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| 41 weeks at the Spa! |
NO BABY FACE PICTURES YET!
41 weeks...Yes I feel like I've been pregnant forever at this point. But, I've enjoyed every bit of it. I'm 2 days away from being induced and meeting our little one. It's actually hitting me that I'm going to be a mommy and my goofy husband is going to be daddee! I'm not nervous, just SO excited and SO ready to experience this life changing journey! I'm really not excited to be induced...I was hoping to expereince my water breaking naturally and me rushing to the hospital from excitement. But, life is not always like the movies!!!!!!
My belly is bigger than a basketball...we measured. I haven't gotten ahold of a watermellon yet but I'm going to say it's about the size of a LARGE watermelon.
I'm getting email updates and iPhone app alerts on my phone congratulating me to celebrate my 1 week old baby. I'm also getting updates on how to bathe my baby, and information about jaundice. Basically, these things are telling me that my baby should be here by now. It's kind of frustrating considering that full term is still full term until 42 weeks. And, I'm not "overdue" quite yet. I'm just "post dates" (after 40 weeks of pregnancy). Which who knows, estimated due date (10/5) could be wrong. The only thing that tells me that my EDD is close is that this baby is measuring "big"...at 8lbs 9oz from my first ultrasound this during this week (10/11). But again, that is also an estimate. The ultrasound technician said that she could be off a pound either way, which made me think that the baby could be 9lbs 9oz....WHAT!? There's no way My 125lb, 5ft 3" pre-pregnancy body can carry an almost 10lb baby!!!!!! I asked if I could be induced that day...but my midwife declined. She told me that our hospital won't induce until 10 days after your EDD. I used part of my massage that Daddee got me for my birthday after the ultrasound. It was wonderful. The massage therapist focused on all of the pressure points that could help a woman go into labor. Normally for a pre-natal massage these are the points she avoids! It didn't trigger labor for me unfortunately (obviously). Our first non-stress test went well on 10/9, baby passed and my blood pressure was good. Tuesday 10/15 was our next appointment and second non-stress test which also went well. Prior to this appointment I did a lot of reading up on induction (maybe too much reading...). Basically what I was learning was it's not a good idea to induce prior to 42 weeks if mom and baby are healthy, because it could lead to complications such as your body not being ready for labor. And, when you start the induction process, you have to follow through. So, if being induced doesn't work (start labor) then a c-section is the next option. Induction also puts your body into labor harder and gives the baby more stress than a normal labor, which could also result in a c-section due to stress on baby. I also read that "big" babies really isn't a medical reason to induce. At our 10/15 appointment, baby passed the non-stress test again and my blood pressure was good. My midwife asked if I wanted to be induced, because it was an option at this point for me (10 days after due date)...I ended up declining and asking if we could wait until 42 weeks. This has given me peace of mind that I'm not pre-maturely inducing and giving my body a chance to do this labor thing on it's own. As I write this, I'm 2 days away from being induced, and it could happen, but by the way my body is acting...it's not so promising! I've said this for weeks and weeks and I'll say it again. I feel way to good to be almost 42 weeks pregnant. I've had an amazing pregnancy. My belly is just way too comfy for baby, I guess ;) We had another non-stress test. Baby passed the test, but wasn't preforming as well as the last test so my midwife ordered another ultrasound to check for amniotic fluid levels, measure the baby's breathing, and other details to measure the baby's composure. Everything looked good so she scheduled us for a third non-stress test 10/17. Again, everything looks good!
41 weeks...Yes I feel like I've been pregnant forever at this point. But, I've enjoyed every bit of it. I'm 2 days away from being induced and meeting our little one. It's actually hitting me that I'm going to be a mommy and my goofy husband is going to be daddee! I'm not nervous, just SO excited and SO ready to experience this life changing journey! I'm really not excited to be induced...I was hoping to expereince my water breaking naturally and me rushing to the hospital from excitement. But, life is not always like the movies!!!!!!
My belly is bigger than a basketball...we measured. I haven't gotten ahold of a watermellon yet but I'm going to say it's about the size of a LARGE watermelon.
