What a week it has been...
I spent a good amount of time crying this week. As the day went on and Heather was not having her baby it began to hit me that the longer she went the less likely she was to be at my wedding. I cried a lot on Wednesday. People did not seem to understand my fears, but imagine the biggest day of your life so far. Now imagine it without your best friend of almost 25 years. It just is not right. There was no part of me that felt right about going through with my wedding without her. I talked to Heather one day after work. It might have been Wednesday. We talked about options and our fears. She said that if she was not in the hospital she would be at the wedding. My fear, what if she was. I also realized in that moment how awful I felt about stealing her first week home with her baby. How I was feeling like, well thanks for pushing a baby out, now put on your bridesmaids dress and pay attention to me! She said that from the moment she found out she was pregnant she knew that it was going to play out similarly to this. Who knew that the child would be LATE though. Lily was almost 2 weeks early! We also played out the dress situation. If she was going to be induced on Monday or Tuesday and could make it to the wedding how was she going to get her dress altered in time. I said, lets not worry about that. If you are at the wedding, you can wear whatever you want! She ended up going to TJ Maxx and finding a beautiful blue dress that is almost the same color as the bridesmaids dresses.
Then Friday was my birthday. It wasnt the best birthday. I was stressed and sad. I had my glucose test in the morning and an appt with the doctor. I have gained 2 more lbs...I believe I am still down 2 lbs from when I got pregnant, but getting close. Hopefully I gain about 10 for the entire pregnancy. The babys heart rate was bouncing between 148-152 for the minute or so that I got to listen. He said everything looks good but I do have to do another 24 hour urine...BOOO. There has been protein in my urine for years but I guess on Friday was a bit higher than it had been. Not sure if I will have time to do that tomorrow or if I will take care of that after the honeymoon. After my doctors appointment I went to work. It was very nice. My coworkers got me a couple of cards and Meg made me a cake. Very sweet. I had a fairly good day and then Sal took me out for a nice dinner for my birthday. We went to this family owned Italian place nearby called Johnny Macaroni's. It was yummy. After that we came home and just relaxed with the dogs. It was a good day but I could not get that baby out of my head. I was really hoping that we would share a birthday.
Yesterday I decided that I was not going to be a pest. I was going to leave Heather alone....though I had been checking in on her several times a day I thought she needed a break from me. So, I didnt check in. I had a dress fitting in the morning (she has to take in a couple more inches....which will make 6ish total). I go back tomorrow for the finally, HOPEFULLY IT FITS, fitting! After that I came home and got a couple of things done before picking Adrian up at 12. About 20 mins later I got a text from Jamie that Heather is at the hospital and contractions are less than 2 minutes apart. I got so excited that I started crying in the car. I got another update maybe 2 hours later that she was 3 1/2 cms dilated. So I prepped myself for a long day of waiting and thought the baby would be born late last night or early this morning. I got an update around 4 maybe that she had gotten an epidural and contractions were strong and hard. Then I got a text at 6 that said, "Baby born. can you come?" It was from Heather's mom. And, the plan was for me to go to the house to watch Lily so that the grandparents could go to the hospital. I got there around 7 and we all hung out for about 1/2 hour before they took off. I bathed Lily and calmed her down and got her to bed. She had no idea of the baby...well, she knew it was coming any time now and she knew that everyone was all crazy about things. She even said at one point, "The baby is here!" We all ignored her. She got to bed around 8:15 just a little later than normal and I just hung out. The grandparents got home from the hospital around 10 and we talked about the baby and Heather for about an hour before I headed home.
Everyone is doing well. His name is James Tyler Murphy McCready (James is Dad's name, Jamie. Tyler is Heather' s brother and Murphy is Jamie's Moms maiden name....Lily has two middle names too and the second is Miller, Heather's Mom's maiden name). He is 9lbs even and apparently already a champ at nursing. I talked to Heather a bit last night and then again this morning. Apparently he didnt sleep at all last night. They were going to bring Lily in to introduce her today and I am planning to go in about an hour or so. I cant wait to meet that beautiful little boy and just snuggle snuggle!
Now that this entire entry has been about baby James...I dont have too much to report today. Baby has been kicking really low most of the time lately. Sometimes I get a swift kick to the bladder and feel like I am going to pee my pants.... Sal got to feel the baby kick for the first time one day this week. It might have been Wednesday night...not sure. He thought it was so cool! It will be fun when he can feel it regularly and when you can start to see it from the outside.
Well, time to get dressed and hit Kohl's to buy this baby an outfit before I get to meet him! I will be back soon!!! Maybe not before the wedding....T - 5 days!!!
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