Weekly Tummy Pic... {EDITED}

Okay so this is a couple days late...

 this pic was taken at 37w6d...








So I am 38w1d had an appointment yesterday that went well... I lost 3lbs! Woo Hoo... Obviously it was because I got super sick... Dilation didn't change much and I am 50% effaced. I didn't think to even ask what she is stationed at... I was more worried about my doctor getting her arm out of my vajayjay. Well it felt like she had the whole thing in there. That was one painful check up... maybe it was because as soon as she started to check me I was having a contraction. All I know is I wouldn't even think straight lol. It was way more painful than the last check up. I did talk to my doctor about induction just in case Brooklynn isn't here by her due date. She said that she will only let me go about a week past my due date, not much longer than that. She did say that if I go past my due date I will have to go to l&d and have some tests done to make sure that there is enough fluid and all that stuff. Then we would schedule an induction for around the 16th. We would schedule the induction for when she is on call that way she is the one to deliver Brooklynn. So hopefully it is before the 16th ;) I really dont want to wait that long at all... Also hoping that I dont have to get induced. I would like for Brooklynn to come on her own. So right now it is just a waiting game for us... which is a game that Bart and I are not fond of.

So yesterday I got a lot accomplished lol... I felt very productive. I went to the doctor, shopping, and pretty much deep cleaned the house! It was so cluttered from all the Christmas stuff... I have to say shopping was a nightmare... well dealing with people was, buying stuff that I wanted/needed was some nice therapy. I finished getting all of the postpartum things that I needed, so now we are really ready for this little one. We have all of our bags packed and ready to go. I also was able to find some cue clothes on sale for Brooklynn too :)

Well my next appointment is a week from today... I will be 39w1d. Hopefully there is more progress... or I have our little girl by then. Oh and a little side not my last day of work is on the 6th! Super excited about that! Not too much longer... But then I dont really know what I am going to do with myself.. Sitting around just waiting for her to come seems like a nightmare. Maybe I will work up until my dad gets here, which is the 10th. decisions decisions... lol.

Well here are some statistics on miss Brooklynn
Brooklynn is 267 days old
95.4% through pregnancy
85.7% through third trimester
13 days left until her due date
And she has been considered full term for 8 days now.

<3

Okay so I have to edit this... TMI Warning. lol... I just lost my mucous plug... well part of it maybe? IDK how much there is in there... but it was like a big glob of snot brownish/blood tinged in color... I know TMI but that is the point of this blog... to document the progress of this pregnancy. Lets get this show on the road haha... I will still be pregnant for weeks probably... :) okay that is all for now...

Maternity Pics...

Well we got our maternity pics :) I LOVE them! Now I am ready for some newborn pictures lol.. These were taken when I was 35w3d...

So yesterday was an interesting day to say the least... Yesterday morning when I woke up I just felt off... my stomach hurt really bad, Brooklynn wasnt moving as much as she normally does, and tmi... but I had really bad diarrhea. So I got in the shower hoping it would make me feel a little better... it didnt... I was getting ready for work and I knew it was only a matter of time before I was going to throw up... So as soon as I started to throw up it was non stop ugh... So I called my doc and asked them at what point should I worry about dehydration... I couldn't keep anything down... they said if I cant keep anything down for 24 hours then I need to go to labor and delivery that wayt hey could hook me up to an IV and give me some fluids... so I called into work and stayed in bed most of the day... until I was laying in bed for over 2 hours and never felt Brooklynn move. So I called labor & delivery and asked them what they would like me to do. They told me to come in ASAP so they could monitor me and Brooklynn... OF course this had to happen in the middle of a blizzard! ugh. so stressful. So I call Bart and he comes home from work immediately and takes me to the hospital. We get to labor and delivery they hook me up to the monitors and start an IV for fluids. Brooklynn was okay, thank god, and I was extremely sick... Not a good time at all... While hooked up to the monitor I was having contractions every 3-5 min but they were not increasing in strength and length of time so doc said that I was not in labor.. which I knew I wasn't, I just felt like shit. So we were at the hospital for a couple hours and then we were finally able to go home.

Today I have been pretty much sleeping all day... My body feels super weak... but I was able to drink some juice and have a bowl of cheerios today... I dont think my stomach can hadle much of anything else at this point. My contractions have def slowed down and are back to the normal painless, sporadic Braxton Hicks that I am used too... Brooklynn still hasnt been moving as much as normal, but I think that she is just laying low for her mommy... My stomach is already extremely sore from throwing up so much yesterday and last night. So it helps not having her kick and punch me all the time...

My next appointment is the day after xmas. I cant wait to go to that appointment and see if I have dilated anymore... Hopefully I have... I feel like Brooklynn is even lower now and she is starting to put a lot more pressure down there... Well that is about it for now... I cant wait for Christmas next week.. I am going to miss being able to spend it with Bart's family :( but it will be nice just to hang out with Bart all day... Maybe we will go see a movie or something. idk... Well I hope everyone has a great weekend. <3

Weekly Tummy Pic...

36w6d... Tomorrow I will officially have a FULL TERM BABY!!!! I couldn't be any happier!


