34 Weeks & Packing List

I went to the doctor on Monday the 23rd with my mother-in-law Jan. I'm measuring at 35 weeks, so Dr. B would like to look into inducing on September 27th. Seeing as how Miss Paige's head is a little large, the idea of inducing a week early doesn't bother me. I'm still holding out for her to come on her own, but I'm also preparing myself for being induced. Dr. Barki assured me that she won't be able to induce if my body isn't ready. More stretching and walking has been added to my daily activities to try to help my body get ready. Paige's heartbeat was at 146.

Seeing as how the possibility of her coming early is now becoming a reality Corey and I will commence our packing and car seat installation this weekend. Some things beside the essentials (clothing, toiletries and Paige's items) that we will be packing are as follows:

-Laptop
-Both Video and Digital Cameras
-Our relaxing to me play list downloaded to Iphone - after Corey and I went to our birthing class this past weekend we were able to decide what things would help me relax the most, my #1 was the Wii, but since we are told that the TV's don't have the capabilities of hooking one up we are settling with music that I can sing along with. We were able to discuss things that wouldn't be helpful too.
-Massaging items - I'm told that I'm likely to have back labor pains.
-Exercise ball - deflated till I might need it and some gripping socks
-Pillows and quilts from home
-Something to read
-Clorox wipes, to make sure the bathroom is clean.
-Snacks for Corey that I won't care to have.
-slippers
-eye mask and ear plugs

I'm sure there are things I'm missing from our list, but I left it at home and I'm going off my memory which isn't very reliable right now.

Somethings I'm starting to feel: Pain when I walk (it takes me 4 times as long to get somewhere). Some real quick and very infrequent abdomen twitches/pain, which is from what I've heard not unusual and some people feel this for weeks before delivering. I've started to have somewhat a loss of appetite. I've also have been able to breath better when sitting, now I still get out of breath when moving too quickly or walking for a while, but being able to breath while sitting is an improvement. As of about a month ago I starting to feel this consistent thumping, come to find out little Paige gets the hiccups a couple of times during the day.

One advantage of having long legs and being pregnant is that I was able to trim and paint my toe nails. I noticed this morning while doing some stretches that I could still get in a position to paint my toe nails so I did.

Paige's Room Updates

Here are the before and after decorating pictures of three of the walls in Paige's room.



Crib Before



Crib and wall after. While my mom was here this weekend we worked on this craft project together. We have the crib skirt, but it is currently being used to help get fabrics for a quilt for Paige.



Changing Table and Dresser Before



Changing Table and Dresser After - the baskets are going to hold diapers, lotion, and other changing table necessities.



Window Before



Window After - It's amazing what curtains do to a room.

The last wall to reveal will be the wall from the chair to the crib. We will be putting up shelves and a painting that my dear friend Joni is doing. I'm so excited to see her painting!! We want to wait to put the shelves up till we know how big and where we are going to put the painting. We still need lamps for the room and for some reason we just can't seem to decide upon where to get them at.

32 Weeks

I look at myself everyday and think "I'm not getting bigger". Well today I took a picture and o my goodness, I'm huge!! No wonder people keep asking: How many more days, do you need to sit down, how big is that baby going to be, and are you sure there isn't two?

So here are my growing pictures just to see the progress:



12 Weeks



14 Weeks



18 Weeks



22 Weeks



26 Weeks



32 Weeks up close



32 Weeks

I'm starting to understand why Corey thinks I hog our queen bed. Despite how big I am I can say that I'm feeling great. My back doesn't hurt, I'm sleeping like a log, and I'm still getting things done around the house with no problem, except for getting things off the bottom shelf in the kitchen is getting a little harder to do. I'm starting to wonder if I'll know when my nesting will kick in, since I'm still cooking and cleaning. What are some things that you did when you were nesting? When do you think the nesting kicked in?

Visit to the Specialist

Monday we saw a specialist about Paige's head and feet. I had a peace about everything, but was still a little scared. Once we got to the Dr. office all I could think about was getting to see our little girl again. Once we got into the ultrasound room I got even more excited because we were going to get to see her on a BIG TV, verses the 15 inch tube TV that my doctor office still has.

We first saw her sucking on her fingers. Then we moved to the head and it still looked oblong verses round but not by much. I did however read at the end of the ultrasound that her head circumference (29.9 cm) is measuring at 33 weeks 1 days, I'm was only at 31 weeks 1 day. So needless to say I'm a little concerned about the pain her head might cause me. Moving on... next we looked at the feet and they were so cute. One was hiding under my rib and it took several position moves from me to get to see that one clearly. According to the doctor they looked normal. The Dr. also said that though her head is not round, there doesn't seem to be any indication of any problems, she just has an odd shaped head. I guess I should also mention that she gained 7 oz. in one week!! Overall the ultrasound put her at 31 weeks 5 days

Thank you all for your prayers. God is always in control and this situation just showed me how much He is and I'm not.

I should have some 4D pictures to post after Friday. I have some from this doctors visit, but I don't want to spoil the surprise for all the parents.