He's coming....or not!

Ever since I was 31 weeks and had the scare in Astoria with contractions I've been VERY careful of all my activity. I keep it to a minimum and I do all I can to not stress myself or the baby out. With that said... I have a life to live, right? And my doctor assured me that nothing I had been doing up until this point had sent me into preterm labor and he didn't believe that anything I would do would cause me to go into labor.

Monday April 2nd, 10PM :

B: Honey...I'm having contractions...
P: Well, just go to sleep, maybe they will go away...
B: Honey, these are kind of painful contractions...and I think I've had 3 in the last 15 minutes...Do I call?
P: They are just going to tell you to come in...
B: ... I know...and I don't want to go in...ugh...okay let's wait...

***An hour passes***

B: Oh forget it, this is ridiculous, I'm calling!

***P&B drive to the Labor & Delivery***

Turns out I was having contractions, quite regularly for a good 4 hours. After being checked right after arriving I was told I was almost completely effaced (thinned out) and that I was a "loose 1cm". All this together doesn't necessarily mean I'm going to go into labor, but we are keeping my parents posted nonetheless.

After 4 hours, 1 nurse, 2 IV specialists, and lots of REALLY uncomfortable poking in my had, I've received 2 bags of fluid and contractions are speeding up...not slowing down like all had hoped.

After being checked again the doctor proclaims that I've dilated to 3 cm! They decide that baby is indeed coming and I should tell my mom to be on the 6:15 flight to Portland from San Jose.

Here we go!!! Or so we thought...

We are transferred to our birthing suite and get all settled... I start walking and doing what I can to relax. After a few hours contractions seem to be not as intense....not as persistent. My mom arrived at around 9:30 AM on Tuesday morning and at around 10AM my doctor comes in and says "Well... you certainly aren't flying into active labor are you?"

WOOHOO!!!

We don't know why and we don't know how, but I went from having 2-3 contractions every 10 minutes to none! My doctor checked me and declared he felt I was more of a 2 than a 3, but that it's a subjective process and sent me home!

We are so glad that Baby Woodland is continuing to cook longer even if it seems he won't be making it to full term, anytime he can get inside is best. I'm anxious to meet him and tired of the back and forth but thankful in the end.

I don't want to go back to the hospital until something REALLY significant happens..like my water breaks...so, here's to hoping for a VERY sure sign of labor and a healthy end to a healthy pregnancy.