Week #37
Baby is Size of: Winter Melon
Fun Fact: She's practicing some skills: inhaling, exhaling, sucking, gripping and blinking
Weight this week:173.0
Change since last week:+1.6
Weight gain overall: 26 lbs
Symptoms: continued stiffness in thighs and hips-it's getting worse!, some acid reflux, difficulty breathing at times, still lots of movement from baby, however, not as many kicks-more movement, I honestly feel pretty good, it's just getting harder to move around, oh and restless legs when I'm trying to get to sleep at night-so annoying!
Cravings: Still really none!
Hematologist Appointment-Dr. Pierce-4:00-Thursday-October 31.
I was nervous again for this one again! This was to check my platelet levels. They drew my blood and we waited. It was at 93! Which is still good. She wants to see me back in about 2 weeks since she's confident it will remain stable I go back on 11/13 to retest. It makes me feel better that it's more stabilized. It seems to be bouncing between 85-105 the past 4 weeks and I hope it continues to do so and not drop anymore.
37 Week Appointment-Dr. Jaglan-2:45-Friday, November 1
We did the usual, blood pressure/weight/belly measuring. Nothing unusual. He basically said baby could come at anytime. He did an internal check and no progress since last week. He said my cervix might be "slightly dilated" but really nothing. I'm starting to get this gut feeling that she may come later than earlier! We'll see. Every time he sees me now, "we'll see you every week unless we have a birthday! We see Dr. Jaglan again next Friday.
Baby Shower
Mom, Beck and Amanda really put a lot of thought into the shower! Jenny helped as well but was not able to make it. The food was delicious. My favorite ham and cheese sandwiches were served as well as sloppy joes, A baby carriage was formed out of a watermelon with fruit in it, there was a good salad made by Aunt Donna, noodle salad. All were very good! The desert table had different cookies and bars and there was a centerpiece of newborn diapers as the diaper "cake". There was also a table that said, "ready to pop" which had caramel corn, tootsie pops, cake pops and "momosas" and mimosas with fruit garnish.
We played four different games. One game was taking a ribbon and guessing how big I was. Whoever's gift was opened, I would then get the ribbon to see who's fit best. Grandma won that game. We also played Celebrity game in which you had to match up the celebrities with the names of their Children-Nicole Tubeseski won that game. There was also a alphabet book made for baby which there was pages from A-Z and everyone drew pictures on the page of an object starting with that name. Lastly, Dan and I filled out a questionnaire last week and they were used for the last game. People had to guess who said it. Amanda would ask the question and they would hold up a blue heart if they thought Dan said it and a Pink heart if they thought I said it.
People were very generous with their gifts and we are very blessed. She received MANY outfits and the majority of the things that she needed. Guests were asked to provide a book instead of a card if they wanted so we literally got about 50 books. It's nice to have such a collection of books to read to her.
Baby thoughts- Nesting mode has started!! Starting on Friday, November 1, I made a list of what we have to do each day and our "to do list" ending on November 10th, Sunday. So, we have a lot to do in the next 10 days. I really want everything done and organized so I can just relax and wait for her to come. Our list is pretty extensive and we have a lot to do, but I know we can get it done :)
I cannot believe she'll be here so soon! Lots to do this week! On to Week #38 :)
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