Last Doctor's Appointment

Well, we went to our last doctor's appointment on Tuesday. The baby's heartbeat was at an average of 135 and I measured at 40 weeks. The doctor said I was at a -1 station which basically means the baby's head is farther down. He asked at the end of our appointment if we would like to schedule to be induced before the new year and we said yes. The hospital fit us in to go on Sunday night at 7pm meaning the baby will be born some time on Monday. It feels good to have a date set for her birth. I would still prefer to go naturally before Sunday, but I don't think that will happen.

38 week doctor's appointment

This week I met with my actual OB. He said I was still 1 centimeter dilated and the baby is still head down. The heartbeat was an average of 125 and I measured at 39 weeks. Next week we will be able to schedule an elective induction. He said probably between Christmas and New Years. The reasoning…so my husband can cash in on that tax credit for having a baby in 2009. I hope to go into labor naturally, but it is kind of nice to know that I will not go past a certain date. The anticipation is killing me!

The baby has hiccups at least once a day and sometimes more often. It is really cute and reminds me that she is always there. I can’t believe we will have her here soon.

Bunco ladies

I am in a bunco group that meets the second Thursday of every month. One of the ladies is also pregnant and 4 weeks behind me. We got our pictures taken together last week. She doesn’t know what they are having yet. It will be nice to have play dates with our little ones. The bunco ladies also gave me a baby present and Ashley a wedding present. It was really nice of them to do that.

Rosie at 33 weeks and Candi at 37 weeks

December Bunco Ladies

Baby's Room

The room is finally coming along. Mom and Dad brought over the finished crib last night. It looked so cute in the baby’s room. They worked hard making it and varnishing it. Thank you to Dad, Mom, and Grandpa for all their work! Our baby girl’s room will have damask stickers on the wall when I finally get to it. They will match the bedding in the crib. I also took pictures of the pack-n-play and high chair. I am slightly obsessed with damask print in case you couldn’t tell. We finally packed our bag for the hospital and started putting things together. I guess it was a wake-up call last Thursday that baby girl could actually come soon!

Crib in room

Our crib and bedding

Inside the crib

Pack-n-play


High Chair

Cat

Here is a random picture of my brother’s cat. We had brother/sister cats when we lived together and both of them still live with him and my new sister-in-law. His cat was not taking care of himself so they had to get him shaved. This was too funny for me not to post.

Dr. Appointment

I had an interesting day today. Sorry about some of the details, but they will help my story make more sense. Mom and I went to the doctor yesterday at 11:00 for another check-up. The nurse practitioner said the baby’s heartbeat was at 145 and I was measuring 37.5 weeks. I was not dilated and completely closed. She also confirmed that the baby is head down. We decided to go to Avanti’s with Dad for lunch after the appointment. After lunch, I went to the restroom and noticed quite a bit of blood. We called the doctor’s office and they told me to come in again to make sure everything was fine. This time she said I was 1 centimeter dilated and the baby’s heartbeat was at 140. Since I had so much blood, they hooked me up to a monitor to make sure the baby was not experiencing distress of any kind. It is common to have some blood after a check-up, but they wanted to make sure baby was fine. Anyway, they said the baby was fine and also noticed that I had two contractions while being monitored over the 20 minutes. This was definitely a wake-up call to get things done and ready for the baby. Maybe we should finally pack for the hospital just in case. Right now I only have 5 days left of work and 18 days until my due date. Wow…where did the time go?!?! She will be here before we know it.

37 week picture and Baby Basics class

Here is the latest picture of me at 37 weeks. The baby moved a lot on Saturday and I think she is now head down. Her old position was her head in the middle of my right side, her back curled up to my rib area, and her bottom on my left side. On Saturday, I could feel her move around for about 2 hours straight and then I felt her hiccups at the bottom of my belly. I previously felt them on my right side since that was where her head was. We will find out for sure where she is at her next doctor’s appointment on Thursday.

We decided to take a Baby Basics class since our Lamaze classes are over. It was pretty informative, but a lot of the stuff was definitely basic. I think Joe benefited from going and now he will be able to help out a lot more with changing and bathing her.

Joe and I got an early Christmas present from his parents this week. They gave us a video camera so we can get it charged up and learn how to use it before baby comes. Thank you! She could be here before Christmas!

Updates and Thank Yous

I meant to blog about this a while back. Baby is responding to Joe’s voice. Joe gets really close to my belly and talks to her every morning and sometimes at night. A few weeks ago she started responding to his voice by moving around. It is really cute!

Update! My splints are definitely helping me sleep more at night and keep my hands from going numb all the time. I guess it has been a pretty uneventful and easy pregnancy so I can deal with this for three more weeks.

I would like to give a big THANKS to my cousin, Alicia, who gave me a giant bag of baby girl clothes over Thanks giving. I have finally sorted everything and am really excited to put her in the cute clothes. Another big THANKS goes out to my co-worker, Melanie. Melanie gave me a lot of maternity clothes at the beginning of my pregnancy and just the other day she gave me a bunch of nursing tanks and pjs. They are so comfy!

Last Lamaze Class and 36 week doctor’s appointment

We graduated from Lamaze class Monday night!!! Instead of a diploma we got a Monicals Pizza gift certificate. We talked all about what happens to baby after delivery and how I need to take care of myself afterwards. Fun times!

Tuesday was my 36 week doctor’s appointment and our baby girl is still doing great! I am measuring at 36.5 weeks and her heartbeat is at 150. I do have a new pregnancy side effect of carpal tunnel syndrome. My hands are so swollen that I haven’t been able to sleep the last two nights. They go completely numb and I have been spending the night in the recliner. I just got some cool wrist splints and I have to wear them all day and night. Everyone here at work says that they match pretty much all my clothes. See the picture of my new bling!

My splints