Last doctors appointment

I met with the midwife this morning and I'm now 3cm, 60% effaced and she's at -1 station. She stripped my membranes, which they also did last week. Her suggestion was that I get induced on Thursday. She said for sure they won't let me go any longer. I'm glad that she said that. I really was stressed about having to decide on a date for indication or even getting induced in the first place. But she was very encouraging. I'm just so frustrated that I'm always having to get induced and not actually get to go on my own. But her encouragement and saying that I could just start out with a little pit to get things going and then let me body go on it's own. And she was still positive about me doing it without the epidural. (last time I went a long gruelling 13 hours on pitocin without an epidural before finally giving in). I won't do that this time! But she was very confident that she thinks this baby will come much faster than Asher did.

So I feel uplifted and condident that this decision is the right one. And who knows, maybe she'll still come on her own.

It was a rainy day today and since my mom had the kids I decided I better go walk. So I went go the vitamin shop for more Evening Primrose Oil since I was out and headed to the Winder Garden Village to walk. At the time it wasn't raining but by the time I got there it had started. So I got a milkshake and reassed what to do. Then my brother called and wanted to have lunch and I met him downtown Winter Garden at The Moon Cricket Grill. It was a really nice time together!

Then I headed back out in the rain to the Millenia Mall to walk got an hour. Then back home I went and back to reality with the boys.


- Cricket

Visiting with Jess

Well still no Sydney. Gosh it's frustrating to wake up each morning and still be pregnant. When is this little girl going to finally make her grand entrance.

We headed to church and then home because Jessica had driven up from Miami yesterday with the kids. So excited to see her! Of course we were both hoping I would go into labor while she was here so she didn't have to drive all the way back. She planning on being my doula again like last time. It's just a scheduling nightmare since we don't know when it will happen and she lives in Miami with 4 kids.

But we had a great time just getting to hang out with each other and of course the kids just love anytime they get to get together too. Sean watched all of them while Jess and I went walking to try and get things going. It was also good to have some time to talk without 7 kids running around.

Tonight my girlfriend Val brought us dinner. She had scheduled to bring us dinner tonight thinking we would already of had the baby. But honestly it was oh so nice to have a meal before she comes. I'm so tired as it is right now and by dinner I'm so uncomfortable that I don't want to make anything. It was such a blessing!


- Cricket

Bostons Pine Wood Derby

I actually got to go to bostons pine wood derby. Oh how excited I was! I wasn't ever sure I would be able to come and then when I thought of myself coming I thought I would have a few week old baby with me.

Sean and him have been working on their cars and he was so excited the day had finally arrived! He even won a trophy for Best Apperance! He was so proud and we were so proud of him!


- Cricket

False labor at the movies

Sean and I went to the movies tonight as met wes and Suzanne there. On the way there I started having contractions and had them all through the movie at between 2-4 minutes apart. The movie ended and we all walked around the parking lot trying to get things going and finally just headed home. Then they stopped. Darn. This is exactly what asher did when I was pregnant with him. So many false labors. But they are doing something to move things along.


- Cricket

Due date!

Today is my offficial due date as with 40 minutes left in the day I think it's official to say she isn't coming today. If you had asked me a few weeks ago when I thought she would come I would have told you any day and not a minute later. Never did I think I would make it to my due date by the way I was feeling.

Now that I'm here and it's almost past I feel like she's never going to come, or at least on her own. I'm still trusting God even though my true hearts desire is for her to come on her own. It will be prefect no matter what. I'm just so ready to meet her.

The nursery was finally completed today when my parents came to hang the curtain my mom made. It's just beautiful, magical, girly, frilly and perfect in everyway. I'll try ad post pictures tomorrow. Right now it's just too late.

Go to www.expectnet.com and enter our baby poll on when she will come. The game is under WhitmanBabyGirl.


- Cricket

Still pregnant

At my dr appt today there had not been any progress from where I was a week ago (2 cm dialated). He did strip my membranes to see if we could get anything going but he didn't seem real confident that it would do anything, especially since I had done that 4 times with Asher and it never worked (he was 2 weeks late and finally induced). The dr said he doesn't want me to go past a week so it looks like my Sydney needs to get this show on the road or it's looking like another pitocin delivery. Ugh! I really really want her to come on her own so I can have a go at doing it all natural without the epidural. I know from my labor with Asher that pitocin just doesn't make it possible without an epidural. I went 13 hours without one before finally caving in to the immense amount of unnatural pain the pitocin makes you experience.

