NO MORE BEDREST!!

No more bedrest restrictions! No more blood sugar checks! Went to the doctor yesterday and since I am past 37 weeks, I can stop doing both of those. So basically whenever Fiona is ready to come, no one is going to stop her!! Plus I finally got a real check-up yesterday since I saw my own doctor. 2cm dilated and 60% effaced. She still hasn't moved down any further but I am hoping with being able to get up and walk around, that those numbers will change again before I go back to the doctor on Monday. He also mentioned that he might induce me around October 27th!!! Would love that. I am so ready to meet Fiona and NOT be pregnant anymore. This pregnancy has been so much harder (physically) for me than Natalie's. I think I've had just about every possible pregnancy symptom this time around. Will keep ya posted!

Bedrest Sucks

So...for all of you who think bedrest sounds great (I thought this until recently!!), it actually sucks. Sure, you get to sit on the couch or lie in bed all day, BUT who likes daytime television? There are only so many times you can watch home improvement shows or reruns of reruns of shows like Law and Order before you get really bored. Even movies are getting boring (plus my parents are here and we have REALLY different taste in movies). Then there is the physical side of it. Sitting with your feet up all day puts strain on your hips and butt. And then when you stand up, all those muscles and tendons and ligaments in your legs protest to being under weight again.

And then there is the most surprising part of being on bedrest. First let me say that I have been on modified bedrest so I can get up to go to the bathroom, take a shower, walk between rooms, etc but cannot stand up for the time it would take to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. So short spurts of standing. So what is this big surprise? Aside from getting a contraction immediately upon standing, you get short of breath REALLY REALLY easily. Who woulda thunk? I feel like I've run a marathon just trying to shower and often have to sit for a while before finishing things like brushing my hair or teeth after a shower. SERIOUSLY!!! And it takes a while to recover and to get my heart rate back to normal. Was not prepared for this at all!

So, finally, I had another dr's appt yesterday. NOT IMPRESSED. Didn't see my doctor but one of his partners. Did not even check me. Measured my tummy. Said I was suddenly measuring small which could mean Fiona is lower or that my amniotic fluid could be low. Said my doctor might do an ultrasound...NEXT WEEK! Then she had no clue how far along I was and I am pretty sure she never even looked at my chart before coming in to the room. REALLY REALLY hope she isn't the one who ends up delivering Fi. My doctor said he makes every effort to deliver his own patients but they rotate OB patients through the other partners just in case. UGH!!!

I'll leave you with a 36 week picture:

Dr's Report

I have no idea how many days of bedrest I've had. It's been a week so 7 or 8 I guess. Baby shower was really nice yesterday. We got lots of nice things for Miss Fiona from the ladies at church along with a few other friends who had dropped gifts by or mailed them. Went to the doctor today. Still not dilated but 50% effacement and she's at -2 station. Dr really wants me to go to 37 weeks (so another week and a half) but we will see what God and Fiona have on their agenda. I am still on bedrest (ugh!). Getting lots of sewing done and catching up on Downton Abbey. Loving streaming Netflix right now and a Blu-ray player that can handle it!

Natalie has a boyfriend! He goes to school with her and his name is Landon. They were holding hands at school on Friday! Seems like both girls are gonna be a handful for their Daddy in about 13 years (if not sooner!)

Days 5 & 6

Not a whole lot to report. The weather here is absolutely gorgeous at 64 degrees and I am stuck inside so Paul opened the windows for me to get some fresh air. (I haven't been out of the house since Wednesday morning). The pasta dinner went really well and raised way more money than we anticipated for Natalie's school. Our new TV FINALLY arrived (in one piece this time) and is great! My dad showed up today so we have all bases covered for whenever Fiona decides to come. Tomorrow is my baby shower; hopefully, Fiona won't come before then! And finally Miss Fiona has dropped so I can take a deep breath again. It feels weird after 2 months of being short of breath!