35 wks

Its been a while since I've posted. The good news is that it has been pretty uneventful baby-wise, but I've also been busy doing things NOT in bed this week!

In family news, my brother has temporarily moved to Oklahoma City for seven weeks to train for his air traffic control job. The training sounds intense, but he was made for this job, so I'm sure he'll do great. Also, my sister-in-law (or sis-il as my family calls it) Clare had Match Day to find out where her Med School residency will be. She got her first choice of UW-Madison, so we couldn't be more excited! I'm happy she got what she wanted, but selfishly, I'm especially happy to have her and Matt around for at least the next three years.

Here is a recent pic of Sam flying in Duluth

Last week I washed and put away all of the baby things and (mostly) packed my bag for the hospital. I had been putting little things away and organizing a little bit every day just for fun, but it felt so good to get things settled because we actually need to! I picked out my outfits to take to the hospital for Baby Moore to come home in and this week I am going to knit him a matching hat. Sean even installed the carseat. From the beginning of this crazy journey, I said that if we can make it to 35 weeks, we may even be able to take him home with us...it blows my mind that we have reached that goal today.

I had a doctor's appointment this morning and saw Dr. D. I got the normal test done to check if I have Group B Strep. If it comes back positive, it is fine for me, but I would go on antibiotics to prevent the baby from acquiring the infection during birth. Then she checked my cervix and said Baby Moore's head is VERY low at this point. Actually, she said, "If you feel like there is a bowling ball in your pelvis, its because there is!" She said it is okay and actually will give me a leg up on labor. I am only a fingertip dilated and the stitches are still doing their job. She said it is good to be moving around more at this point so I can get some muscle tone back before the delivery.

Sean and I have been going for 20-30 minute walks every day and I can feel the difference in my muscles already. Even walking up the stairs has become a lot easier. I am still taking it very easy and hoping to stay pregnant for a few more weeks. So Couch Command Central is staying intact for now...and naps will still be had :)

This is an old picture, but shows how much I'm bustin' at the seams!