38 weeks

I'm a little late on the picture for 38 weeks so here we go!

These were taken yesterday before work!

We are 8 days away from our due date today!  

We will be 39 weeks tomorrow and have our 39 week OB appointment on Friday!  We will see if I have progressed more than 1 cm and then figure out our game plan!  I would love to have great news that I'm dilated more but we'll have to wait and see!

I have been feeling good!  Aches and pains are to be expected and some days are better than others!  No more contractions since last tuesday but I do have a lot of braxton hicks!  Yesterday at work, I was getting some "pains" that were sending me cold chills so I'm hoping that means she's dropping!  On Sunday, after coming back from visiting the in-laws for birthday celebrations, my feet swelled up like 2 stuffed pigs!  The last few times we went home, I noticed my feet would swell but this time was the worst!  They were so huge and hurt.  I could actually feel them swelling in the car.  I think it's from sitting for so long with my feet dangling  (dependent edema)!  I propped them up on pillows the rest of the night and Doug massaged them for me.  I drank a lot of decaf sweet tea when I got home to "pull" the fluid off (diuretic help from tea).  So, I peed the whole night and woke up with  normal feet in the morning!  haha  So, probably no more long car rides until she's here!

We're just so anxious to meet her!  I'm running out of things to do with my free time.  I cleaned the house already this week, all her laundry is washed, the bags are packed as much as they can be at this point.  We have just a few more small things to buy and will do that on Friday after Doug gets off!

So, we're left with waiting for Iris to arrive =)

You have dirty ears! Let me help you!

Lynx is so goofy!  He loves to clean lola and lay with her!

However, lola doesn't like it and is sometimes scared of the white devil =)

But today, she let him clean out her ears a bit!

Silly pets!

Nursery Wall Art

Doug surprised me on Saturday with the cutest little idea!  

He took my cricut and made me the cutest pictures to hang over Iris's crib!  

Don't you just love it?!?

Thanks lover =)

Baby Shower #4

Work threw me a baby shower yesterday and it was so nice!!!  They had signs all over the floor for the past few weeks so it was funny when my patients would ask if the baby shower was for me!  Everyone brought in food and it was a great time!

cute decorations!

some of the RNs and staff coming in 

My yummy cake!

They showered with me with such wonderful gifts!  

The staff went in to get us our pack'n play!!

Plus, lots of cute clothes, flowers, and other baby supplies!

Thanks so much everyone!!!!

We are so thankful! =)

38 week OB appointment

Doug and I had our 38 week OB appointment yesterday!  It went...ok!  haha I was hoping for more news but was sad that she didn't tell me what I wanted!  We met with the other OB, Dr. Turner, since Dr. Pool is on vacation.  She is super nice and she was very helpful on Tuesday when I called with the contractions.  We were both very optimistic with hoping that the contractions had changed my cervix or dilated me more but sadly, I'm still 1 cm dilated but the contractions DID soften my cervix some but still not effaced at all!  boo!!!

Dr. Turner was very excited for us and thought that what I did experience on Tuesday was actual contractions (no duh lady! hehe) and she thinks that is a great sign that I might go into labor on my own and not need help with induction, etc.  So, I was pleased with that!!!!  She does think we have another week or so to go but I could go early...time will tell!

She said that at our next appointment (next Friday), we should make a plan to see if we should wait a little longer until I go on my own or think about inducing.  I'll be 39 weeks next Friday at our appointment so I hope I'm dilated more (or maybe already have the baby) and we can get this party started =)  As much as I love being pregnant and feeling her move and knowing she's safe inside of me, I'm so gosh darn eager to meet her!  We have just about everything we can think of for her so we're just waiting!

I worked yesterday and woke up with braxton hicks (tightening and burning feeling) in the middle of the night but no actual contractions.  I work today and tomorrow so hopefully being on my feet so much will bring on some contractions!  We'll see!

I also have my baby shower (#4) at work tomorrow night so I'm pretty excited for that!