Nightmares & Catheters

Last night as the boys went to Priesthood meeting, my mom painted my toes black and orange for my favorite month...October. I'm so freakin' stoked for this round of holidays and am sure that it's going to be a great time :)

I woke up this morning and realized..."5 days until the little pretzel is out of me"...then, I looked down at my stretch-marked stomach and realized that my excitement totally trumps my anxiety of surgery. (Especially after I called and found out from a Labor & Delivery nurse at our hospital - who was totally sweet- that they will wait to put my catheter in until after my spinal has kicked in full-bore). Ah, I can relax now! Last night I had a nightmare where I asked to be numb before they put the tube up me and my Nurse Ratchet said "no". I woke up sweating and so nervous about Friday. But, now that I know what will really happen, I am determined that it's going to be a great experience and am actually looking forward to the pain/discomfort of it all because I know that it will have brought me my new little guy.

We have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and I'm just crossing my fingers that she won't move up the c-section. There is that possibility - if I'm dilated more than a 4 or something like that. So, hopefully not. I want it to be the 8th because it's my dad's birthday and it would be so fun to have little pretzel come that day since we're so close :)