discharged

we had our first labor and delivery experience yesterday, but left the hospital sans baby. whew! i was pretty close to being induced and as much as i am ready to give birth, induction is not exactly in our ideal birth plan.

at our regular check-up, the baby thought it was playtime and gave us a bit of a scare with a high heartbeat, and didn't seem to want to settle down for nap time. so down to labor and delivery we went for our first non-stress test...which is exactly the opposite of what it sounds like... it IS stressful! especially when your silly little baby jumps around for nearly TWO hours and won't give the doc a resting heart rate.

we were then sent down for an ultrasound so the doc could look at baby's movements from the inside and of course, our little berry then decided it was time to sleep. so they poked and prodded my belly until baby graced us with his or her attention. and then they discovered that my heart rate is still too high, so back upstairs we went for an ekg...

all to learn (seven hours later) that we are fine to return home and continue our waiting game...sheesh! but in the meantime, we have to return for those pesky non-stress tests every three days...

so home we are, contemplating every trick in the book (even the old wives's tale books) to get this baby here, naturally, with us, on the outside. it was a nice little practice run for us however, navigating the hospital grounds and all their procedures, and the nurses really impressed us...such sweet, calming souls they are. i could never be a nurse.