down to less than three weeks.. im in panic mode a little bit ;)
This is last weeks post:
36 weeks: What I Know Now
- Baby girls nursery is pretty much done, just a few more details. Its not the dream nursery i was hoping for, but i still love it. I'll post pics soon! seriously i will.... ;)
- Its amazing how little of an activity takes the breath out of me!
- Although the prescription is helping, my heartburn is HORRID. If by some chance i fall asleep during the night, i wake up quickly choking on my own vomit in my mouth cause it is so bad. And starting last week its been pouring... and i literally mean pouring... out my nose. (tmi?). yes, vomit pouring out my nose. its all so lovely. I have to note that heartburn has definitely been one of the hardest things about this pregnancy.
- I fear the nights. Mostly because i know im not going to sleep. If its not the heartburn, its because jord's snoring sounds like there is an earthquake or he's about to attack something (still love you babe!), if its not the snoring, its because i feel like she's coming out, and if its not that, its because i have to get up and pee once or twice.... and if its none of that, then its me just staring at the clock thinking "i am seriously having a baby so soon... is this real?????" and then my thoughts just go haywire.
- My bladder is the size of a peanut, i am sure of it.
- I feel like baby girl is crowning 75% of the day. Obviously, i know she's not. But its painful enough that i feel like she
could be. The night is the worst. I have mastered the "waddle". I always wondered why prego's waddle.... and now i know its because there is so much pressure, its hard to just walk! I love that strangers can just watch you walk and say "oh, you poor thing.."
-Baby girl is everywhere! At our ultrasound, they had a hard time measuring her head because it was SOO low (which explains all the pain). But her feet were jabbin my ribs. Her femur measured almost two weeks ahead of schedule. So she is just BIG and LONG.
- Pedicures are HEAVEN!
- No stretchmarks...
yet.
-Names, Names, Names. Its really hard. I obviously have a list, and we've narrowed it down to a couple. But i think since I am not 100% sure, that i just want to see her first. And i think it will be fun to have it be a surprise!
- I always get asked about weird cravings. And i honestly havent had any. I think my diet has been way more restricted than it has expanded. I still cant have Cafe Rio or Chinese Food or anything too meaty. But i do
love to chew on ice.
- My back really doesn't hurt
too bad. I always hear of how bad prego's backs kill. And yes, its getting worse. But maybe i was just prepped for it being SO bad, that i thought i would be dying. But im not.
- Taking a birthing class. And honestly, its been really helpful. Im glad we decided to take one. (more for jords sake then mine ;)
- I'm up to 25 lbs... yikes.
- I'm freakishly "
nesting"- I am panicking to get my house clean and ready for baby girl to come home with us. I want everything to be spotless and smelling so fresh and clean.
- I'm not too swollen anywhere..
yet. i still can where my shoes, and my wedding ring still fits. I feel pretty lucky.
- I have a champion for a husband. He seriously deals with so much, and he's so good to me.
and here is this weeks post:
LESS THAN THREE WEEKS!!!
My doctor checked me at my 35 week apt, and i was dilated to a 1.5 and 70% effaced. At my 36 week appointment, i was dilated to a 2. He said "I'm not going to get your hopes up, but since you are dilated already.... there is a pretty good chance of her coming early." YAY! (i know a bunch of you are going to say "my doctor told me that too.. and it didn't happen") So im not going to freak out if she doesnt. But i have thought from the beginning that she would come early for so many reasons- and when the doctor says "not a lot of people are dilated AT ALL at 35 weeks", and the same thing happened to my sister and her baby came 10 days early---- im just guessing this baby will make her debut a little earlier than planned. And if she doesnt, well, at least i am getting things done and ready for her to come whenever she
IS ready.
We'll see how my 37 week apt goes on monday.
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my mom and my sisters are throwing me a big shower this weekend.
they have been trying to keep the details a surprise....
but i got this invitation in the mail last week, and i wanted to die.
{printed on real newspaper}
they are so stinkin cute, and i know it probably took them forever.
Me and baby girl are so so lucky.
cant wait for this weekend! i'll share pics & details next week.
