35 Week Appointment

In all the excitement of the nursery and showers, I forgot to post anything about my 33 week visit. It was totally unexciting. She listened to Emily's heartbeat (which was 148bpm), asked me if I had any questions (which I didn't), and that was basically it.

There's a little more to tell about the visit I had today, though. The doctor listened to her heartbeat again, of course. It was strong and fast. All good on that front. She did a group B strep test, which for those of you who don't know, is a bacterial infection that can reside in the birth canal. It is no threat to me, but if I have it, I will have to be put on IV antibiotics during labor and delivery to keep Emily from contracting it during her birth. It's not really a huge deal, but I'd like to not have to worry about it, so we're praying that comes back negative. She also checked me for dilation and effacement. No action yet! At first I was a little disappointed because I'm so uncomfortable and would like to get this show on the road, but I realize that it's in Emily's best interest to stay put until we're full term, so I'm ok with it. My blood pressure was great...128/72! When my doctor came in and didn't say anything about it, I asked, "Did you see my blood pressure?!?" She said, "Yes, but I don't want to talk about it in case we jinx it!" Haha!

I had a few Braxton Hicks contractions last week, but they were so sporadic in duration and time between that I knew it wasn't actual labor...besides the fact that I'm sure actual labor will be much more painful!

Everything looks good. I start seeing my doctor every week now. I probably won't post about every appointment between now and show time, but when the results of the group B test come back and when I start to dilate, I will be sure to let everyone know!

It's just a waiting game now...4 weeks, 5 days and still counting down! :)

Nursery Ready?...Check!

Well, the nursery is ready for Miss Emily! We finally got the crib, mattress, and bedding! Here are some pictures...again, you can click them to make them bigger...

I'm having an applique made of Psalm 139:17&18 to put on the wall above her crib. So, the room is not 100% complete, but it's pretty darn close. We are finished with all the showers...we had one in San Antonio from Ben's family and Gram's friends, one in Houston from my family and friends, and one from our church family. We are so blessed, and Emily is so spoiled already! We have received more than we could possibly have imagined and are so grateful for every bit of it. Her closet and dresser drawers are quite ridiculous!

I don't think I've ever been quite as excited with anticipation about something as I am about having this little girl! I go for a check up this Thursday, the 11th. I think I have one more 2 week visit and then I start going every week!
7 weeks...49 days...1176 hours...until she's due to grace us with her presence!

31 Week Appointment

Just got back from the doctor's office. We discussed the ultrasound that we had last week. My doctor says everything in terms of development, placenta, and amniotic fluid all look completely normal! Yay! She said in terms of weight, length, and body measurements, Emily is measuring a week ahead. This puts my co-worker, Jeanette's, estimation right on. She has "forseen" that Emily will be born on March 24th. :) We'll just have to wait and see! This is a short post, but there's really not much new to report. Her heartbeat was good and strong. She's still moving a lot. Everything is going well!

8 weeks, 5 days and counting down!

Emily's New Pictures!

We had an ultrasound at the hospital's imaging center yesterday evening. It was so neat to get to see her in all her beauty wiggling and smiling and sucking away. She looked very content in there! :) The ultrasound tech said I have a "very nice placenta for this stage of pregnancy"...whatever that means, but hey, I'll take it! Emily is head down and at an estimated weight of 3lbs., 13 oz.! An average baby at 30 weeks is around 3 lbs. She's in the 72nd percentile in size! She's got her momma's chubby cheeks and possibly her daddy's nose.
Take a look...you can click on the pictures to make them bigger!

I often sit and wonder what God has planned for our little one. Just like every mom, I hope it's great things! We are headed to San Antonio this evening for the 1st of 3 showers. We are extremely blessed by our friends, family, and church family!

We are so excited about meeting our little chunk! 9 weeks, 4 days and still counting down!

Tummy Tracker at 29 Weeks

Here are a few pictures of the ever growing belly at 29 weeks, 2 days pregnant.

My appointment today went well. Her heartbeat was going strong at 164bpm! There was a little miscommunication about the ultrasound. My doctor told me at my last visit that she would send me to the hospital today for an ultrasound. What she meant to say was that she would send me to to the hospital to register for an ultrasound. So, we didn't get to see Emily today. Our ultrasound is scheduled for next Thursday, the 21st. My next doctor visit is in 2 weeks, on the 28th. I've entered the third trimester! Home stretch, here we come!

Nursery Furniture

We received the dresser and glider last week! The crib is on backorder until January 29, so we'll have to wait a few weeks for the room to be complete, but that's ok. Here are pictures of the two pieces we have so far...as you can see, Duncan is rather curious! :)

I have my 29 week check up this coming Thursday. We will have an ultrasound done, so maybe I'll have new pictures of Emily to post! Even if we don't, I'll be posting updated belly pictures at the end of the week.

Ben and I braved our first session of a childbirth class this past Saturday. Yikes! It was rather intense. Let's just pray I can have an epidural!!! We have another and last session this coming Saturday. We'll get to tour the Family Birthing Center at the hospital, so we'll know exactly where to go once the time comes! 11 weeks, 1 day and counting down!

We Have Yellow Walls!

Ben started on the nursery yesterday! Well, actually, we started on the nursery several weeks ago by cleaning the room out, but the actual decorating began yesterday. Here are pictures of the yellow walls. I will post more pics as the furniture arrives and decorations are put up.