Good night, you've been busy ladies! I've been trying to catch up all day in between some crazy sleep issues.
So many funny things in the last few days. My favorite, though, was Cathy or Roz's quote, "Well then stop trying to kill him, you idiots!" :lol:
Congrats to Miss Riley on her walking! Ryan figured out how to pull himself up in the crib, so it's bye bye bumper.
I heard about BW through my best friend from college. She actually got me the first 2 books for free through her sister.
I also read Happiest Baby on the Block and Healthy Sleep Habits. This seemed to work best, although all three are really similar. My friend mentioned that there was a website, not that she ever posted or anything. So, I checked it out and lurked for a long time before joining and lurked some more before posting and here I am.
My birth story was pretty good, I'd say. My water broke at 4:30 pm while I was at work. This was 11 days early. But, I wasn't sure if it was really broken ( :roll: duh! But, I did all the tests we learned about and nothing else happened), but just in case I stayed another hour and cleaned up and left sub plans. I had a friend over for Thursday night TV (we always do this) and since I had the scare, I spent the time making my packing list. She took my picture at 9:30 or so, since I thought I looked HUGE. When I got into bed at 10:30, I had the WORST, weirdest pain of my life. No clue what it was. (double duh!) I hopped right out of bed saying, "Ow! Ow! Ow!" Dh is following me around the house trying to figure out what was happening. The contractions were coming really quickly and strongly (3-6 mins. apart) I checked my notes from class :oops: (total dork, I know) and it seemed this was the time to roll, so we started packing (thank goodness for the list, since I was not in a place to think!). Got to the hospital just after midnight and I was already a few cms. Got an epidural at 2:30 or so and slept a few hours 'til they checked me. I was already at 7 cm by 6:30. We called dh's family and told them to come at 10 or so, but luckily they didn't listen and were all there (in the waiting room) when I was told I could start pushing at 7:40 or so. Ryan was born at 8:23 am, weighing 9 lbs. and measuring 21 1/2 inches. Dh cut the cord and I got to hold him right after he came out.
Traci, thanks for the lists...I'll wait until the final one to start my addressing. I don't need much excuse to procrastinate!
Better run, little man is currently pulling himself up on the computer chair. He woke just when I finished reading all 1784 pages and I wanted to post.
And, I haven't even told you about our hellish nights...must come back later, I guess.
