37 weeks...only 3 more to go!

Week 36 doctor visit

I am 36 weeks and 4 days pregnant today. This morning was my now weekly visit to the doc. Everything is still looking good. My cervix is still thinning, and is a little more so than last week. I measured 35 cm today and the baby's heart rate was 140, which he said is all good.

36 weeks & Happy Easter!

Today marks 36 weeks. Nothing really new baby wise to report on since our doctors appointment on Thursday. I do have another appointment this Thursday, so we'll have more info then.

Tim and I started Easter off by going to Mass with our neighbors the Caseys and then we went out to some friends of ours house in Troy, Missouri for a nice Easter dinner and fun with Tim's work friends and their families.

We had the sad news today that my Nonnie (grandma) has pneumonia and is in the hospital. She has been battling Parkinson's Disease for several years now and has been in the end stages for the last few years. The doctors are keeping her comfortable right now. We are saying our prayers for her in her last little bit of life. I love you Nonnie!

35.5 week check

We had a prenatal appointment today. I had the Strep B testing done and the results will be in next week. Parker is measuring 34, had a heart rate of 154, and the doctor estimates he is about five pounds. He has also been a very active baby today. I keep seeing my stomach bouncing all over the place. The doctor also checked my cervix today. I am not dilated yet, but I am starting to thin, so things are moving in the right direction. I now have to go in once a week until this little guy decides to come grace us with his presence in the world.

35 weeks

Sunday marked 35 weeks for us. This little guy is getting HUGE! I feel like every morning I wake up and my stomach has doubled in size. I have also noticed my appetite has significantly increased. I just can't seem to get full some days. Our next prenatal appointment is on Thursday, so we'll have more to update then.

Other news in our world is that we finally got to go out and start working on our yard this weekend. Tim fertalized it to hopefully get it all green again after all my work watering last year. I am not really capable of dragging the hoses to where they need to go now, so I supervised and showed Tim my method of watering while he moved stuff all around to water the yard. I also walked around the yard, with Tim making sketches of the ideas we have for our amphitheatre back yard. In the fall we plan on planting some tree and once we get done with these random spring freezes, Tim is going to plant some flowers out front. Okay, enough boring yard talk for now. :)

34 weeks

We are 34 weeks today! 6 weeks more to go, and I am hoping they go fast. I am still sleeping on the couch since it is the only place I can actually get comfortable for any length of time. Only problem is that I kind of get stuck in the couch like a beach whale. :) It is getting harder and harder to get up for my potty breaks in the middle of the night. This little guy is now poking his foot out and we can feel it when he does. Tim and I like to tickle it, which kind of makes him mad and then he moves the foot to the other side of the belly, where we tickle it again. We like to make a game of this. Ahh, the things that can entertain parents to be.

Visit to the Doctor

I had a prenatal visit today. I am now 33 and a half weeks. Parker had a heart rate today of 150 and measured at 32 cm. My doctor said everything is still looking good, and he wants to see me back again in two weeks. At that time, they have to do the Strep B test. If I am one of the 30% of mommies who tests positive for it, then I'll have to have IV antibiotics during childbirth.

On another note, Tim and I had our last baby class on Monday night. We got a little certificate and everything saying we "graduated" from baby class. Kind of cute.

Last weekend was my baby shower in Missouri. My friends and girls from work all showed up and Parker was once again spoiled rotten. I got a lot of the things we still needed for him, so that was really nice. Then, on Sunday, I dragged Tim to Babies R Us to buy some of the other things we still needed just so I could be done with it. Yes, I know, I am way OCD about being prepared for things, but I did have a ton of coupons that were going to expire if I didn't use them, so there. :)