36 Weeks

Pregnancy Stats:

How Far Along: Just 3 weeks till my scheduled delivery, if I make it that long!

Size of baby: The ultrasound we had yesterday put her at 5 lbs. 6 oz.

Movement: Subtle movements still going on

Sleep: Is sporadic. One night I’ll sleep great the next hardly at all

Cravings: Still on the lifesaver kick, and I got to satisfy my Bonefish Grill craving finally, last night!

Symptoms: Crazy bad heartburn, swelling, a lot of pelvic pressure and pain, back pain, a few contractions and of course even more frequent trips to the ladies room.

Best Moment this past week: Having the ultrasound done yesterday

I had an appointment with Dr. Smith yesterday. Everything looked good. I have gained another 8 pounds!! Yikes! That brings the total to 32 pounds now! Scary! All my vitals were good. I had the group B strep test done. We will get the results at our appointment next week. If it’s positive I will just have to be put on antibiotics before delivery.  She checked me and I am dilated about 1 cm. We also had a quick ultrasound so they could determined about how big she is. The ultrasound indicated that she weighs around 5 pounds 6 ounces, give or take. However, I’m not too convinced that those measurements are accurate. . .I mean they told us a couple days before Stratton was born that he was around 5 lbs and to be prepared for how small he was going to be, and then he ended up being 6 lbs 10 oz! So who knows!

I asked her if she thought I would make it another 3 weeks since I’m already starting to dilate. She said it just depended on the frequency of these back pains and contractions I’ve been having. She encouraged me to take it easy and if the contractions become measurable, or I start noticing a pattern to let the ANGELS hotline know. She also told me to take tylenol pm if I needed to in order to get rest at night.

Dr. Smith made an appointment for me to see a neurologist at UAMS on Thursday. She thought I should go ahead and get the all clear from a neurologist since I will be having a c-section and anesthesia will be more comfortable if I have been examined and ok’d after what happened last week. She said she thought it would give us all a little peace of mind going into delivery- I agree. Plus, she had to pull some strings to get me in. When they called the first time it was going to be 3 months before there was an opening! It just so happens that the Neurologist is a patient of Dr. Smiths, so she made a personal call and told her what was going on and she agreed to see me this week! I figure if Dr. Smith went to all that trouble, I should at least go to the appointment.

After my appointment we ran to the mall to take some things back, then we made a trip to the Learning Express toy store for Arden to find a gift for Stratton, that she will give him at the hospital. And last we had an early dinner at Bonefish! I have been craving it for months, but the one in LR is only open for dinner!? Crazy, huh!! It was sooo good! We were back in Jonesboro by about 8pm. Jarrod dropped me off at home so I could put my feet up and then went to Dillon and Brandye’s to pick Stratton up. He was already asleep! Poor thing, they’d wore him smooth out! He must have had a good time, because he asked me if he could go back today!

So I guess we will be keeping the road to LR hot. Tomorrow my appointment is at 1pm, and then I start my weekly appointments with Dr. Smith, so I will go back on Tuesday to see her. The good/scary news is that we should only have to make that trip for a couple of weeks, then it will be delivery day! I am just not looking forward to all that riding. I was miserable yesterday! I have to keep reminding myself, just a few more weeks. . .