It's been a trying couple of weeks. I've definitely been feeling more and more third-trimester/home stretch pregnant the last few weeks! It's official, I got the new-mom/short haircut, I've got a great waddle going on and I walk SO slow!! Mark said today, "I think in the last couple weeks your walk has gotten slower and slower and your getting up has gotten stiffer and stiffer!" I definitely feel like she has dropped in the last few weeks - heartburn and breathing has been a bit easier this past week. I had a few days though that my ribs were so sore that I couldn't breathe, laugh, cough, turn or bend without hurting. Luckily, she has scooted out from the cozy little spot she had found and I've been more comfortable the last couple days. I'm just about sick of water retention though. Thank goodness this hasn't kicked in until the very end because I feel huge!!
After the last 2 showers, we took a day and went to finish the registry and purchase all the necessities that we didn't have yet... that was a very fun trip! The nursery is complete - all of the clothes newborn-3 months are washed and ready to wear. Have I mentioned how many clothes this little girl has!?!? OH MY...we're going to have to play LOTS of dressup for her to be able to fit into all of her little outfits!!
Mark and I accomplished a ton this weekend - we did a thorough, deep cleaning of the house and did the vehicles this past week. This coming week we are having the carpets cleaned and it all feels so great; everything is fresh and clean and ready for baby!!!
Last night was exciting - we were laying in bed talking and Mark talked to Adie like he does quite often and she was moving quite a bit. Then she settled down and he laid his head on my stomach and was listening and with however she was positioned, he could, clear as day, hear her heartbeat. At first I thought he was probably just hearing mine, but the beat he was hearing didn't match up to my pulse when he felt it. Then he would get her to move a little bit and hear her heartbeat speed up and then slow back down. I obviously couldn't get my ear down there to hear anything but it was still exciting for me to watch him get so excited!
We had a great appointment this past week; the midwife was very happy with everything - she said the water retention/swelling was ok and normal, the weight gain looked good and when she did the measurements, for the first time since our ultrasound wwaaaayyy back, she actually measured me a week ahead!!!! At first, I was having a contraction and she thought maybe that was throwing off the measurement but when she tried again a couple minutes later, sure enough - I was measuring 39 weeks instead of 38!! So...we'll see...maybe she'll be here even sooner!! Either way, we've gotten very fixated this past week on the fact that whether I've got 2 weeks/1 week/whatever to go, we truly are at the point where she could be here ANYTIME!! So fun to think about how different things could be just one week from now!! At my work they have a pool going; one slot for each of 24 hours - it's $2 a slot and closest one to the time she's born wins half the pot and Adie gets half! It's been so funny to watch everyone guess. The girls decide based on when their kids were born. The guys are entertaining - they ask whether it's c-section/scheduled/natural, am I a night person or morning person - all sorts of things go into their decisions. Aside from the pool, one of my co-workers is absolutely convinced she'll be here by Valentine's Day...I'm not so sure, but we'll see!! Either way...she's coming SOON!!!
