Zoey Kathleen Rojek

Ahhh... so much has happened. I can't believe I've been so negligent about the blog!! First thing is first... I have my induction date! We will be heading to the hospital 7 am on Friday, December 27th. I spoke with the doctor and nurse midwife and they confirmed that she could be born either the 27th or 28th depending on how far dilated I am that day. They checked me last Friday and he said I wasn't quite dilated yet but they will continue to monitor the next 2 weeks. If I go in and I am still not dilated, the plan is to give me a magic pill to soften things up, spend a long boring morning/afternoon in the hospital waiting and then they would start me on Pitocin (essentially Oxytocin to get contractions going) either that night or early the next morning. So... if all goes according to that plan, she will probably be born sometime Dec 28th - which is also my Mother-in-law's birthday!! She's excited to potentially share her birthday with her Grandbaby. However, ...

Yep, I am about done with this. How is there about 5 weeks left?? (tomorrow i'll technically be 35 weeks). I am feeling SO LAZY! I can't seem to do mundane tasks around the house anymore, poor Chris has had to pick up the slack. We did finally get a rocker/glider for the nursery. I love it already. I sometimes grab my coffee and book before work and snag a little "me" time. If you haven't read "Where'd You Go, Bernadette" by Maria Semple, I suggest you do. I know talking about books isn't what this blog is all about, that's for the other blog (with the girls - Arianna and Marsha - and we have all agreed we want to get back into it) www.shelfnotes.com. Shameless plug, but if you are interested in some good recommendations, we've reviewed over 400 books and they are searchable by name and rating. Anyways, back to the book I'm reading... it's our next book club pick and I'm enjoying how funny and light it is. What else? I have ...

Okay, little Missy is growing... clearly. She is sucking the life from me because I am TIRED ALL THE TIME! What happened to that energy I had just a few weeks ago? I want the 2nd trimester back! I could be pregnant forever if I felt like I did back then... so much energy. I think it's a cruel joke that nature is playing... giving me this burst of energy for months and then taking it away. I know Zoey is growing because at my last check-up they had her measuring a few days ahead and approx. 4 lbs at 32 weeks. I know not to take the estimates to heart because they are almost always wrong (from what I've read) but it's a relief knowing she's in the 58th percentile. My diet has been doing it's thing and she isn't a huge baby (giant sigh of relief). I'd like to say I'm ready for her. I can't say that I am. I've started freaking out a little about how I am going to manage everything. The company I work for is very small and there is no protection (...