From: rrg@rtp (Rhonda Gaines)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: How Much Longer!!!!!!
Date: 14 Sep 92 15:49:19 GMT
Organization: FiberCom, Inc., Roanoke, Virginia


I know I've still got almost 2 weeks until my due date, but I'm
getting sooooo tired of waiting for this baby to come.  I'm not
tired of being pregnant per se, but I really am anxious to meet this
little person who's been moving around and growing inside me for the
better part of 1992.  I don't know the sex and honestly don't want
to until the baby's born but I want him/her to be born *now*.  I'm
hoping for a girl and my husband doesn't care which.  I've gotten to
the point now that I'm calling the baby he just in case it is a he
so I won't be disappointed.  I know I'll be thrilled with the baby
no matter what the sex but just to be safe, "it" is a "he" for now.
Every morning when I get up and every evening there's this whole
nursery just waiting for a baby.  I've read all the books over and
over and over again and thoroughly enjoy this newsgroup, but it's
little consolation since I'm still waiting.  I know that first
babies are usually late but I'm still hopeful.  I walk around the
block every day and walked a lot this weekend.  Since this past
Friday was a full moon, I was hopeful, but not expectant.  I've
dialated 1 cm and am 50% effaced, but that can mean now or later
(probably later since I'm so anxious :-)).  These next few days or
weeks (whichever it may be) seem like they'll be longer than the
entire pregnancy thus far.  Pregnancy hasn't been as bad as I always
thought although the 8 weeks or morning sickness were enough to make
me seriously consider adoption if my husband and I decide on another
child.  I'd gained 41.5 lbs as of last Friday although it surprises
most people since I'm apparently carrying it very well which is
strange since I'm only 5'2" and weighed 127lbs pre-pregnancy.  I
don't get tired much as long as I keep moving around which is no
problem since I'm too anxious to sit still for long :-).  Even
though I'm still a little less than 2 weeks from my due date, people
are already saying "are you still here?".  Dumb question since
there's an obvious answer.  I don't have heartburn and can eat
anything I want and immediately lay down with no problem.  I only
get up once during the night at most to go to the bathroom so it's
really not bad (although getting out of a waterbed is *not* fun).  
The funniest thing is that even though
I'm anxious for the baby to arrive, I also hope he/she takes their
time since the earlier it comes, the earlier I have to return to
work.  I was hoping for a "work from home" period after the 6-8 week
disability leave but for reasons that don't make sense to me this
will probably not be the case.  This also means I've got find a
babysitter soon.  I refuse to pay $110/week for infant daycare (it'd
be almost cheaper to quit my job and stay home!)  and
being relatively new to Roanoke, I don't know anyone well enough to
consider leaving my new baby with.  I'm really not worrying about
that too much since I *know* God will work this situation out.

One more thing, I insisted that I be cultured for Group B Strep and
it was positive so I've been on ampicillin since last Tuesday 4
times a day for 7 days.  The OB said that they really weren't too
concerned since my baby is term and only 1/1000 are affected with it
at term, but I don't want mine to be that *1* if it can be
prevented.  I met with the pediatrician last week and he was glad
that I had insisted on the test.  Moral:  Stay informed and stay 
persistant!!  

Well I guess I've babbled on long enough.  Is anyone else out there
as anxious as me?  What have others done to pass the time?

 -rhonda
  happy being pregnant but inmpatiently looking for the light at the
  end of the tunnel  (38 weeks and counting!!!)


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