38 Weeks & 2 days

I am doing better today. I am just keeping in mind it has to happen sooner or later. Taking one day at a time. It snowed a lot last night and today. Total we are supposed to get 5-9 inches or something. I stayed home from work because the roads are not good. Storms are supposed to put people into labor, but apparently I am immune to that. So, I am ready, prepared, totally confident just waiting for Stella to be ready!!

Starting to get discouraged

Ok, so I really thought Wednesday night that labor was starting. Obviously it was not. But since then I have been much, much more uncomfortable. I am just having a lot of emotions, and I am really down tonight. I had been keeping a good attitude, but it's faded. I WANT TO BE IN LABOR! I was doing good, taking it one day at a time, I don't know what went wrong today. My head has really been aching, and I did a bunch of rearranging in the kitchen. I am very tired. Maybe these sad feelings are just from exhaustion. I am going to lay down soon. As soon as this heartburn medicine has a chance to kick in. I really hope when I wake up tomorrow I don't still feel this crappy! :( I am 38 weeks today by the way. Stella is super duper low. In closing, I would like to say one more time, I WANT TO BE IN LABOR!

Me at 36 weeks. I will be 37 weeks tomorrow. FULL TERM! Yay! I also found out that my Group B Strep test was NEGATIVE, doesn't get better than that! lol That means no pole to pull around during delivery! Today is the 5th, my first predicted (by someone other than a doctor) delivery date. Also, last night I watched Everybody Loves Raymond and it was the episode where Deborah is pregnant with Allie, and they specifically say she has 3 weeks left. And then she goes into labor. She also has her in the police car, but hey. A sign is a sign! No sign of my mucus plug or anything though. She was being crazy active yesterday, and my back was bothering me way more. And I am for sure peeing more, but I know that is normal since her head is on my bladder, and she likes to put CRAZY pressure on it.

36 Week Ultrasound

Went for my 36 week ultrasound yesterday to get an idea of Stella's size. First off, she is still a girl! Whew! The scans put her between like 5 lb 6 oz to 6 lb 2 oz give or take 8 oz. So she is close to 50th percentile. The fluid levels measured good, not too much or too little. Oh, and we could see hair on her head. That was neat, it probably won't be a ton. I do hope it's brown though, not blond or red. My mom and Jeff's mom went with us to the ultrasound. I thought they would enjoy it, and I didn't think Jeff was going to be going. But since he is laid off, he got to go too. I am super tired today, don't feel that great. It is getting close to the 5th, which I did get a prediction for. Actually, really early on a dismass worker at the shelter said I would have her on the 5th. Then, the next predicted day is the 10th. I had a dream about the 10th. Oh, at my appointment with Beth on Monday, I did have her do a cervical check. She said I am a -1 station, 80% effaced and fingertip dilated. I have only told Jeff & Kim about it though. I don't want anyone else to know. I don't plan on getting checked any more. I just wanted to know if all the pains and pressure was actually resulting in something. So, now that I know it is, I will just wait for the day! I won't mind too much if I go to the 27th because I want to be certain she doesn't have to go to a NICU. If she did, I think she would have to be transferred to Kosair, and that would break my heart. Oh, and I think since her size is so normal, even if a few of my numbers are high I don't think it would cause much concern. I will say, I can't wait to be off this stupid diet! AHHH!

Her Girl Parts!

Hard to see, but her face in the top right

This is an Arm & Fist on the end

Baby Shower

Here are photos from my shower on the 10th thrown by my Mom & cousin Melissa! It went really well, and I got a lot of nice stuff!! People who attended were:

My Mom

Melissa Sinkhorn

Alex Sinkhorn

Ellie Sinkhorn

Carolyn Gardner

Christine Hutcherson

Susan Kuntz

Austin Kuntz

Theresa Pierce

Juli Pierce

Gracie Pierce

Lou Pierce

Linda Westenhofer

Linda Lose

Carrie Palmer

LuAnn Clark

Erin Clark

Tara Chesser

Karen Wood

Valerie Edgerly

Gail Jett

Dropped

So, I have dropped some. I think I already said when Beth checked me, the baby's head was pretty low. I think I dropped somewhere around January 15th. I can say her head has to be low with all the pelvic soreness and pressure. I would still like to think that I am right about the conception date being May 27th or 28th. I really was convinced that I was pregnant on the SC trip and after. There is just no explanation why I didn't test positive till June 21st. Maybe it really was the first week of June. Needless to say I would LOVE to really be a week and two days ahead of what I thought! Ah! I am getting impatient waiting for the ultrasound , it's still a week away. And my other shower is coming up this Sunday. My bag for the hospital is pretty much done. I am really getting anxious about the pediatrician mailing my birth plan back to me. OH, and the nursery is so close to being finished. I think we are going to make an adjustment to one of the curtains, and I am waiting on the name letters. Other than that, FINISHED!

Starting to be READY!

I am starting to get more anxious! The last 5 weeks have gone by pretty quick, with Christmas and one of my showers! My Mom's shower was super nice, about 20 people came. I don't have any pictures, Melissa is the only one who took pictures. I will get them from her. I am 34 weeks and 3 days today. But I was looking back, and I really think my due date should be the 18th. But we will see. Not to mention my dream where I had the baby, and she was born Jan. 10th. So I am interpreting that to mean she will be born Feb. 10th. Either way it will be fine if she was, I would be 37 weeks 4 days going by the 2-27 due date. I just can't shake the feeling I will go early. It doesn't seem to be wishful thinking. But I know everybody thinks they will be early! Beth (my midwife) checked her position from the outside and said she is definitely head down, pretty low I think. I will get a new photo soon & post it!