Making Progress =o)

Our baby appointment went well today. Joey's heartbeat was 136 and he still appears to be measuring just right. I found out that I am 2 centimeters dilated and 90% effaced so I've made some good progress so far. Because of the new update my grandmother will be booking a flight to Charlotte in the next day or two so that she can be here for the birth of her first great-grandson =o). Everyone I've spoken to feels that I will deliver within the next week... I guess we'll see. Below is my 38 week belly pic.

Getting closer... and definately READY!!

Well as of tomorrow I will be 38 weeks pregnant... and I must say (as excited as I am to have the baby) I'm ready for him to be in my arms rather than my belly =o) It's been fun but these last couple weeks (especially the last week) have been kind of miserable. My back/rib/hip pains are getting more intense and my swelling is getting worse. I try to stay in bed or on the couch for the most part but I don't like sitting still. I'm trying to behave though because we've noticed that the swelling is in my entire leg now, not just my feet. We tried to called the doctor's office just to be safe... the nurse was going to call back with in the hour. Well that was 4:30 PM yesterday and still no word. We have a doctor appointment Tuesday so I'll just talk to him then I guess. I'll post a new belly pic with that update =o)

Thursday night mom and I went to dinner with the nursing girls. It was fun getting together and catching up one more time before the baby comes (although I know we will still be getting together afterwards). They are all convinced that I will go early... one friend Kerri is convinced I will go in the next week =o) I hope so. Her instinct is pretty good... after all, her mother and she were the only ones who predicted I would have a boy. I'm hoping she's right with this too!

37 Weeks!

Well... I'm now a little over 37 weeks! We had our baby check up this morning and had our third ultrasound. Everything checked out great! Lil Joey is so much bigger than when we last saw him... it was amazing. They estimate his weight to be about 7lbs., his heartbeat was 144, and so far he is on track with his growth. My mom is in town now until he arrives she got to go to the appointment with us. She was so excited to see him on the ultrasound. I'm glad she was able to experience that =o) I had my first experience with false labor last Thursday. All of sudden my back started cramping up for brief moments so I made sure I checked the time. It happened at 8:57, 9:17, 9:37, and 9:53. In my head I was freaking a lil because that's pretty regular (I was having contractions with the back cramps). I decided to lay on my left side and it all went away. Unfortunately I still have the back pain now. I talked to the doctor about it and its just ligament pain. But at least I'll only have to deal with that issue for about 2.5 weeks... right? Below are some of the ultrasound pix. We tried to get some 3D images of his face but were unable to get any real clear shots. His poor lil face is squished up against me so it flattened his nose and made all the pictures distorted. But there are 2 profile pix that show his squished nose and I put one 3D image where you can see his chubby cheeks and half of a smile =o)






Dad was in town for a couple of days last week so it was nice getting to see him. We went out to eat at Kristopher's... our usual hang lol. We went with my aunt/uncle and a family friend. Frankie had a meeting at work so after everyone was done eating, my dad and I just hung our watching the Olympics until Frankie got done. It was nice having the one on one time to just cut up like old times.

I have my last diabetes appointment tomorrow (besides the postpartum visit)... Yay!! I'll be so glad when I don't have to do that anymore. I'll really be excited when I don't have to check my sugars and I can eat what I want. I've already told Frankie we will be going to Chick-Fil-A...getting an 8 pack combo with fries and a SWEET tea lol... I can't wait... I can taste it now =o)

Valentine's Day and Baby News

Valentine's day was so nice. Frankie and I never make a big deal out of this holiday. We get each other a card, I get flowers and we go to dinner. We have done the romantic get away for the night to a nice hotel but not this year. Because of my diabetes issue Frankie thought it would be best to do dinner at home so that I would have more food to eat rather than trying to find a restaurant. He was right =o) He offered to cook but since he was at work all day I did the cooking. We had parmesan chicken, green beans, carrots, and salad. It was a nice candle light dinner at home, just the two of us.








