38 week update

Well I thought today might have been the day but alas, it is not. My fluid levels are still low but good. I am at a 7 instead of 8 (still forgetting what measurement this is in). She is still kickin around and taking up a lot of space so the doc said she can finish her cooking and come on her own time. That is until next Sunday (Jan 8 – her due date), if she doesn’t come then I will be induced the following week sometime. We are going to talk about that at my next appt. (next Friday). So let me show you a belly pic and give you some of the stats. By the way I feel HUGE, really I don’t think it is possible to get any bigger. It is officially hard for me to do anything now.

How Far Along: 38 weeks, 5 days and we didn’t measure at this appt. It was so crazy at the doc this morning I think we forgot.
Heart Beat: 156bpm, same as last time.
Weight gain: 27 pounds - I gained 2 pounds!!! I am reaching that 30 mark….didn’t think I would but I am getting up there. Although she said that my 2 lbs that I gained pretty much all went to my swelling. My legs, ankles and feet are just not the same. I went to get a pedicure this week to be prepared…..gotta have pretty toes, hello! And the lady made a comment like OMG “your feet so big, big, you must have baby soon”. Sorry if that was offensive to some with the way that I said it but I am just repeating what she told me.
Movement: Yep, still feeling her move and have hiccups.
Sleep: Miserable now. My hips hurt and I just can’t get comfortable
Symptoms: Just the swelling and the hurting hips
Cravings: Nothing really
Best moment this week: Having her nursery almost complete. Jenna and my momma came over for 2 nights and we got it pretty much done. There are just a couple things that I have to do this weekend. It looks SO PRETTY! I can’t wait to post pics and show you.

Doc update from this morning

So, you will see below but we got to see her today and she is just soooo cute! I know I have told some of you how the last appointment went and how I almost passed out and vomited all at the same time and I thought it was because of the exam but I figured it out! It was because I was just lying on my back for too long. It is just cutting off too much circulation. Mid way through my ultrasound I had to turn on my side because I was starting to sweat and feel faint. Once on my side I am good to go and the exam this time wasn't that bad because I was not on my back for that long. So that is that, moving on. During the ultrasound my amniotic fluid was measured and the regular amount is anywhere from 5-25 (not sure what the measurement is) and I am measuring at an 8 so that will just be something that they watch in each appointment. I have to just make sure I feel her moving and if I don't I have to do kick counts to make sure she is not in distress. Everything else looks good and I can't wait to meet her!!! I have decided I would be totally good if I was done being prego now.

How Far Along: 37 weeks, 5 days and I am measuring 39 weeks. But according to the high tech ultrasound my due date is still on target
Heart Beat: 156bpm.
Weight gain: 25 pounds - I gained 3 pounds!!! With the ultrasound that we got today we did get to find out that she weighs 7lbs, 1oz right now. They said that she will gain about .5lbs per week so she can get up to 8lbs if I deliver on time. We will see how accurate it is. She is measuring in the 53 percentile so she is about average.
Movement: Yes, she is still figuring out how to have little dance parties in such a tight space. She does occasionally like to stick her bum out and make my belly all contorted. She also does like to be on the left side of my belly for the most part.
Sleep: Still the same, not getting much. I want to sleep on my back and tummy so bad!!!!
Symptoms: Nothing new really.
Cravings: I don't know if it is a craving but I can't wait for Christmas dinner.....yum!
Best moment this week: Seeing her in an ultrasound. She is SOOOOO CUTE! I got to see her little belly, big head, and chunky leg. She was hiding her face a little bit being shy but you could still see her eyes and nose. She was looking at us. Aunt Jenna got to come to the ultrasound today and see her little niece.

Watermelon, watermelon, watermelon

That is how big she is now. I am 37 weeks and miss molly is full term and taking up a lot of room. I am not too miserable yet but it is definately hard to do the little things like roll over in bed, get up from the sitting position, and my stomach skin has a constant light burn because everything is stretching so much. I can't complain though because I have had a pretty easy pregnancy. I am not gonna lie I think I will be a little sad when she comes out, only because right now she is all mine. I can feel her and talk to her whenever I want and I don't really have to share her. Don't get me wrong, I can't wait until she comes but I think I will miss being prego a little bit.

