Daniel has arrived!!!

12/21 11:41pm

Rough day but completely worth it already.

Story to come when we catch up on sleep a little. Everyone's perfect.

The last night

When I was five years old, I got to see The Captain & Tennille in concert on my birthday. (I know, I was a hip, hip kid.) From what I remember, I LOVED loved them and was sooooo excited to see them that I literally made myself sick. To this day, any time I'm nervous or excited, I refer to it as Captain & Tennille stomach. Every birthday, every Christmas, every vacation, my nervous stomach reared its ugly head. I'd say that right now, I might have the biggest C&T stomach ever, and we my need to rename the condition after today. We're as ready as we'll be, and in five hours, we'll be heading to the hospital.

Thanks to all who wrote or called to wish us luck!! We'll be sure to update as soon as we have news.

Induction date set

I saw my doctor yesterday, and all's well.  My blood pressure appears to be under control with the bed rest, but we'll still induce before the Christmas due date.  We go in at midnight on Sunday December 20th unless labor starts on its own before then.  That's a week from Sunday.  Commence freak-out.

I'm starting to get a little nervous about labor, but since I have no frame of reference, it's all a bit abstract.  Breathe, Susan... breathe! People have done this since the beginning of time, and everyone on the planet was born.  Bright side is we get to meet Daniel, and we have a concrete date to count down to.  We had a bit of a trial run on Friday night, when I was having minor contractions for almost four hours.  They were about fifteen minutes apart, but they stopped on their own.  Karen was doing laundry (and doing little dances around the living room) and we realized that we weren't completely ready yet.  I was more nervous than I figured I would be, so I think the practice may have helped me a little bit.  I get all anxious when I think about how I'll feel going to the hospital in ten days.  HOLY CRAP - ten days. 

On the bed rest front, I'm almost getting used to relaxing every day.  I've got a bit of a schedule down, and I'm thinking it's a good time to catch up on sleep and naps and the like, since that'll all come to a screeching halt in just TEN DAYS. 

a fun meme for a day on the couch

The Mother from Bao in the Oven tagged me on this one, and I appreciate the couch project.  :)

1. What is the color of your toothbrush? Clear and sky blue
2. Name one person who made you smile today. Karen, every day
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?  Sitting on the couch, just waking up.  Shocking, I know...
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Wishing I had some cookies
5. What is your favorite candy bar?  Peanut butter cups, if they only came in bar form :)
6. Have you ever been to a strip club?   Once, ages ago for a friend's bachelorette party
7. What is the last thing you said aloud?  'Okay, bye'
8. What is your favorite ice cream? Cookies 'n' Cream
9. What was the last thing you had to drink?  Caffeine-free diet coke
10. Do you like your wallet? Don't have one, I stick my debit card in my pocket and I'm on my way (though I did ask Santa for a little card carrier)
11. What was the last thing you ate? Cheerios and soymilk Stephanie came over and made us a Spanish omelette with mashed potatoes, onions, eggs and fresh diced tomatoes on top.  Tasty lunch!
12. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?  Five pairs of chenille socks
13. The last sporting event you watched?  Browns game, Sunday. 
14. What is your favorite flavor of popcorn?  Theater popcorn.  In the absence of a movie, ANY popcorn will do. 
15. Who is the last person you sent a text message to?  Karen
16. Ever go camping?  Three times, and it's not really for me.
17. Do you take vitamins daily?  I have for about a year, yes.
18. Do you go to church every Sunday?  No
19. Do you have a tan? HA.  No tan.  Freckles, maybe.
20. Do you prefer Chinese food over pizza?  I prefer pizza with pine nuts, made at home. 
21. Do you drink your soda with a straw? No, straight from the can.  With a cozie.
22. What did your last text message say?  Sure :)
23. What are you doing tomorrow? I have big plans on the couch.
24. Favorite color?  Blue
25. Look to your left; what do you see?  An orange cat, curled up in a ball.
26. What color is your watch?  Silver
27. What do you think of when you hear “Australia”?  The Shins
28. Would you strip for money?  Nope
29. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?  Drive Thru
30. What is your favorite number? 12
31. Who’s the last person you talked to on the phone?  My mom
32. Any plans today? Finishing some last minute Christmas shopping from the couch
33. In how many states have you lived?  Just Ohio
34. Biggest annoyance right now? Not being allowed to grocery shop.  (I know, lame)
35. Last song listened to? Australia, thanks to #27
36. Can you say the alphabet backwards? Not without great difficulty
37. Do you have a maid service clean your house?  Yes, her name is Karen
38. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? New Balance
39. Are you jealous of anyone? People who are allowed to grocery shop
40. Is anyone jealous of you? Probably not
41. Do you love anyone? Yep, lots
42. Do any of your friends have children?  A few of them do
43. What do you usually do during the day? These days, I watch a lot of television and read.
44. Do you hate anyone that you know right now?   Nope
45. Do you use the word hello daily?  Yes.  I always answer the phone 'Hello there!' or so I've been told
46. What color is your car?  Silver
47. What size wedding ring do you wear?  I think a 7, but that was before swollen fingers.
48. Are you thinking about someone right now?  Danny
49. Have you ever been to Six Flags?  Does Cedar Point count? 
50. How did you get your worst scar? I used to jog (fine, I walked briskly) around my neighborhood and I
came across a puppy who was hanging out by some landscapers. They had him tied to a stake in the grass, and he was the cutest thing ever.  I leaned over to pet him for a few minutes, then started to jog away when he crossed in front of me, and my feet got caught up in his leash.  I went down hard on my left knee, and to this day it hurts if I even lightly brush it against the underside of a table, let alone bang it on anything.  Last time I had dinner on my parents' deck, I banged that knee on a table leg and cried.  In front of my whole family.  It wasn't pretty.