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05-11-2010 at 3:15 PM
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I don't know if I just peed myself or my water broke

I didn't think it was possible for my water to break. Dr. said it almost never happens like that with the first baby or you have contractions first (well on Friday I was having ctx and didn't know it but these antibiotics were supposed to stop them?). Plus Gabe hasn't even dropped so how can it break?

I did go pee right, then I got up and felt a little trickle down my leg like three drops. Then I came into the room and like a little gush came out on the floor. Then a minute later another little gush. And now I'm sitting on a towel cause he said that is the best way to know for sure like bring in your panties. Well of course I don't have those on. My Dr. told me it wouldn't smell like pee if it was my water but it didn't smell like anything really. It's clear.Do I wipe it up off the floor and save it and take it in?

Does anybody have any idea how much is supposed to come out? I'm sitting here waiting for more but so far there's only been a little bit.

WTF. Do I call? Or start cleaning because my house is a wreck? How do I even know for sure?

I guess I can't go swimming anymore cause then I'll never know. That's where I was headed when this mess started.

ETA: I really don't want to be the douche that goes in there only to have him tell me I wet my britches.




05-11-2010 at 3:44 PM

Awesome.

My dog drank what fell on the floor. But I still have the towel between my legs and more is coming out. I am just waiting on DH to get home. I don't even have credit on my phone to call the Dr. or my mom.

I haven't showered or shaved or anything. My feet are gross and my house is such a mess : ( OMG it was not supposed to happen like this. If it's even happening. But yall freaked me out and convinced me it's the water so here goes nothing.




05-11-2010 at 6:06 PM

Final update before I go in and belly pic

Okay well I got to take a shower afterall. I am headed to the hospital right now at six and Dr. said they would do the c-section at around eight. Since I'm not having contractions and the only thing protecting him is the liquid and almost all of it has dripped out in the last two hours, it's the best way to go to get him here safely. I should be legit by ten tonight.I'm so freaking thirsty but can't have anything. And wish my momma and dad were here : ( Please keep us in your t's and p's.

Here is Gabe's last day inside:

I just have to say

I just came across some real old school stuff and I remembered just how much I love the phrase "Oh no you didn't!" I love my bump girls.

Appt. Update from 05/07

Ummm I might be meeting my baby in 10 days, not 21!!!

Here's how it went down:

I pee and get the gown on. Found out I've gained four pounds in one week and it's pure water or retention anyways. He pressed on my leg and it left like a 2 inch dent. No wonder where that swelling came from. My BP is going up. It's like 130/60 but that's higher than normal for me. Did an ultrasound. Gabe officially has the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck. But everything else looks great. He weighs 3 kilos - 6+ pounds. I'm having contractions and didn't know it. But I'm not dilating yet, more than half way there though. I also have some kind of slight bacterial infection in my vag and get to start using suppositories and taking some antibiotics, which he says will probably stop those contractions (the ctx also caused the infection?) And he has not dropped. So I stay home and rest and go swimming until next Friday. We regroup then and if the cord is still wrapped around his neck and he hasn't dropped I pick a date for a c-section. If I feel frequent contractions or anything comes out from down below I am instructed to call immediately.

I'm freaking out man.

The end of pregnancy

Last little survey thing I did was at 31 weeks. So much happened those last six weeks before the baby got here. It started feeling like someone kicked me in the crotch with a steel toe boot. I couldn't walk. I couldn't sleep. I could hardly manage to waddle to the bathroom 15 times a night without running straight into the wall or bedroom door. But I could still eat chocolate boy. And the chub rub - OMG. Since it's always like 200% humidity here and you have to wear clothes in order to not get arrested, I went with sun dresses. Well the bad thing about that is your thighs start to sweat and rub together giving you a heat rash looking thing. Pregnancy is so glamorous. My belly grew to epic proportions, my belly button got nice and stretched out, my legs were so swollen you could press on them and leave 2 inch dents. I did some nesting - some. I went to the doctor all the time. I swam and floated for hours on end. It was the only way to relieve the back pain and to let it all hang out in a bikini at 9 months pregnant (in my backyard of course) was so liberating. Plus, it was Dr's orders to get in the pool. Then this one day I was about to go swimming and went to the bathroom to change clothes and my water broke. I was always told with your first baby it never happened like that - that it only happens in movies. Well that was a crock of shit cause it did happen that way. It particularly came as a surprise since I had just chosen a c-section date (May 19th) due to the cord being wrapped around his neck and him not dropping down into the birth canal. Well he had other plans. He showed up a day late for Mother's Day on the 11th. Best day ever.

I think I am gonna start blogging more.

But first I want to go back and fill in the blanks, so bare with me. And by that I mean I am pretty much going to copy and paste posts from Thebump. For a few reasons:

I didn't work at.all. the last few months of pregnancy so I bumped all day instead. It gave me a place to be baby crazy and talk about being pregnant with a bunch of other awesome girls who have been through a loss. They get it. I shared all the ups and downs, joys, worries and pains with them. I didn't have anyone in real life down here to share it with. I really think being knocked up is the worst thing that can happen to an employee with internet access though. There is so much other stuff to look at and plan - bedding, furniture, clothes, toys, making registries. How can you expect someone to focus on work you are paying them to do? Pshh.
And it is the best way for me to make Gabriel a baby book. Since I don't have cool stores like Hobby Lobby I can't make him a super awesome little baby book like I want to. I can do an online photobook, but it's just not the same. I like scrapbooks. Like a lot. So I can go back and review and then be able to put one together this way.
Enjoy : )

One Month

Dear Gabriel,
You are a whole month old today. Thirty days since I first saw your sweet little face, thirty days since my whole life changed forever. It really has gone so fast and makes me wonder if I will say the same thing when you turning thirty years old.

Your first week we just kind of hung out and got to know each other while I tried to get better from the surgery. You got to meet your grandma and grandpa and you loved that. To be honest, you pretty much stole everyone’s hearts. And you sure did eat and sleep a lot. We took you out on the town and to the Dr. where we were told just how perfect you were. Then for lunch you got a special treat – some lovin from a Hooters girl. Boobs, your fave!







Your second week of life your Grams from Texas had to leave us and go back home. We were both sad about it. Me and your daddy got used to the fact there was a baby around. It was still kind of hard to believe. We waited SO LONG for you to get here!



We rang in your third week in on vacation. You got to take your first trip to the beach, which was something I dreamed of often when I was pregnant with you. Since you dig a nice warm bath, you thought the ocean was alright... Until an explosion came out from underneath you and we had to take you out REAL fast.



Some days seemed a little long but now looking back on it, I can’t believe just how quickly these four weeks came and went. I am loving figuring you out and learning new things to love about you. Each new day you amaze me by doing something even cooler than the day before. I’m figuring out your grunts, cries, coos, sighs, whines, etc. I also learned that sometimes you don’t just cry when you are hungry, you wake up mid-nap and whine cause you need to fart.

Gabe, I love how little you are right now and it makes me sad that you will never be this little again. Thank you for the best thirty days of my entire life.
Love you forever and always,
Momma

Let me re-introduce myself

I'm Katie and I am the world's worst blog updater. I had my son Gabriel David Franco a day late for Mother's Day. He arrived on June 11, 2010 at 10:43pm and was 6.5 pound and 19.7 inches long. I will fill in the gaps when I get a second. But today he is one month and one day old!