33 wks 1 day

Yes, we are all upset that Juan-Pablo went the scumbag route on the Bachelor (although who really liked him to begin with?) In spite of that disappointing finale (If you missed it, the winning girl said "I love you" and JP replied, "Thank you. I like you a lot..." He also mentioned having an engagement ring in his pocket, but he didn't want to use it. To cap it off, at the "After the Rose" live episode, which is 4 MONTHS after the finale, JP has yet to say he loves her. DUMP HIM, you are being a weakling Nikki!

He was so "generous" giving her a rose...awkward!

Okay, no hard feelings, hardy har har.

Anyways, despite Juan-Pablo's ineptitude, we had an AMAZING day here at the Moore house. I had my doctor's appointment with Dr. S and everything is coming along as expected (or better). He didn't check my cervix again so its been a full month since I've had an ultrasound or cervical check...I'm like a normal pregnant woman! All of the aches and pains I described are normal for someone eight months pregnant with a cerclage. We heard the sweet, strong beat of Baby Moore's heart and my stomach is measuring right on par.

It got really exciting when we started discussing the next few weeks. The rundown is that this week I am still on bed rest, but at 34 weeks (this MONDAY!!!) I can start to move a little more...even...a 20 minute walk OUTSIDE! This is especially exciting news on a day that is sunny with temperatures in the 50's, spring is coming!

THEN, at 35 weeks, I can relax even more. I wanted specifics so I asked, "Can I drive?" Dr. said "yes." I said, "Um...so can I go shopping?" and Dr S. said "Yes," then looked at Sean and asked, "Should I not have said that? She has a lot of shopping time to make up for..." Ha ha. So if I don't go into labor before then, I will have 15 weeks of bed rest and then I can start nesting!

BUT WAIT...it gets better. He will remove my cerclage stitches at 9:00 am on April 2nd (36 weeks 2 days). We HAVE the appointment scheduled!!! I have heard other Incompetent Cervix ladies call it the "Ditch the Stitch" event. It is such an amazing milestone to reach. Just having the stitches removed doesn't mean I will deliver the baby, I will still go into labor like any other pregnant woman. We remove the stitch at that point in hopes that it is before I naturally go into labor to avoid any further damage to my cervix from tearing of the stitches. A study from 18 months ago showed that only about 15% of women went into labor within 48 hours of the stitches being removed.

Even if we don't make it to that great milestone, we are so excited to have made it this far. Dr. S mentioned that if we told him we'd make it to 33 weeks on the day he put the stitches in, he wouldn't have believed it.

Lucy pic of the day. 

She is spooning her favorite toy polar bear. She is going to be such a great "big sister!"