A Day Full of Doctors Appointments

The day started with my weekly OB appointment, Scheduled for 0830. I thought an early morning appointment would mean not much waiting. Boy was I wrong!! We went in the room at about 0830 and finally saw the Dr. at about 1030!! And for those of you who have been 9 months pregnant waiting that long sitting straight up on the Lovely OB bed with nothing to lean against (not to mention barely clothed) and in that time frame you know u will at least have to pee 2 or 3 time isn't comfortable. But we made it through.
    Enough complaining though. So we went into the room with the nurse did the usual check up stuff. As She was weighing me she ask me if I had been having contractions. I said not that I know of. Then we went back to the bed where she would measure my fundal height, I laid back and pulled up my shirt and boy did her eyes get big. She felt of my belly and said have you been feeling any  back. I said a little as we were walking in. She said well you were just
finishing up a contraction. Well that has been happening quite frequently this week. She quickly stressed when that starts happening every  5 min GO to Baptist East.
   She walked out I told Zach boy do I feel stupid, I don't even know when I am having a contraction. Which I realize when the big ones come I will know. I just assumed they were all like the "big ones" Because when people would ask me if I had had Braxton Hicks and I said not that I know of they would immediately say, oh you will know. Well obviously Not!
    Then the Dr came in. I was 3 cm dilated and from what Zach and I gathered from everything he said. He is expecting her to come within the next week. Ex. "If you are still pregnant next week you will see one of my partners in the office." " If you have her tomorrow I will be on call and be there for the delivery  but Saturday I will be out of town."
   After we left the OB I   drove to Alex City for the New Mom appt to interview the pediatrician.
So it was a full/busy day
 

37 Weeks

How Far Along: 37 weeks
Weight Gain: 19lbs

Stretch Marks: Still not yet. But I have been itching a lot!! I told Zach if I have went 9 months without getting them and I get them now I am going to be upset

Belly Button: outie

Sleep: Not much between getting up to go to the bathroom and thinking about everything I still have to do before she gets here

Baby Movement: She is a late night girl. She has a party every night from about 8 until I go to bed
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular I am just hungry most of the time

Looking forward to going back to the Dr this week and seeing how much closer We are to holding her. Last Monday (36 weeks) I was 1cm dilated and 50% effaced. But he said He still felt like she would be right on time maybe a few days early

Milestones" At 37 weeks if  MaKenna were born she would be considered full term . But she is steadily accumulating fat Most baby's weigh around 6 1/2 lbs

Last Monday All of the Furniture Finally came in! On Monday night Zach got the Crib and the dresser up. That was the only night I had him last week so we worked until Midnight. Here is a picture of the crib

Wednesday was Zach's Birthday and he had a check ride, which was supposed to be over around 5 or 6 and he would be able to come home and relax and eat his birthday supper since he would be leaving again on Thursday. But his wonderful curse of Murphy's Law played true again. Among many things happening they didn't take off until late. So he already wasn't going to be home until around 8 or 9. But then Something happened with the air craft and they had to make an emergency landing in someones pasture. So he spent his Birthday Night in the back of a State Trooper Car b/c some nice volunteer fireman called 911 when he saw them landing. So at least he didn't have to freeze waiting on someone to come and fix it. I told him he should be happy for that, if I had seen an aircraft landing in a pasture it would've scared me to death and I would have kept on driving. So therefore he did not get to Finish his check ride and will have to take it again this week. But he did get to open his present when he got home. But he didn't stay up long enough to eat fruit salad (his birthday cake)

  

   This past weekend I had 2 more showers. Bethany and Anna gave me a diaper shower and then on Sunday I had a shower at Mt Hebron

At the Diaper shower. Every one trying to guess the candy bar that is in the Diaper

I had lots of help opening presents. Which was Fabulous

One of the Ladies who will be keeping MaKenna in the Nursery She will have her own bed at church and everything. By the way They call these ladies the Rockers so I have a feeling she will be very spoiled. Which is alright by me

36 weeks and More showers

How far Along 36 weeks
Weight Gain: 19lbs
Maternity clothes: yes
Stretch Marks: Still not yet
Belly Button: outie
Sleep: Not much Lots of Bathroom trips. And it is an act of congress to get this big body out of bed.
Baby movement: yes
Food Cravings: Friday on our way to Clay County I told Zach I was wanting a Steak and hamburgers sometime soon. To my excitement when we got to his Mom and Dad's that night we had steak for supper, and then at our shower on Saturday we had hamburgers, both hit the spot
Looking Forward to: Supposedly The furniture is coming in This coming week.
Milestones: We are now in the 9th month I can't believe it. MaKenna should weigh around 6lbs this week and be 20 ins tall. She is almost ready to be welcomed in to the world most of her systems are just about equipped for life on the outside
                   They gave me a shower at work on Thursday Morning. We received a lot of cute stuff

 

  We had a couples shower this Saturday, with "The girls" and their husbands. We had a blast and got lots of cute stuff. There is just something extra special about a gift that someone who loves  your baby has made for them, had made or a gift that holds sentimental meaning.

                                       It was a joint shower for Alli and I it felt like old times Growing up we shared Birthday parties

 We really don't know what we did before we had kids to entertain us

I am so blessed to have such wonderful friends. Thanks ya'll, Love Ya'll

35 Weeks, Let the Showers begin!

How far along: 35 Weeks
Weight gain 17lbs
Maternity Clothes: Yes
Belly Button: Outie how far it polks out depends on what position she is in
Sleep: No more deep sleeping, and lots of Bathroom trips
Baby movement: She can be very picky at times as to how her Momma sits or lays. If I cross my arms she immediately starts to kick them until I get them out of the way. Then the other night I had a pillow under one side of my belly and she started "punching" me and she immediately quite when I moved the pillow. She obviously doesn't like anyone cramping her style
Looking forward too: Getting her baby Furniture in soon, and Zach comes home this week from AT!!!
Milestones: She should be around 20 in long and about 5 1/2 lbs this week. She is about finished growing length wise this week but will continue to pack on the pounds until birth. She is continuing with brain development. Most babies by now have settled into the head down position, Every one reading this please pause for a minute and pray that MaKenna is in this position and stays that way until she is ready to meet us!!!
This past weekend was full of showers. On Saturday we went to Pell City for My soon to be sister-in-law's Christmas shower and then on Sunday I had a shower at Barfield.

 Cassie opening up her gifts at the Christmas shower

 And a few pictures from my shower on Sunday

                                                                                     Aunt Rita gave us the Family Rocking Chair

   .                                     Zach had told me on Saturday that he might get to come by the house on Sunday on his way to Aerial gunnery. I learned real quick in my Army girlfriend/wife relationship never believe any thing until you see orders and even then don't get set on anything until it happens, so I knew not to get my hopes up until I saw him. So you can imagine how excited I was when I got home on Sunday night and he was there!