Well Kos was awake from 3am this morning. Thankfully she only decided to call me at about 7am. She had been awake since 3 because she was experiencing regular 'tightenings' and thought that the big show was about to begin. She told me to go to work as normal and that she would call me if there was any change in her status...although I talked to her a few times during the day, the tightenings had subsided and she was resigned to the fact that nothing too exciting would be happening today.
Kos was quite concerned that she would be having a baby on April 1st! At the same time though she is keen to get this baby out and re-join the 'outside' world. She reckons her sister Santha, who is due on April 21 and visited her today, jinxed her (there is some slight competition between the sisters over who is going to deliver first). Santha was a clear cut winner for some time until Kos' membrane ruptured 2 and a half weeks ago. Now only time will tell.
This evening after sharing a spicy meal together (to try and hurry things up) Kos once again experienced tightenings and the CGT scanner that measures the baby's heartbeat and contractions was placed on her (they put it on her every night). The tightenings had returned and were spaced about 15 minutes apart, but didn't become major contractions and eventually softened out.
Maybe just a warm-up for the main game in the next few days?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Day 14
The past two weeks have been a blur....for both Kos and I. I'm working on my 'work - Mater - Home - Sleep' routine, while Kos gets to work on her 'sleep - visitors - sleep - Sam's visit - sleep' routine. Luckily I get to leave the Crows Nest Hilton!
Kos though, has been allowed to go on some short day trips to try and beat the monotony. Breakfast last Sunday was a breath of fresh air and reminded us of what life was like before thsis dilemma occurred. Tuesday night saw us back at Crows Nest for dinner with two of Kos' school friends. It is great to get her out of there! Tonight Kos spent some time at home. Yes under the guise of 'going up the road to dinner at Crows Nest, I brought her home to appraise my door painting skills and check that I was not living in a pig sty. It was nice to sit on the couch, watch TV and act like nothing had happened yet.
The situation is starting to get to us though. I can drive from home to the Mater along the Pacific Highway or River Road with my eyes closed, and sometimes in the evenings it seems that way (don't worry no micro-sleeps here people...we know that they can kill in seconds). I was saying to Kos, that although we are just lounging at the Mater, it is as though we can never truly relax, as I have to eventually drive home, and she can only relax when she is home - she needs a break from the now familiar four walls.
Kos went for a scan today and the baby is going well, but has not put on a hig amount of weight, although they do put this down to the fact that she has lost fluid and that the estimated weight of the baby is exactly that - an estimation. +/- 300 grams is a ball park figure. She (Kos that is, I don't know the sex of the baby and wouldn't give it way here!) certainly looks bigger. Those steroid injections she got in her arse definitely look like they have stimulated the baby's growth - it could also be that supper trolley. Although Kos' friend Mihiri looks forward to it more than Kos when she is visiting!
Voting - If you voted Late march for the arrival, well it is fast approaching and is almost on its way out. I'm thinking early April, maybe the 9th (great day to be born I reckon, eh Dushern?)
Kos though, has been allowed to go on some short day trips to try and beat the monotony. Breakfast last Sunday was a breath of fresh air and reminded us of what life was like before thsis dilemma occurred. Tuesday night saw us back at Crows Nest for dinner with two of Kos' school friends. It is great to get her out of there! Tonight Kos spent some time at home. Yes under the guise of 'going up the road to dinner at Crows Nest, I brought her home to appraise my door painting skills and check that I was not living in a pig sty. It was nice to sit on the couch, watch TV and act like nothing had happened yet.
The situation is starting to get to us though. I can drive from home to the Mater along the Pacific Highway or River Road with my eyes closed, and sometimes in the evenings it seems that way (don't worry no micro-sleeps here people...we know that they can kill in seconds). I was saying to Kos, that although we are just lounging at the Mater, it is as though we can never truly relax, as I have to eventually drive home, and she can only relax when she is home - she needs a break from the now familiar four walls.
Kos went for a scan today and the baby is going well, but has not put on a hig amount of weight, although they do put this down to the fact that she has lost fluid and that the estimated weight of the baby is exactly that - an estimation. +/- 300 grams is a ball park figure. She (Kos that is, I don't know the sex of the baby and wouldn't give it way here!) certainly looks bigger. Those steroid injections she got in her arse definitely look like they have stimulated the baby's growth - it could also be that supper trolley. Although Kos' friend Mihiri looks forward to it more than Kos when she is visiting!
Voting - If you voted Late march for the arrival, well it is fast approaching and is almost on its way out. I'm thinking early April, maybe the 9th (great day to be born I reckon, eh Dushern?)
Sunday, March 22, 2009
New Poll - WHEN???
Thank you to the 27 readers who responded to the previous Daddy Dilemmas poll. 15 of you voted that Kos is having a girl, while 12 of you thought it would be a boy.
Now that we know your thoughts on WHAT the sex of the baby is, now we need to know WHEN the baby will arrive!
