Today was our 36 week appointment and there's not really a lot to say. We're still in a holding pattern but Brianna has started to drop, though not much. The doctor told us today that if she were to decide to make an appearance, we'd be able to bring her home after the normal 2 night hospital stay so its nice to know that we're past the point of her needing to stay in the hospital any longer than is normal. He told us to plan for a week plus or minus from our due date, which is officially February 2nd now. So, any time between January 28 and February 9 would fall in that window. After February 9, they would run a few tests to determine what action needed to be taken but until then, its up to her to decide when she's ready to meet us. For my sake, I'd prefer her to decide more towards the January side of things as I'm already feeling positively huge and uncomfortable. It doesn't help the comfort matter that she hasn't realized yet that she's running out of room to move around. She still is very active, get hiccups every couple of hours and plays games with me like "how far out there can I stick my feet before mom will rub them". I'm going to miss feeling her move but I also like it when she's sleeping since it gives my ribs a break!
On a lighter note, my office threw me a surprise baby shower today and Justin even managed to keep it a secret from me since he was in on it! The cake was perfect for us since it had a Jeep on it, complete with obstacles (baby booties, pacifiers & rattles), a river and a few trees. I have to say that I work with some of the most generous and supportive people and they really went out of their way to make sure it was not only a surprise, but also a great shower in terms of getting us many of the things we still needed.
There's not much else to say at this point. We're just waiting for the action to start and doing our best to enjoy the last few weeks we have together of peace and quiet.
Love you all,
Lucretia
36 Week Belly Pic:
4 comments:
I Love It!! I am so excited! Just a few short weeks away. Jeff was just at my desk asking about you. I checked the blog and here we are. You look great and sound ready! That was very sweet of your office to throw you a surprise shower! How cool! Let us know if there is anything we can do.
Hugs!
april
Glad to hear the appointment went well. Miss Brianna's arrival is so close... how exciting!!! For your sake, I hope she does not decide to stay in there until after your due date :)
How nice of your office to throw you a surprise shower! That's awesome!
Ashley
You have a beautiful baby belly! No stretch marks!!!
So fun!! I hate to break it to you first babies don't usually come early, but I will be hoping for you guys!! Jack was born on his due date and Cooper at 39w 1d.
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