Baby update....no talk of induction here :)

I had my check-up yesterday....3cm, still 50-60% effaced, & baby's head is low. I could tell Dr. Ferreira was concerned though....he said the heart rate was 110-114 & it really should be above 120, which it DID come back up to in his office. He said it certainly can dip like that, but, just to be safe, he wanted to send me to the hospital for a stress test so that he could monitor the rate over a longer stretch of time to be sure things were normal.

He also wanted an ultrasound done....we were so excited to see the baby!!! Everything looked great to the ultrasound tech...it was hard for us to see much though, baby is so squished now! It's head was measuring small, but it's belly was measuring 41 weeks......reminds me of Emma, she had a big old belly at birth! The tech was also predicting an 8+ lb. baby....Dr. Ferreira said "no way there is 8 lbs. of baby in there".....hoping he's right!

The stress test was fine too, but since I had a few pretty strong & regular contractions while I was being monitored, the nurse got a little nervous, especially knowing we have an hour & 15 min. drive to the hospital. She called Dr. Ferreira & thankfully he said I could go home :) He's the best!!! So, we came home & the regular contractions fizzled.....another good night's sleep had :) I thought that would have been pretty neat to have Baby and I share our birthdays.....but I guess it has plans of it's own, possibly sharing with a cousin instead :) :) :)

Also, I've NEVER had dreams regarding the sex of any of our kids.....but Wednesday night, I dreamt we had a girl! It was so vivid....and actually shocking! Honestly, it just makes me think it's a boy for sure, cause with 3 out of 4 kids, my gut feeling has been completely WRONG!

Ty's latest cuteness

We've been finding him walking around the house like this, at random........I love it & he KNOWS it! He'll "subtly" walk past me with hands in pockets, his beaming smile, and a face that is screaming "I know you can't resist me, Mom".....then mosey on past, confident that I'll be chasing him down to smother him in tickles & kisses!

Also, had a check-up today: I now am 2-3 cm dilated & 50-60% effaced! Happy to report that, not only are my household items stocked, but also have a few meals in the freezer, thanks to Lara's help :) I can't tell you how satisfying that is! Probably need to get on packing that hospital bag now...

Mommy & Me......36 1/2 weeks!

Here we are....growing ever more!!! Everyone is getting very excited for my arrival! Mommy saw the dr. today and found out she is 2 cm. dilated :) So, reality is setting in for her and she is nesting like crazy.....franticly trying to fulfill the insatiable desire to stock medicine, cleaning supplies, and toiletries....as if she won't be at a store again till next year!!! Too bad for everyone else that she isn't stocking the freezer like that :)




Where'd you come from...?!!!!!!