today's appt....

I met with my midwife this morning. Everything looks great : ) Grasshopper's heartbeat was nice and strong. I'm still measuring ahead of schedule but not by 2 weeks anymore, so that's good. These last 2 weeks I feel like I'm more rounded instead of sticking straight out. My midwife told me that my specialist has been giving mom's with extra amniotic fluid the option of amniocentesis at 37 weeks, to check lung maturity, and if this looked good he would then be for inducing.
I told my midwife Linda, NO WAY! I am not having a foot long needle shoved through my belly button and uterus. I may complain a lot about how uncomfortable I am, and trust me I am uncomfortable, but not enough that I would opt for this test! Linda and I will talk about induction at 39 1/2 weeks if Grasshopper hasn't come on his own by 39. I see the specialist on the 6th and Linda again on the 14th. I can't believe August 1st is tomorrow. Something about being able to say, "I'm due next month," sounds so wonderful even though August has 31 days in it.
On a side note I was taking clothes out of the washing machine this afternoon and as I was putting 2 pairs of Matthew's jeans in the dryer I couldn't believe how much I was craving to wear a pair. I can't remember life without this belly jutting out infront of me.

60 days or less.......

Just 60 more days until my due date of September 27th! I am very ready for Grasshopper to be here. The last few days I've been SO uncomfortable! My back is sore, it's hard to sleep, I'm up a minimum of 3 times to use the bathroom at night, I'm so ready to be done sleeping on my sides, I'm tired of the taste of Tums, it's so hard to keep up with Trevor, and I just feel like a gigantic blob.
Matthew just returned from a ServiceMaster Convention in Boston this past Saturday, so now he will be close to home as we await Grasshopper's arrival. The nursery is just about finished. I will post pictures when it's complete. I see my midwife this Friday and will post an update after that.

pictures of Trev painting.....

Okay, I figured it out. I wish I wasn't so technically chalanged.

painting....

Yesterday my brother came over to paint Grasshopper's room. I'm so excited to have that finished. Now I can dust, arrange the room, have Matthew hang some stuff, pull out bins of old clothes from Trevor......wow I must be in nesting mode!
My brother allowed Trevor to paint using his "big roller," and Trevor was SO excited!

Blogspot is not allowing me to post pictures of Trevor painting.....frustrating! I will try again later.

belly shots.....bare...

more pain & pressure...

So, I continue to experience more pain & pressure, especially at night! I'm very sure that I've also had contractions the last 2 nights. Only a couple each night but still, it does make be a bit nervous since I just entered my 32nd week. Even though I would love to go for a walk, since the weather has been so cool, I've been just resting since I'm not sure what's going on with my body and grasshopper right now. I don't want to bug my midwife since nothing was happening when I saw her this past Wednesday. So, I'll just continue to take it easy and see what happens in the next few days.

Negative.....

My urine test came back negative, so this is a huge answer to prayer. I'm still experiencing pain and pressure, but it's managable. As much as I'd like to meet him, grasshopper needs to stay put and finish baking at least for another 7 weeks, so I can get him to full term. I'll go back and see my midwife again on July 31st!

pressure and pain....

Just returned from seeing my midwife. The past few days I've been experiencing some pain and pressure that has been uncomfortable. While at my appt. they tested for a UTI, which came back negative. I am not dialated at all and my cervix looks good, so these are two good signs. My stomach is measuring 32 weeks instead of 30 weeeks, which continues to further her thinking that grasshopper will be big. The final test they performed was a second urine test, which will take 24hrs to get results. This test is pretty fascinating. They are looking specifically for some chemical that is released from grasshopper into the amniotic fluid, which will then show up in my urine. If this specific "thing" shows up it's very, very likely that I could have him in 2 weeks or less.
My midwife will call me tomorrow with the results. If the test comes back positive then I would be put on bedrest and given steroid shots to further develop grasshopper's lungs. Hopefully it comes back negative b/c I think I wouold seriously go crazy if I had to be on bedrest. My gut tells me that it will be negative, but we'll see tomorrow. Today the pain and pressure have been pretty bad. The good news is that grasshopper's heartbeat was strong and consistent and he continues to be a very active little guy!

got pink eye.....

Yes!!! This morning I woke up with a crusty/watery right eye and my immediate thought was that I had pink eye. I've never had pink eye before, so I wasn't sure if it was necessary for me to see my doctor. But I googled pink eye & pregnancy and one of the articles stated that I should go. My doctor quickly confirmed that it was pink eye and has precsribed me eye drops. He said it should clear up within 48-72hrs, so that's good. I'll take pink eye over a sinus infection any day though. The only symptoms I'm having are a pink eye, itchiness, and a little burning. The doctor did say that it's very contagious, so I'll be checking Trevor's eyes obsessively for the next week or so.

another appt w/specialist...

This morning I saw the maternal medicine specialist again. Grasshopper is doing great! He was very active during the ultra-sound and his heartbeat was strong and steady. My amniotic fluid has balanced out more, but is still in the abnormally high level. Grasshopper is measuring 1 week and 5 days ahead of schedule with a 10oz plus/minus error of measure. The doctor continues to believe that Grasshopper is going to be big! They thought the same with Trevor, and induced me and he wasn't even 8lbs, so I've told the doctor and my midwife that I would prefer to not be induced with this one until I've reached the 40 week mark~if I make it that far! I see my midwife next Wednesday, and the specialist again in 4 weeks. Matthew and I are pretty sure we've decided on colors for the nursery, so my brother will have the painting done hopefully before August arrives. I very much want to get the nursery completed. I think I'm slowly staring to nest already.

Trev, midwife, & preggo pic....

Here is a picture of Trevor taken the morning of his 3rd birthday! He was very excited to have a birthday and for about 5 days after continued to ask when he will have another. Trying to explain what a year is to a 3 year old is impossible, "what's a year, what's 12 months, what's 365 days..........!"
I had an appt. with my midwife last Thursday. Grasshopper is doing great! I'm still measuring a week ahead and I will now be seeing my midwife every other week until I hit 36wks. I see the specialist again this coming Thursday. He will measure the amniotic fluid again to see if I'm in the abnormal range still as well as re-meausuring Grasshopper's weight. This picture of me was taken just this morning. I'm definately in the uncomfortable, 3rd trimester stage i.e. puffiness, heartburn, sore back, shortness of breath (just sitting), tiredness, and many more! I hate to wish summer away, but I really want September to be here! I'm ready to meet this little guy and have him change residency : )