37 week appointment

2 centimeters dilated. I guess that's good, but I really feel like saying "That's it?". Ive had a few contractions, but nothing consistent and none (yet) that Ive been doubled over in pain. I was hoping my Dr would tell me that now is the time and were heading to the hospital. In which case, I was fully prepared and had the car packed. Nope, no such luck. I have an ultrasound next Thursday to check his size, and at that point my Dr will determine weather to induce me or not. Keep your fingers crossed I go on my own before then!

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night

Well, Christmas and Birthday are over. My baby is now 11! Ugh! Where does the time go? We had a great day. Zachary even said it was the best day of his life! We were up at 6:00 am. Steve and I actually got up first, to let the dog out and pee. Zachary was awake in his bed quietly playing his PSP when I went to check on him. He said he has been up since 4 am, but was just waiting because he told us he would wake us up at 7:00! How considerate! When I was a kid, most years Suzie and I used to wake my parents up long before 4 am! Z of course had already gone down stairs and scoped out the presents in the wee hours of the night, but that's to be expected. He was so cute, instead of tearing through his presents upon first look, he immediately searches for the gifts he has gotten us to open first. Such a thoughtful kid we got lots of really cool gifts from him. He even bought the baby a snow globe that plays "Away in the manger" and his first stocking. It took about an hour and a half to open all the presents! He was most excited about the quad sitting in our backyard. However, he only owns 49%. Steve owns the other 51% and there for has controlling interest! Smart man! The boys were busy riding that around our backyard for a few hours. Zachary moved on to other new toys to play with as Steve and I cleaned up to get ready for the 6pm birthday party. It was chaotic as usual, but well worth the hub bub. He was floored when he opened his new ipod nano from Crystal. He was hoping for that in the worst way. He kept saying all day how lucky he was, and I kept telling him to remember that next time he calls me crabby! Guests were gone by about 9pm. I was exhausted, only running on 3 hours of sleep as it was. I turned in early and FINALLY got some rest. YEAH! We let Zachary stay up late and to our surprise, he still did the dishes for us and made us coffee for the morning. What a great kid! Hope your holidays were great!

Lordy Lordy Judy's ??

Happy Birthday Jude- hope its a good one!

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Went to see "Night at the Museum" last night. It was fabulous. You gotta see it. I don't think baby enjoyed all the loud noises, he sucker punched me from the inside out the entire time. I really thought he was going to break my water!

So frusterating!

The other day, I get a 300.00 bill from a creditor that says I have an outstanding balance from Johnson Memorial Hospital from 2001! 6 years ago? Are you freaking kidding? Im just getting a bill now? Ive never gotten a bill or a phone call or anything! I dont even know what its for. All the bill says is that there are 4 different accounts and it lists the dates of service. So I call the number (which is the creditor, not the hospital) and speak to a supervisor (Dan) and he basically tell me theres no one I can call at the hospital as its out of their hands once they send it to a creditor. All he can tell me is that they (the creditor) just got my account from a different creditor (although they cant even tell me what creditor) as of Dec 7th so that's why I'm just getting it now from them. They said it was balances from Dr. George, and there are 4 different accounts, 3 of them with small balances like $30.00 so it appears like it may have been something that insurance didn't cover or co pays or something. That was 2 insurance company's ago! Its not like I can even track it that way or dispute it through my old insurance company! All they can do is send me an itemized bill with the dates of service. Ok Dan, send me the itemized receipt and then I'm going to call you back and tell you that I'm not paying this because even when I get it, how the hell am I supposed to remember if I was in the office June 12th, 2001 and what it was for? Or if these bills are even valid. He tells me that the insurance company would have sent me an explanation of benefits and I should have known if something didn't get covered. Are you freaking serious? Does anyone save there explanation of benefits for that long? Where were you Dan on the night of June 12th 2001? Seems a little odd to me that someone wants my credit card for $300.00 and they cant tell me exactly what its for, but there certain its from 6 years ago and I was there and its a valid claim. How do I know this isnt a scam just to get my CC number? Dan tells me he doubts the hospital would go through so much trouble as to make up false account numbers.. Yeah, ok Dan, except I havnt ever heard from the hospital, or the Dr's office your claiming I owe, or even the previous creditor your saying you got my account from! And again, need I remind you this is six years ago?! I just got my credit completely cleared up when we were trying to by a house earlier this year. Theres nothing outstanding on it. Wouldn't you think that something like this would have been reported to my credit report long before now? It hasn't. And wouldn't you think I would have known about it by now? Nope, had no idea. So now, I really don't feel that I should have to pay this money or suffer the consequences given that no one has ever contacted me about this in the last 6 years. But, If I don't pay it there going to harass me by phone and mail, report it against my credit report, and they could actually sue me for the money. Any suggestions? As much as I love JMH, this isn't the first time Ive had a problem with their billing. And now I'm set to deliver this baby there any day! Should I save my receipts and explanation of benefits until the kid is 10, just in case? This is absolutely ridiculous!

