Sunday, September 14, 2008

Who's Following Me??

Um....I haven't been on my blog for a while, but once I logged on I noticed I have ONE follower. Should I feel loved or suspicious?? ;)
Babysitting is actually not too bad. As far as I know, which really isn't much, I'm not going to be paid for doing this. If I do, then it'll be a perk!! Cam and Kenneth are always running, screaming, playing, goofing off.....typical little boy things. Cam only has problems when Kenneth is either doing his homework or when he goes home. I really don't know if I can handle this full time or not, but for now I'm going to try.
Steve wasn't surprised that I volunteered for this job, but he was weary for me. He lets me know when he thinks I'm not handling it (and when I'm sick, it's really hard to put up with little boy stuff....) and he is a good help.
Still no word on baby Jonathan yet. My sister was officially "overdue" on Thursday, and even called her doctor's office to push back her Tuesday appointment to Thursday so she can give him more time to come on his own. Now, here's my little soapbox speech, if you don't agree with me, TOUGH!! It's my blog, I can complain if I want to!!
My sister lives in the middle of nowhere Nevada. She has to drive THREE hours to the nearest, delivery hospital. Her doctor lives there too. She wants her baby to come naturally. FINE, but if you want that, you'd better have a husband who can handle blood and guts (Her husband can't....) and be prepared to deliver your baby either at home or on the road.
My philosophy here is induce. Then you KNOW when you'll be making your 3 hour drive, and you're a little more prepared. Sure, the labor isn't the "best," but you're still going to have a healthy baby out of the deal....INDUCE!! Now, if you live 10 or even 30 minutes from the hospital, I'm ALL for whatever your heart desires....home birth, natural childbirth, whatever.....But a 3 hour drive is NOT what I would think of as a fun way to have a baby.
Okay, I'm done. PHEW!! I love my sister, and I want her to have the healthiest possible outcome all around. Is that so bad??

11 comments:

Elena said...

Don't be suspicious, your follower is me. It's just bloggers version of who's updated their blog or not. It's on your dashboard if you want to sign up. As for your sister, I'll bet if they induce now, she'll have an easy cheesy labor. If she's overdue, she's bound to be ready. I'd be hopping on the induce bandwagon if it were me. (But I beg my dr's to let me go early, not late.) Hope everything goes well for her.

Deanna said...

That's funny that Elena thought she was your follower - I frequently check blogs and not leave a comment if I'm in a hurry or don't have time - which has been a lot, lately! I love staying caught up, and good luck with the babysitting thing...wish your sister luck with the baby, too! I'm with you and Elena - i'd be at the hospital - or in a hotel near by!!! Phew! I can't handle being in labor in a hospital - i can't imagine in a car!!! :)

PS - I'm down to crunch tim for the program....any fun ideas you've thought of for 'reviewing the songs'? We're going to try an olympic thing again...I hope the kids like it as much as they liked yours! and I'm looking for more ideas...I'll be checking your sidebar!

KAT said...

I've got you on my list for Google Reader.

Kim said...

Wow, you weren't kidding about your little rant in the email. (j/k) I think your sis is kinda looney, myself. Of course I can say that because I have never been pregnant. I understand that she wants it to be natural, especially since he is her first, but I'm with you all the way! I think I will be in town this Saturday some time. I will give you a call and then I can come sniff away! :)

The Cook Clan said...

Ya know, my thinking on it is labor normally lasts quite a while anyways. Especially with the first. I think by the time she starts having labor pains, she'll have plenty of time to get to the hospital. My parents lived 3 hours away from the hospital when we were born and we all turned out fine. I think whatever the momma wants to do, she has that right. I went the hospital at 3 pm on a friday and didn't deliver until 1 am on Sat. She could have enough time. Good luck to Michelle!!! Hope all goes well!

Mattsmom said...

Sorry...we'll have to agree to disagree. I too think she will have enough time to get to the hospital before the little peanut shows up. Of course I had a close to 30 hour labor with my first and over 12 hour labor with the second (even though she was induced). Having done it both ways I will NEVER EVER if I have a choice EVER induce EVER again. Utter misery.

Hope she gets to meet baby soon!

Melzie said...

So I guess when I tell you we drove 5 hours back home form visiting my mom because I refused to have my child born with some yahoo I didn't know makes me weird huh? :)

Anne/kq said...

I think your sister is brave and has every right to make that choice. I agree if it was me I would induce-- but if she thinks differently, that's her choice. And what's so bad about having a baby at home or even in the car? Women do it all the time... I have a friend who had a planned HBAC this year (that's Home Birth After Cesarian.) She loved it! I personally would never do a lot of things (including a planned c-section), but that doesn't mean I criticize others for their choices relating to birth; I think a woman's right to choose her birth should be sacrosanct.

And I'd be your follower, if I knew how... lol.

Dawnyel said...

Don't get me wrong!! I don't think there's ANYTHING wrong with home births!! I don't think choosing to have your child somewhere where you're comfortable is the issue....MY issue is why put off what your doctor is more than willing to do for you? I just know that when I got to the end of my pregnancies (HECK, when I was a month and a half away....) I was ready for the doctor to do ANYTHING necessary to get the babies here!! ANYTHING!

Anne/kq said...

Well, I felt that way the last time. But there's no guarantee I'll feel that way again. In fact, after the horrible time I had being separated from my last baby, I'm second-guessing my induction, and thinking next time I don't want to be induced, even if I go two weeks overdue. The point, to me, is that the doctor is not the boss of the pregnancy. The pregnant woman is. Why ask why? Why not just do what you can to be supportive of it? (Not that you're not... Sorry, I just can't think of a better way to put that. I hope you know what I'm getting at.)

Sketchy said...

Sometimes I think you worry more as the sibling...you have all the concerns with none of the commitment to the decision. I hope your sister has a great birth experience and things go smoothly.

Does she have a back up plan should something happen and she can't make it to a hospital?