Okay so I cant believe I am at the point where we could be meeting our baby girl any day... It could be days or weeks ;) hopefully not too many more weeks lol. A big part of me wants this little one to come right now, but the other part of me wants her to stay in there longer... mostly because my dad is set to fly in on January 11th... I want my dad to be at the birth more than anything... well he wont be in the room but just knowing he gets to be one of the first people to hold Brooklynn... My mom is planning on being at the birth as well... But she has the ability to up and leave whenever she needs too.. So I am sure she will make it here in time for the birth. :) I am very fortunate to have my family able to come and be with us during this time and for Brooklynn to have her grandparents by her side welcoming her into this world...

So here is a pic from last week and then this weeks pic... I can see how my belly has dropped a little... Right? haha

 And here is a pic from when I first found out that I was pregnant to now.... Ohhhh Boy... lol... Hopefully I can bounce right back ;)








So since my last update we got Brooklynn's bedding delivered I think the day after my post it was shipped :) Everything is coming together. Now we are just waiting for the arrival of our baby girl... The only big thing we still need is my breast pump but as of Jan 1st my insurance will cover one 100% :) So we will def be waiting to get that! They even cover the Medella double electric pump that we want.. saves us 300 bucks! WooHoo! Dad is getting our baby monitor for one of our xmas gifts :) and other than that there isn't anything else that we need for right now! Bottles and all that stuff will come after she is born. I will be strictly breast feeding until March so we have some time for that :) unless there is a problem and I cant breastfeed then we will have to run and get some bottles lol. All I have to say is that we are SO thankful and grateful for everything that our parents have got us for and for Brooklynn.. I dont know how we could have got such nice things without them! So a HUGE thank you to my mom & dad and Bart's parents Lou & Terry! We are so lucky! I dont think I could say thank you enough to them! Also a huge thank you to all of our friends and family members that have sent us stuff for Brooklynn too :) Every little bit helps and we are fortunate to have such great people in our lives.

So I had my first cervical check yesterday and my strep b test (ugh). Dr appointment went great. No weight gain haha and baby girls heart was beating loud and strong at 140 bpm. So doctor said that her head is nice and low and that I am 1 almost 2cm dilated. She said I am not quite at a two yet. She didn't say anything about being effaced I will have to ask her at my next appointment if I am at all... The cutest thing was when I texted Bart to tell him that I was 1cm dilated and his response is "so does that mean we are having our baby within the next 24 hours?" so cute!! I was like umm no sweetheart... I could be 1-2cm dilated for weeks haha... or I could go into labor at any time... it just shows that nature is taking its course and everything is starting to get ready for birth! Which makes me one happy mommy! She also said that my cervix is moving up which is good too... SO my next appointment is the day after Christmas. She said she doesn't have to check me at that appointment unless I want her too... And that they will for sure check me again at 39 weeks... But I will def have her check me at this next appointment too... I def would like to know if there has been any progress... So within the last couple days I have been getting some contractions that I can actually feel.. well some that have some pain associated with them. I have been getting Braxton Hicks for a while now... but within the past 3 days I have been getting some that are accompanied by menstrual like cramping pain.. This morning while I was laying in bed I have three or four of these within 20 or 30 minutes. Nothing too serious... Just makes me happy that nature is moving right along... the only difference is when these happen my belly/uterus doesnt get as hard as it does when I have a Braxton Hicks contraction... I am assuming they are still contractions though... Idk... First time mom dont really know what to expect... :)

Today I am going to finish up the last of my Christmas shopping and get my walking in for the day while I am at the mall... :) Still waiting for our maternity pics to come in the mail. :) As soon as we get them I will post them!

Statistics on Brooklynn...
~ 258 days old
~ 92.1% through pregnancy :)
~ 22 days remain until her due date
~ Brooklynn will be full term TOMORROW <3 I am so happy and excited we have made it to this point!

Oh and here is our ornament that we got for our xmas tree this year for our growing family! Anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE penguins and to be able to find this... ahh its just perfect! :)

Weekly Tummy Pic...

Well in this picture I am 36 weeks pregnant!!! My post is a day late...


Well lets see here I had my doctors appointment on Monday, everything went great! I am on my weekly appointments now... :) Crazy how fast all this has gone! My next appointment is on Monday at 9:25am :) These appointments will be a little longer than all my other ones. She will do my cervical check and strep b test... Not looking forward to the strep b test lol.. But I am excited to see if I am dilated or effaced at all... Bart and I have started to walk even more now at night trying to get this pregnancy to move along... Bart wants Brooklynn to come right now lol.. I told him that is most likely not going to happen... We are definitely ready to meet our baby girl. To be honest I am over being pregnant... The most amazing thing about this pregnancy is being able to feel my baby girl move around in my belly but all the other side effects not so fun. at all..

How I have been feeling... My back is starting to hurt me more and more lately :( I am hoping that I dont have back labor pains while I am in labor... My feet are starting to get more and more swollen by the time I get off work. Weight gain is never a good time. Starting to get headaches again which sucks, my BP is great so there is no concern about the headaches. I am s physically tired now.. almost as tired as I was during my first trimester. Oh and the past couple days I have started to get what seems to be a cold. My throat hurts and my nose will not stop running. But its okay nothing i cant handle...

