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!

"There's a Master Under the Bed"

LOL Carter just came up to me-our computer is right next to our bed-and said "Mommy..... there's a master under the bed" I said "Oh really??" He said "Yeah, let me sit on your lap!" Then i realized that he meant there was a monster under the bed. Hehe.

Feeling a tad better.

Thank you so much for all the kind words! I am starting to feel a little better, but still not completely at ease. One of my friends was due on the 24th..but as of last night hadn't gone into labor. She goes to the same doctor as i do, and has been stuck at 3cm for almost 3 weeks now, is having contractions, but they won't admit her or do anything to help her progress at all. I'm just wondering how far they will let her go. That seriously has to be the most frustrating experience for her and i'm worried that the same thing will happen to me. I don't know if they will strip membranes but i had it done when pregnant with Carter and it didn't do anything for me except give me cramps for a few hours. I just really hate this waiting game and if i knew that i would go into labor on my own at least by my due date i would be able to relax. If i knew that they wouldn't let me go past my due date even i would be happy and be able to enjoy the last couple weeks. I'm definitely going to have a lot of questions at my next appointment and they had better listen to me!

Starting to get worried....

Okay, i know that i am only 37w1d, but i'm starting to get worried that this baby is not going to come on his own. I don't think i've ever had a Braxton Hicks contraction in my life! Seriously, i never had any with Carter, and don't think i've had any with this baby either. I have been feeling lots more pressure down below, but that's it. No contractions, haven't lost mucous plug, nothing. I hope that at my appt Thursday i am making some progress! I'm just worried because the hospital i'm delivering at does not induce, so i'm scared that he'll be in there too long and i'll end up with a c-section. That would be so devastating to me, really!! I don't want to be induced, but i'm just freaking out because there isn't even an option for that! Carter was 8.3 lbs and got stuck and ended up having to be taken out with forceps. You would think that my doctors would be monitoring this baby's weight closely to make sure i don't get into that situation again, but it's like they don't even care! Ugh....i just am praying that this baby decides to come on his own and i'm able to push him out!!

37 Week update

I had my 36 week dr. appt on Thursday. I have gained a total of 20 lbs. I'm happy with that, i will probably not gain much more from here on out, if any! Blood pressure was 110/55. The scary part was when i got on the table to listen to baby's heart beat. She put the doppler on there and normally right when she does we hear it thumping away but this time i heard "thump.........
thump.........thump......really slow. She kept it on there and it eventually got back up to normal but it really freaked me out! She listened for much longer than she normally does and we concluded that he was just sleeping b/c after we got done listening he was moving like crazy, whereas all morning he really wasn't. I've been really monitoring him for movement since then and will definitely not be afraid to go in if i don't think i feel him enough! She didn't check me for dilation, we're just going to wait til my next appt. By then i hope i've made more progress! I was bored earlier today so i tried doing some "artsy" pictures. I am definitely not artistic but i think they turned out cute!

Here's just my regular 37 week pic:

Full Term Today!!!!!!!!!

Yeah!!! I'm 37 weeks today! Will be back later with pics and updates!

Utterly Exhausted...

I think all my energy i've had the past week or so is finally catching up with me. I'm so exhausted i can barely keep my eyes open. I'm supposed to be doing laundry right now but am just going to do it tomorrow morning. Our laundry room at the apt is in the next building over and i don't feel like walking over there to load clothes in the washer, then back to load in the dryer, then back to get them and fold/put them away. Brad took Carter over to the in-laws and i'm meeting them in a little bit for dinner-thank God i don't have to cook or spend money on take-out! I'm extremely stressed out about money right now-aren't we always? I mean, i think this is the worst it's been, i can't WAIT to get our tax return back, even though most of it will just hit our bank account as a detour and then go off to pay bills! I think my mind is just completely fried from all the thinking and stressing. I've done nothing but clean the past week or so and i worked 3 nights in a row this week which is hard for me! I can't fall asleep right away when i get home so i spend a while just winding down and then still have to get up with Carter who has decided that his 8:30 wake time that i LOVED isn't working anymore and is now waking up at 7 on the dot! AND he has peed the bed 4 times in the past 6 days!!! I blame Brad b/c he gives in to his bedtime milk cravings when i am at work. I mean, at least put a pull up on him for God sake if you give him something to drink after 7pm!! Honestly, the only thing i can't complain about is my pregnancy, which i think is great due to the fact that i will be 37 weeks-FULL TERM-on Sunday and i still feel fabulous! Anyways, that is my rant for the day, i'm sure there will be more to come!