Springchickens-
We will be praying for you and your baby. Many BIG
to all of you.
For my update- Went to the Dr. this morning. Blood pressure is great, weight is up to 165.7, not too bad as far as weight gain goes. I think I only gained about 2 lbs or so since last month.
Dr. thinks/says the baby weighs about 7 pounds already!! He thinks baby is gonna be BIG! Not too suprised though, my last 2 were over 8 pounds. But Dr. made a comment about me needing a c-sec due to baby maybe being too big for me to push out. We'll see though. Im pretty good at pushing out big babies!
On the up/positive side, my cervix is softening and thinning out! YAY! That means all these braxton Hicks contractions are doing some work. AND baby is head down and on the cervix, so the pressure should start getting some early dialation going (hopefully,
). Dr. thinks maybe I will deliver in 2 weeks instead of 4, putting me and baby at 38 weeks- Im good with that! But Im not holding my breath and planning for it.
On the not so good side- hubby is still planning to go to Vegas 14 days before my 'official' due date (9-29-11), so I am having stess over that. He just wont budge. I try not to bug him or complain, and in fact when he mentions it, I just shut up, since sharing my feelings and what the Dr says isnt having any effect on his decision. I guess if I go into labor while he's gone, it'll just be his loss. I have a decent support system and people to watch the other kids in place and a few back ups, so I guess things will be fine either way. Its just a bummer in a way, but I also feel like if no baby comes while he's gone, then it will be all good and nothing to have been upset over. I guess I can handle 2 days on my own. I just have to prepare in advance to reduce my workload on those days.
