Still no baby

After insane contractions i was positive that this kid would make a beeline into this world. Walking, contractions, mike panic....and they stop until...

Monday, July 14, the first thing i do when i wake up in the morning is fall down the stairs. Not many, only about 5, land on my ass, gush a little something that turned out to be pee. So shaking like a leaf i go back to bed---i got up to put the latch on the door so Sean wouldn't open the door looking for mike and let the dog out.

I go back to bed and my back is killing..maybe an hour later i get shooting pains up my back but i figure its just from the fall. Mike comes home early, around 12:30 to check on my poor self. I'm laying on the couch looking like death, feeling all kinds of contractions. As reasonable as any man might be, mike suggests we go for a walk. I'm contracting anyway and if its time i might as well help the baby out quicker. Contractions are 6 minutes apart so we figure we'll pack up and head to the hospital.

We drop the kids off at ma's who's in tears. She's thinking the baby will fall out on the way and die or i'll die...whatever...in her mind having a baby is somehow equivalent to a terminal illness. We walk some more and head to L & D...

Must have been a full moon cuz L&D is swamped. I get in and get hooked up to the monitors. Contracting about 3-4 times in 10 minutes....sitting around for 3.5 hours in pain...no doctor to see me because she delivered 3 babies during this time. Finally comes to see me and checks...1 cm dialated, long, firm and baby still high. WTF?!?!??!?!? So i seriously spent 1 week in pain and this kid is firmly planted in there with no sign of budging!!!! Oh, i leave the hospital and am still contracting for the next 2 hours and then they just STOP!

I have an appointment with Dr. Addison the next day. Baby is measuring about 6-6.5 pounds. He's joking that it'll probably be late...... I'm thinking screw this..i'm making it to my last day at work...right now i got 6 shifts left...had hardly any contractions since i left the hospital!