Awake!

Well we went to bed at 11:30, I woke up at 2:16, 3:13, and then again at 4:22. I layed there and watched the minutes go by until I made the executive decision at 4:37 that sleep wasn't on the agenda for me tonight. I hopped out of bed (not really hopped more like rolled out) and headed for the shower. I didn't think I was nervous about today, but apparently some part of my brain decided to overrule sleep.
SO Kelly and I are heading to the hospital around 7:15, Surgery is at 10:00. It is an extremely strange feeling to have it so planned out, i'm not sure how I feel about it. This pregnancy seems so strange, I mean I feel pregnant, I certainly look pregnant, but some part of me feels like there can't really be another baby in there! It really feels like i'm just going to be huge forever!
I've got my bag all packed, I feel much more prepared than last time. I've requested a 'Theme' room but no C-section gets one on the first night, so hopefully a private room will come available, because I'm just not interested in being in a ward for three days!
I had my pre-operation appointment yesterday, as I was walking up to the room I ran into Richard and Virginia, on their way to see their little girl in the ICN. So I told them I would stop in after and say hello. On the way to the hosptial Kelly asked me if I had done my emla patch (these are freezing patches they give to little children who are getting needles) I said no, he was surprised I was heading in for needles without them. I decided I was now a big girl and could do without them, so he said that after my appointment he would get me a treat!
They took my blood, checked the baby's heart rate, explained the entire surgery to me, asked me my weight (I told them, sadly) THEN they asked my my weight when i'm not pregnant. I told them, expecting them to gasp at the horror of my weight gain, but no she didn't even flinch.
I went and saw baby Ava in the ICN after the appointment, it was time to eat, she was eating like a pro, Richard and Virginia were in there, she was all set up under the lights. She is a very sweet little girl. Virginia said she would be in the hosptial until Sunday (originally Saturday) so it will be nice to have someone around while i'm there.
Kelly picked me up and we headed to Babies R Us for a new monitor, then since we were all starving we went to Cora's for breakfast, this was my 'treat'. It was so delicious. Then we were off to Michelle's for a visit before heading to the airport. I held Cohan the entire time, he slept like a log, he has grown so much! Kelly chased Ethan around for an hour and a half and just before both Kelly and Ethan lost their minds we were off to the airport to pick up Granny and Grandad!
YEAH! They are here, already so much help, it just is so nice to have my Mom and Dad here, they have settled in, my dad is already pestering the cat, Ethan was having the time of his life with them, so i'm happy they are here to watch Ethan while we are in the hospital.
Anyways after two terrible episodes of the Office (dad's new favorite show)---I can't STAND it.... we were off to bed.
So now it is 5:38, my alarm is set for 6, Kelly's is set for 6:30, I have to wait until it is time to leave, I can't eat, drink, or even chew gum.....