29 Weeks

I had my week 29 doctor's visit today and it went well. My blood pressure is still a little high but not bad. I met with the final doctor I hadn't seen yet and she was wonderful! She spent a long time talking with me and made me feel confident that I'm doing a decent job in the baby growing department :) She let me listen to the baby's heartbeat a little longer than usual and it was wonderful! The heartbeat is still in the 150's and it always sounds so great! The most exciting news that I got was that the baby is FINALLY head down!!! Hopefully she stays that way! She has been breech the entire pregnancy. The doctor confirmed that I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions which has been a little uncomfortable and makes it feel like her birth is that much closer.

I have tried not to be too much of a crazy person with first time Mommy questions at the doctor's office but I gave in to ask a few today. My friends will be happy to know that the baby indeed can't grab an internal organ and I am not hurting her by laying on my side when she is kicking. AND... the doctor didn't laugh too hard when I asked. Overall, it was a happy appointment. She wants me to have another ultrasound in 2 weeks and Kimberly will be in town and able to go which is very exciting for both of us. After this next appointment I have to go every week and have ultrasounds to make sure the baby is doing okay with the slight rise in my blood pressure. I don't mind at all... I get to see this little girl on a regular basis until she is born! (And hopefully get a couple more opinions on the fact that she actually IS a girl!)

More Pregnancy Whining...

OH MY GOODNESS!!! I have decided that every negative thing I've ever heard about the third trimester of pregnancy is TRUE! Last week I went to my first OB appointment by myself. I have been really lucky that Michael has been able to go to most of my appointments and until last week, the one he couldn't make, my Mom went with me. Well... my blood pressure was a little bit high and there were a few other things that were a little off. They monitored me closely and did a little bit more testing for about a week to make sure I wasn't showing some early signs of Preeclampsia. Other than my blood pressure still being a little on the high side everything seems to be okay. I'm very happy about this because this baby girl is not ready to come out and I'm definitely not ready to be off work yet! I go back to the doctor again Tuesday so hopefully everything continues to go well.

This little girl has started being crazy at night. She seems to sleep a lot during the day and when I'm relaxing or trying to sleep she decides to have a little dance party. The movements are so strong now that I'm having trouble sleeping. She also is reacting to Michael's voice which I think is adorable.

Adam and Katie finally closed on their new house last week and we got to stop by and see it Saturday afternoon. The house is great and I can see them having a lot of very happy years there. I know this has been a long time dream for them and this holiday season is even more fun now that there is another thing to be excited about and celebrate.

Isabella and Adelyn spent the night with Michael and I on Saturday night. We put our pjs on and drove the Sharon Woods for Holiday in Lights. It was a great idea because we were able to stay warm in the car but do something festive. We loved every minute of having them but I think Michael really saw the difference between a 4 year old (Adelyn) and an 8 year old (Bella)!

I have tried to upload some pictures to the blog but my memory card is not cooperating. Hopefully I will get that worked out and be able to post a lot of pictures soon! Hope everyone is staying warm and has a great week!