39 Week Appt

Well i had what i *hope* is my last dr. appt today. I'm 39w4d. Everything looks great with the baby, my blood pressure is great, i gained 1 lb. I'm up 23 lbs. Oh well. I am 3cm and 70% effaced and the dr. said my cervix is very low, she was shocked at how low it is! She asked me how i felt about this baby's size and i told her that i took comparison pics and i think i look pretty much the same as i did with Carter. He won't be doing much more growing so i'm just waiting and praying that he isn't too big. I have an appt set up for next Thursday the 19th and if i don't go into labor by then i'm going to be induced. I'm hoping that i'll have a baby by next Friday at the latest! Anyways, i feel so good about that appt and am going to be keeping extremely active to see if i can get me some contractions going!

38 Week Appt

I didn't even want to post this b/c it is so pointless but whatever! I had my 38w3d appt yesterday. I gained 2 lbs......grrrrr. My total weight gain is 22 lbs now. I can't gain anymore! Blood pressure was 110/60, baby's heart rate was fine, basically, absolutely nothing is happening! Didn't get my cervix checked but dr. said if i make it to my appt next week she'll check me then. I really feel fine, which sucks b/c that just means that i'll be pregnant even longer! I've had a little bit of cramping on and off, and lots of BH contractions, lots of pressure, my crotch bones hurt-it feels like i've been riding a horse. But really, i'm not that uncomfortable at all! I'm not near as uncomfortable as i was with Carter! I think it's b/c this baby seems to be smaller and isn't taking up quite as much room. I am just praying that i have given birth before my next appt, which is the 12th--3 days before my due date! I really want it to be sometime next week. If anyone feels like praying for me, feel free! Really though, i know that he will come eventually, and i'm trying to be patient, but it's starting to get hard!

A few 38 weeks pictures

I took a few pictures yesterday when i turned 38 weeks. I have nothing else to report really, we've just been hanging out, being lazy, and waiting for the baby to make his appearance. I'm feeling tons of pelvic pain, it feels like i've been riding a horse every morning when i wake up. I can no longer lay on my side w/o having a big pillow between my legs, and even then it feels like i'm squishing the baby. I think i've actually been feeling some BH contractions, and had some off and on cramping the past few days. I'm really hoping that some of this turns into labor soon! I really want to experience labor coming on its own, rather than having to be induced, especially since the hospital i'm at now doesn't induce until you are 1 week overdue. Yikes! I had Carter at 39 weeks exactly (induced) and i don't want to know what it's like to be overdue! Anyways, here are the pictures.

37 Week Appt.

I'm pretty sure nobody reads these appt updates but i still like to have them on here just so i can look back on it. These last appts are really quick and boring but oh well. I am up 20 lbs now and have stayed there for like the past 2 weeks. No complaining there! The less i put on the less i have to take off afterward! Blood pressure was 121/66, which is higher than it normally is but still w/in normal range. Baby's heartbeat sounded great, he is head down and ready to go! I didn't get checked for dilation, i haven't felt anything different to think that anything has changed so we didn't check. Hopefully by next week something is happening. It would be nice to have the baby before my next appt but i doubt that!

30 Weeks today!

Today i am 30 weeks pregnant! I don't have a picture because we were busy cleaning all morning and then i had to work so i'll be sure to take one tomorrow and put it up here. People are just now commenting on me being pregnant. I had like 4 people at work come up to me this weekend and say "I didn't know you were pregnant!" I also had regular customers make the comment that they had no idea i was pregnant but they can tell now! My work clothes are deceiving, though because i always wear a big sweater over my shirt. We have to wear white button down shirts...ew. So i have obviously gotten a lot bigger this past week. I have a dr. appointment on Wednesday, so i'll report back with my stats then. I'm afraid i've gained a lot of weight since my last appointment. I can't believe i only have 10 weeks left, i am not ready at all but at the same time i am. I am not uncomfortable yet, i feel great! The baby's movements are starting to get a little more painful but that's okay, i just love feeling him move! Exhaustion is starting to come back, but i just rest with Carter every afternoon for about an hour and feel fine afterwards. I have really had nothing to complain about at all this pregnancy. Hopefully that says something about this baby's personality..maybe he'll be a little more laid back than Carter? (please?)