Introducing Delaney Quinn

She's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And so so beautiful. Honestly, I never thought I could love something so much. Nothing bothers me about her--not the poopy diapers or the feedings every hour on the hour or no sleep...I just look at her and am filled with happiness.

Here are a couple of pictures and I'll post the birth story later. It really was a pretty good labor and delivery.

Induction Tonight!!

We are set to go into the hospital at 7:30 pm tonight for an induction! Should have a baby by tomorrow afternoon! Will update as soon as possible! Can I use any more exclamation points??!!!!!

If I Thought Last Week Was Bad...

I feel pretty stupid for moaning about not giving birth last week when it was NOT EVEN MY DUE DATE YET. Now that I am three days past my due date, it is really time for the moaning. What is this kid waiting for?? Her mother to have a complete and total breakdown, brought on by intense burning ass pain, the inabiity to be on her feet for longer than ten minutes, heartburn, no sleep and NO END IN SIGHT TO THIS PREGNANCY?! If this is a glimpse into her future stubborn personality, we are in some kind of trouble.

In positive news...there is none. Ha! Of course there's positive news, though it may not feel like it right now. I'm going to have a baby! My own daughter! It really is joyous and a miracle and even though it's hard to see right now, all of this is for such a very good cause. And since I'm sick of complaining to everyone I see (and THEY'VE got to be even more sick of it), here's a list of positive things about this pregnancy:

1. I never got stretch marks. Not a one. I am more amazed than anyone, believe me, since I already have them covering my hip area from adolescence. I thought I'd get quite a few, or at least one. But I am certainly not complaining!

2. No varicose veins! Again, something I thought I would not be lucky enough to escape since I already have some spider veins. Of course, we're saying this knowing that the little friend hanging out in my butt crack is a form of a varicose vein. So I guess this one isn't really true.

3. Not a huge weight gain. I'm in the 30-35 lb area, which is fine by me. I was a bit worried in the beginning when I was eating like a starving sailor who's just seen his first McDonald's after a year at sea.

4. Little to no water retention. I'm still wearing my jewelry (rings included) and the same shoes. I didn't get cankles. Hooray!

5. My morning sickness didn't last the whole pregnancy.

6. My cervix held up nicely. Remember when I was worried about incompetent cervix? Well, now it appears my cervix is holding up TOO nicely!

7. Few to no headaches. Another one I was worried about, since I have chronic headaches on a normal basis. I had a few in the second trimester, but most of this pregnancy has been blessedly headache-free. I haven't even worn my glasses for months.

8. Little to no back pain. Something else I was worried about.

9. My belly button never popped out and I never got the linea nigra (or whatever it's called). This, along with my lack of stretch marks, has me hoping I can recover at least some semblance of my pre-pregnancy belly in a reasonable amount of time.

So you see? It hasn't all been bad and some have had it so much worse. If we can just end it with a healthy baby, SOON, then I really have to cause to complain.

Woe is Me

Remember how I said in the last post that hopefully the next post would be about my new baby? HA! Hahahahahahaha. I am four days from my due date and going a bit crazy. First of all, I am in pain. The hemorrhoid is back. Not Oscar, the kind, gentle hemorrhoid who just kind of hung out and made me feel embarrassed. No, this is Philip, the painful, horrific hemorrhoid who reminds me of his presence every time I so much as shift a buttcheek. You can thank Kirk for naming them. You can also thank him for still thinking it's kind of funny, even though he sees how much pain I'm in. I can't tell you how often I've wished one on him, just for a little while, so he can see what it's like.

You know what else is painful? The baby's movement. It used to be one of the fun things about pregnancy, feeling her move around in there. It was wondrous and delightful! Now? It feels like an alien entity trying to burst from my body. I swear she's just headbutting my bladder for the fun of it. This does not bode well for her future personality.

Other than being in pain, I'm just vastly uncomfortable. Short of breath, heartburn, can't bend over, etc. etc. Add to that the unknown. I'm still working and still scheduling appointments, hoping against hope I'll have to cancel them due to labor. I just don't like not knowing!!

I find myself yearning for things I cannot do. Here is just a short list:

Shave my legs.
Paint my toenails.
Stand up without cringing in pain.
Eat blue cheese.
Sleep through the night.
Be on my feet for more than a half hour.
Wear normal clothes.
Zip up my coats.
Drink.
Breathe normally.
Go a day (or at least a few hours) without complaining about my physical ailments.

My next doctor's appointment is Wednesday, during which I can look forward to another extremely painful cervix check (YOWZA, these hurt!!) and probably the bad news that I'm not even close to being ready. Uuuurrrggghhhh.