Summer is Here and I Got Myself a Pool!!

Thanks to a lovely post I read on my cousin's blog I finally got motivated to go get a small pool like I have wanted for a long time! It was 97 degrees today and is supposed to reach like 103 tomorrow! I had the most relaxing time out there today just lounging on my floaty and soakin up the sun! Jeff even brought me some sorbet to enjoy half way through my day.... Ahh... maybe Austin can stay in my belly for a couple more days so I can just soak up the sun and enjoy some quiet time all to myself.... Well just thought I would post and brag a little since this is one thing I can do that is actually pure enjoyment when you are this pregnant!! My pool is a lot smaller than this (only 8' in diameter) but it looks the same and you get the idea!!

Finally Content : )

I have had a lot of anxiety and have become really impatient when it comes to Austin being born. I have been wanting to rush things along since I hit 36 weeks.... I think I am so emotionally exhausted... (and physically, with no sleep!) I had a really good doctor appointment today and my husband really helped me to remember all the questions that I had because my brain is so scattered right now that I get frustrated and then want to start crying..... basically I wasn't getting my questions answered, partly because I didn't know what to ask, and also because my doctor is a little to the point and doesn't really wander off the path, which is completely opposite from my personality! It is so hard not to get selfish when you are in so much pain and up all hours of the night... thinking that getting him out will take care of it! I know that having him here won't help with the sleep part but getting back to my normal shape and feeling more confident about myself really helps me emotionally. I went to my doctor appointment today hoping that she would agree to help push me along by, for lack of a better word, "stripping" me. She kept telling me that my cervix was not yet favorable enough for that to be even worth my time and that there is nothing medically wrong to risk getting him out. Ultimately I want my son to be perfectly healthy, but when I am so uncomfortable it is often hard to think in those terms. She did agree though that at my next appointment, which is on July 2nd, that after my final ultrasound she would assess his weight/position and fluid level and check my cervix again and that she would consider scheduling and induction if she sees fit... July 2nd is just around the corner and who knows I could go naturally before that anyways... I just needed to hear that there was hope and that I am not in this alone so I could finally feel content. I love my husband so much for being there for me when sometimes I just can't find the words to express how I feel. This will probably sound cliche but it is really wonderful to find someone that really does know you sometimes better than you know yourself... I need him to take over for me sometimes when I can't talk and just need to cry... Whenever Austin is ready to come out I will be here for him and can't wait to finally look him in the eyes and kiss my precious little man!

Another Dr. Appt Update...

Ok, so I had my weekly Dr. appt this morning and everything is great. His heartbeat is right around 137 bpm and he still has tons of movement! I have progressed a little which I was thrilled to hear! She said that I am softening up and am dilated to at least 1cm possible 2 but yeah I guess my cervix is a little high so it was hard for her to get to it (sorry for any men reading this!) So I will just hold out and continue doing what I am doing.... lots of naps and relaxing. Jeff has been giving me some serious foot rubs at night now because of the pressure point by your ankle.... who knows if it works but it makes me feel like I am doing something! ha.

I will keep you all updated as I find anything else out.

Happy Summer!

**38 Weeks!!**

Ok... so my husband always laughs at me for saying this.. but the carseat is here so I am ready to go! I am a total planner and it was driving me nuts to think that I might go into labor with no carseat ha. I mean come on.. how would he get home from the hospital?? Everyone kept saying that they would go pick one up in the stores.. but mine isn't available in stores and I am very picky about the one I want.. so there! Ha... I figure if I may only do this whole deal once then I am doing it right!
So far no real distinct contractions or anything.... my stomach tightens up alot but nothing really stays around for more than like 20 seconds or so. I go in on Friday for my weekly appointment and hope to hear that I am starting to progress even a little! I am still not sleeping through the night really at all... I know that I am just getting used to when the baby comes. He is so low that I will barely have to use the bathroom but it feels like a flood is coming (sorry for the picture).
I will give another update as soon as I go on Friday and if anything happens in the meantime.... keep Austin and I in your thoughts because I am sure we are both just as miserable... he is getting big! My stomach measured at 40 weeks last week..... ahhh.. why did I have to get blessed with this big belly? The amazing thing is that it is really tight, I am just carrying a big baby and lots of fluid.
Ok... enough for now, I am off to run errands and then nap time!

Dr. Appt Update

So I just thought I would post about my doctor appointment today before I headed off to bed. It was a huge relief just to see him moving around on the screen again today! I missed him. Just seeing him during an ultrasound did alot for me. I haven't seen the little guy since I was 20 weeks! He is doing great...weighing in at approx. 6lbs 14oz and has a full head of hair! He got the hiccups during the ultrasound and kept sticking out his tongue. He is going to be so much fun... He is head down and very very low so I am hoping he comes any day now!

Ready as I can be!!

I made my last purchases the other day that I needed for Austin's arrival! I feel so relieved.... I never thought that stimulus check would come... but it did! : ) I ordered a Graco Travel System (stroller/carseat combo) and I am excited to put a baby in it! ha. I really liked this one I found online and could not find it in any stores. I thought it would be too late to ship stuff but it went out UPS yesterday so there is nothing to worry about! (unless I went into labor tomorrow) ahh. Here is a pic of the carseat and stroller... I think it is just perfect for my little man!

I also went with a Graco Pack n Play so he can sleep in it in the beginning and then it will be a travel bed for all the nights at Grandma and Grandpa's! Hopefully Austin enjoys all this shopping I have been doing.. ha and appreciates the color coordination! I am sure he will just throw up on it and then smile after a nice meal! I will take that I guess...

Well.... now the countdown is on. I am nearing the 20 day marker and surprisingly the weeks are starting to speed up again! I go in for my weekly appointment on Friday and get to see how crammed he is during an ultrasound (poor guy). Then I only have like 3 more appointments even scheduled! Well... I am off to support my Husband at a company event tonight... I will update again soon!

Successful Shower!

I am so thankful for my wonderful mother in law and sister in law who threw me a great shower! Although not everyone is pictured here... tons of friends and family showed up and I had a blast! I didn't last long on my feet and my shoes didn't fit me, but I enjoyed sitting down, visiting and opening all the awesome presents everyone got! This shower was the last real milestone left... so I guess it is time to almost have a baby!

I go in tomorrow afternoon for my weekly appointment and I am going to tell the doctor that I need an estimate on how much this baby weighs! I am in sooo much pain and it is just miserable. Everyone keeps telling me I look too big for my due date being a month away but who really knows. Trust me... I would be ready to go today if she told me he weighed at least 6 pounds!

I am getting his nursery all put together and just have a few pictures to hang and need to get a crib mattress. I can't wait til it is complete and I can post pictures! I chose an adorable safari theme with cute giraffes, elephants, monkeys and zebras! I fell in love with the bedding when I saw it.

Not a whole lot has changed since the last post other than that I am just getting bigger and more miserable everyday! I am picking my sister up from the airport tomorrow and she tells me she has six bags!! I don't think she realizes yet that unless those bags have wheels I am not much help! I am so excited to see her though, it has been 6 months. She will be such an amazing aunt and I am glad to have her home.

I am going to again hope and pray that my next post is me going into labor!! I need it! Less than 4 weeks hopefully!