False Alarms Stink

Aunt Lari helped out with Bubeaner in the morning again.  We were kept up once again with contractions during the night.  Sigh!  We did place a call to the nurse last night because we got to 5 contractions evenly spaced within 70 minutes.  But alas, they slowed down to every 30 minutes then every hour or so during the rest of the night.  Bubita was just practicing and toying with our feelings.

Bubeaner loves collecting the balls during gym class.

This morning we had to leave a little earlier in order to drop off aunt Lari at her driving class and give us enough time to get to gym class.  We actually made it on time.  And, although it was a little hectic in the morning, it was worth the effort.  Bubeaner did amazingly during class.  Half the kids were out probably due to summer vacations.  This may have been enough for Bubeaner to feel more confident; it is usually a little too chaotic and loud even for Momma.

 Bubeaner going down a slide after rescuing his favorite toy.

Bubeaner tried almost every single apparatus.  He went up the slides, across the bridges, through the tunnels and even actively participated in the group activities.  He even "rode" the parachute which he NEVER tries.  And he played under the parachute while the parents moved it up and down.  Bubeaner went almost all the way to the center.  Previously, he would only sit at the edge if he even allowed us to get him close to it.

Walking across a tall bridge after climbing up a slide

We were surprised and thrilled at his willingness to try all these different activities.  This also makes it harder to consider changing gyms for one closer to our new home.  He's now comfortable with his instructor and with the other kids.  We don't want him to have to get used to a new place and new people... at least not considering all the other changes he's had to face lately.

Bubeaner climbing through a tunnel

After picking up aunt Lari, we enjoyed a leisurely lunch.  Bubeaner ate like a little piggy.  He needed to replace all that energy he used during gym class.  One of the ladies at another table commented on his healthy appetite.  And, on how much she enjoyed watching him as he ate.  Bubeaner is pretty expressive and quite humorous to watch.

Bubeaner tried every single thing at the gym.

Unfortunately, Bubita decided to give Momma some pretty strong (and actually painful) contractions during lunch.  The contractions have not stopped since yesterday with one or two an hour.  But those actually made Momma's eyes water from the strength.  A good reminder that a scheduled c-section has its advantages.  After a couple more contractions, Momma placed another call to the MD.  (They must really love us by now.)  The doctor decided he wanted to see us after all considering the contractions and that Bubita had a noticeable decrease in movement/activity.

Bubeaner is easily amused.

Maybe he will like fencing when he grows up.

So, Meme'Licia drove Momma to the hospital while aunt Lari watched Bubeaner.  Dad met us there.  We were hooked up to a machine to monitor Bubita's activities and contractions.  Want to take a wild guess what happened immediately after the machine was turned on?  Bubita started moving like crazy.  And, there was absolutely no sign of a single contraction.  Not even a tiny little bit of tightening or pain... AT ALL!  It's great that she's well, but this is extremely frustrating too.  It's probably due to the extra stress of wondering if everything is OK, are we risking another abruption (or something worse) by continuing to wait, etc.  We are trying really hard to trust our doctor, but the stress is still there.  Of course, it does not help when he dismisses our concerns.  In any case, the c-section was moved up a couple of days.  We are now scheduled for 6/29 rather than 7/1.  Hopefully, we will be able to not stress too much during the next two weeks.

Bubeaner playing with new toys.