"He said I had dilated one centimeter & he could feel the baby's head. That took me by surprise."

Friday, March 29, 1991 (Part 1)

     Guy didn't get there til I was waiting in the exam room.  He was still in his camouflage cause they took so long he didn't want to take time to change.

     Dr. Rand did a pelvic & it kind of hurt.  He said I had dilated one centimeter & he could feel the baby's head.  That took me by surprise.  I asked if that meant the baby was engaged & he said she wasn't.  We didn't get to go in his office & talk to him afterward as usual so I didn't think of all these questions til we were home.  Guy had seen a little blood on Dr. Rand's glove after examining me or I would've panicked when there was some spotting I noticed once we got home.

     I was supposed to see Marian McCoy next & she came out & said she didn't have to see me since I'd gained so much weight.  She said to just let her know if I didn't gain at least 1/2 lb. a week now.

     I called Barb to let her know she didn't have to come back to pick me up.

     Fri. 3/22 I went to the second meeting for Expectant Arms.  It was just me & Cathy & Margaret again.  I don't remember what all we talked about but I asked them about the dilating since they've both had babies before and they said it was nothing to worry about.  So I felt better after that.

     I wore the jumpsuit I'd made & felt like I was wearing a clown outfit.  All it needed was some giant pom-pons down the front.  Cathy said she'd made the same thing & it was too big for her too.  It would fit better if I took the shoulder seams up but that would be a hassle since it's lined.  It doesn't look like I'll get the clothes made from the fabric I bought at the last sale.  I can make regular clothes for after the baby.  I need to get the rest of baby's stuff done.  I washed & dried the fabric for that this morning.

     Sat. 3/23 we spent the afternoon working in the front bedroom.  We made a lot of progress but I was pooped by about 5-5:30.  I took a nap for about 1 1/2 hrs. before we had supper.  We got a lot of boxes ready to go in the attic, except for taping them up.  We put my fabric scrap boxes in the closet.  I got all but one shelf of the bookcase cleared and two drawers of the chest emptied.  We cleared the space in front of the left window.  But there's still a lot to do.

     That morning Guy had scrubbed the crib mattress.  It looks a lot better so I think it'll be ok.  That's about $35 saved.  We need to tape over a couple of rips & then put a cover over it.  We got that when we went shopping Mon. But I'm jumping ahead. 

     I think Sat. night was when I took the last of the Tylenol-3 so I could get a good night's sleep.  My back still bothers me some, mostly when I'm tired.  It doesn't hurt to where I need to hold it when I cough at least.

To Be Continued...