35 Weeks & 6 Days

YAY IT'S FINALLY MY MONTH!!!!!!!!
Everything is going pretty good. I had my first exam on Friday and it put me in a LOT of pain. I haven't had any Braxton Hicks contractions the whole time and on Friday I had them all day and was cramping really bad. I thought the doctor had put me into labor. There wasn't really any progress. He said my cervix was softening, that was about it. I asked him if we would have him early because he is so big and he said it is a possibility. My BP was sort of high and this week the NST was the opposite problem. Logan would not stay still. We had the monitor on for over an hour because for the 1st 30-40 minutes he was beating me up inside and the monitor could not track his heart rate.

I have another ultrasound on Tuesday so we will see how much he has grown and then the doctor appt is on Friday.� I am just too excited that it is finally MY month. I am so ready for him to be here I can't stand it anymore.

Julie had her baby!

Julie Jordan had her baby boy Mason Dean Jordan on 6/20/07 via c-section. Her water broke that morning and after slow progression and eradic heart rate changes they decided to have a c-section. He weighed in at 7lb 3 oz. Julie and baby went home on 6/23/07 (her due date) and are doing great!

34 Weeks & 4 Days

Well I had a big morning. I had my doctor appt with the NST which went well. My BP was sort of high like it was when they put me on bedrest. The NST took longer to finish because Logan was being very still and they needed movement out of him. I wasn't feeling good this morning so I didn't eat much before we got there so they made me drink some juice while I was doing the test. I haven't been feeling well the last 2 days. My stomach has been really upset and my back has been hurting. I haven't been having any sort of contractions or anything though so I haven't thought much of it.

Well I went after that appt to have the biophysical u/s done. Let's just say I got a lot of info. He is head down and back out in the ready position. And although I am 34 weeks, he is measuring 38 weeks because he is ALREADY 7lb and 10oz. The doctor said everything looked good (amniotic fluid, lungs, cord blood flow, etc.) he is just really big. Based on the pains I have been having down low, I wouldn't be surprised if I am dilated/effaced some by now, but they haven't checked so we will see next time if they do. The doctor gave me all of the precautions about possibly having him early, planning a c-section if he gets bigger and maybe not letting me go the full 40. It will all be up to my doctor though. Sooooooooo maybe Logan will make his appearance before we originally thought. I sure hope so because otherwise this will be a BIG baby!!!!

34 Weeks

Happy Father's Day to all the daddy's out there. Ben wants it to be his day today so bad. I told him that if I didn't get Mother's Day, then he doesn't get Father's Day. He has to work anyways. We had our Childbirth Preparation Class yesterday. It was SO long. I was worn out last night and even though we were sitting on the floor mats all day, my feet were really swollen last night. It just wears me out to do anything other than sit in this recliner. I slept in until 1100 today which is a HUGE accomplishment. I don't get many of those anymore, but try to take full advantage of them when I can and need to. I went to the doctor on Friday and my BP was good. The doctor was very pleased and told me to keep taking it easy. I was a little swollen when I went, but nothing like last week. He has me schedule a biophysical u/s so we can check the amniotic fluid around Logan and see how big he is, how he is lying, etc. That appt is Thursday. Hopefully I will get some new pictures for the baby book. I will update after the appt.

33 Weeks

I had a doctors appt on Wednesday and my blood pressure was a little elevated so she took me out of work until Monday and had me go back to the doctor Friday. My blood pressure was a little better, but still not normal and my feet swelled up from the time I woke up until we got to the doctor. He told me that he wanted me to rest and not work for a few weeks and we will re-evaluate around the 30th. So I am currently out of work and laid up in the bed/couch/recliner for a while. I should be very rested for Logan's arrival when it comes! If anyone wants to email me or chat on Yahoo Messenger (mrs.thornton21@yahoo.com), I will be waiting!!!!

I had both of my showers this week (work and mom's). I got SO much stuff!! I have enough bibs, rags and blankets to take care of Logan for probably the first 3 years of his life! It was so great to get to see everyone and to get out of the house for a few hours. I was exhausted and swollen by the time I got home, but� everything was well worth it. I got so many cute clothes and so many useful items!! The big things we got were our stroller/car seat combo, monitor, motions glider, swing and Babybjorn carrier. We got so many other things that they barely fit in the baby room. The closet is full and we have filled every nook and cranny in the room with things like spoons, pacifiers, bottles, books, dvd's, sheets, mattress pads, burp cloths, etc. It was wonderful!!!!!! Thank you to EVERYONE. I had a great time!!

32 Weeks

The last week has been awesome. We left for Destin on Thursday. My feet were so swollen after the 6 hour drive. We had to stop about every 45 mins to an hour for me to go to the bathroom. It was pretty tiresome. We got in at about 2:30am EST. That started the weekend off. Friday was fun. I rode in the golf cart while everyone played golf. The weather was sort of overcast and windy so there was no beach that day. Saturday we drove down to Perdido Bay (about 2 hr drive) to see Ben's family and grandparents. We spent the day there and enjoyed a 40th anniversary dinner with his grandparents. Sunday we watched some of the senior golf tournament and then went to the pool for a little while. It was really windy so we were being pelted with sand. We slept in on Monday and headed back around 12. I really enjoyed the trip away, but it is too exhausting to go out of town when you are this far along. I will remember that next time.

This week is a BIG week. Today I got my crib bedding set in the mail from the Martin's. It is SO adorable! Tomorrow I have a doctor's appointment in the morning and then my work shower after work tomorrow. This weekend is the shower at my mom's. I can not wait!!! I will update with pictures as soon as I have some!