Week 35

So a little over a week ago, I had to go into L&D for monitoring. This little one gave us a scare. She decided that she wasn't going to move during the time she is normally throwing a party. That was coupled with some cramping & what I thought was a little bit of leaking. Turns out baby girl was fine. The cramping was nothing as the monitor never registered a contraction. The leak was not a leak at all.

I have had what seems to be just BH contractions on a more daily basis since then. I must say I'm ecstatic with this as it means my body is getting ready for labor - something it didn't seem to do when I was pregnant with Madison, so maybe I won't need to get pitocin this time around.

Monday I had my 2 week appt. Nothing new to report there. BP is great, baby girl is doing wonderful & so am I. I go back on April 1st for my next appt & will have the Group B strep test done & my first check! Can't wait to find out if I've done any progressing!

I have also resigned myself to the fact that baby's room will not be done before she comes as the bedroom in the basement is not complete & doesn't look like it will be before she gets here. Since I have made this decision in my head & formed a plan on how to deal with it while we have guests, I feel a lot less stressed about the whole thing.& I am ok with it not being done.

I have pretty much everything ready for baby girl to come minus having my hospital bag packed (which I'm working on slowly). I also now need the glider moved into our room & some baby supplies stocked in our room for nights especially when we have guests. Other than that I'm making a few meals to put in the freezer for after baby girl is here.

The other thing we are trying to do is switch Dan's life insurance policy & possibly up his coverage due to our life changes in the last year 1/2 to 2 years. Dan's job change, our new home & now this baby girl. So I'm in the middle of researching costs, types & coverage on life insurance for him. I saw our insurance agent today to go over some of our questions & to cover what types & what we need. Now its my turn to explain it to Dan & for us to take it in & determine if what we need is really being reflected or if we need to lower or raise what the agent & I talked about what we need for coverage. There is so much I don't think we considered our first time around on doing insurance, that we probably should have. I could go on about this topic, but I won't, at least not now.

How far along? 34 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain: 121 lbs

Maternity clothes? Yes, since about 7 weeks

Stretch marks? I think my stretch marks have stretch marks

Linea Nigra:  Still Not yet (never had one with Madison, so...)

Sleep: Not much. Insomnia is back.

Times you Potty a Night: 2 + times a night

Best moment of the week: Hearing baby girl's heartbeat

Miss anything?  Not really

Movement: Yes, I'm getting kicked & punched daily. Hubby is finally able to feel the movement of this baby girl & now pokes & prods at her when she does kick him.

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Not at all.

Cravings: Mexican Food!

Gender prediction:  Doesn't matter anymore because its a girl
Gender: GIRL

Labor signs:  Just the daily BH contractions is all.

Symptoms:  The bump in front, some sore boobs, & pregnancy insomnia & being uncomfortable

Aches & Pains:  A sore lower back from carrying the bump & a sciatic nerve pain, the hip & pelvic pain & the pain of a baby head bouncing off my cervix all day long!

Belly button in or out? Still in, but seems like it might just pop out soon.

Wedding rings on or off? Off. Sadness.

Happy or moody most of the time? Uncomfortable

Looking forward to:  Saturday for my prenatal massage, manicure & pedicure! Nice relaxing day!