37 weeks

Today's Dr visit went well. The baby is looking great with size, weight, and heart rate! He is definitely dropped and sitting right on top of my thinning cervix. The Dr highly recommended that I get to the hospital at the absolute first sign of labor, even if the contractions are only 8 or more minutes apart. This baby is ready and he's going to come fast! This makes me a little bit nervous! I was actually to the point of decided to have an epidural but if he comes as fast, if not faster, than my last baby then I wont even have that option. Poor Phil! I don't want to put him through that! I'm also even more nervous about going into labor in the car or at home. We are about thirty minutes away from the hospital and that's if it's not rush hour. I hope this little guy corporates with us and waits until night time when Daddy is home and the roads are clear of cars!

Belly Compares

I have been feeling HUGE lately, and I swear I am bigger with this one than my other two! But then as I have looked back at pics I really am about the same size. It's just been a while! Here is a pic of the prego belly with Bryson
The prego belly with McKenna

And now the third child. The angles aren't all the same so they really aren't too accurate, but it made me feel better to see them! Oh these last few weeks are killer!!

Ultrasound Visit

Wed afternoon I went in for another ultrasound apt due to the Dr's being concerned for the size of my baby, or the size of my belly. It was great to get to see him again before getting to meet him in person! What a cutie! And best of all, the kids were able to come see him as well as my mother-in-law and Liz. The kids were so excited for this opportunity and I'm so glad I was able to share it with them.
Our little man is looking great! He looks absolutely perfect and he was measuring at 4lbs 3oz. For him to be that big at 34 weeks is an excellent sign in my book because already he is bigger than my last two kids by this time! Bryson came full term at 4lbs 13oz and Kenna was also full term at 5lbs 4oz. I just have small babies.
I just got the results from my Dr looking over the notes and everything from the ultra sound, and instead of summarizing it for you, I'm going to copy and paste.

Dear Alicia Hall,

A review of your follow up OB Ultrasound has been completed. The report(s) show that the test(s) were normal. Your baby looks fine! The fetal growth is in the 25th percentile which correlates to the size of your other babies.

Follow-up is needed, according to your regular prenatal visits.

Your Health Care Team,
Susan A Harwood, PA-C


I am so glad the the Dr's are beginning to realize that this size and the way I look is normal for ME! I am all baby in the belly and I have a tilted uterus. I think they are going to stop harassing me about it now. =)

Contractions

Monday morning I was woken up around 4am with sharp contractions. These definitely weren't the typical braxton hicks from before, this was the real deal and I knew I needed to time them. They were coming every five minutes, then two minutes and back to five; as well as lasting more than a minute long. We went into the hospital and went through all the paper work and I was hooked up to the machine. Of coarse by the time you get to the hospital everything settles down, no matter how bad it was before you got there. I even timed them for more than an hour before I told Phil that perhaps we should go in, especially since I was already dilated from the fall I had two weeks ago and my last child came rather fast. Long story short, I ended up with a urinary tract infection, which actually causes pre-term labor. So they gave me a shot to put a stop to the contractions and gave me a prescription for the infection. I was told to eat more, drink more, and stay down more.