37 week appointment update

The stats:
BP: The nurse said it was a bit high, but the doctor said it was fine.
Urine: fine
Heartrate: in the 140's
Weight: No change from last week, so I'm still at my pre-pregnancy weight.
Size: Measured a couple of days ahead.

We saw a different doctor than last week. This week was the one that thinks he is head down....he still claims he is head down. I'm still not so sure.

But there have been hardly any contractions to report, he hasn't dropped, no mucous plug loss, nothing. So when we checked out they had us schedule weekly appointments for at least two more weeks. That was pretty discouraging! I guess I have created quite a nice environment for him...he doesn't want to leave!

More 37 week pictures - Holiday this time!

In addition to the 37 week belly pictures last night, we also took a couple of quick pictures for our Christmas card. Trying to get all the pets to sit with us is impossible, so last year we quit even attempting with the cat. Two dogs are hard enough. Next year we won't have to worry about it...we'll put the sole responsibility on the new little one :) I love this first pic by the tree:

37 week belly picture

Heirloom blankets/quilts

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Chris's parents came over and gave us a whole box of blankets that were made for Chris when he was a baby. I think it is so neat that they have kept these after all these years. I remember having one or two blankets but I have no idea what happened to them. These all have a special meaning and were hand made by a family member. I love that we're going to be using them for our son soon.
This one is a huge quilt hand made by Chris's grandmother: This is one that was hand embroidered by his other grandma, I think it's my favorite.

This one was crocheted by a great aunt:

This is another hand quilted one:

Another crocheted one:

Another hand quilted one:

Nursery wall quote

Our sticker/quote thing came in the mail yesterday so of course I made Chris put it up last night! It looks even better than I expected! The blue and brown match the bedding perfectly!

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The stats:
BP: fine
Urine: fine
Heartrate: in the 140's
Weight: I was up 2 pounds! Wow! Just as I predicted, Thanksgiving helped out! So now I'm back to being right on my pre-pregnancy weight.
Size: Measured on track.
Results of the Group B Strep from last week: Negative!

We saw the last doctor in the group that we hadn't met yet. She felt around to see the baby's position...and just as I have been speculating, she couldn't say that he was head down like the previous doctor thought! I totally don't think he has ever moved out of his breech position, but the last doctor seemed to think so. She said that they'll do an internal exam in the next week or two, depending on if I'm complaining of contractions, but so far, no contractions. Even the Braxton Hicks seem to have stopped/slowed down. I have a feeling that this little guy has settled in for the long haul and won't make his arrival until January :(

On another note, yesterday was also my 33rd birthday. Being 36 1/2 weeks pregnant sure makes me feel older than 33! But after my appointment I went for a pre-natal massage and pedicure...both very nice! Then out to dinner to celebrate my last birthday before I'm someones mom......that doesn't even sound right!
Here are a couple of the cool gifts my awesome husband surprised me with:
Diamond hoop earrings:
New pair of Ugg's...I've been wearing my others all winter, they've been great and so nice for not having to worry about slipping in my regular dress black boots:

2 dozen white roses:

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36 weeks and still going strong! I feel like I'm just about to finally kick this cold that I've had for two weeks, it's been terrible! I've noticed I was a bit sleepy last night, but that might have something to do with the 2+ hour commute home on the crappy roads! It just makes me extra tense to be 9 months pregnant out on the roads.