Im fine!

As some of you know, inland cellular is not working tonight! which is not a good thing for me becuase Richie is working a 24 tonight and i only have my cell phone. Evidently i had my entire family concerned, so after bob stoped by to check on me i headed up to chelle's house just incase i need a ride to the hospital. What a perfect night for this to happen! But i just wanted everyone to know im fine and being taken care of.

guesses so far

here's the guesses i've gotten so far and the updated ones from all those (including me) who have been wrong in the past. Keep guessing!

My guess
day: August 31st
Time: 6:00 pm
size: 8lb 1oz 19.5 inches long

Richie's guess
Day: August 30th
Time: 10:00 am
Size: 8lb 10 oz 20 inches long

Chelles guess
day: August 30th
Time: 6:00 am
Size: 8lb 9oz 20 inches long

Moms guess
Day: August 30th
Time: 1:00 pm
Size: 7lb 12 oz 20.5 inches long

Cheri Holthaus' guess
Day: August 31st
Time: 3:30 pm
Size: 8lb 9oz 21 inches long

Jenny's guess (richie's sister)
Day: Labor day September 1st
Time: 11:11 am
Size: 9lb 5oz

Randi Jo's guess
Day: Sepetember 1st
Time: 8:15 am
Size: 9lb 2oz 21 inches long

Taking Guesses!

Well...I am 1WEEK OVERDUE!! Along with my family and friends, i am getting impatient! So we are going to start taking guesses. E-mail me at cr_riener@hotmail.com and i'll let everyone know who was closest! Here's what we're guessing and my guesses. Oh yeah, i have not had any contractions (that i know of)I had my membranes stripped tuesday, and i am a tight 2 cm dialated and 75% effaced.

Day i will go into labor/hospital: August 28th
Time i will deliver: 2:00 p.m.
How big will she be: 8lbs 1oz; 19 in long

Good luck!

1 week overdue!

Well, as of tomarrow i am 1 week overdue. I went to the doctor today and i am still only a tight 2cm dialated and 75% effaced. So no change from last week. She stripped my membranes so hopefully i will go into labor sometime this month. I wanted to get ahead so i filled out my callendars under the assumption that Layla would be here in August. Randi Jo has guessed that i would be going into the hospital at 3am tomarrow morning. Im guessing tomarrow around 10am.....anyone have other guesses??? I should realy start a pool and get some money out of this!

Funny Husband Richie

Well, i am officially one day overdue, almost two now! I have had no contractions, im only dialated 1cm (for the last 4 weeks now with no change) and I just dont feel like its gonna happen too soon. Anyways. for those of you who dont know.... My husband is an EMT/Firefighter and in school to become a paramedic.

I wanted to go up to Cottonwood to the county fair that i have not been to for 3 years. It is only 45 minutes away, and there IS a hospital in town! Well, Richie was FREAKING OUT about going up there with me, but he agreed to go to get me out of the house and to keep me happy. Well, he has been on me for the last 2 MONTHS about getting my hospital bag packed, i finally got one packed and was getting ready to load up in the jeep and my Darling husband came out with three towels and the hand sanitizer (supersized one at that) I asked what that was for and he just kept packing. He came out with a torniquet, pocket knife and a plastic bag so i asked him what this was all for. He told me he was getting everything he would need for a delivery!!!!! He said that he would not deliver a baby on the side of the road unprepared!! He said the torniquet was for the cord, the knife to cut the cord, towls to clean and keep the baby warm, plastic bag to save the plasenta. He then had to go all the way to the fire station becuase he was out of plastic gloves. I tried telling him that the baby is not going to just POP out that fast and that there is a hospital in the town, but he kept insisting that he NEEDED to be prepared to deliver this baby himself!

Needless to say we made it there, stayed at the fair for a while walking around, and back with no baby, contractions or my water breaking!!! Go figure, i was right again. It was just so sweet and funny that i had to share.

I have a doctors apt tomarrow, so we'll see if im any closer to having this baby. I know that all the people around me are getting impatient, but im cherishing the last days/hours (minutes/seconds if you ask richie) of this pregnancy.

The baby is Due!!!

Today is my due date. I cant believe it is already here. I am feeling just fine, no different except for some pelvic pressure. I go on www.whattoexpect.com and chat with some women who are due around the same time as me and they refer to this feeling as their "broken crotch club" Thats exactly what it feels like too. Well, i am planning on going to the Idaho County Fair tomarrow for the good food and to just get out walking. Who knows, but i am going to try to go until the 25th. That was my dads birthday and it would be so special for my daughter to share that special day with her grandpa. I'll try to keep you posted, but keep an eye on Chelle's page for the most recent pictures of the baby (Im sure she will be able to update you sooner than me)

doctors apt. news

Ok so I had my doctors apt. this morning. She just got back from vacation so her office was really buisy. I was hopeing she was gonna tell me im on my way and any day now...but no such luck. I have made no progress since my last apt. with her three weeks ago!!! But i am still ok with that, i will welcome the last days of quite and relaxation that i need. If i go over my due date i am shooting for the 25th since that was my dad's birthday. But i have decided that this is all going to go fast and easy. My contractions will start, my water will break shortly after and the baby will just POP out!!! hahaha, if anyone says anything different i'll probably cry, so thats my plan and im stickin to it.

Mom came down yesterday and we made Zuccini cake, bread and casserole for the freezer so i will have food easy to prepare after the baby's here. It was alot of fun and a nice relaxing day. My washing machine is still on the fritz and my dishwasher completely dead (until somone looks at it who knows what the hell to do with it to fix it) Richie's been trying to fix the washing machines drain pipe by glueing, caulking and anything else he can think of so he doesnt have to replace everything. Its just funny now, except for not being able to do laundry at home. Luckely i have great family and friends who let me catch up at their houses. I'll let ya all know if the baby comes any time soon, but i am now retracting my previous thoughts about having it this weekend....not happening!

39 weeks

So i have one more week to go. Sorry its been so long since my last post. I go into the doctor tomarrow at 11a.m. So I will be updating you again soon. I must be having this baby saturday and here's why. 1. its a full moon 2. Bob and Markey are going camping 3. Chelle and Ryan are going camping 4. Randi Jo and Phil are going to spokane 5. Michelle and her girls are going to spokane !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have had no contractions, and i dont feel like she has dropped, but who knows.

Last weekend mom and i cleaned my house for over 20 hours in two days! Its still clean too! Our dishwasher is broken, mom and i smashed my driers' metal hose going outside (but we fixed it that day) And now my washing machine's drain hose is leaking! But other than that i think my house is ready for this baby. Im getting there, but still would like her to cook a little longer. Its not even the delivery that is bothering me, its the not knowing when im going to deliver and the after proceedures i keep hearing about. But i'll truck through it.