Fetal Monitoring

I had my fetal Monitoring appointment today and it went well. Everything still looks normal. Heart beats are great and amniotic fluid level is normal.

35 week belly picture

Right now all that is happening is the babies are GROWING... and boy is my belly growing too!

35 Week Check Up

Well, I made it past the weekend that the Dr. was out of town... but apparently I missed the day he told me that he will also be gone all next week.. which of course is my 36th week. I have not dialated any further, so apparently the medication he put me on is helping. Although, I am now 90% effaced. There are 3 Dr's in his practice, so if I shall go into labor while he is gone, the other two Dr's will do the C-Section, however, I really want my Dr. So the goal is now to stay pregnant until he gets back... (which will be march 27th). I know that the longer the babies are inside, the better off they are, but at the same time I am soooooo incredibly uncomfortable and SWOLLEN. The medication I am on causes excess swelling, on top of the natural pregnancy swelling as well as headaches. The babies are growing rapidly, which again is good, but with the growing babies and the excess swelling I am HUGE! ok, there, I am done venting, lol... waiting, waiting, waiting.

34 week Ultra Sound

I had my 34 week ultra sound, no pictures to post.. at this point they are to big, so the pictures are not very exciting (you can't really tell what your looking at). They did measure the babies and both of them are measuring at 5lbs each, so that was really great news. Especially since I will be delivering these babies early, it gives me comfort to know that they are at a good weight at this point.

I am really being good and sticking to laying around and doing nothing. Friends and family have been amazingly generous bringing me Jamba Juice, lunch, dinner etc... its been nice having the company off and on too... daytime tv Sucks!! LOL.

Dialating

Went to the Dr. yesterday and I am 80% effaced and 1/2cm dilated already. He said DO NOT HAVE THOSE BABIES THIS WEEKEND.. lol, because he will be out of town. I am to continue the medication he put me on, and do NOTHING. He is really hoping I can hold off on delivering for 2 more weeks, which would put me at 36 weeks. That is what we are pulling for. So much for the April babies that I so badly wanted.. but at this point, when its safe for them to come out... I WANT THEM OUT.

Contractions

I had my 3rd Fetal Monitoring testing this morning and both babies still look great. Their heartbeats are normal and there is still a normal amount of amniotic fluid, which of course is good news. I have been having a lot more cramping lately, which I guess are contractions. Most of the contractions have been throughout the night when I am sleeping (trying to sleep, I should say). While I was hooked up to the machines I learned I am having a lot more contractions than I was aware of. The nurse called my Dr. and he said its ok. Continue with the medication he put me on to slow the "process", continue with the bed rest and I have an appointment with him tomorrow. We shall see what he sais then. I am 33 weeks and 5 days as of today!

The Nursery is DONE!

Yay!! The nursery is complete and ready for Derrick and Elissa!! Grandma and Grandpa came over today to help install the valances, fix the bumpers in the cribs (which I apparently installed wrong, LOL) and they had fun helping.

And the completed room: