35 weeks today and only 35 days (or less) to go!!!

Today marks 35 weeks...woo hoo! I can't really say that time is flying by but it is going by faster than when I was first put on bedrest. I can't believe it's been 14 weeks since I first went on bedrest, when all is said and done it will probably be a total of 4 months! The good news is in two weeks exactly, I will be completely off bedrest!!! :)

No doctor's appointment this week but I go back next Wednesday the 7th, at that appointment we'll set up a date for the cerclage to come out...will probably be the 14th! :)

This weekend we have our childbirth preparation class (all day on Saturday...sorry Clay) so I'm looking forward to that!

Will post again next week, thanks for all the prayers!!

Update- Good news!

I had my doctor's appointment this afternoon and my doctor walked into the room with two thumbs up! He's very happy that I've made it to 34 weeks and even scheduled my next appointment two weeks out at 36 weeks! I didn't have an ultrasound at this visit and probably won't have another one since it doesn't matter anymore what I'm measuring. So the next time I see my baby it won't be on a grainy screen but in person! :) We also scheduled a date for when the stitch will come out, the date is Oct. 14th! That's only 3 weeks away...whoa! I need to pack my hospital bag now :) The doctor also said that once the stitch comes out, I'm done with bedrest...woo hoo!

Shouldn't be too much longer now...I probably jinxed myself but I bought a Halloween onsie (just in case) it says "Daddy's little pumpkin"...I couldn't resist!

Thanks for all the prayers and support!

34 weeks today!!!!

Yay! I'm official 34 weeks today and according to my doctor I am now "golden"! Only 6 more weeks till my due date if Maddie even decides to stay in there that long...I have an appointment tomorrow, I'll post again then!

Grrghh...

This morning we had our breastfeeding class at 10 am...I was all prepared, we got up early, I had packed a journal for taking notes, and we even left early...or so I thought. For some reason, still unknown to me, I thought the class started at 10:30! I had this panic feeling as we were driving down I-77, so I checked the registration form and sure enough it was 10! Grrghhh...I'm hating this pregnancy brain, I can't remember anything anymore! Well, luckily (I guess) we rescheduled for Oct. 10th...hopefully we won't miss this one and hopefully Maddie won't decide it's time to come before then because I really want to go to this class. On the bright side, we went to USA Baby and finally ordered a glider and ottoman set...hopefully that will arrive before she does!

Also, I'm soooo ready for this weather to clear up and be sunny again. It's bad enough being on bedrest but this weather is making it harder and depressing!

Next appointment is Thursday...hope it goes well!

We found a Pediatrician!

Thanks to Marisa for the reference we made a consultation appointment with Southlake Pediatrics this morning and we really liked the practice! We met with two pediatricians and a lactation consultant, they were really nice and very informative. We had two previous meet and greets with other Pediatric offices but Southlake had the total package. We're getting excited and closer to our due date and we can't wait to meet our little girl in a couple weeks! :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Feeling HUGE!

I had my appointment today with my regular OB, no ultrasound though so I'm not sure how my cervix is measuring and I'm not even sure if I'll have an ultrasound next week. But things seem to be fine according to my OB, he wants me to continue my bedrest and just keep taking it easy. I had a pretty rough week last week (lots of pelvic pressure) one of the doctors I saw last week said that the baby's head was resting right on my stitch which was causing all the pain. I think she may have moved because I don't still have that horrible feeling anymore and hopefully it won't come back!

I also had my seasonal flu shot today and will probably have the swine flu vaccination in a few weeks when they get those in...kinda worried about that one but if the doctor thinks I should get it then I will.

Well, that's the only update for now...next appointment is Sept. 24th and we'll see how things are going then!

I'm 8 months along now! :)

I had my last appointment with the perinatologist (high risk doc) yesterday, it was definitely bittersweet. I was going to him every 4 weeks but now that I'm 32 weeks along he said I didn't need to see him anymore (I guess because I'm in the "safe zone"). He's a great doctor and I always enjoyed those visits, but since it was my last one with him it just shows how close I am to having this baby! While at the doctor, I did have my cervical length checked and it was shorter than last week but not by much and the doctor didn't seemed worried. I was told the baby is actual measuring bigger at a whopping 4lbs 11 oz so her weight could be contributing to the decrease in my cervical length. I'm just going to take it easy until the next appointment which is Tuesday, I don't think I'm having an ultrasound at that visit so I may not have an update until the following week. I do have another baby shower this weekend, I'm really excited! Can't wait to see everyone on Saturday!!

Weekly Update

I had a doctor's appointment on Friday with the usual routine. My cervical length has shortened since the last visit a week before and seems to be slowly shortening but not too significantly. It's always a wait and see game because it could stay the same by the next appointment or it could get shorter. I think since the baby is getting bigger (almost 4 pounds now) she is putting more pressure on my cervix and therefore causing it to shorten. The doctor just wants me to continue the moderate bedrest and they'll see me back on Wednesday. I'm also seeing the high risk doctor then so I'm interested in hearing what he thinks. I know they want to get me to at least 34 weeks so that's only 2.5 weeks away...if I need to be stricter with my bedrest until then I will definitely do it. So for now things are still okay and I'll find out more Wednesday and then post again! Please keep praying that we make it as long as we can to ensure a healthy, term baby! :) Thanks for all the support!!