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!