8/5/08

So I had my very last prenatal checkup today. That's exciting to say. The "last" time I have to go to the doctor pre-baby. Wow. 38w5d. 2 days until baby gets here. The doctor said that I'm dilated about 2cm and 50% effaced, so my cervix is ready for induction without any extra medication. Woo-hoo. The less they have to do to me, the better. She was checking me and said she felt his head at the opening of the cervix, so I know he's engaged and ready to go. I'm supposed to be at L & D at 5:30am on Thursday, assuming they have a room available for me. The doc doesn't think that will be a problem. I got the bassinet put by the bed tonight so that it's all ready for him when he comes home. Port-a-crib is ready in the living room. His crib is ready in his room. So far, so good. Bag is packed and ready to go...just need to throw in my cell phone charger and I guess my laptop at the last minute since I will have internet access. People don't seem to think I'll get online at all, but I might, just to update everyone and post pictures! I'm starting to get very nervous though. Just thinking of seeing my baby boy in 2 days has me SO excited! I can't wait! I will keep everyone posted!!!

7/29/08

Ok so it's official....I'm being induced in August 7th if Hunter doesn't decide to make his arrival before then. Something tells me he's happy where he's at, so he probably won't try to come out any sooner :) It's a little strange to say "I'm having my baby next week," but it's freaking amazing actually! I'm so super-duper excited. As of next Thursday, I'll get to meet the little guy that my husband and I created! The little man that God has so blessed us with. Oh I can't wait! My last doctor's appointment is next Tuesday, the 5th, then it's on from there! Have to be at the hospital at 5:30am on Thurday the 7th to start the induction. I'm so scared, but excited at the same time. I can't believe we have all come this far and are all about to meet our babies!

7/21/08

So I had my checkup today....36 weeks 4 days. I have been going once a week for about 4 weeks now, where they do an ultrasound and NST at every visit. This visit was no different, except they did my test for group B strep. That was fun. Haha. And they checked me for dilation and effacement. Let's start with the ultrasound. Little guy looks good. Had the sonographer that I had back towards the middle of the pregnancy, so I was excited to have her back. Didn't much care for the lady that has been doing it...she doesn't seem to be very thorough. This girl's name is Kimberly and she is great! She takes her time and will try to get pictures of the things you want to see, in addition to what she needs to have. She takes several measurements of everything from his belly, head, and femur bone in order to get a more precise estimate of growth. I joked with her and asked if we could see that it was still a boy. She took a look and yep....no doubt on that one! He proudly displayed the goods! As far as his weight goes...he was estimating at 5 pounds 11 oz at the last visit 2 weeks ago. Today though...he measured in at an estimated 7 pounds 3 oz! Holy crapoly! He's a big little guy! I had a feeling the other lady was low-balling the estimate, and looks like I was right. The doc says I still have a chance at a natural delivery as long as he doesn't get upwards of 9-10 pounds at delivery. She said we would try as much as we can for a natural delivery before we have to resort to another method. She thinks I can handle it though, being as tall as I am. She thinks I can manage a fairly large baby without much trouble. Haha! We will see! Still though....already 7 pounds 3 oz....just think of what he will be in 3 1/2 weeks when he is at 40 weeks! They won't let me go over my due date for sure now. They think they might induce me on 8/8/08, when I'm 39 weeks. That would be awesome, as not only is it a cool date, it's also my grandmother's birthday that passed away in January and the start of the Olympics this year. I'm anxious to have him, but I'm definitely getting scared of the pain. And I'm scared of how I will feel once he is outside of me...I'm so used to having him in there that I might feel kinda empty! Anyways, after the ultrasound, we went for the NST. He decided to go to sleep. After kicking the sonographer on many occasions during the ultrasound, I guess he was exhausted and ready for sleep. He rolled around a couple times, but mostly slept. Lol. She buzzed him a few times and ticked him off majorly, but then he rolled over and went back to sleep. Lazy boy! The doctor says that I'm about 1cm dilated, but that I haven't progressed much as far as effacement goes. She says my cervix is still rather "thick." I guess he's not quite ready to come yet. He's moving around now though, so I guess he is ready for an active evening! If they decide to take him at 39 weeks, I've got not even 2 1/2 weeks left. Wow. Time is definitely flying by fast. I'm ready, but nervous. I guess that's how most of us are feeling at this point. Not much longer and we will hold our little babies in our arms! Yay!!!! More updates next week after my next appointment on Tuesday!

7/8/08

Back from my 34wk5d check-up today. All is well with Hunter. He weighs in at an estimated 5 pounds 11 ounces, which is more along the lines of what is "normal" for his gestational age. He was sleepy this morning, so when they did the NST, he didn't move much. The nurse finally came in and used a buzzer to wake him up. Gah, he HATED that! Of course, if I was sleeping and somebody put a buzzer up to my ear, I wouldn't like it very much either. I'd probably try to punch or kick them too! Haha. The ultrasound was good...he was practicing his breathing. The only thing is...they asked if big heads run in the family. LOL! I told them yes, and they said that he has a "big 'ole head." Haha. They said it was nothing abnormal or anything, just that he has a big head. Like his daddy. My mother in-law said it took a year for my husband's body to catch up to his big head after he was born. Go figure :) Other than that, he's a beautiful, healthy baby boy that will be here before long! I'm starting to get really excited!!!! Hope all is well with everyone else :)

6/10/08

Had my checkup today. All went well. Baby is growing, that's for sure! I'm now measuring 34 weeks and I'm just 30 weeks and 5 days. So I'm measuring 3 weeks ahead of time. I go back in 2 weeks for an ultrasound to check his growth and for them to do the fetal monitoring or something like that, where they strap stuff to my belly. He has been moving non-stop since they pointed the doppler at him. Lol. His heart rate was 148, so he's strong and healthy. My weight is still the same, so I haven't gained anything. Weight loss total still at around 20 pounds. I got to come home to a HOT house, too. The compressor in our air conditioner went out and it could be Thursday morning before we get another one. It's miserably hot in here. It's probably about 90 degress in our apartment. Ugh. I can handle the heat, I just hope little Hunter fares okay!

5/1/08

So I just got back from my 25 week check-up and the doctor says that everything looks great so far! She's very pleased with my weight loss during pregnancy, considering I was overweight when becoming pregnant. She says it has just helped to make me healthier during the pregnancy. They listed with the doppler and found the heart beat right away...all of which sounded really good. Then she measured my uterus which I haven't had done before, and I'm measuring 30cm. She said normally you measure the number of weeks you are pregnant, which would be 25cm for me. So I'm a bit bigger than average. My guess is that this is because of the gestational diabetes and the fact that my little man is a big guy in there! He is probably just bigger than normal because of the diabetes. That's why they want to get my sugar under control. I got started on insulin yesterday...I'm to take 10cc at bedtime. If my fasting sugars don't go down, I have to up the dose by 2cc a day until it is down to normal. I can do that. I was surprised when I couldn't even feel the needle go in when I gave myself the shot. I was afraid of what it would be like...but now I'm not scared anymore. I just hope my fasting sugars go down and things get back to normal. I'm so sleepy today for some reason all I want to do is take a nap. That's exactly where I'm headed!

4/3/08