Were Making Progress..

Today I went to my prenatal appointment and everything went well. My doctor performed the Strep B test and it was VERY uncomfortable. I'm waiting on the results and he also checked me for dialation and I was 1 cm. Yay! I also have been experiencing contractions these last couple of days. It's nice to know that I'm making some progress.

*Weight Gain-
I gained 6 pounds in one week which put me at 173 I can't believe how much weight I have gained. I am hoping that it wont be too hard to lose those extra pounds. Along with weight gained my feet has swollen and I can barely see my ankles.

34 wk 5 days UPDATE

Yesterday I went to my appointment and every thing is looking good he didn't check me for dilatation or anything but I did get an ultra sound done because I was measuring big to be 34 wks. I am always excited about ultra-sounds Genesis was moving the whole time while we waited. I was hoping she wouldn't fall asleep but that was exactly what she did by the time we had the ultra sound done she was asleep. But the ultra sound was GREAT they took a look at her brain and her fibula and she is right on target. I also was told she weigh approximately 5 pounds I have heard this estimation could be off a bit since I'm so far along.

Did I mention I gained 10 pounds since my last visit? Well I did I weigh 167 I couldn't believe it! I plan on breast feeding so that will help shed a few pounds and I plan on exercising and eating healthy and less often since I have been pregnant I eat all the time.

Oh, I noticed my tummy has these little spasms and ticks I'm guessing they are hiccups and she has them all the time now a couple of months ago Genesis would have them once a week but now she has them almost everyday and sometimes twice a day. I read its not harmful and its not as annoying to her as it would be for an adult.

Lately I noticed that when I cough I urinate on myself I told my doctor this and he wanted to make sure that it was urine and not amniotic fluid. But I was certain that it was urine and I know this will probably get worse as time get closer to my due date. But so far we havent ran into any major problems thank GOD. He has definatley been watiching over my little princess.

Oh I also forgot to add that she is not breech and I'm hoping it stays that way. Lord knows I don't want to have a c-section I am so scared to have it done..besides it IS surgery. But of course I would do WHATEVER it took to get my little princess here safely.

My next appointment is Monday I have no idea what were going to do because all we have been doing is checking weight, blood pressure, heart beat ect. Maybe he will check me for dialtion. I don't know when Im even suppoe to be dialating. I havent saw a mucus plug or anything that looked like a mucus plug. Hopefully things will move along soon but not too soon.

signing off

34 Weeks and Counting....Did I just say 34 wks?!...Yayyy!!

Today has been a restless day although I haven't been doing much I always feel tired and worn out. I haven't had 8hrs of sleep since my 4th or 5th month. I am constantly raiding the refrigerator for snacks all through out the day AND night. I usually go to bed around 1:00pm if not later then I'm up again around 3am and again around 5:30am nibbling on some sort of snack. My husband make it home around 6:15 and I am usually up waiting to feel him kiss my cheek and belly and we usually fall asleep around the same time but I am constantly running to the bathroom; which can be p-r-e-t-t-y annoying. After finally being able to rest...guess who is up and is in the refrigerator around 9:00 or 9:30.....ME of course!!

<-- This is a picture of the things that I crave for all the time..well except for the water thats more for the baby than for me. Just looking at that picture makes me hUnGrY.

Today I turned 34 weeks so this will be all over soon...or will it? I probably will be up constantly with Genesis; which I cannot wait for.... I can't wait to hear her first cry because for the last 2 yrs I have waited for that special moment where I first hold her, smell her, touch her. And for each passing moment,day, week I am eternally grateful.

I decided to add a picture of my belly at 34 weeks... just 6 more weeks to go!! Although I love my belly I hate the back pain that comes along with it.

I thought this was a cute idea..but there is nothing else like this homemade baby carrier.And guess what its recyclable and eco friendly :)

Getting Ready for Genesis :)

Yesterday my husband and I went baby shopping and there is still more things that we have to get such as an humidifier, tub, dreft laundry detergent,bottle sterilizer ect. I must say I was EXTREMELY tired and worn out. Every couple of minutes I was trying to find some place to sit while my husband did the browsing. The whole time Genesis was using my bladder as her punching bag LOL... I continuously had to use the public restroom (which I hate).Well here are a couple of pictures we took yesterday.

The Sweetest Sound

I decided to upload this video of Genesis heart beat and in the video you will hear a lot of swishing which is her moving around :)

Knitted by HIS hands

Yesterday my prenatal appointment went well although my nurse was worried about fetal movement. It was around 1:45 pm and I had not felt any movement that day but as soon as I told her I haven't been feeling any movement I felt a kick. My doctor wanted to monitor the baby for about 20-30 minutes. She kicked and swished around the entire time although I couldn't feel all of them it made me so happy to hear active she was. My doctor felt that she was doing well but noticed I had a few contractions so he decided to check and make sure I wasn't dilating. After the exam he was happy to let me know that I have not dilated any, but he wanted to perform another test.. fetal fibronectin test. I was told that if it is negative it means that I am unlikely to go into preterm labor but if it comes back positives it really doesn't tell us anything because I still may go full term and 70-80% of women go full term after testing positive for the fetal fibronectin. I was sure I would come back negative but I found out I was wrong after I received a phone call today from my doctor. I must say I am really not worried at all. I'll be 31 weeks tomorrow and I'm feeling really good. I have not experienced any pain other than pelvic pain; which I must say can be verrrry painful. I will keep praying that GOD continues to watch over Genesis and she will be a happy and healthy baby.

Lately I have been thinking about her constantly.. who will she look like, who's nose, who's eyes, who's toes she is going to have? I am hoping my husbands he has eye lashes like a elephant they are so long, thick and black they are just gorgeous to me. I also have been thinking about the D-Day. How will it be ? Will it go smoothly, Will I end up getting a epidural after planning to go natural? GOD!!! I just can't wait to hold her in my arms, kiss her and tell her how much her mommy and daddy love her and she is a blessing from GOD. Until that special day I can only imagine about the beautiful gift GOD has given me. I feel so blessed... so wonderfully blessed. This little being knitted in my womb by HIS hands! Just the thought of it amazes me.

Since My Last Post......

ince my last post the baby has been moving actually I started to feel movement that same day but still not as vigorous but she is definitely moving. I'm guessing since she is getting bigger she does not have as much room to wiggle and that's the reason why. I feel more of the movement towards my back than the front which is why I haven't posted any videos of her rumbling and tumbling. Over the last couple of weeks I noticed that she tends to stay on one side which you can see in the first picture I posted.

I plan on going to Belly Views later on this month to get an 4-D ultra-sound done and get it on DVD and they even give you colored and black and white pictures to keep. I was thinking I could have this done at the doctors office but I don't think that they will go into depth or perform the ultra-sound as long as Baby Views which I think is 10-20 minutes. It cost 230.00 which is close to what I pay at the doctors office. I am soooo excited I can't wait to have it done!

My next appointment is in a couple of weeks and I'm excited as always after this appointment I will be going every two weeks.