So last weekend Bart and I got our xmas tree finally :) I love the way it makes the house smell! :) Every year Bart and I go and pick out an ornament to add to our tree.. This year he got a darth vader head thing and I got r2d2. I could tell he really wanted both so I just picked that one for my ornament this year lol. We still have to go and get Brooklynn's. Not sure what we will get for her...





























So we got a couple sneak peek pics from our maternity session and so far we LOVE them! I think the CD gets mailed out to us sometime this week :) So as soon as I get the CD I will add the rest of the images to facebook and make a blog post for them!

Nesting... I dont think I have really hit that part yet. Maybe because we have had everything ready for some time now.. But last night I did wake up and start thinking about things we need to get for Brooklynn... or maybe it was a dream. I am not to sure lol. I just remember thinking she needs more socks haha... typical coming from me.. I am OBSESSED with socks. and we need to actually pack our hospital bag. We have had Brooklynns packed since thanksgiving. We brought it to Cherokee with us since we were traveling... We have her car seats installed in our cars.. well the bases are.. Maybe this is my nesting thinking that Brooklynn needs more socks haha... Barts mommy ordered her bedding! :) I cant wait for it to be delivered and have it all set up in her room :)

So yesterday I met with our birthographer... just to sit down and go over what to expect from her during the birth and when to contact her... things like that... I cant believe we are getting so close to meeting our precious baby girl :)

Statistics on Brooklynn...
252 days old
90% through pregnancy!!!! OMG
69.2% through third trimester
28 days remain till her due date
7 days until she is full term!!! WOW! We are so close... I hope that she comes early! That would be such an amazing gift to get this year :) But I think she will come right around her due date.. Either a few days before or after.

Our beautiful baby girl!!!!! Didn't know I could love someone I have never met so much! <3

Weekly Tummy Pic...

34w6d...




Okay so 5 weeks left... possibly less??? or more lol... hopefully not.. I think we have waited long enough for this little princess..

My next doctors appointment is Dec 10th then I will be on my weekly appointments.  I am interested to see if I am dilated at all... I get BH contractions all the time at work... I am thinking it is because I am moving around and on my feet all day.. usually on my days off I dont get nearly as many.

We had our last birthing class last night... phew... Not going to lie I am actually pretty happy that it is finally over lol.. and I KNOW Bart is lol.. he doesnt have to miss his Monday night football anymore. But it is crazy to think that we were in that class for 5 weeks! Crazy how fast all this is going by...

Okay so a little about how I have been feeling lately... mostly emotionally.. all the physical stuff is the same and I am starting to become even more and more uncomfortable as each day passes... So on to the emotional side.. The other day I would say I had my first real pregnancy breakdown... Poor Bart haha... I just layed in bed and cried and cried and cried... I was so overwhelmed with emotion and stress... It is really starting to get to me that this little girl is going to be here before we know it... SO last night when we got home from our birthing class I was stretching on my birthing ball because my back hurt so bad! Bart came over gave me a hug and a kiss and started rubbing my back for me... At that point I had tears in my eyes trying so hard not to have another little breakdown in front of him.. I am just starting to become overwhelmed with emotion lately.. I am excited, happy, sad, extremely stressed out, feeling completely unprepared, and everything in between... I know that we have everything that we need for this little girl but I still feel like I am missing things... Well we still need to get her crib bedding and a few miscellaneous things, but other than that the essentials are ready... We have her car seat bases installed in our cars, we have her hospital bag packed and ready to go, we have most of our stuff ready but the majority of it is just putting these things into the bag and leaving... I know exactly what needs to be brought and I have a list that way nothing is forgotten, but I am sure I will forget something. One thing that has been worrying me more and more lately is that when the time comes for me to go to the hospital I wont be able to get ahold of Bart... This guy and his phone is a different story... But he promises me that he will have his phone on him and not on silent! lol.. I told him from 37 weeks on I want his phone sitting right in front of his face the whole time.. lol... He is also giving me all of his bosses phone numbers that way if for some reason I cant get through to him, I can call one of those guys. Which is actually a big relief for me. lol. But clearly I am still a little worried about it lol. IDK all these hormones and thoughts are a little overwhelming. I am ready for this pregnancy to be over and I am ready to hold my baby girl...

Well that is about it for now... Statistics on Brooklynn
244 days old
87.1% through pregnancy
60.4% through third trimester
36 days remain until her due date!!!!! OMG...
15 days until she is considered "term".... These numbers honestly put things into a better perspective for me...She will seriously be here before we know it.. even if she were to go past her due date...  

Oh and I almost forgot... we did our maternity pictures on Saturday! :) I cant wait to see how they turned out! I am sure I look massive but that is okay... The lady that we had do them was so nice and down to earth! I really really like her a lot and so did Bart! We are going to have her do Brooklynn's newborn, 3month, 6month, and 1year (cake smash) sessions as well! I cant wait to have her document Brooklynn's first year... :) When I get those in I will post all the pictures on here... and on fb... <3