38 weeks 5 days appointment!

Well today I had an interesting appointment to say the least. I did the usual first. I weighed the exact same, baby's heartbeat was 148 and my blood pressure was a little higher than normal. I think it was higher because I was so nervous for this exam...I had my membranes stripped today...a little uncomfortable I must say...I was already dilated to 3 cm and 80% effaced so hopefully this will make labor happen soon. Before I saw the doctor, I was asking the technician a lot of questions. I asked her if stripping the membranes tends to help because I have read that a lot of women it doesn't do anything for...She said that my doctor was really good at it and most of her patients go into labor within 24 hours...Wowzer I am nervous...The doctor came in and did the procedure and it was pretty uncomfortable, but not as bad as I thought it may. I just probably squeezed the heck out of the poor technician's hand. ;)  The doctor told me that she thinks I will for sure go into labor within the next 3 days..The only crappy thing is that my doctor isn't on call until Tuesday, so I will have someone else if that happens. She did say that if for some reason I have not gone into labor before Wed., she would induce me that day!!! So for sure, I won't be overdue ;) I love my doctor! Anyways, hopefully we will have a little baby before long, preferably before Sunday...

37 weeks 5 days appointment!!

Well today I had my weekly doctor appointment and it went fairly well. The baby is doing great. Her heartbeat was 158 and my blood pressure was great. I gained my pound back that I had lost last week which is okay. I was super sweaty because it is like 113 degrees here and I was nervous. The tech asked if I wanted to get checked and I said yes of course. I want this to be over with!!! Well that was super uncomfortable. The doctor checked me and I am 1 cm dilated and 80% effaced which is good. That means the baby is for sure doing something. She even touched her head because she is so low. The doctor said that because she is so low, I would have a good chance of having her naturally instead of C-Section which is awesome. I have another appointment next Thursday and she told me that if I have not gone into labor before then, she will do a more aggressive exam. I asked how aggressive because today was not that fun already....Basically she would stick her fingers inside the cervix and strip the membranes to make me start cramping and hopefully go into labor...I am just thinking that I may need to get drunk before this next appointment ;) J/K...I would never do that but I can wish ;)  So I am hoping the baby is born in July, which that Friday would be July 1st!!!! So hopefully it happens then. One other thing I have been having the last couple of weeks, is really sharp pains in the groin and carpal tunnel. Weird but I guess it happens to a lot of pregos!!! I will update next week!

Happy Father's Day!!!

I just wanted to wish my dad, husband, brother, and brother-in laws a happy father's day!!! I have got to say that I have the best guys in my life and am super thankful to have that. I know a lot of people can't say that so I am grateful. Here is a picture of my dad and my husband...

Countdown to the end!!

So I haven't blogged in a little while...I have had 2 doctor appointments since the last time. I got tested for the Strep B bacteria that all pregnant women have to test for now days...I got the results yesterday and I don't have it, which is awesome. I guess a lot of women have it, but it is not something you can prevent. I am just glad when I go into labor, I won't have to be on antibiotics. At yesterdays appointment, my stomach was measuring at 38 weeks pregnant and I was 36 weeks 5 days pregnant. Her heart beat was good and my blood pressure was good. I even lost 1 pound, which I was kind of excited about!! I have been having a lot of braxton hicks contractions and sharp stabbing pains in my groin area. The doctor told me that if I was to go into labor now they would not stop it ;)  She has been moving quite a bit, but still has her sleepy days which are a little scary. At next weeks appointment, they are going to check to see if I have dilated at all. I am starting to get incredibly nervous to go into labor. I am waking up at night and thinking about the whole process, which really grosses me out, but mainly scares me. I haven't washed a thing for the baby but have just picked out her outfits to go home in. We are just going to keep it pretty simple with some cute pink onsies and and bow. I guess I should start getting my bag ready just in case too. We have scheduled a tour of the hospital for tomorrow morning. Our doctor recommended to do that just so we know where to go when the time comes.
I also have quit working. This was my first week off and it was a little weird. I have been trying to keep the house somewhat clean, taking naps, and relaxing. I did attempt to go to 2 stores a couple of days ago, and I was flat exhausted. I think it was the heat but I am also starting to not get around as well. Countdown is on!!!