We had a great turn out of friends and family and we were so thankful to have had all of you who were able to make it. I'll get pictures up soon- maybe today, maybe tomorrow HAHA sometime soon :)
Well today we had our next appointment and all is great! Dr Prema is very happy with all my vitals and McKenna's growth. She turned almost a month ago and has stayed put. Dr Prema also feels she's between 3.5-4 lbs.
So about the perfect timing about having already had our baby shower, I'm starting my Non Stress Tests (NST) tomorrow and from now until McKenna is born I will be at Huntington Hospital twice a week being monitored to make sure all stays well with me and McKenna. I will also be seeing my perinatologist a couple more times until McKenna is born and seeing Dr Prema in two more weeks then one more time in two weeks and then weekly after that I believe- So I will be on major baby watching/preparing time until she decides to make an entrance.
As long as everything stays stable during my NST's Dr Prema would like me to go into labor naturally. We are aiming and praying for at least 37 weeks and again if anything should come up closer to her due date, I will be induced about 37/38 weeks along.
James and I are anxious and excited to meet McKenna and I'm actually really excited to get to see her and hear her heart beat every few days up until her birthday!!!!!
Status Update
Total
weight gain/loss:
Today I got weighed in with a one pound gain, BUT I had my boots on. James just laughed at me when I said that, but those things are heavy ;)
Maternity
clothes: Stretchy shirts and pants hahahah
Stretch
marks: Nothing new- they are there but not new haha
Best
moment this wk: Our baby shower! It was so much fun to have our family together.
Miss
anything:
I miss being able to breathe. I've been sick, well, with a sinus infection- for over a week now and it's hard to sleep when you can't breathe. I continued on the path of only a few hours of sleep a night because once I woke up unable to breathe I couldn't let myself go back. :/
Movement:
Absolutely,
I'm beyond thankful for all the movement. It keeps me sane, because when she's
not moving I go crazy until she moves again lol
Food
cravings: It's been starbucks lately. UGH coffee/caffeine free drinks
but this is so weird for me because I've never been into starbucks
before....
Anything
making you queasy or sick:
Some smells are irritating again but nothing bad like before.
Symptoms:
Since McKenna turned, I have to pee EVERYTIME I stand up because of the pressure she's putting on my bladder but it's ALL worth it. Every little thing!
Have
you started to show yet:
I sure am, no question lol
Gender:
It's a girl! And her name is McKenna Lee
Labor
signs: None
at all, good thing!
Belly
Button in or out:
In
Wedding
rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Back to both-
some specific triggers to my moodiness but I've also been fighting off a cold
for 2 weeks which makes it hard to be happy also- hard, not impossible
haha
Looking
forward to: Learning how my non stress tests will be! Getting to see and hear McKenna twice a week!
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