35 Weeks: Appointment

I am now on weekly doctor's visits.  This is it... this is THE homestretch!  There is LIGHT at the end of the tunnel!

Everything checked out okay... BP was higher than normal (134/80) so they're keeping an eye on that (as well as the "sparkling lights" I have seen randomly in the past couple months).   Sis' heart rate was in the 140's and everything sounded great... no wonky noises.  I'm measuring right on track (35 weeks) and she is head down.  He squished her around to guesstimate her weight- he said she's probably right around 6lbs, and that I am carrying a lot of fluids in there (more than "typical") so combined with the fact that she hasn't dropped yet it is why I'm appearing so large and "out there".  WHEW!  I was worried I was already carrying a 10lb baby!  

Baby girl has been KILLING me with her stretching and kicking.  OH my.  There are times I'm so glad I'm not in public because I can't move while she is moving- it feels like she is literally ripping at my insides.  OUUUUCH.  

I *think* we're pretty close on a name.  Well, Ry and the boys are so dead set on one name and while I do love the name as well, there are a few others I really love too.  And so before officially settling on a name I really want to see her and make sure it is perfect for her.  We are still not telling anyone the name choices, or the name the boys in this house have been determined to have.  Its kind of neat being all secretive LOL!   I could not have done this with the boys- for some reason I always felt like it was nuts to not have a name officially chosen before the baby was here.  I didn't want to be anxious at the hospital and feel pressured and possibly choose the wrong name.   However, I feel pretty good about the short list we have, and I'm positive one of the names will be just perfect for her.  Its kind of foreign territory for me to go into this without knowing the baby's name!

I am getting SO SO excited to meet her.  I keep envisioning what she will look like, smell like, how I will react when I first see her.  What it will be like to hold and snuggle another newborn again. My newborn.  My newborn daughter.  And the boys... I so so cannot wait to see the boys with her.  I can't wait to introduce them.  It is getting so exciting to finally be at the end.  5 more doctor's appointments is all there is left!

33 Week Appointment

48lbs total gained. Eeek!

Routine appointment sent me to L&D for a non stress test. I noticed on my was to work that sis hadn't moved anything noticeable. I did finally feel her move at lunchtime but once I got to my appointment I still hadn't really felt any movement. Then of course the nurse mentions the kick counts and 10 kicks per hour and knots in cords blah blah and I started to get nervous.

Dr P found her heartbeat easily and it was in the 140's and everything sounded fine.   Pretty quick appointment and I went right up to L&D for a NST.  Hudson did great- he stayed occupied with spelling games on my phone and was even brave enough to go with a nurse to get a popsicle (such great nurses on L&D floor! Well... most of them HAHA!). If you know Hudson, you know he's super chatty and such a goof ball at home with people he knows.  BUT... get him out in public and have a stranger ask him something as simple as his name and he hides his face and clams up.  He didn't speak to the nurse at all but the mention of a popsicle gave him enough bravery to go with her.

Anyhow... back to the test.  Sis still wasn't moving much and they weren't getting a very good reading from her after almost an hour of monitoring.  They decided to send me to ultrasound to have a BPP (bio physical profile).  She scored 8 out of 8 and after checking back in with L&D, once they saw the BPP results the sent us home.

And, of course, all night she has been her typical maniac belly ninja.  Of course.