I'm finally down to the last 10 days! :) Although I am aware that it still might be up to an additional 14 days after the due date before she's actually here... but I'm trying not to think about that.
I had my 38 week checkup yesterday and everything seems to be fine. I showed the midwife my puffy hands and feet and because everything else is normal (blood pressure and pee sample) she said it was perfectly fine. She even said that considering how far along I am, they don't look too bad. That made me feel a bit better.
Baby's heart rate was good, and every time she wiggled it would speed up, which is also normal apparently.
Unfortunately she said that although the baby's head is down, she's not really engaged. I guess that means she is a little bit, but not as much as she could be. Graham and I are going out and about today so I'll try and make sure I walk as much as possible to see if that helps.
Still haven't had any signs of baby's arrival yet so I have no idea how much longer it's going to be. Erica is due today and she's had a couple of signs so she might be having her baby very soon! :)
24/06/2009
19/06/2009
341 hours until Baby's due
15 days to go!!
I am definitely ready for this baby to come out. I'm not sure I can wait another two weeks! I feel like a whale. Or a pig actually. My hands and feet keep getting puffy and they look like hooves :( I hope that goes away once the baby is born.
Aside from the swelling in my hands and feet, nothing has changed. I haven't had any signs of labour at all yet.
I did have a huge panic attack in the middle of the night on Tuesday though. I woke up with stomach pains which made me freak out because it either meant I was having the baby, or I had eaten something I shouldn't have at the BBQ earlier that night. Turns out it was some dodgy food at the BBQ.
Who thinks this baby will be here before her due date?
I am definitely ready for this baby to come out. I'm not sure I can wait another two weeks! I feel like a whale. Or a pig actually. My hands and feet keep getting puffy and they look like hooves :( I hope that goes away once the baby is born.
Aside from the swelling in my hands and feet, nothing has changed. I haven't had any signs of labour at all yet.
I did have a huge panic attack in the middle of the night on Tuesday though. I woke up with stomach pains which made me freak out because it either meant I was having the baby, or I had eaten something I shouldn't have at the BBQ earlier that night. Turns out it was some dodgy food at the BBQ.
Who thinks this baby will be here before her due date?
10/06/2009
24 days to go!
I decided to put up another picture of Fat Becky so here I am at about 36 and a half weeks. As of this Saturday the baby will be considered full term so she can come any time after that as far as I'm concerned!
I went to a pregnancy yoga class last night with Erica (she's due in 2 weeks.) It was harder than I thought it was going to be! All that bending and crouching can't be good for the baby but I guess it's fine if it's yoga specific to pregnancy. I'm not sure if I'm going to go back next week yet. I guess if Erica hasn't had her baby and is going to go I will but if she's not able to be there I don't really want to go by myself.
Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good today, not too heavy which is nice. I think the baby must be in a good position. I went to my 36 week checkup yesterday and everything seems fine. My hands are a little puffy but not severely. There was a student midwife there too and she measured my tummy. When she said '33cm' I almost had a heart attack. I was like "What?! How did I shrink a centimeter in 2 weeks??" So the main midwife came over and remeasured me and it was fine, I'm at 36cm, where I should be. The baby's head is engaged apparently, and they think she's on the left. I honestly don't know how they can tell what position the baby is in. I can't even figure out what it is that keeps jabbing me in the side. I think it might be an elbow, it feels quite hard sometimes.
Well, I've got a pile of wooden pieces on the floor in front of me that will supposedly turn into a rocking stand for the moses basket once I assemble it, so I think I'll get started on that now.
Wish me luck!
I went to a pregnancy yoga class last night with Erica (she's due in 2 weeks.) It was harder than I thought it was going to be! All that bending and crouching can't be good for the baby but I guess it's fine if it's yoga specific to pregnancy. I'm not sure if I'm going to go back next week yet. I guess if Erica hasn't had her baby and is going to go I will but if she's not able to be there I don't really want to go by myself.
Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good today, not too heavy which is nice. I think the baby must be in a good position. I went to my 36 week checkup yesterday and everything seems fine. My hands are a little puffy but not severely. There was a student midwife there too and she measured my tummy. When she said '33cm' I almost had a heart attack. I was like "What?! How did I shrink a centimeter in 2 weeks??" So the main midwife came over and remeasured me and it was fine, I'm at 36cm, where I should be. The baby's head is engaged apparently, and they think she's on the left. I honestly don't know how they can tell what position the baby is in. I can't even figure out what it is that keeps jabbing me in the side. I think it might be an elbow, it feels quite hard sometimes.
Well, I've got a pile of wooden pieces on the floor in front of me that will supposedly turn into a rocking stand for the moses basket once I assemble it, so I think I'll get started on that now.
Wish me luck!
05/06/2009
1 Month Left!
Yesterday was the 4th of June, which meant 1 month left until Baby's due date! I can't believe I'm already down to the last 4 weeks. The scarey thing is she could arrive any day now, and as long as I make it one more week I'm considered full term.
