C'mon baby! Come to mama!
I FINALLY had an internal exam to check for dilation. 3 cm. Woot! Woot! I think we were all pretty shocked that I was even that far along (I was expecting like 1 cm). She said Morgan's head was very, very low...and was able to feel the head during the internal exam (which is kind of weird to think about). Anywho! Let's keep our fingers crossed to hope that she's well on her way...and definitely NOT late. No contractions yet. Just a lot of cramping and pressure....
They did mention on the news that this month has had the hottest average temperature than any other month in recorded Phoenix history. It's been a joy being 9 months pregnant during this record breaking month. I'll be sure to share that with Morgan when she gets older!
I'm pretty exhausted. I finished wrapping up pretty much everything to where I feel comfortable taking my maternity leave. Anything else I can do is just icing on the cake....
Yes...I'm ready... Hopefully, Morgan is ready soon!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
37.5 Week Checkup
I think this was the fastest check up of them all! The typical urine sample, weight check, blood pressure check, and heartbeat check. Ok....wait....I think some of this needs comment:
-Urine Sample - Of course it's important to leave a urine sample at these visits. They can check for sugar in the urine as well as protein. But you know what? Asking a 9-month pregnant woman to get a decent amount of sample in a teeny tiny cup when you can't even see what you're doing down there - I think this is really just for the doctor's office's amusement. :o)
-Weight Check - I lost two lbs since the last appointment.... ??? I think I had eaten quite a bit before the last appointment - and that number was overstated. So...now that puts me at a 4-5 lb weight gain for the pregnancy. The doctor didn't seem concerned over the weight loss...the baby belly is still measuring right on target with my week.
-Blood pressure check = low and good. Wahoo!
-Morgan's heartbeat check - 160 BPM. Average for her gender and gestation. That's my girl...49th %-tile....as average as can be. Who knew I'd be so excited about my child being "average?"
At the last appointment, they asked me to bring a birth plan to this appointment. We honestly never planned on creating a birth plan, we really felt that the Dr. would know best on what to do in any situation...but since they asked, we jotted down a few notes and talked about it at this appointment. Nothing major... I really thought there would be an internal exam at this appointment (HELLO?!?! I am 37.5 weeks!!!!)...to check for dilation and effacement....but nope! She said it would be at the next appointment (38.5 weeks). I asked her if she thought I was going to go until 40 weeks. Her response: "as textbook as this pregnancy has been...maybe you'll be one of the few to actually deliver on your due date! But of course...you could really go anytime between now and 42 weeks..." *sigh* Patience, patience, patience. Chris is traveling this next week M-Th, so let's hope it's sometime after that.
Other than that....that's all that's going on with us. Last night it clicked to both of us that even if I went to 40 weeks, we're looking at only 2.5 weeks left....and he's traveling for one of those weeks. I think we both have these mental to-do lists...and not much time to get them done. Maybe that's why I got up so early this morning...but then why am I blogging? :o)
-Urine Sample - Of course it's important to leave a urine sample at these visits. They can check for sugar in the urine as well as protein. But you know what? Asking a 9-month pregnant woman to get a decent amount of sample in a teeny tiny cup when you can't even see what you're doing down there - I think this is really just for the doctor's office's amusement. :o)
-Weight Check - I lost two lbs since the last appointment.... ??? I think I had eaten quite a bit before the last appointment - and that number was overstated. So...now that puts me at a 4-5 lb weight gain for the pregnancy. The doctor didn't seem concerned over the weight loss...the baby belly is still measuring right on target with my week.
-Blood pressure check = low and good. Wahoo!
-Morgan's heartbeat check - 160 BPM. Average for her gender and gestation. That's my girl...49th %-tile....as average as can be. Who knew I'd be so excited about my child being "average?"
