36 weeks!

I am so glad I made it this far but I am soooo ready to see Mr. Carson. Let me just run through some numbers real quick. At 98 lbs when I first got pregnant with brady to starting this one at 112 lbs...I am now almost up to 140 lbs. That is a lot of weight for my tiny body to carry around and it is getting quite uncomfortable. I'm out of breath walking up the stairs and it is making it hard to chase Brady around, which has to be done. :-) Carson is stretched across my stomach about as far as he can go and he is starting to do flips. Not sure why that is starting so late in pregnancy but it hurts. However, the one thing pulling me through is knowing that God has a plan and he will get me through this. I sure hope he plans on me going to L&D in the next two weeks to see our little miracle!

I keep telling myself I can go one more week. If I can make it through another week (I made it through last week!) then I can go one more. I guess that is what you do this late in pregancy. Not having experienced all of this last time makes this more interesting...but not sure I would want to do it again. If I didn't have two other kids to run after I might be okay. However, yesterday I just stayed in bed all day (other than church) and passed out. I just couldn't stay awake. I suppose that my body needed it and thank you to my wonderful hubby who took care of everything while I slumbered. He has been so great this time.

My next appointment is Thursday and I'm trying to decide if I want to be checked or not. It's a little early and I wasn't going to at all...but we'll see. Until then...

Just a precaution

At my last doctor visit, I saw Dr. Beaver, he measured my belly and to him I was measuring smaller than he would have liked. Mind you, the last two docs said the same (that I measured small) but only by 1cm. No big deal they said. I think Beaver just didn't measure me right. The nurse said I only gained 12 lbs this point too and I know that is wrong. They're going to wonder why the scale says 135 next time when it read 124 last time. lol I digress...so he ordered an ultrasound to make sure the baby was growing well and my fluid level is okay.

We went Monday for the sonogram and the baby is doing awesome! He is about 5.9 lbs and the fluids are all well and good. He is head down so hopefully he will stay that way.

We also went for our hospital tour yesterday and I loved the hospital. It was so quiet in there and they were almost full. The rooms are huge, well L&D rooms anyway and the hospital has many tools to help through labor. Very convienient and friendly. I'm getting excited!!

I go back next week for my checkup at 36 weeks. I think they will do the GBS test. Hope I'm negative so I don't have to get on antibiotics during labor. Time will tell.

Need to get some more sleep!

33 weeks

It's getting closer and closer each day. I was excited for the last several weeks but that scared feeling is starting to set in. I didn't think I would get to that point. Kind of being in upcharted territory is what I'm affraid of. Though I had Brady, it wasn't the experience I had hoped for and neither will have this time around. I'm not sure what to expect this time. I prepared as much as possible I suppose. I'm going to read through my Bradley book again...when I find the time in the next few weeks. That should remind me of some of the things I want to know. It's just getting closer.

I'm tired or starting to get that tired feeling from the third trimester. I want to fall asleep as soon as I get in a car. Not so good when I have to drive around! I know when it comes on and I suppose I could take a nap before that happens. It's kind of hard when you have an almost two year old running around though.

I've seen about all the doctors in the practice now. Like most of them. I can only pray that when it is time for L&D I get Panner. I really liked him, though I think they will all be good. They are all different and have different mannerisms. God knows what's best for me and I have faith that it will all work out (as it always does for us). Faithfulness to the end.

My next appointment is next Tuesday. I think I will have one more weeks of back in two weeks and then I'll be going every week. I've decided against internal exams until I go into labor. Nothing but anticipation and disappointment if you aren't dilating. I'll wait for my body to tell me it's time (and hopefully it will!).

Baby is moving all over still...well kicking that is and sticking parts out. LOL Belly pic will come next week. Until then...

32 weeks down...is it time yet?

I'm so ready to have this baby. I probably should thank God for letting Brady come early last time, though without the complications would have been good. I'm so much bigger this time and the baby seems to be taking all the room in my stomach. If I don't sit just right I can't breath and he is under my ribs. Yeah, the doctor told me today that I will get more uncomfortable as the time progresses. Gee, thanks doc. :-)

So, at 32 1/2 weeks everything is looking good. I feel great other than the normal aches and pains of the third trimester. I have acid reflux just a tad but a rolaids seems to help that. My right hip has been hurting for several months and it is getting worse but I find a tylenol PM helps me feel better at night. I haven't taken many, just when I have been on my feet all day (like today). I saw Dr. Panner today and my visit and he was pretty cool. Now I know why everyone likes him so much. He was pretty much on board with whatever we want to do as far as the VBAC goes, as long as it's safe of course he added. I'm not sure all the doctors there feel that way but they have our birth plan now and will prayerfully go along with us (my hope).

I'm kind of secretly hoping that I'll go into labor about 35 and 1/2 weeks. Not sure why, just sounded like a good number. Then I realized that I think that will be around Christmas...actually (just figured it out) the kids will be at mom and dads that week anyway (since they can't come to the hospital anyway). hmmmm three more weeks....that's probably too early. Panner said they won't stop the labor after 34 weeks (I asked today). Do you think I'm setting myself up? What a Christmas that would be! Okay, waking up from the day dream now...

Got all kinds of stuff going on right through the New Year so I'm sure this last month will go fast...I hope so.

Oh, I have to give props to my sweet, sweet hubby. He has massaged me for years now (yeah, I'm lucky) but he has been sooooo good about it through the pregnancy. I told him he needs to save it up for labor and he said he'll be just fine and will do what he has to. Makes me want to keep him around. :-)