4 weeks to go!
Lots going on this week…we finalized our birth plan with the doula over coffee on Wednesday and we are good to go.
Brian and I put some finishing touches on the nursery (see pics attached). It’s really coming together! Just some light cleaning, decorating, and organizing left to do….but all in all we’re ready.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13411558@N00/sets/72157594184043074/show/
At my check up this week, we found out that I’m 50% effaced, which essentially means that my body is getting ready to go into labor. No signs that I’ll be going into labor early, though… and the doula insists that Brian and I get used to the idea of going into labor on time or late (so we don’t get stir crazy).
My belly measured slightly bigger than it should this week, which means that I may have an ultrasound in the next couple of weeks to check on the size of the baby. No surprise that she’s big (she’s been ahead of schedule since day 1)– but they just want to make sure she isn’t TOO big. J She’s in the right position, though, which is great news. The midwife told me she hasn’t quite dropped yet – but I’m sure that will be happening soon.
Celebrating my birthday this week seemed a little silly, especially considering the HUGE event that’s about to happen. We went out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (yummy!), then came home and spent the night making a pregnancy cast….a mold of my big, pregnant belly. (See pic attached). It was a blast – and we plan on sanding and painting it. If you have time, check out this site – which has lots of examples of what people have done with their casts. Pretty artistic stuff!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13411558@N00/sets/72157594184039908/
Last night we had four friends over for a BBQ and board games. Brian got a carvel ice cream cake (my favorite!) and everyone sang to me, which was nice. J
As for the baby, here’s her update:
Your baby is still putting on the pounds — about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is a little less than 19 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the creamy substance that covered and protected her skin during its submersion in amniotic fluid. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, which will stay in her bowels until birth. This blackish mixture, called meconium, will become her first bowel movement.At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Babies between 37 and 42 weeks are considered full-term; a baby born before 37 weeks is pre-term and after 42 is post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position by now, which is optimal for a smooth delivery.
Less than 30 days guys. Can you believe it??
Brian and I put some finishing touches on the nursery (see pics attached). It’s really coming together! Just some light cleaning, decorating, and organizing left to do….but all in all we’re ready.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13411558@N00/sets/72157594184043074/show/
At my check up this week, we found out that I’m 50% effaced, which essentially means that my body is getting ready to go into labor. No signs that I’ll be going into labor early, though… and the doula insists that Brian and I get used to the idea of going into labor on time or late (so we don’t get stir crazy).
My belly measured slightly bigger than it should this week, which means that I may have an ultrasound in the next couple of weeks to check on the size of the baby. No surprise that she’s big (she’s been ahead of schedule since day 1)– but they just want to make sure she isn’t TOO big. J She’s in the right position, though, which is great news. The midwife told me she hasn’t quite dropped yet – but I’m sure that will be happening soon.
Celebrating my birthday this week seemed a little silly, especially considering the HUGE event that’s about to happen. We went out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (yummy!), then came home and spent the night making a pregnancy cast….a mold of my big, pregnant belly. (See pic attached). It was a blast – and we plan on sanding and painting it. If you have time, check out this site – which has lots of examples of what people have done with their casts. Pretty artistic stuff!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13411558@N00/sets/72157594184039908/
Last night we had four friends over for a BBQ and board games. Brian got a carvel ice cream cake (my favorite!) and everyone sang to me, which was nice. J
As for the baby, here’s her update:
Your baby is still putting on the pounds — about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds and is a little less than 19 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the creamy substance that covered and protected her skin during its submersion in amniotic fluid. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, which will stay in her bowels until birth. This blackish mixture, called meconium, will become her first bowel movement.At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term. (Babies between 37 and 42 weeks are considered full-term; a baby born before 37 weeks is pre-term and after 42 is post-term.) Most likely she's in a head-down position by now, which is optimal for a smooth delivery.
Less than 30 days guys. Can you believe it??
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