36 Week Update!

Yesterday started off like any normal day. I have not been sleeping very well, so I was tired but making it through the day. When I picked Peyton up at Daycare she was so excited to see me and gave me the biggest hug. This always makes my day, because I miss her so much while I am at work . I hurried home to make sure that I could get dinner started before I left for my doctor's appointment that night at 6:40pm.

Well...that is where the excitement gets started. I was the last patient for my doctor to see last night and we were just all in a very good and relaxed mood talking about how everything has been going and how I was feeling. I had not seen her in a couple weeks and she even made a little joke about where did the time go and that she couldn't believe that I was already 36 weeks along. So while we are talking she is also doing all the normal things...checking the babies heart rate (which was good at 150bpm) and measuring me to make sure I was right on track with 36 weeks. Everything was looking good. Now that I am 36 weeks and 4 weeks from my due date we now start the fun visits. We get to be checked to see if there is anything happening down there. To both of our surprise there was a lot going on. I am already 5+ dilated!!! I think that my head popped up so fast with huge eyes saying WHAT!

Still with a shocked face we started talking about what this means. Normally she would have sent me straight over to the hospital, but since I am only 36 weeks, she let me go home to just relax and put me on a 10 minute contraction count instead of the normal 5 min. rule. Relaxing was very hard to do last night. I had not packed a bag yet, but that quickly changed when I got home. The shock quickly changed to excitement and that quickly changed to craziness making sure that I had everything together. With Brandon's help we made sure that we had everything lined up at the house just in case things change in the next couple of days. Again craziness!

Sleep was hard to come by last night. Normally I have not been sleeping well, so it was no surprise that I was unable to get a good nights rest with my mind racing with excitement mixed with nerves.

I am feeling great today. No contractions...

Please keep us in your prayers and we'll keep you updated if anything happens!

34 Weeks

Your baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. If you've been nervous about preterm labor, you'll be happy to know that babies born between 34 and 37 weeks who have no other health problems generally do fine. They may need a short stay in the neonatal nursery and may have a few short-term health issues, but in the long run, they usually do as well as full-term babies.

What has been going on with this baby?

Well we are getting closer and closer to D-Day (Delivery Day!) and even though it doesn't feel like it, Brandon and I are starting to get lots of things ready for this baby girl. Last weekend we headed to KC for a wedding and while we were home we picked up several things from my wonderful sister Stacy, who is letting us borrow. It was great last time with Peyton that I was able to borrow so much from her and I gave her several of Peyton things when she had Hadleigh. So the containers are really multiplying and it is great to have some many clothes already for this little one.

We also picked up the baby swing that I let my parents use at their house when Hadleigh came over. It is already put together in the living room and Peyton plays with it every night and lets me know that it is for "Baby Sister!"

Stacy and Jeremy are letting us borrow their beautiful bassinet again and I could not thank them enough. Once we get our bedroom more organized this weekend we will get it set up and that is really going to make things become real seeing it everyday.

I am so excited that Brandon and I are going to be home together this weekend with nothing else planned. It has been so long since we have had a free weekend together, so I am hoping that we can get lots done.

We just might go ahead and pick up the crib and get it set up! Well I should say Brandon will get it set up.

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