April 22, 2011
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Week 39
Well, it’s Baby Love’s 39th week in utero, and she apparently has no plans to enter this bright exciting world anytime soon, so….here’s the plan, Stan. I go back on Monday, when I will be 40 weeks and 1 day for a biophysical profile, where they will do an ultrasound to check her growth, the levels of amniotic fluid, and placenta. Then, if she still hasn’t come by Thursday, I will have another doctor’s appointment. Then, if she still hasn’t arrived, I will be induced at 41 weeks, 1 day, on May 2. Which is approximately 4 months away. In end-stage pregnancy time. Anywho. I actually could be induced this coming Monday, but I think I will probably hold out, since induction ups my risk of c-section with her positioning. It’s more ideal for me to go into labor naturally without my water being broken to assist her turning during labor.
Here’s the simple prayer I am praying these past few days. Please let the baby come very soon. Please let my labor be quick and go naturally without any problems. Please let her turn to the right position for an easier labor.
The midwife also did a nonstress test on me just to check out the baby, since yesterday it seemed that she wasn’t moving as much. A nonstress test checks to make sure her heartrate is accelerating with her movements. She got an “A+” which was very reassuring for her mommy.
My weight is about the same, baby’s HR was about 135, my BP was 92/46, and I was 1-2 cm dilated and 50% effaced.
Right on target for 8 more weeks of pregnancy like I mentioned last time. I’ve noticed lately that my legs/ankles/hands are just a little swollen from time to time. I don’t remember this with my other ones. I have been somewhat able to refocus on the not so distant future, and have moved somewhat from the expectation of “maybe today!!” to “probably not today…” This is somewhat helpful for my psyche. :) I have been thinking up projects I could start that I would be thrilled to have accomplished by the time she gets here…only problem is that projects require energy, and I don’t always seem to have a ton. :)
Tuesday I happily carted the boys to Salisbury to get individual pictures of Zion and of Israel…it has been FOREVER since they’ve had a studio picture and I had really wanted to get that accomplished before the baby was born. And so I got that checked off my list. That was quite the task, let me tell you what. Manhandling a kicking, screaming, uncooperative, squirrelly two year old while 39 weeks pregnant in the middle of the mall in your fourth or fifth hour there is quite the exhausting accomplishment.
Phew. We shopped at JC Penney’s, went to The Picture People, went to the playground area in the mall, went to Sears, went to Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, and then left the mall and stopped at the Indian food grocery store before coming home. It was fun, although very tiring!!!!———————
Israel’s quote of the day (after playing Lego Star Wars on Wii and moving from that to imaginary light-saber fighting with his brothers) – “Dark (Darth) Vader!! Come and defeach (defeat) me!!”
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Zion was standing beside me looking at some Facebook icons the other day. ”Those my babies?” he asked. ”Those my baby bears.” Very cute to his mommy, who calls him Baby Bear, that he now thinks that is another name for babies. :)
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A little morsel of sweetness tucked beside his mommy’s pillow the other morning…