VOTE in our new pollwhich asks 'When will Kos have the baby' as mentioned in previous posts, it could come tomorrow or it could come in a week, two weeks, three weeks, or it could go the whole term and decide to join us in early May. (Kos doens't really want to stay in hospital that long, but every day the bub gets on the inside the better for when he/she decides to join us on the outside!)
VOTE VOTE VOTE! Poll is located on the left had side of the screen below the first ad. Please feel free to keep clicking on those ads as well people! Those tests and scans don't come under private health insurance!
Now that we know your thoughts on WHAT the sex of the baby is, now we need to know WHEN the baby will arrive!
VOTE in our new pollwhich asks 'When will Kos have the baby' as mentioned in previous posts, it could come tomorrow or it could come in a week, two weeks, three weeks, or it could go the whole term and decide to join us in early May. (Kos doens't really want to stay in hospital that long, but every day the bub gets on the inside the better for when he/she decides to join us on the outside!)
VOTE VOTE VOTE! Poll is located on the left had side of the screen below the first ad. Please feel free to keep clicking on those ads as well people! Those tests and scans don't come under private health insurance!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Ante Natal Classes
Well our classes, started tonight...Kos didn't have to travel very far! It was great actully going to this meeting and learning more about our predicament and what the future holds. We were certainly thrown in the deep end last Thursday night. Our situation was a talking point and thankfully the teacher also put our minds (and I think hte minds of other parents to be) at rest with her information.
Yes it has been 8 days since Kos was admitted to Hospital and told that she wouldn't be going home until the baby arrives. A small milestone for us I guess - the longer the baby stays on the inside, the stronger and better prepared for the world it will be. It is killing Kos though. For someone so active it is hard for her to stay in the hospital. A short trip up to Crows Nest Shops with her sister yesterday was literally and figuratively a breath of fresh air for her. Kos mentioned that she felt like she was on day release from prison! It has been hard on both of us. I'm spending most of my spare time at the hospital, but at least I have work to provide some social and mental stimulation. Kos mentioned at the class tonight that this was an 'event' for her. It was good to mix and mingle with other parents.
Lets see if Kos can keep junior inside for 8 more days!
Yes it has been 8 days since Kos was admitted to Hospital and told that she wouldn't be going home until the baby arrives. A small milestone for us I guess - the longer the baby stays on the inside, the stronger and better prepared for the world it will be. It is killing Kos though. For someone so active it is hard for her to stay in the hospital. A short trip up to Crows Nest Shops with her sister yesterday was literally and figuratively a breath of fresh air for her. Kos mentioned that she felt like she was on day release from prison! It has been hard on both of us. I'm spending most of my spare time at the hospital, but at least I have work to provide some social and mental stimulation. Kos mentioned at the class tonight that this was an 'event' for her. It was good to mix and mingle with other parents.
Lets see if Kos can keep junior inside for 8 more days!
Monday, March 16, 2009
The Crows Nest Hilton
So here I am, chilling out at the Crows Nest Hilton, the food is okay, however the room service could be greatly improved.
For those of you who haven't yet heard through the Pather/Spurr grapevines, Kos is in hospital. But, before you gasp and think about getting on the phone to Sagri, Sally or I to check on how she is, I can assure you that she is doing fine! I think she will die of boredom before anything life altering happens.
Thursday Morning: Kos awakes to find that the area around her is wet. She thinks that the pregnancy may have caused incontinence, and rushes to the bathroom. She thinks there may be something wrong (hey I would be wetting the bed too if I had 3kgs of pressure being put on my bladder 24/7) so we head up to our hospital just to make sure. I had gotten dressed for work, thinking that Kos would be checked in half an hour, I'd drop her at home and then head off to work.
10 hours later we were still at the hospital. It was discovered that rather than Kos wetting the bed, her amniotic sac's membrane had ruptured (don't ask me how as I have no idea and the nurses don't offer much isight either...just one of those things that can happen.) and was slowly leaking amniotic fluid. Rather than having her waters break all at once in about 7 weeks, Kos' has decide on a slow leak routine.
We were advised that Kos wouldn't be going home and that she will be staying overnight at least. The Perfect Wingman (Dr Tan - see previous Post) decided to show up at the end of the day and instructed Kos that she wasn't going anywhere. Kos started laughing, as The Perfect Wingman has a weird sense of humour, but unfortunately this time he wasn't joking. Kos has to stay in here until the baby is born. That could be tomorrow or it could be three weeks away.
She can't go home as if anything does happen she needs to be close to help. She is on antibiotics to stop any infection getting to the baby and has had two huge steroid needles to give the baby a boost in case the baby does decide the enter the world sooner rather than later.
So, Kos has to sit it out and wait for the baby to arrive. 5 days down, some more to come. Just as long as that baby gets some more time in the womb all will be well. She may be getting bored but the room she is in has Foxtel, so she shouldn't be complaining...Monday night footy is on in 5, so gotta go... the Tigers are playing the Raiders.
