36 weeks!

So I reached 36 weeks last Sunday, now I'm almost 37 weeks. Crazy. It's great to think this could happen at anytime, however, it's a bummer to think it could still be 5 or 6 weeks! Let's hope it doesn't happen that late :) I'm starting to get really uncomfortable. Work is a pain, so good thing i only have one week left. My hips and SI joint are really starting to feel weird, and the pain is making me waddle which is always attractive. Last week I woke up one morning and my hands were so achy. Turns out I have a little carpal tunnel. (which is another reason work is so much fun these days) And the exhaustion...uggh. but it's ok, it will all be worth it soon! I think we're almost ready - i just have to make an appointment to get the car seat put in and pack my bag for the hospital and then I think all systems are a go! I have to admit, the unknown is a little strange for me. Not knowing when it will happen, where it will happen, how long it will take, if it will go smoothly, etc. I'm not afraid of the actual delivery in terms of pain..what's the sense of worrying about that I guess..the baby has to come out so I know I just have to deal with it - but like I said, for someone who likes to plan, the unknown is scary! Exciting though at the same time :) Not sure if I've made any progress, hopefully he'll check at my next appt on Tuesday!

Last ultrasound

So last Tuesday we went for our last ultrasound. Crazy to think that the next time we see the little one will be live and in person! Everything looked good - the baby weighed in at 4lbs 2oz...75th percentile. The doc was happy with that. I go back the week after Thanksgiving and then i think i go every week after that! We also started childbirth classes last week. We were wondering if it was going to be a waste of time but we think it's actually going to be pretty cool. the nurse who teaches the class is great and we've already learned lots in just one week. We're looking forward to the rest of them!

Friends from work threw me a shower yesterday - it was so sweet of them! I got a couple more cute outfits, tons of books which is awesome, and a breast pump! I'm so psyched b/c if we didn't get it as a gift we weren't going to spend the money on a good one, and i've heard that you get what you pay for when it comes to those things. Everyone on campus uses this medella double pump and loves it, so we'll see!

29 weeks

Exhaustion

So there isn't much to report these days...aside from being pretty tired by the end of the day, i'm feeling pretty good. I'm getting pretty anxious to meet this little person! Especially since so many people around me are due within weeks! I'm so jealous that most of them know what they are having already - as much as I always knew I wanted to wait, (and still do), it's definitely driving me crazy to not know if there's a boy or a girl in there. We do have another opportunity to find out at our next US in a couple weeks but we're going to stay strong! I really do want to wait until that big moment...but next time, we'll take advantage of modern technology and find out ASAP! So far, 4 people we know are having a girl, and 4 people are having boys. Brian and I are constantly guessing what ours will be but we change our minds every day! At least I do...Bri still thinks boy. I used to think that as well but lately, I'm starting to second guess myself.

I'll be 30 weeks on Sunday - that's also the day of my baby shower. I'm so excited! I've always liked going to baby showers, hard to believe this is one is for us. My fam and Brian's have put a lot of hard work and time into planning and I'm sure it will be great! I have monday off from work so I'm psyched to be able to wash everything and put the room together. I'll post pics when I finish!

I love going to the doctor!

Going to the OB is so much fun for me...is that weird?? Notice I said the "OB" not the "gyno"...same guy, totally different experience I'm learning :) I get so much fun info when I go visit him - the baby's heart rate was in the 140s this time, I'm measuring 28 1/2 weeks (i'm 27 weeks) but b/c I'm short (the doctor tried to say it differently but that's pretty much what he meant) I'll always measure ahead b/c i'm more likely to grow out since there's not much else for the baby to go. My blood pressure was 102/60 and I didn't gain any weight since the last appt :) all good stuff! He said the baby will start growing about 1/2 lb a week for a few weeks then eventually 1 lb a week after that. I go back in three weeks instead of four which is exciting! I asked him about all the flu shots and he told me to get both of them so that's on my list of things to do. I've been feeling ok...by the end of the day my back hurts pretty bad. Not my lower back though like more normal pregnant people, it's all in my upper back. Last night i couldn't lay or sit on the couch. I just ended up going to bed so that I could just fall asleep so i wouldn't feel the pain. I think I'd rather an injection every night than that back pain. SO uncomfortable. But I could have it a lot worse so I really shouldn't complain. The baby is moving more now which is awesome...even though it wakes me up and keeps me up at night...just prepping me i guess. It's all good :)

