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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

37 Weeks - Still Breech

I had a doctor's appointment today and Nolan is still breech! I feel like I've tried everything to get him to turn so at this point I'm just going to give up with the hope that he turned on his own. I figure that's what we did when we were trying to conceive; just gave up and all of a sudden I was pregnant! So maybe it will work for this too. Other than that everything is going well. I've been having weekly ultrasounds and monitoring and everything has looked really good. We scheduled a version for December 8th where the doctor will try to flip him around from the outside. From what I hear it can be pretty unpleasant, but I figure if I can't make it through that how would I make it through child birth naturally. If the version works, we go home and wait for labor to induce naturally. If it doesn't work, we can do the c-section that day or wait a few days. I would most likely just have it that day since I'm already at the hospital, but the only issue is that I wouldn't be at the hospital that is right down the road from our house. The other hospital isn't that bad, it's just a little farther away and the one by our house is brand new having just opened in April. Plus the one by our house has a gourmet chef that gives you either steak or salmon for your first meal as new parents, and that is a perk I would like to experience!! Really, I'm just going to do what's best for Nolan even though I'm absolutely terrified of a c-section. It's not the getting cut open or having major surgery that I am scared of, it's the stupid shot to numb you. This is why I don't want an epidural because I hate shots! It's not even the needle because I don't mind having my blood drawn, but I hate having medications injected in me. Call me crazy, but that's just how I feel.
On a better note, I had both my baby showers and had lots of fun at both. The first one was thrown by my friends Kim, Nicole, and Heather at Kim's mom's house. Thanks to Barb for opening her home and to the girls for throwing such a fun shower. Kim is also pregnant about 10 weeks behind me with Baby girl Ruth. We've already decided Ruth and Nolan will get married so we put our tummies together for their first kiss.
The second was thrown by my friend and co-worker, Nayza, at work. We had delicious cupcakes and punch and had a good time. Here are some pictures from each.













Finally, here's a belly photo from 36 weeks! He's getting pretty big!

Monday, November 1, 2010

BAD BLOGGER - 34 WEEKS

I'm the worst blogger ever. I know it's been FOREVER since I posted anything but life just seems to keep getting in the way.
Anyway, everything has been going really well with the pregnancy. Nolan is still moving around like crazy and I'm starting to experience more and more Braxton Hicks contractions. Actually, I've been having them for a few weeks now but didn't realize it. I thought it was just Nolan pushing really hard on my stomach to get out, but I was wrong. Oops, but I have an excuse since I'm a first time mommy! I'm also going to the doctor once a week now to be monitored. It's kind of a pain to have to take time from work, but I get to hear his heart beat and see him on the ultrasound so it's worth it. We're also working hard on getting the nursery ready. Most of it is done, but I still have to hang decorations. I'll post some pictures as soon as I finish everything.
Everything else down here in Texas is going great. We've had super nice weather and we've been doing a lot of activities to try to stay busy. I went this past weekend to get a prenatal massage and pedicure and they were awesome and highly needed. I think every expecting mommy should do this for themselves at least once a month, but too bad it can get costly. We also attended what we are calling, "The Best Halloween Party Ever". Since I am plagued with mommy brain I forgot to put the memory card in the camera so we didn't take any pictures, but as soon as I get copies from friends I'll post a couple. In the mean time, here are 28 and 33 week belly pictures. I apologize for the rest of me, I usually try to take them right when I wake up!

28 WEEKS



33 WEEKS