So, my contractions have been every 4-5 minutes since yesterday sometime. and they hurt. good news is that i went to get a cbc this morning and my count was 95. Yay!Anything over 90 = epidural! wooowoooo!
i went ahead into labor and delivery around noon today after talking to my doctor. So, I am in labor, but only 50% effaced and 2 cm dilated. My doctor said I could stay and walk the halls at the hospital or go home and be comfortable. So, I came home. My mom and brother arrived to McKinney 10 minutes later and Jackson soon woke up from his nap. My friends Michelle and Kathy were sweet and watched Jackson for the couple of hours we were at the hospital.
Anyway, we decided to head to the Pumpkin Farm that is about 15 min north of our house in Celina. What better way to encourage labor to progress than to go on a hayride!! And that we did! We fed the animals, picked some pumpkins from the patch, and let the tractor pull us around on a wagon full of haybails.
Now it is just a guessing game of when I should go back. My doc. laughed, because usually when you're contractions are 4-5 min apart you should definitely be at the hospital, however, they are already that way. So, I just have to wait until they become more painful ... or maybe my water will break. Goodness Gracious. The other issue is she warned me not to wait too long because we will have to do a cbc when i get there and make sure my count is still good before getting an epidural. My hope is that I can sleep a little tonight in my own bed .... hopefully better than last night, and then wake up, get my cbc at the hematologist's office in the morning, and then head to the hospital.
I'll keep y'all posted if anything changes. Meanwhile, here are some pictures from the Pumpkin Farm. I am so glad we got a chance to go. Jackson had a great time and it was good to spend that time with him before the Coop gets here.
It's WINDY!!!!
I'm Flying!!
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