laugh at the expression on my husband's face while at the same time hoping that I can get him to go back with me next week. I must say that the video was not my favorite. I really liked the teacher and Will really liked her too, so I think that we'll be okay with getting him back there again. I highly recommend taking it. It was awesome and really helpful!

This is also a picture that was taken on Sunday. I am 31 weeks on Wednesday, so I was 30 1/2 weeks when it was taken. I am feeling great and I see my doctor again on Friday!

Easter 2009

We had a great Easter this year. We went to church and then to see family. I had sharing time for Primary and it went really well. The best part is knowing that I don't have to do it again for another month!!! Then we went to Grandpa and Grandma Hensley's for the annual Easter egg hunt. My Grandpa hides all of the eggs in their yard and the 3 surrounding yards. He also writes how much each egg is worth. When the hunt is all over you get to go and show him your eggs and collect your money! We always looked forward to this when we were younger.
Before they let us go wild on our hunt, my Grandma wanted a picture of all of her kids with their children. She also wanted a picture of all of her Grandchildren and great grandchildren. We barely even fit in the picture!Here's me and all of my siblings with my parents!

Here's all of the grandchildren and great grandchildren!

Well now that I am married and older, we just get to help the younger kids. I helped Brooklyn this year and we did great. We found one of the $1.00 eggs. My Grandpa only puts out a few of those. When Brooklyn was done she went and cashed out and she had made a little over $2. Now that is a ton of money, especially when you're six! Nate found two $1 eggs and Brianna found one also. They were all pretty excited!

The girls with their $1 eggs
Nate ready to go
The girls and Paislee. Paislee found a ton of eggs!

After the egg hunt we headed up to Will's family in Farmington. We had hot dogs and hamburgers for dinner and they were DELICIOUS! The kids had to leave a few minutes after we got there so I didn't get any pictures of them going on their treasure hunt. Their treasure was the movie, The Tale of Desperaux (I think). It was a great Easter and I hope everyone else had a great one too!