36 Weeks

Well it has been awhile since I last posted. We have had a lot going on. So I will try to do a quick catch up for now.

My Grandma passed away on September 16th, so we have been busy with her funeral and cleaning out her house and things like that.

Tanya and Keir got married on September 20th - Congratulations!!!!! Chad and I did not stay very long. It was hot and I did not feel very well. It was a nice wedding and Tanya looked beautiful.

I had my first baby shower on September 21st - Thanks to Mikayla and Melissa. It was fun and I got all kinds of things I will need very soon.

We are in the process of putting up the crib - or at least Chad is. Those things come in a million pieces! Once he is finished I will try to post a picture of the baby's room. It is pretty boring at this point because I don't want to pick out bedding and stuff until after so it is gender specific.

We had our 36 week appointment yesterday. It went good, but it sounds like I will be having this baby in about 2 1/2 weeks. My doctor thinks he/she is getting a little big. I am also very uncomfortable with my massively swollen feet and the baby is sitting right on my sciatic nerve so I have a pain shooting down my right side and my leg likes to go numb. I also had my first "exam" and this is what I found out:
-Dialated a little over 1 cm-60% Effaced
-Belly measures 37 cm
-The baby weighs around 6 pounds
-The heartbeat was in the 120's
So the heartbeat theory must not work - the heartbeat has always been in the 140-150's and now this time it is in the 120's. So what do they say....140's is a girl and 120's is a boy? So I guess that means I still have a 50/50 chance.

I will try to post some pictures later.....

Childbirth Preparation Classes

We had our first Childbirth Preparation class last night. Actually my Mom attended with me, since Chad was "busy". It was pretty interesting, they talked about the last trimester emotions, aches and pains. I realized that I am not crazy, I can be this tired and not be able to sleep! That will only get worse before it gets better!

I have the baby's room pretty much ready to go, well as much as I can without being able to decorate anything. My Mom and I picked up the crib mattress last night and will be getting the crib in a couple of weeks. We have a bassinet all set up and ready to go to use right away.

We have an appointment on Wednesday to tour the hospital and get pre-registered and I also have my 34 week appointment on Wednesday. It will be interesting to see what my blood pressure will be this time. I don't think my hands and feet can get any bigger! It is a good thing I can wear flip flops because that is all I can fit into!