Full Term

So today I'm 38 weeks and 2 days. Three weeks ago the doctor said I was 1.5 cm dilated, and today I went in for another appointment, and.... no change. I'm not too surprised though. This happened with both other kids. Today he said he's pretty sure he'll see me back in a week... which is fine, I mean, I'm not anticipating going early... plus, I'll for sure have a December baby like I wanted!

I wanted to write a little about some things I've been going through this pregnancy, a bit different from my others. Well, this was pretty common at this stage with my other two as well, but I'm to the point where I dont sleep all too well at night. Its mostly just being uncomfortable, but I've also had tummy pains... almost like to where the baby feels like its trying to crawl UP and out my neck! It gets up SO high, even to like an inch below my sternum. It hurts!

I've also been having a few random episodes of different kinds. Like a few weeks ago, after I sang worship in Chi Alpha, I sat down in my seat when we were finished, and I got really dizzy, and pretty hot, and a little blurred vision. It was strange because it wasnt UNTIL I sat down that I felt it. I just sat a bared it for a few minutes, then went to drink some water, and was better, but that was a bit strange.

Then last night, another random episode. About an hour after I fell asleep at night, I woke up, sat straight up in bed and Could. NOT. Breathe! I couldnt get breath at all, I was gasping, it was very strange! Jake woke up and asked if I was ok, I just shrugged. He asked what was happening & why, I just shrugged, as I continued to inhale air at all! I finally, slowly caught my breath, and even fell back to sleep rather quickly! But there was yet another Weird random episode of some kind.

I dont remember feeling this miserable with the other two. I feel like with my other ones, I "rocked it" up until the day I delivered. But this time, I'm just getting my butt kicked. There are plenty of times where I feel great, and my energy is up, but I just often feel like doing NOTHING but sitting. Either way, we'll go one or two more weeks, and baby will be here! Thats no time at all! I'm pretty cranky most days, but still very excited! We got the crib up & most of the baby things out... so we're ready to meet our THIRD little angel!

35 weeks

Two blogs in two days! How bout that! This is 35 week sonogram! Cute baby!

I went to a regular scheduled appointment today.... for Strep B test. So we did that, and then she measured the belly (it was a new doc, and I really like her!), and she said that I was measuring a tad small, and asked if I usually measured small, and I said no. She said that its probably just the position of the baby, but that she wanted me to get a sonogram just to check. She also asked, "do you want me to check your cervix, or leave ya alone?" I said, "nah, 5 more weeks to go." But then we chatted a bit, and I got curious, so I told her to go ahead and check. She said I was 1.5 cm! I asked if that was normal this early, she said yes and who knows- I could be 4 cm tomorrow!?!?! (of course not that that was the way it was looking like it was gonna be, but just that it was possible).... I was 1 cm with both Diella & Ethan, each 2 weeks before they came.... but I thought, 'hm, I wonder if I was even longer than that, we just never checked before two weeks? ...So then I also asked her if its common this early? She said, "oh yea, I had a lady the other day on like her 4th or 5th kid, and she was 6 cm for like a month before her baby came! So I'm really still not anticipating to go early, but it does just make me more in the mindset of how soon its coming up! New baby arrival is coming soon! Oh so anyway, the sonogram was good! Baby is normal, a little over 5 lbs. She said not too big and not too small, yay! All is well!

5 weeks to go!

The top picture is my belly, 2 weeks ago, at 33 weeks. The second pic is 2 weeks before that, 31 weeks.

So my belly has been relatively small thusfar during this pregnancy. I am now 35 weeks along, and I'm starting to get comments like, "when are you due? Tomorrow?" sigh* so, yea.

I have been having LOTS of fatigue. Needing naps, daily. But I'm getting through just fine!

This baby has spent alot of time in my ribs, thank you.

I've also felt lots and LOTS of movement WAY down low. I dont remember feeling baby this low, this often, with either of the other kids.

So I blogged about the nerve thing, where my legs have been giving me some trouble. Yea, that hasnt stopped. Its actually gotten much more frequent. Yay. I'll have episodes where one leg will go numb for a minute. Or I'll get shooting pains down through my legs, only for a moment, but ouchie!

Well, we're preparing the kids to soon start to share a room, so that they get used to it before the baby comes. Diella is finally getting excited about meeting her new little sibling! Before it was more that she was just indifferent... but now, she'll TELL me she's excited, and she'll talk to the baby in my belly, etc. Its so great!

We've very excited to meet our number three!