As I type this my precious little girl is kicking and rolling and moving all about in my belly. I really am going to miss that! I asked dr walker today how big he thinks she is because I'm thining she can't be that big because she can move about so much more than the boys did this far into the pregnancy. His guess was that she is 6.5 to 7lbs. That is really small for me! We shall see i guess. Boston was 10 days late and 8lbs 8oz. Dallas was 3 days early and was 7lbs 14oz. And Asher was 2 weeks late and 8lbs 9oz.

My heartburn has also been getting even worse, and I didn't think that was possible. At 30 weeks we could see all her hair on the sonogram so I'm guessing she must have a pretty good amount.

My due date is wednesday...but I don't think Sydney got the memo. She and God have their own plan of action and it's top secret!

Let the waiting continue.....


- Cricket

Pregnancy hickie

A few months ago I noticed this red sploch on my neck, as did many people. And it hasn't gone away. I know some women get pregnancy mask when they are pregnant but evidently I get this mark that looks just like a hickie and everyone seems to notice. It is pretty amusing. Wonder when it will go away?

Party, movie, 911 and sleeping in

Well it's Sunday and still no baby. The Doctor said on Tuesday I probably wouldn't make it through the week and yet another Whitman baby has defied all dates. Her due date is wednesday and it's looking more and more like another late baby.

In the meantime I'm getting lots done and having some good quality family time. Last night we went to a friend and neighbor my family for many many years going away party. He's leaving to try and make it in the Navy Seals. We brought the kids over to my parents and put them to bed and headed next door.

After the party we went to the movies with Wes and Suzanne and saw The Book of Eli, a surprisingly good movie about a man whom God tells to take the last bible and take it West, protecting him along the way. Amazing ending.

While in the movie I got a text from my mom saying that Dallas called 911 and came out and told her he talked to a nice lady on the phone who wanted to know if he had an emergancy. He said he just hung up. And sure enough a few minutes later a sheriff shows up at the front door. He was not happy at all. Yelling at my mom to put the dog in the house and he had been looking all around with his flash light. She explained what happened and he finally left.

We missed church this morning. I had a horrible nights sleep and slept in until 11:30. I just can't get comfortable at night, or I'm up peeing or feeling nausous. Oh the joys of pregnancy.

But I do have to say that I really am enjoying feeling her move and kick inside me. Especially knowing that I probably won't ever be pregnant and get to feel that again. It's very bittersweet. I have always loved being pregnant but this one has been much much harder on mh body and emotions than the other ones ever were. But it's all worth it in the end!

Movies with Papa

Today after school we went to the movies with papa. The boys have been asking to go to Universal Studios Citiwalk to see a movie because they remembered going there a while back with Sean and I. Man were they excited. They loved riding the moving sidewalks and seeing the rollercoasters and all the exciting things there.

Here they are with papa, not the best picture but the only one I got Dallas in.


We had the whole theatre to ourselves which was great because we could talk when needed during the movie. And with 5 minutes left in the movie dallas had had enough sitting down and walking up and down the stairs on the side.

Then we walked around citiwalk for a little while. They love surfing!



Boston being chill


Dallas doing stunts


We watched the hulk and the new rockin roller coaster and they both put on their own dance show for us to the music playing. Then they found the water area and loved running around in there. Then Boston got wet and realized how cold the water was!


Finally we went by Margarittaville to see our neighbor Jerry who is a bartender there. His dog Ruby and our dog Dillard are best friends and play everyday. The boys just love Mr Jerry and he's so great with them. They thought it was so cool to see where he works. Dallas walked right up to him and said, "Mr Jerry you're a server!!!". Jerry responded, "no I'm a bartender and don't you forget it!". I died laughing.

It was such a fun day!!! Thanks so much dad!

- Cricket

Asher not to be the baby much longer

Asher has been extra clingy to mommy lately. I think he knows that life in out house is getting ready to have a big change and he won't be the baby of our family anymore. All of a sudden he wants to always sit in my lap and have me hold him all the time. I'm enjoying all the extra love and cuddling from my sweet precious Asher!


- Cricket