Still Here, Still No Baby

On Friday the doctor tried to strip my membranes and did somewhat I think. I was still 1-2cm and had softened but still not thinned out like I need to be. She did say she didn't think that I would make it til my due date. Over the next few days had my show and continued losing my plug. Every single day I think it is going to be the day but somehow wake up in the morning still with child! I have tons of pains and have had contractions but nothing regular. I am anxious for him to get here but at the same time will miss how things are. It is a whole new stage in our family life. Hopefully I will have something exciting to post soon. Otherwise, I have a doctor's appointment on Friday.

38 weeks

37 weeks

Latest Appointment

Last week I started having these shooting pains of baby j pressing down and just period-like cramps so was hoping something was on the horizon. Yesterday I had my appointment. The fluid is down to 15 so that's awesome! I don't need to worry about all of the scary stuff like cold prolapse. He is way head down and he kept kicking her doppler off my belly.

I gained a pound, so that puts my total up to 24, not too bad according to the doctor. I asked to be checked, she said they normally don't under 38 weeks but since I was having these cramps she offered. I am a 'good 1 cm'- so somewhere between 1 and 2 centimeters. But still thick and high, ugh!

With Vincent at my 38 wk appointment I was 1 cm and 25% and went into labor in the next week. She said that each subsequent labor is half as long as the one before and since Vincent was so quick when it happens, it'll happen fast. I sure hope so.

Oh, also Baby Julien is weighing in at 6 lbs 14 oz as of yesterday which puts him at the 51% percentile so not big at all YAY!!!!!!!

I'm really anxious to have the baby already and don't think I can wait until June 1st so maybe I'll try all the old wives tales after today. Jeremy has tickets to a concert that he's been wanting to go to so we'll have to wait til tomorrow to walk and eat pineapple and all that haha!

36 weeks!

Fluid is the same as last week's....the ultrasound tech said that around 35 weeks the fluid goes down to let baby know it's getting close to time! There are four pockets that they measure fluid in to get the AFI (amniotic fluid index). If she just counted those my fluid wouldn't be a worry but since there is that 10 cm in front it makes it an actual higher amount of amniotic fluid than the afi would indicate. He is still head down but now his back is on the left side, it's been on the right the last three or four weeks.

I still need to get weekly ultrasounds. Monday I will be 37 weeks and then anytime after that I'm good to go. I think he will be here soon though!

35 week picture

35 weeks

The doctor's appointment this week went great! The fluid is measuring at 20cm which is again the high limits of normal but isn't anything to be concerned about, that's what the doctor said. I met her this week, glad to finally have the met the three who may be delivering this baby!

Weight gain wasn't too bad, about 20 total.

Baby is still head down yay! The doctor said baby may still be early since the fluid is pretty high but he may stay put too so it's just a waiting game.

Jeremy & I bought some of the hospital bag stuff this week, we gotta start getting it all together!

We finished the baby's room. My mom and Jeremy painted and I moved way more than I should've but it's all together now. I'll have to get some pictures up.

His name is decided but a secret so no one can nix it!

Today the girls from my dad's office thru me a little shower/lunch. It was nice just talking to the girls and eating pizza. They got me some cute outfits and some of the basics that we need like baby shampoo, mittens, diapers, onesies...but if anyone still needs any ideas or is dying to buy baby ****** anything here's is our still need list:

diapers
wipes
booties/socks
onesies (0-3 months mostly)
gowns
sleepers

We have all of this big stuff, it's just the little things that we need and 0-3 month clothes. Jeremy is getting really excited, it's cute to see. My guess for due date is.........may 23rd. Any other guesses?

34 weeks

My fluid measured less this week at 16cm, but the ultrasound tech said she saw 10 cm of fluid in the center, and they only measure four side pockets, so it really could be up to 26cm and they are telling me 20 is considered normal. So still on the high side of normal.

They told me a lot at this appointment. Basically, lots of fluid means that the baby is secreting a lot more. Which means he is bigger and that the placenta is bigger. The fear is that I can only hold so much fluid and so then am more likely to have my water break earlier but also that when it does break it could send the cord down which would be a very bad thing. So basically it is just a wait and see thing. I get ultrasounds every week now to check the fluid, which is stressful but then again lets me see our baby boy on a weekly basis.

I got a cd of my 3d pictures from the doctor's office today and some of them are so cute, I have to post them.

The name has been decided but is being kept confidential so no one can negate it : )