37 Weeks Picture

This was taken today at 37 weeks on my way out to my breastfeeding class...

Congratulations! Your baby is full term

Here is the email I recieved this morning from BabyCenter.com


Hello, Heather! Congratulations! Your baby is full-term! This means that if your baby arrives now, his lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away. He weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long.


So excited only 8 more days until the induction

35 weeks + some change

So, there is big news on the home front. Let me start with the standard stuff. We are both doing great! I had my final ultrasound on Wednesday and he is looking wonderful, weighing in at 5 lbs 11 oz, and about 19 inches long. The ultrasound tech told us that she could see some hair on his head and I am very excited about that. He is definitely running out of room very fast because his movements no longer tickle inside, and sometimes they are down right painful. I find myself trying to coax him out of my ribs SEVERAL times a day. I am also a proud new member of the "I am sick of being pregnant" club. There are several joining requirements that include:

-itchy stomach (enough said)

-inability to sleep for longer than 1 hour at a time

-having to pee every 15 minutes

-having to pee every 15 minutes, but only able to pee 1 mil at a time

-inability to put on pants/shorts

- "" "" socks/shoes

-inability to to get off the couch (or the bed) without assistance



As much as I hate all of the above mentioned things, I am above all else grateful that I get to be this miserable for such a great gift at the end.



Now on to the big news (drum roll please..................................) We have an induction date!!!!



On Thursday, September 24th at 6:00 pm we go to the hospital to be induced. They have explained this procedure to me as.....

Step one: Arrive, Get admitted, IV's and blood work and all that

Step two: Get a medication called Cervadil, this is suppose to soften my cervix and get it ready for labor

Step three: 12 hours after Cervadil is placed, they will start Pitocin (this is the one that actually "brings the pain")

Step four : Wait........

Step five : Give birth to a sweet baby boy!



See it is only 5 steps it can't be THAT bad......right :/



My doctor has told me that the 25th will be his birthday, no matter what. If the induction doesn't work, then I will have a C-Section on that day.



So, the countdown is officially on! We will be meeting our little boy in 19 days.

We are so excited!!



As always here is a pic to end the post. This was taken today @ 35 weeks and 3 days