37 weeks and Nursery Pics

  So today I am officially 37 weeks and that means baby boy is Full Term! I'm so ready to meet him but I want to make sure he stays baking in the oven until he's good and ready. :) No belly pics as of yet this week but I do have some of little man's nursery. Enjoy!

Stats as of now

 I had my 36 week appointment yesterday. I am measuring right on time, the baby's heartbeat sounded great and strong ( as usual ) this time he decided to kick the doppler the minute it touched my belly. Clever little guy we have already. :) The Nurse Practitioner checked me and said that I'm not dilated at all yet, BUT my cervix is thinning out so everything seems to be going right on schedule. The baby's head has dropped and he's in position so that is exciting. I have to remind myself of that during the (many) times a day he likes to push his head down onto my bladder. :) I've started packing my hospital bag, the baby's diaper bag and I only have about 1 load left of baby laundry ( not counting the pre-wash I have to do for the BumGenius diapers). It's so hard to believe that he is supposed to be here in a little over 3 weeks. wow. 

Still nothing.

No Braxton Hicks contractions, no pain, absolutley no signs of labor yet. Which is good I suppose. My next appointment is on Tuesday Jan 20th which is also Inaguration Day ( GO OBAMA! haha). I may be getting tested for Group B Strep and if that is the case I will probably have my cervix checked to see if I am dilated at all yet. This past Monday was our 2nd Childbirth Class. We practiced breathing and go to tour Labor and Delivery and the recovery rooms. It made me so ready, the rooms are brand new and so nice! On our way out past the nursery we got to see a newborn little boy who was probably less than 3 hours old. THAT really hit us. Dan just seemed enamored with him, I can really see a difference in him and can tell how excited he's getting. We are both so ready to hold our son, it will be amazing!

Speaking of Daniel, he is currently in Anaheim, CA for a work conference. He left yesterday morning and will be coming home Sunday evening. I miss him already, so do the dogs. :) My 2nd baby shower was Saturday the 10th at my Mom's house. So much fun and we have so much stuff now. I don't know where to put everything, overwhelming. It is good to know we will be putting everyone's gifts to good use. As always, I will end with some more updated pictures. 

34 weeks down!

I had a pretty uneventful doctor appointment this week. The baby is measuring right on track and his heartbeat is still really strong. I also didn't gain any weight from Christmas Eve until now. YAY! My next appointment is in 2 weeks and I possibly will be getting tested for Group B Strep. 

Dan and I also attended our first childbirth class this week. It was really interesting. She had us watch the birthing video the first night, I am 100% having an epidural! :) This coming Monday night will be our 2nd class and we will be getting to practice breathing and will also be doing a tour of Labor and Delivery which I am really looking forward to. Labor and Delivery just had a big overhaul last year so it is supposed to be amazing, I can't wait. 

Also this week, the ladies at work threw me a baby shower which I really wasn't expecting. It was so nice of everyone to pitch in for the cake and I got a lot of great gifts. The shower was at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants Carlos O'Kelly's and the food was AMAZING! :) I'm so glad that I work with a bunch of nice people. :) I am counting down the days now and I have 27 actual work days left and baby boy should be here in 38 days! I can't believe it's coming up so fast. We're pretty prepared, but I know no matter what, you're never TOTALLY ready. Well, I will include some pics from the shower last night.

OH and today is my little brother's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!!! 24 is OLD!!! :)

Well, he's going to be here this year!

Happy New Year to everyone. I had to work yesterday and today so it didn't feel like much of a holiday. I did get a phone call from my brother and sister in law who are over in Italy and that was an awesome surprise.

I have been having a hard time these past couple of days. I just feel miserable. It's getting so hard to bend over and do something as simple as putting my socks on. I really never thought that would happen to me. The baby likes to keep his foot wedged in my lower ribs and he hasn't moved his foot for about 2 weeks. I can tell he's getting bigger though because the pain when I turn a certain way is AWFUL. My fingers and lower legs have started to swell. :( Sleeping is now a joke. I did finally get a body pillow, but even with that, it's just hard. I can't find a comfortable spot and some days the baby likes to wake me up with kicks at 4am. Sorry to sound so whiney, but I am really starting to get over the whole "pregnancy" thing. I'm ready to hold my son and see his face! My next dr. appointment is on the 7th, I'm sure it will be another routine day. Pretty soon I will start going every week. We also start our childbirth classes on the 5th. Hopefully Dan won't pass out from any gross videos or anything. :) Well, I'm off to try to relax with a nice bubble bath.