Yesterday I was also 36 weeks along!



I had an appointment with the OB this morning and everything looks good. Joey's heartbeat was 134 and he's still growing. I found out he's dropped down in my pelvis which I kind of figured because of the discomfort I've been having and the fact that I'm going to the bathroom every 2 hours at night lol. Next week I get to have another ultrasound which Frankie and I are excited about. It'll be nice getting to see what he looks like now =o) I guess that's one of the perks of having gestational diabetes.

Comfy is the Way to Go

I have my bag packed and ready for the hospital. At first I packed 2 comfy pair of sweats and shirts to along with them. Last night Frankie and I went to the mall and lets just say I had to repack my stuff lol. We found these pajamas that were extremely cute and soooooo comfortable.



The pink top has half length sleeves and is a hoodie and of course the pants match. I then found another cute top that I plan to wear with my gray sweats. Yes I am aware that it is a tank top but I stay hot all the time so that will not be an issue =o)

Today I went to the diabetes center.... again. Luckily I only have to go there one more time and then my postpartum visit. My next appointment will be with the dietitian... did I mention this is my last appointment? Should I not have met with her for my FIRST appointment? Whatev haha

We graduated from baby class on Tuesday and they gave a cute little certificate. It was nice meeting all the new parents-to-be. At the end of class we all exchanged emails so we can keep each other posted on the arrival of our lil ones and we can hopefully get together in the future. It would be nice to have bunches of babies to play with =o) (yes... I meant to type bunches)

Monday I have my next OB appointment. I will find out if I'm dilated any. I'm kind of hoping I'm not because I really don't want to be placed on bed rest. I guess we'll see though. I'll update after the appointment. 4weeks left!!!!

Happy Scrappers

My mom left early this morning. We did a lot this past week. We went shopping (of course) and bought some last minute baby things for me to pack in my hospital bag. We also did some shopping for scrap booking stuff. I find that I only scrapbook when I am with her now because it is more fun that way. We both got quite a bit done. I decided to start on the scrapbook that I'm doing for Joey. I have it completed up until the present except for doing a page on his nursery. The rest of the pages will come once he is born. I decided to go ahead and make the templates for some of the pages, that way I'll only have to add photos once he gets here.

I also found out that my dad is supposed to be coming in town next week =o) It will be good to see him because I haven't seen him since late November-early December.

Other than that things around that Hudson home are pretty quiet. Frankie sold his truck which will cover the cost to replace our heating and air unit (thank goodness). Things with the pregnancy are still the same and I can't wait for the baby to get here. I do have to start going back to the Diabetes Center unfortunately. Not because of any problems but apparently my OB practice can drop me if they feel I'm being non-compliant. At least I only have to have 2 appointments with the crazy woman and one appointment postpartum (that's my understanding at least). Tomorrow night is our last baby class. It's amazing how fast the past 6 weeks have gone by. I hope the next 5 are just as fast so that we can have our lil man here with us =o)

Let it ice Let it ice Let it ice

I was really looking forward to the snow this past weekend but was let down. (I know I'm like a big kid) We got a few inches but it all turned to ice by the next morning so there was no fun to be had. Frankie and I decided to walk up to Harris Teeter because we needed to return some movies to Red Box. We also wanted to check out the road conditions. They were horrible! I can't believe there were people out driving in that mess. Below are a few pictures of what our area looked like.









On to baby news. I'm 34 weeks pregnant now!!



Time to get my hospital bag ready. I had a check up on Monday and things are still looking good. His heart beat was 147 and he is in the proper position for delivery. My OB felt his head and it felt really low to me. That night I started having some discomfort in my lower back whenever he would move. It wasn't a constant pain, just shooting (very uncomfortable). She said he is measuring properly and may be slightly big but nothing that she is concerned about at this point. I was happy to know that I won't have to be pregnant any longer than necessary. The doctor said that they will try and let a woman with gestational diabetes go into labor on her own but if she doesn't by her due date she will be induced (what a relief).