At the last appointment, they asked me to bring a birth plan to this appointment. We honestly never planned on creating a birth plan, we really felt that the Dr. would know best on what to do in any situation...but since they asked, we jotted down a few notes and talked about it at this appointment. Nothing major... I really thought there would be an internal exam at this appointment (HELLO?!?! I am 37.5 weeks!!!!)...to check for dilation and effacement....but nope! She said it would be at the next appointment (38.5 weeks). I asked her if she thought I was going to go until 40 weeks. Her response: "as textbook as this pregnancy has been...maybe you'll be one of the few to actually deliver on your due date! But of course...you could really go anytime between now and 42 weeks..." *sigh* Patience, patience, patience. Chris is traveling this next week M-Th, so let's hope it's sometime after that.
Other than that....that's all that's going on with us. Last night it clicked to both of us that even if I went to 40 weeks, we're looking at only 2.5 weeks left....and he's traveling for one of those weeks. I think we both have these mental to-do lists...and not much time to get them done. Maybe that's why I got up so early this morning...but then why am I blogging? :o)
Monday, July 20, 2009
A note to Chris
Dear wonderful husband, Chris,
Just a quick note to say: your daughter is kicking the crap out of my insides! :o)
Love,
Diane
Just a quick note to say: your daughter is kicking the crap out of my insides! :o)
Love,
Diane
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Baby Shower Weekend!
'Tis the weekend to celebrate babies in Phoenix! :o) I had my baby luncheon yesterday afternoon. Olive Garden....yum! Yes...I loved the idea of having a lunch vs. a traditional baby shower in Phoenix....thank you Lashieki and Michelle! It was so nice to sit down with the ladies and have a relaxed, casual lunch! And now, I'm sitting on the couch before getting ready for another baby shower this weekend. Melissa's baby is due the day after Morgan, but she has a scheduled c-section for 8/6. Lucky girl! She has the official countdown going. My countdown is something like this: 3 weeks 3 days until the big day. Or...I guess she could arrive as early as 37 weeks and be considered full term....so the countdown could be 3 days.... OR she could arrive as late as 42 weeks before the doctor induces labor...so it could be 5 weeks 3 days. Ok...so therefore the Morgan countdown is anywere from 3 days to 5 weeks 3 days. I will say that with it being 115 degrees out, I'm going to try to put my foot down and not go longer than 40 weeks. I think I have my doctor convinced on that! :o)
With the last Taylor baby event completed, Chris and I headed to Babies R Us last night to finish off our baby registry. Luckily we had a 10% coupon for any items remaining on our registry and some very generous BRU gift cards from my work! All of those little items add up very quickly! We finally have bottles, burp clothes, towels, a hamper, a second convertible car seat for when Morgan outgrows her infant seat, an umbrella stroller (conveniently in Husker colors), breastfeeding accessories, receiving blankets, and a ton of other stuff. Whew! Everything else from our registry is for when Morgan is a little older...and we can wait a while before buying those things. I'm going to buy a baby sling and nursing cover from Wal-Mart since it's on clearance (and OH so much cheaper than BRU) and a breast pump from a retailer online as soon as I receive my Alltel bonus...and we should be set! Whew!
We stocked up on some diapers from Costco this weekend. Holy cow! I didn't realize how many diapers we'd be going through in a month. Thank goodness Costco is much cheaper than buying the diapers from Wal-Mart. At least Christmas gifts are easier this year: Costco gift cards! :o)
Chris is installing the baby seat bases in the car this afternoon while I'm on my baby celebrating extraveganza on the west side of Phoenix. Yay! It's kind of weird to think I'll be driving around town with a baby seat in the backseat starting tomorrow...but hopefully that will help reality set in. Chris was supposed to travel next week and the week after and be in town by the time I'm 38.5 weeks, but unfortunately the entire bridge group is behind from the 2nd quarter and he can't travel for any third quarter bridges until the second quarter bridges are completed. Oi! I hope he's not traveling when I'm 39-40 weeks!
