32wk and now it is really becoming real.......

Well I had my second shower on Saturday and it was so much fun. My bestfriend and cousin hosted the shower and we had 20+ family and friends there. I got so much stuff it took two vehicles to get it all home. I am so blessed to have such wonderful people in my life and I can't wait till Jacob gets here.

Yesterday was my 32wk appointment and now I will start seeing my doctor weekly till I deliver. We are also going to be doing weekly Non-Stress Test (NST) starting Monday. What will happen is I will be hooked up to a monitor for 20-30 minutes and we will watch Jacob's movement and monitor his heart rate during the movements. What they look for is an increase in heart rate during the movements and then a decrease back to normal when he is at rest. I was nervous that we are doing something like this so early, but with my blood pressure (BP) issues during this pregnancy, my doctor is being proactive and we just wants to make sure Jacob is happy in the womb. I will update my blog each week now. Other than that, my BP was a little elevated, but my doctor said that is really my normal and she isn't concerned. Everything else looks great!!! Since my DH can't go next week with me for the NST test my mom is going....I really wanted someone there since I don't know what to expect and anything new makes me nervous. After that DH plans to go to as many as he can.

I have my last baby shower, my church is giving, next Sunday and my birthday is Saturday. So this weekend will be a big weekend and I am so excited!! I will update after my appointment Monday with how the weekend and the appointment went.

Today is the first day of the bar exam for DH and I have been praying all morning for him. I know he is ready to get this week behind him. 2009 has been a fun and exciting year for us and we are looking forward to our new son and DH becoming an attorney!!

Jabob's room in progress

Here are some pictures of Jacob's room. We are almost done, we just have to finish the closet doors and hang the drapes. DH plans to complete the closet doors after the bar in August and the drapers were custom order and won't be in for 8 weeks, so mid September the room should be completely done.

30wk Appoitment update

Everything is wonderful, no change to the due date and Jacob is measuring just fine. He currently weighs 3.3lbs. At the ultrasound they measured the head, femur, saw the 4 chambers of the heart beating (my favorite thing to see), checked the cervix length, confirmed he is still a boy (and he definitely is!) and watched him for a little while moving his arms and turning. Things look great and he is head down!!!

They take a bunch of measurements and then average them out to make sure he is on track. They look for all the measurements to be within a week of your gestation date and she said everything looked right on track. I look to be on track to have a 7-8lb baby. DH said his head was measuring about 2 weeks ahead, but given that the head is always the biggest and the rest of the body is growing to catch up, I am not concerned at all and the doctor said nothing about this. We saw his brain and his head and everything looked good…..he is probably getting ready to go through another growth spurt in the next week or so.

I go back to the doctor on the 27th and then I will be seeing her weekly till I deliver, I can’t believe it is almost here. So as my doctor put it, she loves coming in and seeing me pregnant and for now she is a very happy camper!!! Oh and my blood pressure was awesome, the best yet at 128/74…..so all in all, yesterday was wonderful!!

On a side note – Jacob’s furniture came in yesterday and his room is looking great. The art work arrives tomorrow and then I will take some pictures. DH still has to work on the closet doors, but that will be after the bar exam. Other than that, the rest is in the details, but after yesterday, I am not worried at all that Jacob will be coming early…..which is great because that means I can stay home with him until January 4th!!!

Shower #1.....

Yesterday was my first baby shower that my office gave me. It was wonderful, I am so blessed to work with such an amazing group of people. My friend made my cake and it was the best cake ever...below is a picture. I love my company and all the wonderful people that I work with.

I passed!!!

On Monday I had my 1 hour glucose test to check for gestational diabetes and I passed. So no diet or finger pricking for me!!! My blood pressure was much better than last time and there is no protein in my urine, so we are staying on the meds and proceeding forward. It looks like Jacob is measuring ahead, so I will be having an ultrasound at my next appointment. I go back on July 13th and I will be 30wks...after that I will be going every two weeks till 36wks and then every week till I deliver. I can't believe he is almost here.

The nursery is coming along, the room is finally cleared out. DH finished putting up the closet organizer and is now working on and painting the new bi-fold doors. After this we just have to paint the bottom 1/2 of the walls navy and put up the chair rail. Then the decorating begins. We have the bedding and have ordered accessories and wall art that should be here mid July along with when the furniture should be in. I am so ready to put it all together. I still have to go and find material and have curtains made, but that is the last thing to do!!

I will post nursery pictures as soon as we get the room done.

Childbirthing class - take one!!

Okay so last night was our first childbirthing class, we have 2 more to go to....and let me say that I am terrified of birth. I am starting to wonder if I can actually do this. We practiced a lot of breathing and massage techniques for when you are in labor, but when the teacher stated that the average amount of time a woman is in labor is 16 hours, I just about died. Then we watched a woman give birth in the video and I just about got sick....man the guys get of so easy when it comes to having a child. I know that I have to give birth, Jacob can't stay in forever and at the end of the class we did part of our hospital tour and saw a whole bunch of babies in the nursery....so I know it will all be okay and so worth it.....but I am still very nervous. I hope it gets better the closer I get.....

Update on me: I went to the doctor on monday and my blood pressure is still high after I walk a short distance...after a minute of sitting it comes back down, but my doctor wants this under control so my meds have been doubled. I go back in a week and a half (9/22) to have my blood pressure checked again and to have my 1 hour glucose test, which I am not looking forward to.

Another thing to worry about.....

So a couple of weeks ago I was put on high blood pressure medication and now I see my doctor every 3 weeks. I am hoping the meds work and I don't get put on bed rest. My appointment is monday afternoon, so we shall see.

We will also be discussing the glucose testing at that time. I am not looking forward to that test and I hope I don't have gestational diabetes.

Well that was my quick update....Jacob seems to be doing great and moves all the time, it is a great feeling.