I will be 36 weeks tomorrow. I cannot believe I am this far along. I swear I thought I was going to have this baby either earlier or right at 34 weeks like Alexa. At my 35 week appointment, the midwife told me I was 80% effaced and 3 cm dilated. She predicted that I wouldn't go much farther, so I was expecting to have this baby by Thanksgiving, but Thanksgiving has come and gone, and I am still pregnant! I will probably make it to my next appointment, which is on Dec. 1, but have a feeling they might send me to labor and delivery then. This baby has definitely moved down and is low.
This pregnancy has been so different this time around. I have major heartburn and indigestion, breakouts on my chest and back, and my stomach is much bigger and all baby. I have acculumated more stretch marks, and I just can't stand to see the sight of them!! Oh well, what am I going to do about it.
I have not been able to sleep comfortably for the past few weeks or so, I have carpal tunnel BADLY in both hands, and have been using the bathroom every 5 minutes! I can't wait for this baby to come out and have my old body back! I thought I would never say that considering how much I love being pregnant, but I am sooo ready! But I need to be careful for what I wish for because I do need this baby to bake a little more. I want a healthy baby that does not need to spend any time in NICU this time. With Alexa, it will be impossible for me to visit the baby if it ended up in NICU.
So with the H1N1 virus going around, Alexa is not allowed to visit us at the hospital. I'm really saddened by that since Alexa and I spend a great deal of time talking about the baby and her visiting us at the hospital. She even bought, with our money of course, a little stuffed reindeer for the baby. I don't want her to be disappointed when we come home and she realized she wasn't at the hospital. I don't want her to feel left out. Hopefully she'll be having such a blast, whoever she stays with, that she wouldn't even think about us the whole time we are at the hospital.
I am so anxious to meet our little one, especially since we don't know the sex. So final names: Ansley Elaine or Chandler Robert. Can't wait!!
2 comments:
She will definitely have a blast with Aunt Tay Tay! I'm going to let her to whatever she wants, including eating ice cream for dinner, YAY! Hehehe, just kidding ;)
Just sit down and talk with her, tell her that she won't be able to come to the hospital because of all of the little babies and that she will get to see Mommy, Daddy & Baby at home. If you get lucky and the baby bakes long enough you'll only be there for 24 hours anyway!
:)
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