Anyway, my next appointment is this Friday and I will post the heartbeat, etc. but for now I will leave you with a belly pic.

They are HUGE

My feet that is. I have Shrek feet! I haven't had any problems with swelling at all, until now. I will tell you that this week has been a crazy week at work where I have been on my feet and lifting boxes, etc. getting ready for a big event but OMG I didn't think my feet could get this big. If I posted a picture it would freak you out so I will refrain, plus I need to get a pedicure. So I will show you a pic of Shrek. :)

Also, this week it finally happened for me - a stranger rubbed my belly. I was in an elevator and someone inevitably asks the questions of when I am due and what I am having. Well, this lady asked me what I was having so I told her and she let me know that I wasn't just having a little girl I was having a princess. I smiled and nodded and then she proceeded to get closer and closer to me and rub my belly. I am not talking about a quick pat on the belly, no, no, I am talking about a full on rub down of the belly, in the circular motion and all. Then she got her face really close to my belly and decided that she needed to have a conversation with Molly. It was weird. I didn't know what to do. It was just plain awkward.

36 weeks y'all

I went to my 36 week appointment on Monday and from here on out I will be going every week until she gets here. At this appointment we did an ultrasound to make sure she is head down which she is - thank goodness. Dr. D also started checking to see if I am dialated and I am, which makes it so REAL. She is coming guys!!!!! I am 1cm dialated right now. P.S. no one warned me about this appointment.........NOT FUN! And of course I had to give blood again! My favorite thing......

How Far Along: 36 weeks and I am big again measuring 38 weeks. Because of this I will get another ultrasound next week (a more high tech one, so we can figure out the weight). According to the bump.com she is the size of a honeydew melon.
Heart Beat: As of the appointment on Monday (yesterday) it was 146bpm.
Weight gain: 22 pounds - only gained one pound from 2 weeks ago
Movement: Yes, she is getting big for the space so some of her movements are a little painful
Sleep: Now Not getting much. It is almost to the point where things are just not ever comfortable.
Symptoms: Nothing new
Cravings: I still want candy or cookies all the time oh and right now I am all about the Blue Bell peppermint ice cream - so good!
Best moment this week: Finding out that she is head down and ready to go

Also, let me just say I have a new appreciation for pregnant women. This is hard work. It is fun and exciting but once your belly gets big it is just plain hard. It is hard to get up, hard get out of bed, you can forget about putting on your socks, hard to put on pants, the list could really go on and on. Danny has to help me constantly. I had an epic fail today parking my car. I was parking in a parking garage and parked as close to the wall as I could knowing that I had to get out. I am thinking I have plenty of room and I try and get out and low and behold I just cant suck in my belly to get through so I had to completely repark. I am sure the gentleman watching me doing this was laughing in his car. Real nice....

Letters to Molly

21st century letters that is, which means emails. Danny and I have created an email address for Molly so people can email her as she grows up. We hope to share funny stories with her, tell her how much we love her and tell her all about her family and friends. One day, when she is a teenager, we will give her access to her account so she can read all the emails. So, if you are interested in writing her please do. This is open to everyone. Please email:

molly.struzick@gmail.com

Thanks!

34 weeks and I believe she has dropped

How Far Along: 34 weeks and I am finally completely evened out. I am measuring 34 weeks.
Heart Beat: As of the appointment on Wednesday (yesterday) it was 156bpm. It took a little while to get a gppd reading because she was moving like crazy when we were listening to the heartbeat.
Weight gain: 21 pounds
Belly Button: Starting to stick out a little bit
Movement: She has constant dance parties in my belly.
Sleep: Now I am not falling asleep so fast. It has hard for me to sleep and I toss and turn all night now, not so fun.
Symptoms: Nothing new
Cravings: I am now always wanting candy or cookies or something.
Best moment this week: She started getting hiccups and it is so cute! She has them at least once a day. The first time I felt them was at 33 weeks in the middle of the night and they woke me up. In fact she has them right now as I am typing this post. :) I kind of love when she gets them because I think they are so cute. I am sure I will think differently when she is here and hating her hiccups but I will always remember them in my belly.