Baby Update

I'm almost unrecognizable these days. I'm so huge! We realized we don't have that many pics together so we got out the tripod and did the best we could. It was just as Matt was heading out the door for work as you can tell.
My due date is not until June 7. But I was able to schedule an induction on June 2. Baby boy is already 7.5 lbs and I'm miserable. Plus my dr is going on vacation on the 5th. She was so wonderful to let me go early! We'll check in to the hospital at noon on the 2nd and start the process. The hospital has wifi so we'll try to get an email out on Matt's laptop as soon as we can. Anyone who wants to visit us in the hospital is welcome we'll put the info in the email.

37 Week Dr Appt

The latest pic of the belly. May 18, 2009



The first video is Monday's sonogram it has sound, but if you can't hear it the Dr is telling us he's head down. She measured him and estimated that he's 7 lbs right now. He can potentially grow another pound and a half if he goes to term. I'm not dilated at all.

The second video is a shot of his back and abdomen. His breathing and heart beat are good. You can see it beating through his rib cage. She printed off pictures of these sonograms but I think our home movie of them is better! Small screen but still neat.

I had some funny feelings in my lower abdomen yesterday and left work early. Tightness and cramping, but not painful. It only lasted for 2 hours. Little boy was moving too, I'm not certain but I think he may have dropped. But it could have just been braxton hicks contractions. Who knows!! I've never done this before :) We took a 4 day baby preparation class. It was from 6:30-9 pm. I was still working full time at that point and I was so tired those nights that I didn't retain much information. I'm finding I have questions that I should know the answers to. I'm sure Matt remembers some stuff right?!?

I slept for a good bit when I got home yesterday and was still ready to go to bed at 10! I'm just a little more tired these days. I've slept most of today too. Got up at 7 then took a nap from 10-12. Wow! Thank goodness I'm only working part time these days!!

The swelling in my feet comes and goes. I took a water aerobics class on Monday and it felt wonderful. It was nice to be in cool water. It was a class for senior citizens but they let me in :) Plus I'm elevating them, icing them and using menthol foot cream that feels great!

The swelling in my hands is causing some tingling in my fingers. It's hard to grip anything. It is the worst in the morning and gradually gets better by the evening. Oh well - it will soon pass :)

Baby Kicking

This may be cool or it may be gross for you. It's an idea I had on the way home tonight as I watched little boy kicking. My belly was moving in all sorts of ways. This video is not the greatest - if I get a better video I'll post it.

This is mostly for my mom who is beside herself that she's not here to get to feel him kick. Mom, I hope this will get you through till he comes and you can meet him!!! Love you :)

35 Weeks

Just another pic of the belly. My new favorite shirt is comfy. Matt calls it my belly curtain.

I guess it sortof looks like a theatre curtain.....only he would see that!

Wowee I'm learning to crochet!! Made a baby cap today. I'm not sure if it will fit little boy, we'll have to wait and see :)