Full Term!

Well, 37 weeks is considered full term when it comes to pregnancy and babies. In my personal opinion, I think full term is as long as you're able to cook the baby! So, while I can say that I'm starting to feel like I'm ready to be done with this pregnancy, I'd still love for the baby to have as long to cook and grow as possible! I had my appointment yesterday and every was good. My blood pressure was 110/80 and the baby's heartbeat was 148 bpm. My midwife confirmed that the baby is indeed head down. When she was finished listening for the heartbeat the baby got feisty and started kicking, and she pointed to the point on my belly where it looked like I just grew an apple, and stated that that was definitely a butt! Anyways, I have my next appointment next Friday. I didn't manage to get a belly bump picture for this week - but I'll try again for next week.

Brian and I are really trying to get things tied up and finished around here, because we both figure we'll be wrapped up with family for a while in about three weeks. The den is finally going to be finished this weekend! Which I'm super happy about, so whenever we sign the papers to the house we can put the carpet right in without worries! There's still one more layer of paint to put down on the walls, and Brian still has to sand the door and the ceiling; then on to painting the trim and doing touch-ups.... So I'm really hoping we'll get that done this weekend! Anyways, til next week.....

4 weeks to go...

Well, I had my 36 week check-up yesterday. So that means 4 weeks left! I'll be on weekly appointments from here on out (although, when I scheduled my next appointment, the lady thought I said four weeks and not one - so I have to call and correct that mistake on Monday). But everything went well at the appointment. They said there was nothing to be concerned with, my blood pressure was good and the baby's heartbeat was in the 140's. Tiny was being very active for the midwife again, and when she was trying to determine if the head was up or down, she got 'hipped' to let her know that her probing wasn't appreciated :-) my doctor's office doesn't do internal checks, because for the most part it doesn't tell them anything, other than the fact that my body is preparing.... but part of me wishes they would because I'd love to know if my body was preparing. With Gwen on her original due date there was nothing going on - so, for some odd reason, I'm thinking that my body is doing the same thing - waiting til the last minute to start preparing for birth! Anyways, I'll stop in next week with a 37 week update and maybe I'll have another baby bump picture to post :-)



The other big thing we did this week was tour the hospital. I can't say that I'm thrilled with the place. There's one room with a tub for me to labor in - so if it's occupied I'm out of luck, and that's one of the things I really enjoyed with Gwen, and I think it helped with pain management a lot during labor. Also, there's only semi-private rooms :-( Although they give everyone their own room if there's room, but they start doubling up if there's more than 20... and the rooms are so small!!!!! I think I might be considering leaving early or AMA if it comes down to it! I guess that really depends on how well the delivery goes and if me and baby are healthy to leave soon after the birth. In all reality, I'd love to stay the night and get to know the new little person a little bit before taking them home to meet Gwen, but I'll forgo that if I have to be stuck in a room with another mom and their screaming baby ::sigh:: time will tell though!

Summer Time

Where is the time going? Some days seem like they take forever, whereas others just slip away! Gwen just turned 14 months old a couple of days ago. She's really been having fun trying to communicate! She has always loved to makes noises, but now she's a little chatter-box and it is hard to keep her quiet sometimes. It is hard to think of all the words that she tries to use, but I'll give it my best effort: mama, dada, kitty, kida (kitty's name), peek-a-boo, baby, bye-bye, hello, balloon, ball, doggy, bark, meow, down, more, that, don't bite..... I know there has to be more, but I can't think of them! Also, in the last month, she's gained three teeth, and I think there's another one about to cut through within a day or two! I was shocked this past weekend when I was feeling around to see if any teeth were close and there were already two more than I knew about - she got in two of her upper molars.... so now she's up to 9! Another thing she has been trying, is using utensils. Of couse she can't manage to hold them right, but she gets the concept of what they are used for, and gives it her best try. She's growing up too fast!



I had my 34 week check-up today. Everything seems to be going well. My blood pressure is still a good 120/80. They had trouble getting s stable heartbeat on the baby, since the little alien was doing sommersaults while the midwife was trying to hear the heartbeat, but she guessed it to be in the 170's. I go back in two weeks, and from there on out I'm on weekly appointments. I've been doing fairly well, my energy flew out the window, but I'm managing to keep up with Gwen for the most part - so I think that's good enough for now :-) The house is coming along. We still have just the den and entranceway to finish up with mudding and sanding. And while I don't have a lot of energy, I would really love to get those painted before the baby comes, because I know it'll be a while before I find the time to get back to it. The pool has been open for about a month now, but sadly enough, it really hasn't been warm enough to go swimming in. Brian has dared the cold more than a couple of times, but as for me and Gwen, we've only gotten in once. We hope that changes here in the next couple of weeks!