Time to nest

Im officially on maternity leave. Yahoo! I was planning on making Saturday my last day but I was up peeing last night every 1/2 hour to every hour and Im just exhausted all the damn time. So, Im cooked. Im done. Hopefully I wont be going back to work until May.

35 1/2 week Dr appt

Went to the Dr today. First time Ive seen her since my ultrasound last Monday. See my prior post for the details of that appointment. Since he is already so big, I was hoping she would move my due date up or schedule me to be induced or something. Nope, no such luck. Apparently in the state of CT in order to be induced and or schedule a C- section before 38 weeks, you have to have an amniocenteses to make sure babys lungs are fully developed. So I basicly have to wait it out as that is not an ideal situation. She scheduled me another ultrasound just to check his size, at exactly 38 weeks, which happens to fall on Jan 4th. Just great. So now im going to pray I go early and that he is healthy and I dont have a 10lb baby!

Holy Crap!

So long Frank Barone. You've given us many laughs over the years. We will miss you.

Update on Little Levine

Had my ultrasound today. Little Levine is going to be a big baby. He's already between 6lbs 5oz and 6lbs 10oz (approx) and I'm only 34 1/2 weeks! Since babies gain about 1/2 lb a week in the last month alone, that's estimating this kid to be around 10 lbs! So I'm told to take it easy, and not to over do it, and avoid stress so not to induce early labor. They were doing a good job reassuring me that everything is ok, but there going to keep an eye on his size. Even though he is big at this point his lungs may not be fully developed yet. So they still want him to cook a little longer. I'm now measuring a full 2 weeks ahead of schedule due to his size. I delivered Zachary at 36 weeks, and he was 6lbs 10oz. Im 34 weeks and he's already that big! They said this baby's head is the biggest part of him and there concerned that if he gets too big he may not fit without having a C-section. Kinda scary. And that big head has lots of hair. God help me if he has his daddys shoulders! They were going to forward the results to my Dr today, but I don't see her till next Monday. Ive had a feeling all along that I was going to go early, but Im not ready for this early! Then again, Im guessing that its not up to me at all. This time, he's calling all the shots!

Sudafed

This cold is kicking my ass! Its been 3 or 4 days now. I called my Dr yesterday and she said I can take ONE Sudafed, not to exceed 4 in 24 hrs. And, Im told, use it sparingly. Does it get anymore sparingly than that? Normal dose is 2 every 4-6 hrs. Dont get me wrong, I will do whatever is best for the baby. If thats all I can take, so be it. So I go to Rite Aid to get my Sudafed, and apparently now just to buy Sudafed these days, its kept behind the pharmacy counter so you have to ask for it. So Im waiting in line at the pharmacy, my eyes watering, make up smeared all over my face, blowing my nose and sneezing I get my turn and the lady says "Can I help you?" and I reply "I just need some Sudafed". So shes now giving me the once over to see if I look like a drug dealer, and sends me to the pick up line. Apparently I passed. As if this process isnt ridiculous enough I had to show my licence where my address, and licence number and name were copied on a paper and I had to print and sign in order to get it! Geesh! I have now taken my one Sudafed, once yesterday and once this morning, and as I suspected, its not doing a damn thing. Id rather eat a sweet tart, it would probably be as effective and it would probably taste better going down! As if I wasnt tired enough, now I have absolutely zero energy and its making me pretty crabby. Grrrrrr.