Will I Make It?

today was my weekly check-up (yes, i'm finally on my weekly schedule!). today marks 33 weeks...and boy am i feeling it :-) so, lets just get to the facts: baby girl is still measuring a few days ahead of schedule. my tummy is measuring a whole week ahead..that should give you a good heads up that my tummy is STILL growing. i've gained a whole 27lbs...but like i said before...she's worth every pound. (i just sure hope it goes away!) as for labor in the near future...well, lets not hope too near. i am 70% effaced and 1 cm dialated. my doctor said that whether we make it to the amnio at 36 weeks or not; baby will probably be here by then! i think today was the first day that joel and i actaully believed that WE ARE HAVING A BABY! there is a light at the end of this ever-so-long tunnel. she's almost 4 1/2 lbs, so we are guessing about 5 1/2 lbs at birth...but lets just keep our fingers crossed. i had to make a trip down to the hospital today (and will have to go back tomorrow) for steroid shots to help speed up baby girl's lungs JUST in case we meet her earlier than scheduled! We are getting soooo close!

tossing and turning...all night long

another sleepless night....and only about 5 more weeks to go. it's 1:15 in the morning, and joel is sleeping soundly next to me. i'm up because of the non-stop heart burn (from i don't know what!), the pressure in my lower back from baby girl weighing down, the stomach ache and soar ribs from her pushing off of me to swim around more; not to mention the many, many thoughts running through my head about her soon-to-be arrival day! what will it be like when that day finally arrives?! even more than that, what will the NEXT day be like? i picture myself getting up early, taking a shower...of course, and rushing off to see my new daughter in the nursery :-) i picture holding her ALL DAY LONG as people come in and visit (and bring her presents!) what will her noises be like? what will be her favorite spot to lay on? daddy's chest perhaps?! will she have a lot of hair? (she better with all this heart burn i'm having!!!) so many things i'm curious about, and that will remain a wonderful mystery until she's safely in my arms. and until that day, i think the anxiety will remain. i am feeling so close, but yet so far away from that highly anticipated day.

6 weeks left!

so, 30 weeks along....and only 6 to go. we scheduled our apt. for an amnio in october. they will be checking to make sure baby girl's lungs are developed enough to deliver. and once those results come back that night, we will go back in to meet our second daughter! it's so crazy to look back at this point in my pregnancy and feel like we have almost made it to the end. when it was just a few months ago i thought i would never make it through! i think having a busy summer helped that a lot!

total weight gain thus far...22lbs. not too bad. as much as i CANNOT believe that it is still ok to gain weight when you are preggo, i just remember that 1. i lost it all last time, and 2. she is SO worth it!

we had a check up yesterday with dr. golden, and all is still going so well. baby girl is head down (since week 20!)with her body on my left side, and her booty pushing against my stomach right above my belly button. i can't believe it hasn't popped out yet! she pushes hard! her little legs and knees are on my right side, and her feet are nicely tucked away under my RIBS! her movements have been so strong lately...enough to take my breath away. not to mention the many braxton hicks i continue to experience throughout every day :-) do you think she will be here sooner than 6 weeks? well, the longer she stays in my tummy, the healthier she will be, so for that reason, i'm ok with not meeting her yet....but boy is it tempting!