Hello all, this is Richy typing for Jess, I mean, not right now, this is me. In a moment it will be Jessica.

Jessica says:
"Yesterday I went to a routine doctors appointment and found out that I was dilated to 3 cm. I also got a 3D ultra-sound which I will post later. Then off we went to the hospital. I hate it here. Pray for patience. "

So folks, that all Jessica has to say.
Last night around 5 pm she was having contractions at 2 min apart! By 11:30 pm they had basically stopped. I think perhaps more prayer than medicine. However, things are looking better. We haven't talked to a doctor yet. We still won't till the after noon. They will check her cervix, and we will be able to post. Being the computer genius that I am, we now have internet access on my laptop in the L&D room. We are praying that she stabilizes enough to go to her baby shower this Saturday. The doctor told us yesterday that they may make an exception for us. Jess and I both don't like being here. But we are praying for patience. She doesn't want visitors right now because she feels so bad (from the drugs) , and talking causes contractions. I will be checking the blog if anyone has any questions. Joy! and thanks for all your many prayers and intercessions. My faith is going UP! - Richy

My appointment today is around 2.... so I may not do the update before you worker bees leave work.
3D ULTRASOUND TODAY WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!

Gentlemen, she's all yours.

UPDATE BUT NOT THAT UPDATE
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My doctor's appointment is tomorrow... so I will be here today. I am
currently waiting for the nurse to come and give me my shot. She was
supposed to come yesterday, but I went to McDonald's instead. So there
you go.

I want to get our pictures taken... you know, like in a studio. I was
thinking Picture People but some people have said Sears is better and
so forth....
I want multiple poses so that gets confusing...
these are the thoughts in the mind of Morning Jessica
also:
what will I eat for breakfast since Richy did not shop?
what will I drink since tap water is poison and all we have is tea??
(I've had tea this morning and now have sugary-fungus mouth)
what time is the nurse coming? Should I get up and shower?
how can I get some donuts from Starbox?
and so forth....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA CHRONISTER!

Week Thirty-One

The rate of physical growth slows down just a bit, but even though he doesn't get much longer, he will gain a lot of weight the rest of the pregnancy.

Fat continues accumulating. This layer of fat turns his skin from red to the rosy pink he will have as a newborn.

Calcium, phosphorus and iron are being stored and his bones are growing and hardening.

Your baby is 16.2 inches (41.1cm) long and weighs 3.3 pounds (1502gm)

His brain enters another period of rapid growth, producing hundreds of billions of new nerve cells! Amazing!

He may move to the rhythm of music. Studies with heart rates show that he also prefers some types of music to others -- already!

Lungs are the only major organ left to complete development. Remember, that while you may be anxious to meet your little one that these last few weeks can be vital - with each day increasing your baby's ability to breathe on his own.

So how do I feel? Elated at passing this milestone... giddy about my baby shower THIS weekend... emotional and a little disbelieving that he's real... In shock that I'll be 8 months next week.
Physically I feel miserable. I think that's par for the course here. Everything hurts and I cry when I drop things...
It's starting to sink in, though. I don't know if people can understand what I'm talking about. Richy and I will be driving and tell each other... we're going to have a baby. He will ride right here in this car. And it still seems imaginary.
We put up the tree last night. Very exciting! I'll post a picture when we make an upstairs.



Julie, Andy, and Sharon and Nathan Schluter!

Don't get me wrong. My weekends have no distinction from my weeks.
Thus, I could write a thoughtful and engaging blog entry today. But the
response is so minimal... usually just animal-type creatures
threatening each other....
For you- the weekend means you're off work- or your spouse is- time to
crush them into some hard labor around the house or go gallivanting
round.
For me- scrounge for some breakfast and go back to bed. Try not to
watch People's Court.
I'm not feeling sorry for myself. I am cooking a wonderful baby and I
can do so for a couple more months if necessary. It's just that the
pattern doesn't change much on the "weekend".
Today, Richy is recording. I may waddle over there and listen to drums
being tweaked for hours... or some other minute detail of a
recording...
Aah a horrible foul poopy diaper just walked by. See you later.

I'm back. We also went to "Starbox" Coffee and Donuts... advertising
that they serve beakfast.

And at Dollar G, we bought bottled water and popsicles... just the
necessities

Congrats to Julie on 30 weeks and Crystal on 37.... the majority of
pollsters voted for Dec 4-10 for Crystal's Isaac.... we shall see... my
guess already passed...
And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Stephanie Clark and Lindsey Crouse!

My mind is pretty blank this morning. I will have to come up with a
topic, but ......
maybe Mama or Georgia are around?? Yes??
Maybe a little eggnog.

ATTENTION: In the comment section of this post, I made a joke about contracting, etc. I, and blogger.com sincerely regret this joke. It was alarming and in poor taste. I, and blogger.com are very sorry. Please do not bring any bad music to my house, nor cease your gifts of chocolate. If it would not put me in labor, I would give myself 50 lashes with a horsewhip. I do not deserve clothing or a roof over my head. I am a bad person. I have bad hair. I have cellulite. I am sorry.
Sincerely,
Jess

A subject of great interest to me is/are urban legends. A subject of
great interest to me is urban legends. Hmmm. Something wacky there.
Anyhoo. Some of you know what I refer to. An irate customer at Neiman
Marcus is charged 300 bucks for a cookie recipe. Only not.
Various disgusting elements found in fast food. Not true. Now, for some
glutens or grease or maybe even hair, sure. But the stuff in legends is
much grosser.
Of course, various warnings: men hiding under your car at Kroger. Men
hiding in your backseat. Toxic mascara. Sunscreen. Men who meow. When
you try to find the cat- WHAMMO. And was that an eclipse or an
asteroid?
Death is imminent.
Forward this email and the FBI will track how many people get it.
Computer viruses galore. Death to your PC is imminent.
Poor sick child wants this email to get to a million people.
The worst one is "Ban on Religious Programming" otherwise known as
Petition 2493. The goverment actually has an official office to deal
with this rumor. They spend hundreds of thousands of dollars answering
questions and dealing with petitions, etc.... There is no Petition
2493.

Very interesting stuff. Every time I get an email warning me of
imminent death/terrorism/natural disaster/commercial injustice/cookie
recipes... I go look it up. Most of the time it's hooey.

(you can look up hoaxes on http://www.urbanlegends.about.com or http://www.snopes.com - or you could go to the accused company's site. They usually have rebuttals)