35 Weeks!

Hey baby boy!  Just doing a quick check in on your blog.  We are four weeks away from your delivery (by c-section).  We are SOOOOO READY.  And did I mention that we are really, really ready for you?  We totally are.  Daddy and Sissies are for sure...but Mommy the most.  I tell you what...this second pregnancy is NO JOKE. I am worn out more and tire quicker than I did with your sister.  My belly is HUGE.  People are shocked that I have a month to go still.  Sleeping?  Don't even get me started there!  My hips hurt, so I flip flop from one side to the other throughout the night.  And if the hip pain wasn't enough, one of my shoulders is super sore too...so I have to be careful how I lay on it.  And my arms EASILY fall asleep at night...and throughout the day if I am using them a lot above my heart.  It's just crazy!  You should see our bed...it's like a crazy pillow fortress trying to get your Mommy comfy! The swelling in my feet is probably about the same as with your sister...but the hand swelling is more (which is why they fall asleep so much). Also, I had Braxton Hicks contractions with your sister, but nothing like I do with you.  Hers were more at the end of the day, my body was tired and I was resting in bed.  With you...I could have them all day for three days straight...and then just a few here and there the next day. Everything is just amplified that much more than the first time.  Enough to make me convinced that pregnancy should only be EIGHT months long!

One thing that has been easier is in the 30+ weeks of pregnancy, my blood sugars have been on a rock star level!  Up until week 35 here, it's been so easy, it's like we are in 1st trimester again.  So good that it makes me wonder if my placenta is still healthy since the health of it is what makes my blood sugars rise and my body need more and more insulin.  But, I've had the sono tech check my placenta and she says it looks so healthy I could be just 20 weeks pregnant!  So, I will just enjoy this big "nice to have" with your pregnancy, because everything else has been a lot tougher on me!

In the last month, I have had a few minor concerns with my blood pressure.  Nothing too high...just 130-140/80-90 a couple times when I have  been in to the doctor.  He checked my urine for protein (there was a trace a couple weeks ago), and just last Thursday, there was none.  And my BP was in normal range.  This is really probably not going to be a big deal at all, but has made you Mama realize that she needs to slow down and rest more for sure.  And so I have.  I just get bored pretty easily!  =) After taking it easy more now, my BP has come back into normal range pretty easily.

Your sissy Meggie had her 17th birthday a couple weeks ago, Mimi's is today...and your Mama's is tomorrow!  We have a bunch of birthdays right around this time of year  Your Nana's is coming up Oct. 4th, Vera's is Oct. 16th and then Nate's is Oct. 19th.  Right before you get here!  So you will fit in with all the October birthdays pretty easily!  Speaking of your birthday, at my doctor's appointment last week, we started the process to get on the c-section schedule for your actual birth day.  Finally!  Right now it is set for October 20th at 9:30am, which is the first c-section of the day. The scheduler said it looked pretty definite on the schedule, but will find out for absolute certainty next week at my appointment.  She said she would call last Friday if there was a conflict and she didn't....so I assume we are good to go!  Yay!  One month from today!!!!

Also, at that appointment, they did another growth scan of you.  You are a BIG BOY!  If I had to guess, you will be 10 lbs coming out!  You weighed in at 7 lbs 12 oz at 34.5 weeks!  That's bigger than your sister was at this point (I think she was around 6 lbs at 32-33 weeks...so yeah, you're bigger).  I will take you however God makes you...and am just totally grateful that I am having a c-section so I don't have to worry about pushing your 10 lb body out!  You can already see your chubby cheeks in there...can't wait to see you in person!  And hold you!

As your big Sissies would say - you've got big cheeks!  Just like Avery Jo did.  I totally can't wait to see how much you like like your siblings...or don't. Just. Can't. Wait.

We have just a few things left to do before you get here.  I need to finish off your baby carrier (like a MobyWrap) for you that I have made.  Just got done sanitizing all your bottles and breast pump supplies.  Still need to pack the hospital bag....and finish up the final touches of your room.  I'm sure there are more but those are the big ones.  

Love you big little boy!  Just can't wait to hold you...and kiss your face!