39 Week Doctor Appointment

I went in to the doctor's office today, one day short of 39 weeks. Again, we did the usual at first... weight, blood pressure, and urine sample. I had gained 3 pounds since last week!! I blame sweets. I have wanted to eat ice cream and cookies all the time. We went to HEB the other day and I bought mint chocolate chip popsicles (You have to try them, they're covered in fudge), ice cream sandwiches, cosmic brownies, cookie mix packages, 2 cans of cinnamon rolls, etc. because I want sweets all the time! I loved ice cream before but it has been a necessity since I've been pregnant! Anyways, that has helped with the 3 pounds I'm sure.. OR it could be "all baby" and she could weigh 10 1/2 pounds now. Yeah right. My blood pressure was good and the baby's heartbeat was loud and clear. Dr. Zivney checked me and I was still the same as 2 weeks ago! 1 cm. He wants to see me back Wednesday morning and IF my body has progressed more we'll induce on Thursday!! I'm so excited, we could have a baby in 3 days! But if my body isn't ready yet on Wednesday I guess we'll keep waiting....... Of course I could go into labor naturally before that but I wouldn't count on it! We'll keep everyone updated on what he says Wednesday morning! :)

38 Week Belly Photos

I am at the end of 38 Weeks Now!
Only 9 days until the due date!

This week:
- I'm uncomfortable
- My body aches all over
- I'm having contractions, but they're not regular
- I have baby feet in my ribs
- I think it's so cool to see my belly move
- I'm exhausted
- I'm a little moody
- It's hard to get comfortable to sleep
(I watched Gilmore Girls this morning from 5:15am to about 6:30am)
- I'm a little nervous about labor
- Justin & I are both excited that baby girl will be here soon!!!

Friday night we had planned a date night, dinner and a movie. We went to eat at Jose's and right when we got there I started having contractions. I've had contractions for the past couple of months here and there but these were getting pretty regular. We started timing them and they were about 5-7 minutes apart. We decided we'd better head home after dinner instead of going to the movies. We came home and still timed them. They started getting about 10-12 minutes apart and then more and more spaced out. I finally just went to bed and woke up the next day without any regular contractions! We really thought Friday night was the time! I was gathering my things and everything just incase. I'm glad I didn't go to the hospital though just to get sent right back home. We did get to go to the movies the next day... we saw The Time Traveler's Wife. Yes, it was good. No, Justin would never have chosen that but he's feeling pretty sorry for me now so he didn't mind going. He's so sweet!

37 Week Belly Photos

38 Week Doctor Appointment

I went back to the doctor Monday, one day short of 38 weeks. We did the regular routine again of weight, blood pressure, and urine sample. I had gained one pound since last week and my blood pressure was perfect. Then we went in to have another ultrasound! Unfortunately Justin and I couldn't really tell what was what. She's so big and crammed in there like a ball it was really hard to see anything besides the round head, one eye socket, and her little girl parts. It was still nice to see baby girl again though!! The ultrasound tech estimated her to be 7 1/2 pounds but she could be off by about 1/2 pound either way. We met with Dr. Zivney and he said that she is a good-sized baby. At first I wasn't sure if he meant good-sized like it's good for 38 weeks or she's good-sized like big.. but since he didn't want to induce I took it that she was good as in normal. :) Also he checked me and my body wasn't progressing any more so he said we'll wait until next Monday (Aug. 17th) and see how everything is going then! We'll keep you posted. :)

Doctor Appointment- 37 Weeks!

Exactly 3 weeks today until Baby Girl's Due Date! We had 2 appointments today. First we met with a pediatrician this morning and had a consultation. We just wanted to meet her and ask a few questions. She had a lot to tell us to about when to bring the baby in, what to expect, etc. So we have a pediatrician now and I can check that off my list to do! Then this afternoon I had my weekly exam at my OB's office. They first weighed me and I had gained 1 pound since last week. I gave my urine sample and they checked my blood pressure which was a little high. This was the first time there was ever an issue with it. So when I went back into the room they checked it again with me laying on my side and it was fine so he wasn't worried about it. When he checked me I was 1 cm dilated so at least there is progress! Then we found out good news and not so good news. First the bad.. Last week I had a test done for Group B Strept and the test came back positive. One in five women have it and I'm the one. He says it's not a big deal as long as they know about it. When I go into labor I have a slip of paper I have to give them to remind them that I need antibiotics for Group B. He already notified the hospital as well. They said in the past 5 years they've only had one baby affected by it so it's nothing to worry about. The good news is that I get to have another ultrasound! And it's not because he's worried about the baby or anything. He measured my belly and it was right on target, 37 cm. However he was feeling the outside of my stomach and said I have a lot of baby in there. He said since I haven't gained a lot of weight anywhere else and my belly is still getting big, he wants to make sure the baby isn't getting too big, since I didn't marry a little guy too. We will go in on Monday morning at10:30am to have an ultrasound and then meet with the doctor to find out what's going to happen from there. We'll keep you posted!!!

Still Pregnant

36 Week Belly Photos

I know I look terrible! I was dressed with make-up and everything and then I took a bath and washed off all my make-up. THEN I remembered it was the last day I was going to be 36 weeks and needed to take belly pics. Therefore this is why the pics look rough, but I was not about to fix my hair and make-up right before bed. Also, add a sunburn and a face covered in Aloe Vera. Haha. Next week's will be more glamorous people!