Other than that....life is good and things are progressing normally. At my 35.5 week appointment, everything was looking great. I'm measuring right as I should. I did have another 2 lb gain....so I think that puts me at a weight gain of 5 lbs total? I think...I can't keep it straight now. I thought for sure we'd be moving to weekly appointments, but she wanted to push it out to another two weeks. So my next appointment will be at 37.5 weeks. I did eat a kid-sized frosty before my appointment, so Morgan's poor heart rate was at 180 BPM and she was going NUTS during the appointment. LOL! Starting 3 days ago, my feet have started swelling. They are pretty gross by the end of the day. Chris calls them my fat feet. My hands are also going numb in the middle of the night...looked it up in my What to Expect book - pregnancy induced carpal tunnel. Awesome. Anytime I have any cramps or anything is slightly out of the ordinary, Chris frantically tells me to drink some water (we learned that dehydration is the #1 cause of preterm labor in Phoenix). Water is the cure to any pregnancy problem in Chris's eyes! LOL! We finished our Newborn Care class and our Breastfeeding class. We've met our Pediatrician...and LOVE him! So we are ALL set!
All right....enough lounging around....I should at least SHOWER before that baby shower this afternoon! :o) I'll post after my next doctor's appointment.
With the last Taylor baby event completed, Chris and I headed to Babies R Us last night to finish off our baby registry. Luckily we had a 10% coupon for any items remaining on our registry and some very generous BRU gift cards from my work! All of those little items add up very quickly! We finally have bottles, burp clothes, towels, a hamper, a second convertible car seat for when Morgan outgrows her infant seat, an umbrella stroller (conveniently in Husker colors), breastfeeding accessories, receiving blankets, and a ton of other stuff. Whew! Everything else from our registry is for when Morgan is a little older...and we can wait a while before buying those things. I'm going to buy a baby sling and nursing cover from Wal-Mart since it's on clearance (and OH so much cheaper than BRU) and a breast pump from a retailer online as soon as I receive my Alltel bonus...and we should be set! Whew!
We stocked up on some diapers from Costco this weekend. Holy cow! I didn't realize how many diapers we'd be going through in a month. Thank goodness Costco is much cheaper than buying the diapers from Wal-Mart. At least Christmas gifts are easier this year: Costco gift cards! :o)
Chris is installing the baby seat bases in the car this afternoon while I'm on my baby celebrating extraveganza on the west side of Phoenix. Yay! It's kind of weird to think I'll be driving around town with a baby seat in the backseat starting tomorrow...but hopefully that will help reality set in. Chris was supposed to travel next week and the week after and be in town by the time I'm 38.5 weeks, but unfortunately the entire bridge group is behind from the 2nd quarter and he can't travel for any third quarter bridges until the second quarter bridges are completed. Oi! I hope he's not traveling when I'm 39-40 weeks!
Other than that....life is good and things are progressing normally. At my 35.5 week appointment, everything was looking great. I'm measuring right as I should. I did have another 2 lb gain....so I think that puts me at a weight gain of 5 lbs total? I think...I can't keep it straight now. I thought for sure we'd be moving to weekly appointments, but she wanted to push it out to another two weeks. So my next appointment will be at 37.5 weeks. I did eat a kid-sized frosty before my appointment, so Morgan's poor heart rate was at 180 BPM and she was going NUTS during the appointment. LOL! Starting 3 days ago, my feet have started swelling. They are pretty gross by the end of the day. Chris calls them my fat feet. My hands are also going numb in the middle of the night...looked it up in my What to Expect book - pregnancy induced carpal tunnel. Awesome. Anytime I have any cramps or anything is slightly out of the ordinary, Chris frantically tells me to drink some water (we learned that dehydration is the #1 cause of preterm labor in Phoenix). Water is the cure to any pregnancy problem in Chris's eyes! LOL! We finished our Newborn Care class and our Breastfeeding class. We've met our Pediatrician...and LOVE him! So we are ALL set!
All right....enough lounging around....I should at least SHOWER before that baby shower this afternoon! :o) I'll post after my next doctor's appointment.
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