It's Happening

Real quick. Mae is 3-4cm dialated as of 7:30 Friday night. We have been at the hospital since Thursday night at 8pm. I will fill you all in on the details when I have more information, but right now that is about it. It is looking like our baby will be here either late tonight or very early Saturday morning. She has not eaten in 24 hours so she is starving and very tired. I just wanted to take a minute and let everyone know what the status was.

Love Anson

Baby Cross...GROUNDED!!

Tamara has made all the posts to the blog, but tonight when I was kissing her goodnight I leaned over to her stomach and spoke very sternly to our "Yet to be born" and told her that if she did not come out of mommy this instant that there would be severe consequences. After waiting for a few seconds and nothing happened, I immediately grounded her. I am not sure what I can take away from her right now, but let me tell you she will not soon forget what she has done. I can't tell her to go to her room and think about what she did. She is already there!!!

COME ON KID...GET OUT OF THERE!!!!

G'night,

Anson

All ready...still no baby!

The nursery is completely finished...well, except for the missing baby! I went to the doctor's today but I'm still not dilated. The baby has dropped, which is good, but I don't see myself going into labor soon. Hopefully I'm wrong. I'd love to have her this week. I have to stay home tomorrow and collect my urine for 24 hours. If I have enough protein in it, then they will induce me. I'm hoping that will be the case. I'm getting very uncomfortable. The latest annoyance is swelling, numbness and pain in my fingers, particularly my middle finger. Sometimes it's bent and I have to physically straighten it. Not fun! It's the worst in the morning. Doctor says it's common because of the amount of water I'm retaining. Owell, it'll all be worth it very soon =)

I keep trying to coax her out...telling her it's nice out here in the world and that Daddy and I will keep her safe and warm. I even told her how nice the weather has been and how so many people are waiting to meet her, but she's not buying it. Too comfy, I suppose.

New curtains and table drape from Grandma C. Thank you! They look great, and fit perfectly =)

Slater thinks we put that chair there for him. I got sick of vacuuming it every week, so I got smart and put a towel down to keep the hair off it.

Pouting Puppy

Sampson has been earning some freedom lately, but today when Mommy had to tie him up so he wouldn't trip her while she made dinner, Sampson was sad.

Sampson & his chip

Work Shower

My work buddies threw me a shower today. We had a great turnout...about 30 people came. It was a lot of fun.

The "Committee:" Melanie, Kathy, Jill, Jane (leader) and Samantha. I used to work with Jane at Highland PR. I helped her get a job at GOJO.

My cake...isn't it adorable...it was yummy too!
Jill, Me, Stephanie and Jane
Tina (she's also pregnant), me and Seth. There were more guys there but we didn't get pics of them all.
My boss Patty and co-worker Deb got me a lot of 12-24 month clothes, including this beautiful dress. I hope baby Cross can wear it next Easter. I absolutely love it.
My co-worker and friend, Diana bought me a lot books, including this piano book. I was being silly and playing it. Someone joked that it was for Anson.
Clothes from Deb and Patty

Toys and Books from various people. Also, a lot of people went in together and got us gift cards for Babies R Us. I'm really glad because there are several items on our registry that we really need to get =) We're going shopping this weekend!

David Copperfield is amazing!

Babe & I went to see David Copperfield tonight. He's so amazing! He made a car appear on stage while audience members were surrounding it. He also transported a girl and himself to Hawaii. I know it sounds fake, but the show was so real. I just kept asking myself "how did he do that?" He always uses audience members choosen at random in his illusions. It was a great show. My boss bought me the tickets as a reward for my hard work =) We were supposed to go to dinner after the show, but Anson felt really sick so we came home and he went to bed. He has a bad cold and he's coughing a lot. I really hope I don't get it, but I'm sure I will. I'm just sitting here watching "Meet the Fockers." Such a great movie.

What a week!

TGIF…I’m glad this week is over. It’s been a rough one. Beginning with my dad’s car accident on Sunday, my trip to the hospital for high blood pressure on Monday and my car accident on Wednesday, it’s no wonder I’m showing signs of preeclampsia/toxemia. Thank God my dad and I are both okay.

Today I went to the doctor’s and my symptoms have improved. All the tests they ran on my urine and blood came back pretty normal. My blood pressure was also normal today. So, the doctor said that he’s unsure if things will get worse, but they are watching me closely. Some women have very mild cases of toxemia and others are severe. Right now it’s looking like I’m having a mild case, and hopefully it will not get any worse.

I’m staying home from work today to rest. Very exhausted from this week. The doctor is allowing me to return to work part time next week. If any of my symptoms get worse, I will probably be put on bed rest.

I’m very glad to get to go back to work. I want to save as much time as possible for after the baby is born. Also, my work friends are throwing me a shower next Wednesday =)

Last night I experienced my first labor pains. I wouldn’t call them contractions…just cramping. It was in my back and wrapped around my uterous. Very mild, but definitely a good sign =)

Anson is sick in bed today. He feels nauseated and has a cough & cold. I hope he gets well before tomorrow evening. We have tickets to see David Copperfield at Playhouse Square. My boss bought me the tickets as a reward for work. It should be an awesome show!

Well, I’m going to go take a nap and relax. Hope all is well with everyone. Thanks for stopping by to read our blog. Love, Tamara Mae

Spring is finally here!

Sampson and I played in the yard today. Poor guy just loves being outside but doesn’t get to be with our crazy lives right now.

Sampson loves to eat grass, dandelions, rocks, anything he can find. He even managed to carry my cell phone away when I wasn't looking. Silly Sampson!

Sampson loves to bite on his leash.