37 Weeks & Counting

I feel huge!  I am unbelievably sore and my pelvis feels like it’s about to fall off or split in two.  The searing pains in my stomach are still coming and going and now I have pelvic pain, heartburn, and backache to accompany it.  The baby has dropped and is very, very low.  At my 35 week appointment I was 2 cm dilated.  On Tuesday I go back to the doctors for my next check up.  I am hoping that I am more dilated and progress is being made.  I have been having false labor contractions for well over a month now so I hope the pain hasn’t been complete waste.  My 38 week appointment will be December 27^th and my doctor has agreed to “strip my membranes” to try to help things along a little bit.  Here’s hoping this baby comes out early!  I would love extra time off from daycare and the tax break!

Week 36 Sonogram

Autumn was excited to go to the sonogram with us and see the pictures of her baby brother.  She actually thought they were taking the baby out so they could get a picture!  The sonogram went well and we got a weight estimate of 5 pounds 2 ounces.  The baby that was once 2 weeks large is now 2 weeks small.  The sonogram technician printed out a duplicate picture for autumn to have for herself.  That made autumn very happy.  She carried is around a bunch at first and showed it to everyone.

Oh Autumn…

Her new sayings:

 “you said it sister”

“What’s the big idea?”

“Do I look happy?” –while pointing to her face!

Her new “princess” bed came in the other day.  It’s all set up in her room but the right mattress we ordered hasn’t come in yet so a temp from the furniture store is sitting on her bed with plastic wrap on it.  Autumn declared that the delivery people forgot her pillows and blankets and that she cannot sleep on the big bed until she has them.  She also has stated that the bed is for when she gets “really bigger” and that right now she likes sleeping in bed with rails (her crib).

Mall Santa

We went shopping during the weekend after thanksgiving to find the St. Lawrence Centre Mall had Santa Claus set up in the middle of the mall for kids to have their pictures taken.  When we walked by Santa smiled and waved at Autumn.  What did she do?  She slapped her hand over her face, tipped her head in the air and said “oh my gosh!”  Santa laughed.  She wouldn’t look at him and yet when we entered the next store she wanted to go back and see him again.  We walked by several more times … she didn’t cover her face again but she wouldn’t say hi either.  She was just to intent on staring at him and trying to figure out why Santa was at the mall!

Random Thoughts

Autumn’s new word… “expect.”  At meal times I tell her I expect her to at least take one bite of everything, she has to at least try each food served.  Well, last night, she broke out the “expect” word on daddy… demanding him to eat the play food she had made him.  She doesn’t miss a thing!

has a new playmate at daycare… a 2.5 year old little girl who is also named Autumn.  They play great together and it’s really nice for Autumn to have a girl her own age to hang out with.

Autumn is very excited about the new baby coming.  She keeps telling me to let him come out and she will get blankets for him and help change him and hold his bottles.  (haha).  I’m sure it will change once he is out and gets a bit bigger and will be stealing her toys.  (She defiantly gets aggravated with the 1 year old boy in daycare right now for that reason).

Last time we went shopping she kept trying to buy everything in the store for her new baby brother.  It was incredibly cute!  She made her way to the baby section in JCPenney and kept pulling out boy outfits, blankets, toys, and shoes… saying she “has to buy these for her new baby brother to keep him warm.”

31 Weeks & Counting

My last doctor’s appointment was on Monday, November 7^th.  I am 31 weeks along now.  This appointment included my RH shot I couldn’t get last time and results from my glucose screening (congrats… I’m not diabetic).  Dr. Joseph took belly measurements and listened to the baby’s heartbeat.  I also found out that these horrible menstrual type cramps I’ve been having are actually Braxton Hicks contractions. 

Since my last appointment I only gained 1 pound (thank god the weight gain slowed or I’d be a whale by the time this baby makes his appearance).  He has also figured out to lodge his bony foot right under my right ribcage.  It’s not very comfortable and there doesn’t seem to be much I can do to convince him to move.  Hopefully he’ll make his debut a bit early and give me a break from all this heartburn, cramping, kicks, and overall discomfort.

Weird Bathroom Routine

Lately when Autumn goes poop on the potty and uses a wet wipe to get cleaned up she still feels wet afterwards.  Unless we change her pants and underwear she insists she still feels “wet”.  One day after wiping up after using the potty Autumn was having a meltdown insisting she was wet while the other daycare children we’re starting a commotion in the other room.  In a hurry I blew some air on her bum, told her she was fine, and left the bathroom. 

To my amazement she agreed, pulled up her pants and went on her way.  Now, every time she goes poop on the potty and uses a wet wipe to clean up she insists that someone blow on her bum to dry it off.  It has become yet another hysterical quirk that Autumn insists on and will be completely embarrassed about later on in life.