Slowly but Surely

My appointment last week was good. Her heart rate and my bp and weight all looked good. Since the docs have been measuring my fundal height (the size of my uterus) the measurements have been exactly where they needed to be, except for this week. My belly is now measuring a little over one week larger, which means she's really growing, as expected. I had the Strep B test done and will find out the results on Wednesday. If I test positive for being a carrier then I will receive antibiotics during delivery so I don't pass it on to Baby. It's pretty common and nothing to worry about as long as the necessary precaution is taken. Baby has definitely dropped. During the exam the doc told me I'm 1cm dilated and 80% effaced. The 1cm is normal and could remain that way for a while. The 80% effaced means that my cervix has already thinned by 80% which is quite progressive for my estimated due date. All those Braxton-Hicks have been doing their job! I'm curious/excited/nervous to hear how things look on Wednesday.

My work has been busy again. A co-worker and myself worked on a complicated project for the past 5 weeks that we are now having to redo because the PI made a simple mistake. Talk about losing money for a project! This person tries to do too many things and have their hands in too many different parts of what our company does. Therefore, it's hard for them to become proficient at one particular aspect that they shouldn't be working on to begin with. This isn't the first time the same situation has occurred. Ugh, it's really frustrating. My co-worker tried making a bet with me that Baby would be born before this project is finished but I agreed, so no bet to be had. At least I'll have something to do for the next few weeks that will help pass the time.

Garrett rented a dump trailer and picked up 3 loads of gravel last Friday. He got everything spread out on the driveway and created and filled a drain line in front of the garage. The dog pen gravel still needs spreading but I'm sure he'll get to it. He has today off also so I'm sure he's staying busy. He put up shelving in Baby's closet and finished hanging her bedroom door. Now we need to paint the trim for the closet and the doors and her room will be ready for move-in. It's looking so nice! Last night he used our Steam Vac on the lower living room carpet where Huntley has been staying during the day. It's amazing how dirty the carpet gets. I kept the pot of boiling water going while he worked the Hoover.

I shouldn't jinx myself, but Baby has been letting me sleep at night again. She's been wiggly for a few minutes a couple times each night but nothing like last week. One evening she was so squirmy as soon as I got in bed that I had to get up and walk around to try to get her to relax. She was moving so much all over that I couldn't lay there. My right hip has really been hurting consistently for the past 3 days. Before now they have only hurt in the night and it goes away after I get up but they are constantly achy now. My hands continue to be tight but they aren't as sore as they started off to be. Now it seems the fluid has increased in my feet. My one pair of shoes I can wear, the tan suede Birkenstock clogs, are getting tight. Wearing shoes just isn't comfortable but not having the arch support is equally uncomfortable. So, I get up for a while, sit for a while, get up for a while, nap for a while. I'm easily taking 2 hour naps and I've asked Garrett to wake me up so I can sleep during the night. Never have I been able to nap like this. It's wonderful.

Huntley sure has been sticking by my side the past few weeks. He has always preferred greeting Garrett first when we come home after work but he has been coming to me, briefly goes to Garrett and comes frolicking back to me. Also, the rest of the evening he follows me wherever I go. Before, he would go back and forth between Garrett and I if we were in different parts of the house but now he sticks with me. I think he senses the baby or the changes along with it. It will be interesting to see his reaction when we bring Little One home.

I'll keep you updated as time allows. Have a good week!