My next midwife appointment is on Tuesday, and I think after that one I'll be seen once a week until the baby is born (or forced to come out if she decides to be late.)
I finally got started on organising the baby's room today and hung up some of the wall decoration I bought several weeks ago. It still could use a few more pictures but I haven't really got money to spend on that kind of thing right now.
The rocking chair that my mom bought for me turned up yesterday and Graham assembled it for me. It's really comfortable and looks very nice. :) (Thanks mom!)
I just took some pictures of the almost finished room:
Rocking chair and stool from mom.
Graham's old Moses basket from when he was a baby. His mom made it up for us and knit that blanket as well.
Baby's first wardrobe
My next midwife appointment is on Tuesday, and I think after that one I'll be seen once a week until the baby is born (or forced to come out if she decides to be late.)
I finally got started on organising the baby's room today and hung up some of the wall decoration I bought several weeks ago. It still could use a few more pictures but I haven't really got money to spend on that kind of thing right now.
The rocking chair that my mom bought for me turned up yesterday and Graham assembled it for me. It's really comfortable and looks very nice. :) (Thanks mom!)
I just took some pictures of the almost finished room:
Rocking chair and stool from mom.
Graham's old Moses basket from when he was a baby. His mom made it up for us and knit that blanket as well.
Baby's first wardrobeI feel better now that that's pretty much all finished. I've started packing my hospital bag as well. The baby's is done but mine still needs a few more things, most of which I can't really pack until it's time to go because I'm still wearing them or using them. I'll have to make a list of what I plan on adding to the suitcase though or otherwise I'll end up running out the door with nothing but pyjama's and flip flops!
27/05/2009
38 days to go... Not that I'm counting.
Well I had my 34 week checkup yesterday (and I remembered to go!)
Everything seems to be going well. BP is good, tummy measured 34cm which is right on target, and baby's heart rate was 158 and very good according to the midwife. My next appointment is in 2 weeks. I can't believe how quickly the due date is coming up! Just over 5 weeks left to go. I'm getting really excited to meet this little girl :)
I'm a little bit worried that I might be underestimating just how often I'll need to change diapers... mainly because I just read something that said I can expect to change up to 50 a week. I'm not sure I even have 50 diapers in the house... Yikes.
I think I'll start putting my hospital bag together this week. Baby's going to be here before we know it so I should start getting prepared. Still waiting for the rocking chair to be delivered though, but once it is I should be able to finish up the baby's room.
Graham and I are no closer to agreeing on a name. In fact we've pretty much started over and I've been spending hours with random name generators to see if anything pops up that we like. So far I've found these to add to the list:
Everything seems to be going well. BP is good, tummy measured 34cm which is right on target, and baby's heart rate was 158 and very good according to the midwife. My next appointment is in 2 weeks. I can't believe how quickly the due date is coming up! Just over 5 weeks left to go. I'm getting really excited to meet this little girl :)
I'm a little bit worried that I might be underestimating just how often I'll need to change diapers... mainly because I just read something that said I can expect to change up to 50 a week. I'm not sure I even have 50 diapers in the house... Yikes.
I think I'll start putting my hospital bag together this week. Baby's going to be here before we know it so I should start getting prepared. Still waiting for the rocking chair to be delivered though, but once it is I should be able to finish up the baby's room.
Graham and I are no closer to agreeing on a name. In fact we've pretty much started over and I've been spending hours with random name generators to see if anything pops up that we like. So far I've found these to add to the list:
Isabella Louise Ball
Ava Louise Ball
Eva Louise Ball
Elise Louise Ball
Nicole Louise Ball
Olivia Louise Ball
Jessica Louise Ball
Maybe she'll be one of those? I think we'll just wait until she's born before we make a final decision.
Eva Louise Ball
Elise Louise Ball
Nicole Louise Ball
Olivia Louise Ball
Jessica Louise Ball
Maybe she'll be one of those? I think we'll just wait until she's born before we make a final decision.
22/05/2009
6 weeks to go
I can't believe how forgetful I am these days!! I completely forgot to go to my antenatal class today and didn't remember until it had already been finished for 2 hours. I even have it written on two calenders!
I think I was more preoccupied with Graham's work schedule than I was with my own personal one. I hope I didn't miss anything important... Out of the 5 they had set, I've only attended 2 of them. Hopefully I'll remember to go to next weeks class...
Anyway... after I dropped Graham off at the airport I stopped at Home Base and bought some new things for the garden. All the flowers I planted in the spring were pretty much dead and I decided to get some things that would last throughout the year. It looks much tidier now :)
Baby has been wiggling around like crazy the past couple of days. I'm starting to wonder if she ever goes to sleep. My back gets so sore sometimes that it's almost unbearable. I've found that shoving a cushion under my stomach while I'm laying on my side helps quite a bit. Saba gave me some advice the other day that sounded good but now I can't remember what she said :( I'll have to email her... if I don't forget to.