I'm getting email updates and iPhone app alerts on my phone congratulating me to celebrate my 1 week old baby. I'm also getting updates on how to bathe my baby, and information about jaundice. Basically, these things are telling me that my baby should be here by now. It's kind of frustrating considering that full term is still full term until 42 weeks. And, I'm not "overdue" quite yet. I'm just "post dates" (after 40 weeks of pregnancy). Which who knows, estimated due date (10/5) could be wrong. The only thing that tells me that my EDD is close is that this baby is measuring "big"...at 8lbs 9oz from my first ultrasound this during this week (10/11). But again, that is also an estimate. The ultrasound technician said that she could be off a pound either way, which made me think that the baby could be 9lbs 9oz....WHAT!? There's no way My 125lb, 5ft 3" pre-pregnancy body can carry an almost 10lb baby!!!!!! I asked if I could be induced that day...but my midwife declined. She told me that our hospital won't induce until 10 days after your EDD. I used part of my massage that Daddee got me for my birthday after the ultrasound. It was wonderful. The massage therapist focused on all of the pressure points that could help a woman go into labor. Normally for a pre-natal massage these are the points she avoids! It didn't trigger labor for me unfortunately (obviously). Our first non-stress test went well on 10/9, baby passed and my blood pressure was good. Tuesday 10/15 was our next appointment and second non-stress test which also went well. Prior to this appointment I did a lot of reading up on induction (maybe too much reading...). Basically what I was learning was it's not a good idea to induce prior to 42 weeks if mom and baby are healthy, because it could lead to complications such as your body not being ready for labor. And, when you start the induction process, you have to follow through. So, if being induced doesn't work (start labor) then a c-section is the next option. Induction also puts your body into labor harder and gives the baby more stress than a normal labor, which could also result in a c-section due to stress on baby. I also read that "big" babies really isn't a medical reason to induce. At our 10/15 appointment, baby passed the non-stress test again and my blood pressure was good. My midwife asked if I wanted to be induced, because it was an option at this point for me (10 days after due date)...I ended up declining and asking if we could wait until 42 weeks. This has given me peace of mind that I'm not pre-maturely inducing and giving my body a chance to do this labor thing on it's own. As I write this, I'm 2 days away from being induced, and it could happen, but by the way my body is acting...it's not so promising! I've said this for weeks and weeks and I'll say it again. I feel way to good to be almost 42 weeks pregnant. I've had an amazing pregnancy. My belly is just way too comfy for baby, I guess ;) We had another non-stress test. Baby passed the test, but wasn't preforming as well as the last test so my midwife ordered another ultrasound to check for amniotic fluid levels, measure the baby's breathing, and other details to measure the baby's composure. Everything looked good so she scheduled us for a third non-stress test 10/17. Again, everything looks good!
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| Appointment 1: Non-Stress Test number 1 of 3. Baby passed all three tests, which made this mama able to relax a bit. :) |
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| Appointment 2: @ Ultrasound appointment 1 of 2 during week 41 |
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| We celebrated our 1 yr wedding anniversary! (10/13/12) |
Daddee and I were able to celebrate our first wedding anniversary on 10/13. We had a pretty low key day but I woke up to a touching card and a letter from my husband, with a single rose. We went out to breakfast. In the evening we busted open some slices of our wedding cake and groom's cake! I was so impressed how yummy it was after being in the freezer for a whole year!
Another point of significance this week: Daddee made a sacrafice, he sold his big bad 2013 Chevy Truck this week, to get rid of the hefty payment and save more for growing family. He has his "old blue" Chevy that he's had forever. We went on our first date (to Capri Drive-In, Coldwater, MI) in this blue truck <3. He's gonna drive that for a bit and possibly get a small car that is good on mileage.
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| This popped up on my phone this week... 10/1/13 due date is programed into it. It made made me laugh. |
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| Walked 6 miles with my friend Emily and her almost 2mo old baby, Hudson. Can you believe he slept the whole time? We walked for 2.5 hrs! |
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| Baby Project! DIY Fall inspired leg warmers! No sewing machine involved...hand stitch all the way We'll see how they hold up and how cute they will be on baby B's little legs! |
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| Baby nursery project... initials wrapped with teal yarn! In progress (still need to wrap the B) Which initials combo will it be??? |
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| Daddee got the urge to decorate for Halloween this week! I'd say he did a good job...and made me laugh while I watched him decorate. Baby is gonna have lots of orange lights to look at! |
