Introducing Maximus Tapia Jimenez....

...born Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 11:21pm by cersarian. Weighing in at 8 lb. 6 oz., measuring 21 1/4 in. long (now upgraded to 21 3/4 in. long).

I can't begin to explain the joy Beto and I feel. We also can't contain it, cliches are cliches for a reason. I've never known love for anything like I do for this baby. He's absolutely beautiful.

We are home from the hospital, as of yesterday (Wednesday) at noon. We are trying to stay strict on our feeding schedule and rest in between. Beto and I are also taking naps whenver possible to try and relieve the exhaustion and sleep deprivation of our hospital stay.

He is already very alert and his eyes are constantly scanning what's going on. He is also surprisingly strong, he'll grasp a finger and not let go for anything. He's eating good and gaining weight.

I know everyone wants pics, so I will post a few for now...

Overdue....

May 19th...today was supposed to be the day. The finish line, the light at the end of the tunnel, the day I've had my sights on for 35 weeks / 245 days. Ahhhhhh! I did everything I was supposed to do. I followed all the rules. I'm done, I can't do no mo'!
Saw the Dr. today, told her as much and (drum roll please) we have a date !!! If nothing happens naturally the next 3 days...we have an appointment on Friday 9pm to induce. Birthdate will be Saturday May 23rd.
The anxiety level has been lowered from DEFCON 5, to DEFCON 2. I feel better knowing I have a definitive date. So tired of all the not knowing. Especially because I've been off work for a month now which sounds like heaven, right? Well, it's not! It's purgatory. Just waiting. Waiting for the unknown.
I know how I sound, poor Beto, he's had to live with me, no wonder he golfs so much.
OK, my rant is over...like I said, I can see the finish line and I feel better.

Date Predictions

As Ron stated, everyone except him predicted the baby would come before the due date.
There are only a handful of predictions still in the running. Out of the 18 I collected from various baby showers, here's who's still standing:

Pam 5/17
Cindy & Nancy 5/18
Dad 5/19
Ron 5/22

That's it, looks like Ron just may be the winner.

Prego Pizza?

Went to the Dr. yesterday morning. Found out a couple new facts....I am dialated, 1 cm. The cervix is soft, which is good. The baby is "sunnyside up", means his face is face up. He'll either flip over on his own or they will have to turn him, he should be face down. Although the Midwife said it was not a big deal. I actually lost a pound this week. Still no concrete answers on when. Could be today, could be 2 weeks. We've scheduled another Dr. appt for Tuesday, the actual due date. If nothing happens by then, we will discuss inducing.

So, my previous post mentioned my aversion to old wives remedies? Well, Beto got a suggestion from one of our work friends to try this pizza that has been known to send prego ladies into labor after eating it. We didn't have any plans and I was feeling hungry after the Dr. appt. so we decided it couldn't hurt. We made the trek to lovely downtown Walnut Creek for some Prego Pizza at Skipilini's. See the stories on their website....http://www.skipolinispizza.com/prego.php

The pizza has seven different kinds of meat, veggies and a ton of onions and garlic. It was very tasty and everyone knew why I was there. Lots of friendly folks wishing me good luck.

Wow! I really should have put on some make-up, oh well. I'm nine months pregnant Dammit! I can look hideous for a few weeks.
But alas, no pizza induced labor. It's been just about 24 hours and I'm the same.

Finish Line ?

I made it, started week 40 yesterday. Still no pre-labor symptoms. Damn kid already not listening to me! I can still walk and get around with minimal effort. I have outgrown even my maternity clothes. Seems silly to buy new clothes for the last week, but I did buy a pair of shorts yesterday while walking the mall. It's supposed to be 98 degrees by Sunday, I need something cool to wear.
I keep walking hoping it will help the process along, but nothin' so far. I'm not into the old wives tales of eating spicy food, drinking tea, gulping castor oil. But at least walking and staying active can only help in my recovery, I do that one because it has other benefits, Tess enjoys it too. Speaking of Tess, she has been a great companion while I've been home. I feel she senses something going on. She sleeps most of the day away on the bed, as she is now. But she'll come check on me from time to time. She'll hop on the couch next to me and throw her head into my neck and give me a nudge, like "hang in there."
Dr. appointment tomorrow morning, we'll see what they have to say...

Tick..tock..counting the minutes

OK, so the waiting is officially the worst part of being pregnant. 13 days and anxiously counting.

Will he come on time? Early? Late?
Has he dropped? Not dropped?
Am I having contractions? Not having contractions?
WHO KNOWS?!
You don't know if you've never been through it. It's all just a series of unanswered questions. A form of torure, I say. The doctors don't know, they say it's all a very complex system we still don't fully understand. I can see now why so many ladies are scheduling c-sections these days. At least they know when.


I figured out a main culprit of my heartburn though, it's chocolate. It's not like I eat a lot of it but it's enough to upset my delicate hormonal state of imbalance. I've been able to sleep in bed the past 2 nights. I still wake up but that's just from being uncomfortable, at least the burning has stopped. Wow, makes a huge difference in my days. I can actually stay up all day, no napping needed. So, I've been constucting things. Yesteday, I put together the baby swing that my co-worker bought for us. It swings and vibrates, plays 6 songs or nature sounds. Babies are supposed to love it.















Today, was the stroller Pam and Dan bought us. It's a jogger type stroller with what's called a "Travel System." The travel system part refers to the hand held carrier that can come right out of the stroller and into a base in the car for traveling. Just fold up the stroller and go.















That's it for now, I'll try to write more often. Not like I don't have the time, just nothing new is happening...