Full term! The little guy made it to full term!
At my appointment last Wednesday, the OB said I was starting to progress a little and that he has dropped. Madison didn't drop until right before she was born (literally), so this is definitely a different sensation. The contractions are still present and often crampy/painful. I tend to just ignore them, though, since that has been my normal.
As I mentioned in my 35 week post, everything is ready for him to arrive, but I'm not sure I'm emotionally ready, yet. This is likely my very last time being pregnant and I don't feel like I've had enough time to soak it all in. I'm going to try to be "in the moment" for however long I have left and savor the pregnancy, as physically challenging as it can be at times. :)
I have an appointment on Wednesday afternoon where my OB will also estimate his size. This will determine if I will be induced at 39 weeks or not. I'll update with those results and some belly pics soon! (FWIW: I think he's much smaller that Mads was at this point. We'll see!)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Maternity & Family Photos
Let me tell you something I've known for a long time: I have incredibly talented friends! One of them is Ava Hristova of Zemya Photography. On the 3rd, we met up with her at Vasona Park in Los Gatos to get some photos of our family of 3 and a half. We're SO pleased with the results! Check out some of the highlights below:
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
 |
| From September 12, 2011 |
35/35 :: 35 Weeks Down & 35 Days Left
I'm admittedly very skeptical that it'll be 35 (or more) days until he's here, but J and I are trying to prepare ourselves for the wait. We've spent so much time preparing for his possible early delivery, that now we're working on preparing ourselves for the fact that he may arrive on his due date or later!
Speaking of preparing... I'm not kidding.
- The hospital bags are packed.
- All of the gear is set-up with fresh batteries, clothes are washed, sorted and organized onto shelves.
- His "closet" in our room is neat and tidy and filled with all of the essentials.
- The crib is sidecar-ed to our bed with the sound machine and nightlight perched nearby.
- The glider has been moved to the living room.
- His car seat is installed next to Madison's.
- And much much more. I definitely feel prepared for his arrival.
Here are a couple belly pictures at 35 weeks.
And just for fun, here's a comparison photo of me at 35 weeks with both kiddos!
I think my tummy is about the same size? Possibly smaller? I feel much more uncomfortable this time around, but I don't feel bigger than the first time. I'm hoping I don't have another 10 and a half pounder baking in there, but we'll see. :) My OB is going to do a size estimate at my 37 week appointment and possibly discuss induction.
Contraction-wise, I've been doing okay! More good days than bad and the OB says I still haven't progressed at all (YAY!) The cx have been waking me up at night and make napping almost impossible, so I'm definitely tired and a bit bored, but good other than that! It could definitely be much worse.
I'll be able to be a little less cautious next week and will be full off restriction in 2 weeks. Bring it on!
Speaking of preparing... I'm not kidding.
- The hospital bags are packed.
- All of the gear is set-up with fresh batteries, clothes are washed, sorted and organized onto shelves.
- His "closet" in our room is neat and tidy and filled with all of the essentials.
- The crib is sidecar-ed to our bed with the sound machine and nightlight perched nearby.
- The glider has been moved to the living room.
- His car seat is installed next to Madison's.
- And much much more. I definitely feel prepared for his arrival.
Here are a couple belly pictures at 35 weeks.
 |
| From 2011 - 09 - September |
 |
| From 2011 - 09 - September |
And just for fun, here's a comparison photo of me at 35 weeks with both kiddos!
 |
| From 2011 - 09 - September |
I think my tummy is about the same size? Possibly smaller? I feel much more uncomfortable this time around, but I don't feel bigger than the first time. I'm hoping I don't have another 10 and a half pounder baking in there, but we'll see. :) My OB is going to do a size estimate at my 37 week appointment and possibly discuss induction.
Contraction-wise, I've been doing okay! More good days than bad and the OB says I still haven't progressed at all (YAY!) The cx have been waking me up at night and make napping almost impossible, so I'm definitely tired and a bit bored, but good other than that! It could definitely be much worse.
I'll be able to be a little less cautious next week and will be full off restriction in 2 weeks. Bring it on!
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Some Good Days & 34 Week Update
The great news is that my contractions stopped being so consistently close together! They're pretty predictibly active in the evening (apparently due to a natural increase in oxytocin?), but I have been having some really good days.
On Saturday morning, we did our family photos / maternity photo shoot with Ava of Zemya Photography. We were planning to do the shoot at Vasona Park with our house as a back-up, but I was really really hoping to do them outdoors. Luckily, The Boy must have wanted the same because I was feeling great and even took a decent walk around the park to shoot a variety of locations. I'm so excited to see the results!
The rest of our calm 3-day weekend went pretty well, too, and it was great to spend all of that time as our little family of 3.
On Saturday morning, we did our family photos / maternity photo shoot with Ava of Zemya Photography. We were planning to do the shoot at Vasona Park with our house as a back-up, but I was really really hoping to do them outdoors. Luckily, The Boy must have wanted the same because I was feeling great and even took a decent walk around the park to shoot a variety of locations. I'm so excited to see the results!
The rest of our calm 3-day weekend went pretty well, too, and it was great to spend all of that time as our little family of 3.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)