Quick Updates

so i haven't been that good at blogging lately but i have a good reason why....the life is being slowly sucked out of me! (sounds good enough right) about a week ago we got to take a fun little trip to the hospital. as i said before i have been having contractions ever since the accident but last Monday night (feb 8th) was the real deal. so we went to the hospital and everyone said it was the day and i was going to have my baby, but sadly because i was only 36wks and some change they couldnt give me anything to help things along until i got to 4cm. if you know about my first, i am about the slowest labor in the history of the world so we just had to wait. i got there at a 2cm and after about 8 hours i got to 3cm...and thats with contractions every 3mins! they did give me an iv with something to help me to sleep through the pain. after about 4hrs of sleep the contractions just stopped. and i was stuck at a 3! so close but so far. they said thethe reason i went into labor is because im not getting enough sleep but i cant sleep cuz of the contractions so its kind of a catch 22.

because i was still really pre-term the dr has put me on bedrest (well he goes "i would tell you to be on bedrest but i know you have a toddler and thats pretty much impossible so try to take it as easy as possible, find someone to help you") Gayla and trevor have come down from ct to stay with us and help out with the little monster. Im so glad they are are here cuz there is no way i could have done this without them. i am still having contractions, mostly all night long, but still no change which i just dont understand. the night before my last appointment i was in so much pain i was throwing up (sorry if thats tmi) i totally thought they were going to tell me to go to the hospital the next morning but no of course still no change. i just dont understand how that happens! im trying to be a good girl and not force her out till at least 38wks (which is this thurs) im sure she would be just fine if i had her now but i really want to make sure...but after that im doing everything short of drinking that nasty oil stuff!

so far i've heard spicy foods and pizza are a good way to get labor to speed up. anyone else know any good tricks? walking doesnt really do it for me. stairs work but our stairs are outside and it is way too cold out there (it snowed a good 6ins the begin of this week!)