34 Weeks

 I have had the worst allergy of the century this past week. My blood pressure was 135/75 this morning. I am not sure if these two ailments are related but I think they might be. I have had no high blood pressure symptoms today other than perhaps a sleepiness and feeling a little warm. I took a long nap and have been sipping cold water throughout the day, trying to take it easy. I think it is helping some.

 Other than that there is not a whole lot to report. I am getting excited as I see the patriotic item hitting the shelves as it means that my due date is drawing near. Of course, she may decide to be born a couple weeks early, or a couple weeks late, but the target date is well in sight and that makes me happy.

33 Weeks

  The end of one more semester of school is like a breath of fresh air. It reminds me that the light at the end of the tunnel really exists and that it is getting a little bigger all the time (just like my belly). Speaking of belly, it just keeps getting bigger. I have noticed the appearance of stretch marks only within the past couple of weeks. The nurse at the doctor's office said the fact that it has taken this long for them to appear is actually a pretty good indication that they will fade significantly after the birth. Well, hey, I never hate to hear a little good news once in a while.

Baby is doing great, she kicks and wiggles all the time. My blood pressure has gone up a few times this past week, not real high, and doesn't last long, but enough for me to want to continue watching it. I am generally tired a lot of the time. I don't really enjoy going on walks with my husband and the dogs anymore, I'm just so uncomfortable. Walking makes me feel crampy. I can still spend a few minutes on the elliptical. It is low impact and I don't have to worry about having to walk all the way back home when I start getting tired, I can just get off and sit down.

I'll sure be glad when Ashley arrives. I can't wait to cuddle her up and play with her.

32 Weeks

I had to delay my posting for this week because of school finals. They have made me pretty stressed out. I still have not found out yet if I have passed all my classes for this past semester. I am praying so hard that I have. It would cause me a lot of problems that would lead to a whole lot of stress if I had to retake any of them. For next semester, I am going to need to take all night classes so that I can make sure that Ashley is taken care of. I hate night classes. I don't like driving at night or being on campus in the dark. I also get very tired in the evenings and find it difficult to concentrate. That and caring for a newborn is going to make life a little more difficult for me. She is so worth it, though. I'd suffer through so much worse to make sure Ashley gets the best possible care, which means as much time as possible with either me or her father. I refuse to put her in the care of strangers.

At least for this summer, I will have nothing to worry about except giving birth and taking care of my new baby for the first few months of her life. I have taken the whole summer off from school so that I can concentrate solely on getting used to having a baby around. I am so thankful for that!

I am getting more and more excited with each passing week about the arrival of our baby. I went to the doctor today, who said we were doing just fine by the way. My next visit will be my last bi-monthly visit. After that, I will begin seeing my doctor once every week! Those visits will not be so pleasant as I will have my cervix checked for dilation often. But at least it means I am that much closer to getting to hold my angel in my arms. I am so ready to have her with me... on the outside.

31 Weeks

 Doctor said my baby girl is checking out very well. She is still laying sideways so the nurse gave me an interesting tip. She said that I could encourage my baby to go into a head down position by getting on all fours and rocking my pelvis back and forth. I don't know if it will work or not, but I have been trying that on occasion. It would be great if getting her to turn was that easy.

As far as how I am generally feeling, not to bad at all. Now I am getting bigger, slower, and tire a little more easily with each passing week. I told that to my doctor last Friday and she said she had the perfect solution for that...in about nine weeks. Lol!  So my biggest complaints are all normal stuff, which is actually great to hear.

I am noticing more and more that when my baby kicks in the womb, I can actually see the movements. Pretty creepy, pretty cool.

Until next time...