colds and pregnancy don't mix

Well thanks to these boarding school kids and all of their germs, i'm now laying on the couch for the second day feeling like garbage! It's just a silly cold so I wasn't sure why I was feeling this crappy - then i looked up some things online and read how pregnancy decreases your immune system so that your body doesn't attack the foreign object in the body (that would be the baby) which makes pregnant women more susceptible to illness. So now it makes more sense to me why a little cold is kicking my butt, but it still stinks! Now the question is, do I just suck it up and go to work, meetings, and dorm duty, or is it something I have to take more caution with than I normally would? Questions, questions....

dizziness and nausea...

Not sure what's going on today but I woke up feeling so dizzy. I couldn't even get dressed without holding onto the wall just in case. I've been drinking a lot of water, and eating, and I just went to the doctor the other day and everything was fine. who knows. I'll blame it on lack of sleep and a crazy busy schedule - thank God today is that last day of that crap. just have to make it through our 9 o'clock meeting tonight and then tomorrow starts a normal schedule.
So the doctor's went well tuesday, heart rate was 134 which is what it was the very first time they checked it. It was in the 150s the last couple of times. Rumor is if it's higher than 150 it's a girl, lower it's a boy, we'll see! I am 23 weeks but measured to be almost 25 which is weird b/c i feel like i'm not big enough, doc said i'm at a perfect size though so I'll take it! He or she hasn't been moving much today but it was pretty active yesterday so maybe it's tired out!

Finally, an update!

This one is for you Meg since you're the only one that reads it haha. And since I just saw you yesterday, none of this is going to be news to you! For anyone else - I just began my 6 month of pregnancy. Crazy! I thought I'd start blogging again b/c I'm finding that I already have forgotten things I said I would never forget about this pregnancy. And since I'm so bad at keeping my pregnancy journal up to date, I thought I would try this method so that I can remember little details!
I've really been lucky, aside from nausea and fatigue in the beginning, i really don't have anything crazy to complain about. I feel great so far! We just finished yet another awesome summer, very relaxing and filled with fam and friends =) It was great to be able to enjoy the "honeymoon" phase of pregnancy and not have to go to work! I've been back for 3 days now and can already tell I'm going to be exhausted by the end of pre season. But it's only 6 days, then life gets back to normal schedule wise. Until then, it's work until 930 at night, then back again at 630 in the morning. sounds fun doesn't it? It's great to have the summer off but man, it sure does hit hard when we come back. There's no easing into it. It's going to be a good fall though, I'm looking forward to it...the weather has been awesome so far which is always a great start! It's good to see the returning athletes and here about their summer vacations - which I can asure you are a little more extravagant than mine will ever be - I'm ok with that though :) Most of them don't know that I'm pregnant yet since we didn't start telling people until school was over in the spring. It's funny to watch them look at me, then my stomach, and I'm sure they are wondering if I just drank too much alcohol this summer or if i really am pregnant. I'll let them sweat it out until it's obvious, or until the news gets going and spreads like wild fire (it is a high school afterall!)
I started getting acid reflux and indigestion in the last week - definitely uncomfortable. Tums are a huge help thank God. I feel like such a wuss curling up in pain on the couch just b/c of a little stomach issue but if that's the only position that helps, so be it. I've also had to stop lifting weights, which is a huge bummer b/c i already feel whatever muscle was there, diminishing by the second. But it's not worth the back pain I feel at night after I work out. I know I mentioned that I didn't have much to complain about, you're probably wondering why I said that if I was just going to complain anyway! It's just minor things, and I don't mean to complain, I just want to keep track of it for next time =)

And the countdown begins...