38 weeks & Grounded...

I had my 38 week OB check up today and they have determined that my blood pressure is too high. I have been put on temporary bed rest and will have my bp checked on Saturday (I'm supposed to go to Labor & Delivery) to have them check it and then I am to see my midwife again on Monday for follow up. They are very strict and even drew blood to ensure I do not have toxemia. I was also put on the monitor for 15 minutes to make sure Mya was doing well. She is doing wonderful and I am progressing well. I am dilated 2 cm, 50% effaced and her head is at a -2 station. It appears we are moving in the right direction and hopefully (keeping my fingers crossed) Mya will come early.

37 Week OB Visit

On Thursday, June 10th-I had my weekly OB check and all looked great! Next week they will officially check me out, but for now she did the usual and monitored the baby's heart beat and spoke to us about the signs of labor. Of coarse I've gained a little more weight....I'm up to 55 lbs! I'm not thrilled that I've gained that much weight, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and I know it won't be too much longer when we finally get to meet our daughter and it makes it all worth it. It is definitely getting tougher being this far along in the pregnancy. I am always hot and sweaty, my palms and feet sweat and it drives me crazy. I have to sleep with the temp down to 70-72 and at work I have a large box fan blowing on me constantly. The plus side is that I am still working and will continue to work as long as I can. This helps because we need to have a steady pay check and it gives me something to do. I am so thankful I'm not on bed rest, I would go crazy! I have not dropped and I have braxton hicks contractions here and there, but nothing indicating that labor is on the way. On our to do list still is to prepare the car (put the car seat in), attend the breast feeding class on Monday and our next weekly check up is Thursday June 17th. We will keep you posted on our progress....

Finally 9 Months Pregnant!

Bobby and I are now 36 weeks pregnant and now 9 months along! We had a very busy baby day yesterday as I registered for my epidural, attended my weekly OB appointment, met our pediatrician and took a New Born Child Care class. My OB appointment went very well and if I go into labor at any time now, she will not stop it, so we can have Mya anytime now! Our nursery is almost complete. We have to hang up some shelves and do a few more odds and ends, but I will be posting pics very shortly. I will also post my monthly belly photo soon as well. We will keep you posted on our progress. My next weekly OB appt is June 10th.

34 Week OB Appt

Well I have come down with my first cold :( I did so well this whole 8 months combatting colds, but this one got me. I met Dr. Marks today (the only male dr) and he was very quirky...I thought he had a great sense of humor and said that since I'm this far along, it's ok for me to take a few recommended medicines to fight the symptoms. I'm going to take Actifed and Robitussin and hopefully that will work.

Everything seems to be going pretty well though. Baby seems healthy and so is my blood pressure. They took more blood from me for another iron screening. Bobby was wonderful, he skipped school today, just to hold my hand and make sure I don't pass out. I did have some bacteria in my urine which could be the beginning of an infection...so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's not. They are sending it out to the lab to verify. I've been drinking lots of water, cranberry juice and eating yogurt (hoping to avoid any infections). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the remainder of my pregnancy stays healthy. Hopefully a good iron count and no infections. We have 6 weeks left until our due date and realistically can be having a baby anytime between 3-7 weeks! So things are getting pretty exciting. Tomorrow we are taking our New Born Care Class and on Wed. we are meeting Mya's pediatrician: Dr. Pham with Pediatric Specialists. I will keep you posted as we move through the week.

Already showing personality

So we've had an interesting couple of days....yesterday we were scheduled to have our 4D ultra sound at Excel Imaging, however our daughter did not want to cooperate. She kept her hands over her face the entire time despite me moving around, the tech shaking my belly and the mini-sugar rush I tried to give her with a pop tart. Thankfully we are rescheduled for Friday! Hopefully Mya works with us and we can see you cute little face. I will post pics if it works out. Please keep your fingers crossed.
My Doctor's appt went very well today. I met another dr...Dr. Patel and I really like her, she seems really easy going and very sweet. I only have one more Dr to meet (the token male) and then I will have seen everyone at the practice. My results came back from my glucose and iron test and I passed both! Thank God I do not have to take the 3-hour Glucose Test and thankfully I do not need iron supplements! Dr. Patel said I was the only one this week that she had results for that passed both (So that was nice to hear). Everything else was good...low blood pressure etc. The only negative thing she said was to watch the weight.....blah blah blah.
I can't help it, lately I've been starving and I'm not kidding. Bobby is sometimes afraid for his life if I don't have a snack when one of these fits come along. I think he will be more prepared from now on, when I ask for french fries...I think I will get french fries lol ; )