37 week appt.

today i had another NST done.. Olivia was super reactive... fluid levels are normal and no contractions. Dr says a few more weeks to go. the pelvic pain has increased tremendously! there unfortunately is nothing i can do about them, doctor assures me it will ease up once she is born. We were looking at all the baby pictures hanging in his office today, and the number of babies he has delivered is insane... he told us to find a place on his wall where we will place our picture! hehe... its so surreal that we are so so so close to holding our little girl. i am so ready and anxious!! back next week for more updates!

36 week appt

had my 36 week appointment today. Liv is measuring right on schedule and weighing in at 5 lbs 13 oz. Should be 6 lbs by the weekend! hehe... she is head down, spine is on the left side of my belly and her butt is above my naval with her legs and footsies on the right. the little bump that protrudes occasionally is her awesome little baby butt! i had my NST today, and Liv passed with flying colors. Doctor says there are no signs of labor any where close. So olivia will keep baking for a while longer. My amniotic fluid levels are fine but on the low side so i was advised to drink more fluids. We had an ultrasound as well to measure baby and everything looks great and on target and is progressing the way it should be. My mom swears that even her ultrasound looks like me, which makes me very happy. several weeks to go. i am getting so anxious to hold my little baby butt !!!

35 week appointment update

Today i had my (almost) 35 week appointment. I am actually 34 weeks and 5 days along, but am measuring at 36 weeks. (big baby!) I absolutely love my Dr. He is super smart and honest and witty and i am so grateful he'll be there with me through delivery.

I had my GBS test today (group B strep) where i had internal swabs done which was painless and quick. As of now, i have weekly appointments where i will have the NST done. (Non stress test) where the baby, contractions and myself will be monitored.  this will be done at every appointment and will check for baby's well being as well as her position, heart rate etc.. He said that he won't let me go over 41 weeks. but will try not to induce depending on how my cervix will be. He also said that he doesn't do episiotomies unless absolutely necessary (which made me feel a million times better!!!!!!!!) because i would prefer not to get one but he said he is very careful and neat and will be gentle with me.

I cannot believe this is almost over and i can potentially be holding my daughter in 2 short weeks! EEK!

I am ready to meet her, to hold her, smell her, touch her, kiss her..

push presents...

what a brilliant concept for the mom to be... i remember when my sister in law gave birth to my niece, the family got together and bought her a beautiful tennis bracelet. the idea of something similar was brought up to me and i quickly turned it down. how much jewelry does a girl need? i own quite a bit of it and since i rarely change it up there is just no point in wasting the money towards something like that.. i had something a little better in mind. i've always wanted a macbook pro. well, that is exactly what i received. granted i didn't push anything or anyone out yet, this little puppy is coming with me to the hospital for when i am in labor.  i am now a proud owner of a macbook... where has this been all of my life???