For those of you who haven't yet heard through the Pather/Spurr grapevines, Kos is in hospital. But, before you gasp and think about getting on the phone to Sagri, Sally or I to check on how she is, I can assure you that she is doing fine! I think she will die of boredom before anything life altering happens.
Thursday Morning: Kos awakes to find that the area around her is wet. She thinks that the pregnancy may have caused incontinence, and rushes to the bathroom. She thinks there may be something wrong (hey I would be wetting the bed too if I had 3kgs of pressure being put on my bladder 24/7) so we head up to our hospital just to make sure. I had gotten dressed for work, thinking that Kos would be checked in half an hour, I'd drop her at home and then head off to work.
10 hours later we were still at the hospital. It was discovered that rather than Kos wetting the bed, her amniotic sac's membrane had ruptured (don't ask me how as I have no idea and the nurses don't offer much isight either...just one of those things that can happen.) and was slowly leaking amniotic fluid. Rather than having her waters break all at once in about 7 weeks, Kos' has decide on a slow leak routine.
We were advised that Kos wouldn't be going home and that she will be staying overnight at least. The Perfect Wingman (Dr Tan - see previous Post) decided to show up at the end of the day and instructed Kos that she wasn't going anywhere. Kos started laughing, as The Perfect Wingman has a weird sense of humour, but unfortunately this time he wasn't joking. Kos has to stay in here until the baby is born. That could be tomorrow or it could be three weeks away.
She can't go home as if anything does happen she needs to be close to help. She is on antibiotics to stop any infection getting to the baby and has had two huge steroid needles to give the baby a boost in case the baby does decide the enter the world sooner rather than later.
So, Kos has to sit it out and wait for the baby to arrive. 5 days down, some more to come. Just as long as that baby gets some more time in the womb all will be well. She may be getting bored but the room she is in has Foxtel, so she shouldn't be complaining...Monday night footy is on in 5, so gotta go... the Tigers are playing the Raiders.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Boy or Girl?
Only 10 days remain for readers to get their votes in!
Will Kos be having a boy or girl?
Did Sam's Y chromosome prove the difference or did that X chromosome get in first?
All will be revealed in eaerly May, but until then, all you can do is vote now.
So far most of you believe Kos is having a girl. C'mon punters show us what you are thinking!!
Will Kos be having a boy or girl?
Did Sam's Y chromosome prove the difference or did that X chromosome get in first?
All will be revealed in eaerly May, but until then, all you can do is vote now.
So far most of you believe Kos is having a girl. C'mon punters show us what you are thinking!!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
One less dilemma
First post in a couple of weeks. I have been busy though. As much as I love writing down my thoughts about this baby thing, getting a full-time job was also quite important. As many of you know I was made redundant just before Christmas. The stress of knowing a baby is on the way and making sure you have a stready income got pretty high for awhile. Thankfully I have secured a job and will have some dollars in the bank for when junior arrives.
It is an absolute full-time job looking for a full-time job! Despite a week of doing nothing immediately after being made redundant (to get my mind off things) the Monday to Friday routine was exactly that - a routine! After hitting the gym most mornings* I'd come home, sit in front of the computer searching Seek and MyCareer and apply for jobs. Application letters would be rwritten and re-written for each job and my CV was also altered to help suit the job being applied for. Before you know it, it was 4pm and Kos was coming home from work.
* If readers are Fitness First members, be on the look out for my article in the Fitness First Magazine on using a redundacy as a time to get to the gym and get fit. Should be in one of the next two editions! I went from couch to running 5k! So I did use my extra time on healthy pursuits and not just watching Ellen and Oprah every day - although I did kind of look forward to Ellen's dance routine in between clicking on job ads!
The Pregnancy: We are up to about week 31 - Kos is having trouble sleeping and is up for long stretches of time each night. Perfect training for those night feeds I guess! Besides that she is felling pretty good. Swollen Feet that look like flippers are the order of the day.
Last note: Thanks to all who were on the look out for a job to help a brother out! Your support was and is much appreciated!!
It is an absolute full-time job looking for a full-time job! Despite a week of doing nothing immediately after being made redundant (to get my mind off things) the Monday to Friday routine was exactly that - a routine! After hitting the gym most mornings* I'd come home, sit in front of the computer searching Seek and MyCareer and apply for jobs. Application letters would be rwritten and re-written for each job and my CV was also altered to help suit the job being applied for. Before you know it, it was 4pm and Kos was coming home from work.
* If readers are Fitness First members, be on the look out for my article in the Fitness First Magazine on using a redundacy as a time to get to the gym and get fit. Should be in one of the next two editions! I went from couch to running 5k! So I did use my extra time on healthy pursuits and not just watching Ellen and Oprah every day - although I did kind of look forward to Ellen's dance routine in between clicking on job ads!
The Pregnancy: We are up to about week 31 - Kos is having trouble sleeping and is up for long stretches of time each night. Perfect training for those night feeds I guess! Besides that she is felling pretty good. Swollen Feet that look like flippers are the order of the day.
Last note: Thanks to all who were on the look out for a job to help a brother out! Your support was and is much appreciated!!
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