Graham and I are no closer to agreeing on a name. I really want Adalyn and he really doesn't. I wish he would budge just a little bit so I could atleast tell myself there's a slight chance he'll come around, but for some reason he's dead set on not having this name. He says it's not a real one, which I think is a little weird. I swear he'd name it Martha or Gertrude if I let him. Maybe I'll just go to the registry office myself one day and name her without him!
Oh well... maybe the perfect name will just spring up and surprise us one day... although we're getting very close to the big day so hopefully it'll surprise us soon.
I think I was more preoccupied with Graham's work schedule than I was with my own personal one. I hope I didn't miss anything important... Out of the 5 they had set, I've only attended 2 of them. Hopefully I'll remember to go to next weeks class...
Anyway... after I dropped Graham off at the airport I stopped at Home Base and bought some new things for the garden. All the flowers I planted in the spring were pretty much dead and I decided to get some things that would last throughout the year. It looks much tidier now :)
Baby has been wiggling around like crazy the past couple of days. I'm starting to wonder if she ever goes to sleep. My back gets so sore sometimes that it's almost unbearable. I've found that shoving a cushion under my stomach while I'm laying on my side helps quite a bit. Saba gave me some advice the other day that sounded good but now I can't remember what she said :( I'll have to email her... if I don't forget to.
Graham and I are no closer to agreeing on a name. I really want Adalyn and he really doesn't. I wish he would budge just a little bit so I could atleast tell myself there's a slight chance he'll come around, but for some reason he's dead set on not having this name. He says it's not a real one, which I think is a little weird. I swear he'd name it Martha or Gertrude if I let him. Maybe I'll just go to the registry office myself one day and name her without him!
Oh well... maybe the perfect name will just spring up and surprise us one day... although we're getting very close to the big day so hopefully it'll surprise us soon.
15/05/2009
Mom's Visit
It's been ages since I last wrote here! I've been so busy with things that I haven't even had a chance to think.
Not much has changed with the baby anyway. I'm just getting bigger and she's always got the hiccups. My back hurts more often now though, and usually only when I'm sitting in a chair or in the car. If I lay down it stops hurting but sitting any longer than about 10 minutes is pretty painful.
I started going to my antenatal classes last week, I had one on Friday, one on Saturday and now they're every Friday until the end of the month. I couldn't make it to the first one, but I attended the Saturday class last week and the Friday class today. They're a little bit boring, I have to say. Not at all what I was expecting. We just kind of sit around and listen to the midwife talk about labour... I kind of wish I'd been left in the dark about the whole thing now. I knew it wasn't going to be fun but I think I'd rather go in not knowing what was going to happen.
Anyway, I'm still eating like I'm on death row. I've actually got a box of mini muffins sitting next to me right now and within about a minute and a half I had already eaten 5. I'm such a pig!
My mom was here this past week for a visit. She arrived on the 3rd and went home on the 12th. It was a really nice visit, but it went by very quickly. We were pretty busy while she was here, we went to London for a day and we went up to Stratford to visit Graham's family on the weekend. Here are some pictures from her visit:
Mom & I
Graham and I eating breakfast at the diner down the road
Mom going for her first ride in Graham's new airplane :)
Graham and I peeking out of the phone boxes in Stratford
In Ron & Anne's backyard. I didn't realise how fat that shirt makes me look until now.
(LtoR) Anne, Steven, Robin, Laura, Graham, Me, Mom
Not much has changed with the baby anyway. I'm just getting bigger and she's always got the hiccups. My back hurts more often now though, and usually only when I'm sitting in a chair or in the car. If I lay down it stops hurting but sitting any longer than about 10 minutes is pretty painful.
I started going to my antenatal classes last week, I had one on Friday, one on Saturday and now they're every Friday until the end of the month. I couldn't make it to the first one, but I attended the Saturday class last week and the Friday class today. They're a little bit boring, I have to say. Not at all what I was expecting. We just kind of sit around and listen to the midwife talk about labour... I kind of wish I'd been left in the dark about the whole thing now. I knew it wasn't going to be fun but I think I'd rather go in not knowing what was going to happen.
Anyway, I'm still eating like I'm on death row. I've actually got a box of mini muffins sitting next to me right now and within about a minute and a half I had already eaten 5. I'm such a pig!
My mom was here this past week for a visit. She arrived on the 3rd and went home on the 12th. It was a really nice visit, but it went by very quickly. We were pretty busy while she was here, we went to London for a day and we went up to Stratford to visit Graham's family on the weekend. Here are some pictures from her visit:
Mom & I
Graham and I eating breakfast at the diner down the road
Mom going for her first ride in Graham's new airplane :)
Graham and I peeking out of the phone boxes in Stratford
In Ron & Anne's backyard. I didn't realise how fat that shirt makes me look until now.
(LtoR) Anne, Steven, Robin, Laura, Graham, Me, MomAnyway, it was a nice week. Hopefully we'll be able to get out and do fun things while the rest of the family is here in July when the baby is born.
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