Well that didn't take long!

I ended my last post with - I'll post again when something exciting happens. Apparently Baby Pierogie loves attention!! Friday morning I woke up bleeding and feeling a little uncomfortable, so I thought I'd play it safe and call the doctor. They got me in at 9:20 and checked on the bleeding. I was dilated 1cm! She asked if I had been having any contractions, and I said I didn't think so. They hooked me up to a NonStress Test to check on the baby's heartbeat and see if I had any contractions for 15 min. She came back in and told me that I was contracting every 1-2 minutes, and she was sending me to the hospital to get monitored at Labor and Delivery. So, off I went to get monitored some more.

I arrived at the hospital around 10:30 and got all set up in my room. Apparently Stan took a jet plane from work because he arrived shortly after I did (I was across the parking lot, and he was at work 45 min away). The doctor came in around noon and said he wanted to monitor me for an hour to see if the contractions were causing me to progress at all. I also found out that since I wasn't full term yet, they wouldn't be able to deliver me there if I DID go into active labor because the NICU beds were full, which scared me - I didn't want to be without my own doctors and in a strange place. So the waiting game started. My mom got nervous and thought she might miss something, so she drove down from Pittsburgh just in case, even though I assured her things were fine, and I would probably be sent home. (Thanks for your concern though, Mom. I always love to see you!!)

Dr. K. was in the OR and didn't come back until 6pm (so much for being monitored for just an hour)! When he checked me again, I was still 1cm, so I got to go home. I am supposed to go back if contractions get more intense, bleeding gets heavier or if my water breaks. I have still been contracting most of the weekend, but they aren't as close together, and they don't really hurt. I go in tomorrow (Monday) to get checked to make sure I haven't progressed. Dr. K. says I'm not going to make it to my due date, but of course he can't tell me when I WILL go into labor. Needless to say, the first thing Stan and I did when we got home was pack our bags! We'll be ready next time (or at least we'll have our deodorant and toothpaste). :)

So Baby P is on his way sooner than later. We are eager to meet him but hoping he stays in at least until next Saturday so he'll be full term! I am feverishly trying to write sub plans and finish my two grad papers "just in case." Maybe this is God's way of teaching us to not procrastinate, but who knows...it could still be weeks away, and it's God's way of teaching us patience! :)

I'll post after my check up tomorrow (unless I'm at L&D again).