Aine Giving Kisses

After Aine saw Mommy and Daddy kissing. She decided to give kisses too. She ran back and forth between Mom and Dad. Mom was on the bed doing her work and Dad was in the the living room. Aine then decided to give kisses to herself in the mirror. Aine your a cutie.

Hold On Tanner!!!

Be forewarned, this is a post in which I get to blow off all my thoughts about a hard day because I don't have anyone to talk to about it right now. So, I apologize for the length and the detail if you proceed.

I have just finished an exasperating week of tracking contractions to find out that they are coming about every 10 minutes (if not sooner) when I am up and moving around... or every 30 minutes if I am laying down. This has been very frustrating because I'm not the kind of person, nor do I have the life right now, to be laying down.

So, after talking with the nurse at my doctor's office she asked me to come in for some monitoring and tests as soon as possible. This got my heart going a little faster then I would like to admit. With Aine in tow, Spencer and I made the trip to the doctor's office. They set me up to the monitors so they could track little Tanner's heartbeat and my contractions and put me in a nice, cushy, leather recliner. Of course, with this lovely, comfortable chair I was able to take a much needed load off and produce no serious contractions. :) We all knew that was going to happen.

My doctor was out of the office, so then I got to meet with another doctor who was on call. She did some more tests, including checking to see if I was dilated. Good news, I'm not! Whoo! We then talked about how they would prefer me to get as much rest as possible. And when we say rest we mean at least sitting with my feet up. The doctor asked about what I do at work and I explained my situation. She came to the conclusion that she would prefer I be resting more, but if I had to be at work then I would need to follow some guidelines. Things like, consolidating my trips to get up and do things and getting my feet up when I am sitting down.

After this, I went straight back to work, despite the doctor's note that I received informing my boss that I needed to be excused for the day in exchange for bed rest. :) And of course once I was there I had to spill all the beans to my co-workers and to my boss. We then came to the conclusion that I will be working from home in the mornings and then at the office in the afternoons (with my feet up on a box under my desk). I'm really grateful for their willingness to work with me. But I'm not excited that this is all getting started all ready.

While I was getting the tests done they told me that at 35 weeks they won't try to stop any labor. This, for me, will be in about a week and a half and is way too soon! The good news is, they took some kind of chemical test to determine if I might be going into labor. The test came back negative so I have a very, very slim chance of going into labor within the next two weeks. Whoo! I'm safe for two weeks.

After all this huss and fuss I know that this little Tanner is going to hang on for dear life and probably won't come until October 24. Right when he is supposed to. This of course will make me feel quite embarrassed about this whole situation. It's just one of those things I guess. But, I am now exhausted from a long day and dreading the fact that tonight I still have to try and make up an hour of missed work from today's fiasco. Not to mention, tomorrow morning's working from home. Anyways, thanks for reading my book about today and letting me blow off some stuff. :)

On Our Wish List For Tanner

I know this is funny but these are on our wish list for Tanner. He is due on October 24th when BYU is playing TCU. Hopefully, this will be a good thing for Spencer while we are hanging out in labor and delivery. Maybe a good distraction. He didn't do very well with seeing me in pain when I was in labor with Aine. We think it would be fun to bring Tanner home as a fan. :) We found these at http://www.byubookstore.com/ under the BYU Infant & Toddler apparel.