Friday, July 16, 2010

The Final Countdooooown!

38 weeks today! ...... and feeling pretty awful, but we're almost there. I will admit that I am hoping this will be my last pregnany blog and then next entry will be the joyous news of Sam's arrival. Two Dr appointments ago I went for the weekly check up and was surprised to hear that I was dilated 1 cm and 80% effaced. Doesn't sound like much but I still had just over 3 weeks left and knew I needed to keep this bun in the oven just a bit longer. So it was just nice to hear we were moving in the right direction. Then I went this past Tue and learned that I was still at that same stupid cm and 80% effaced, but I still know that technically I have 2 weeks left so I just need to deal with it.

I've recently moved to sleeping on the couch. Those luxuries I've previously enjoyed such as the 2" memory foam mattress and beachwood cotton sheets, now cause more back pain and hot flashes and I've grown to hate them. So that along with the acid reflux and fact that I can no longer bend over have made things a bit difficult in these last few weeks. I also believe this little boy has yet to "drop" so I feel confident that I have at least another week left. Below is my most recent big baby belly shot (hoping to be the last) and I will be praying daily that we GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD ALREADY!  until next time........

Monday, July 5, 2010

36 weeks, 4 days

Hello again! So we're just a few days away from being considered "full term" (37w). Yeah for us! I have never in my life been so excited to turn a calender month!  We are 24 for days from our due date as of today. Sometimes I still have a hard time believing that this is really happening. The last couple of weeks have been very busy again. This weekend of course was 4th of July. We had little Jonathan's 2nd bday party w/ the fam on Saturday. He got a new nerf gun and was so excited all he could do was scream when his dad finally shot the first bullet. Made my day!

Then we had the annual Rademeyer pool party on the 4th which was also combined with our last baby shower w/ the Rademeyer fam. I unfortunately do not have any pic's to post as I didn't have my camera, but will share if I have any come across my email. We recieved more adorable little clothes and the last final touches to bring home this little guy like his toys, bottles, camcorder and car seat. From here we are packed and ready for the hospital and let me tell you..... "we are sooooooo ready". I haven't been to the doc for almost 2 weeks; go again on the 7th so I don't have anything new to update on the baby really. He's still moving around like a busy little bee. I can tell now how much bigger he's gotten though b/c there is much discomfort with every little kick and squirm. I am hoping that Thursday will bring wonderful news that I am even dilated 1cm, however, he's still sitting so high that I don't believe I'll be that lucky.  Not much else to report, so with that I will leave you with the most recent sweet belly shot. I don't know how this child could possibly continue to grow, but he seems to be making more space: