36 weeks PLUS-Almost 37 weeks!

Hello everyone! :) Well---are things getting more real or WHAT!?!?! Last Wednesday at 36 weeks we went to visit good ol' Dr. Lampkin! He did an exam and I am a fingertip(dilation), thick(effacement, and high(station)! Yea-haha! Just kidding! Oh yea...plus I have a "narrow pelvis." So..this makes the decision to have a c-section vs. vaginal delivery a little difficult! I will see how things progress the next couple of weeks and then make my decision the week after next! If I have many more moments of contractions like I did ALL night last night--maybe I will make some cervical change! You definitely have to have those contractions to make change!!! Its pretty much up to me how I deliver after speaking with Dr. Lampkin! He doesn't think I won't be able to deliver vaginally-necessarily! My reservation to a vaginal delivery is the fact that it all comes back to having a narrow pelvis! I don't want to go through the labor process, make it to the end, get ready to deliver and then risk not being able to after such a long day because of my pelvis! Alot of work to end up in a c-section! Especially if I have to come in the night before for cervidil which helps ripen the cervix for labor! A possible 24 + hours of labor-ick! AND I would risk having multiple "repairs," if you will, just to get him out! My heart is not completely set on a vaginal delivery so having a c-section is not a bad thing to me at all! I see so much up at work and talk to so many people that would rather have a c-section over a vaginal delivery any day! Since I have not been there myself I can only trust what all the ladies are telling me! Anyways---the date is still set for April 20th! He will be coming one way or the other! :) Woo hoo! In the meantime, pray for a clear decision for me if you think about it! :) I have been feeling fabulous--just many moments of swollen feet (really swollen)! He is definitely making it interesting to get around and things are getting more and more uncomfortable! But.... its so worth it!

On a different note I have pictures!!! I have pictures of my nursery! We are still waiting to hang pictures of Tucker/Maternity on either side of the window once they are available for purchase and we can get them developed! By the way....we took maternity pictures on the 29th after the family left from "shower weekend" with our WONDERFUL photographer Sara Bradshaw! She is so artistic and has such a great vision! Not to mention she is so sweet! We look forward for the gallery to be revealed so we can see all of the pics! She took almost 600 pictures! WOW! She will come the week after delivery to capture Tucker in all his glory! :) Her blog is available on my blog if you would like to check her out! She has some preview pics of Grant and I on there too. We go back to Dr. Lampkin this Wednesday and I will give an update! 2 weeks from today! Yippee! 

 

35 weeks and 2 days! :)

Grant and I went to see Dr. Hales this morning! :) It was a great visit! Tucker is weighing in at 5 lbs. 9 oz.! They say he is in the 26th percentile. Dr. Hales projects he will be 6.5-7 lbs. at delivery! My little peanut. :) My fluids were great at 16, my cervix is almost 4 inches (still thick), my placenta is where it should be AND......drum roll please.....he is HEAD DOWN! I truly can't believe this! I have thought for the past 3 weeks he has been transverse (sideways)! When I contract (which is quite often) I can feel his body from left to right. He may have been transverse at some point but today he is head down! His body remains sideways though. So his head is down and his little body and legs curve to my right side! Weird! I guess its a good thing so he is not constantly jabbing me in the ribs! I think I have been feeling his little sideways body this whole time when I have a contraction! We were able to get a couple of "ok" pictures of his profile on the 4d US today....not good enough to post I am afraid! But we know he is still a boy ;) and that he has feet, ears, toes, hands, a cute little nose, etc! Dr. Hales was thrilled that he actually had a labor and delivery nurse with no "issues." He seemed surprised and relieved! We hope it stays this way through the actual delivery!

Anyways...I have been busy working lately. I worked last Friday and Saturday, had off Sunday night and then worked Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday! I am TIRED and my feet are swollen! The good news is I only have 2 more weeks of work or 6 shifts to be exact! And no more 3 in a row! Yippee! My last day will be the 10th of April and then I will have 10 days to relax before I deliver---at least that is the plan! :) Everyone knows Tucker is in charge of when he wants to show his pretty face! In that time, Lora, Kari Jo and I are having a girls night and I will try to have some "get togethers" with other friends before my time is up! Of course sleep is of the utmost importance! I will definitely make sure to get a lot of that! Grant, I am sure, will continue working on his truck and other people's vehicles with his friends and try soaking up all the relaxation he can get!

The family is coming in town today for a baby shower that my wonderful friends are throwing for me! We are having a birthday dinner here at the house tonight to celebrate Grant's grandmother Dorothy's birthday and his Dad's bday as well that will be on April 3rd! We are expecting around 13 people! Hope we all fit-haha! :) I will soon post pictures from all the showers thus far as well as nursery pictures! :) We are on the countdown people! Keep us in your prayers! Love to all!

32 weeks and counting...

Today I went to Dr. Lampkin's office! Nothing exciting at all except that now my sweet little boy is laying sideways or "transverse" as we like to call it! And he is still facing to the back! He is a stinker! I hope this is not a sign of whats to come-haha! Oh well! Anyways, everything is going great! We had a great time this past weekend in Dallas! I had a couple of showers and was "showered" with gifts galore! Thank you to everyone who came to the showers and for all the wonderful gifts! I have spent the past couple of days organizing all the new goodies and figuring out where things needs to go! It is fun but overwhelming! I still have 3 more showers! :) Woo hoo! We are still waiting on the crib that DID NOT arrive today like it was supposed to! So we will see if it comes in on Friday and then get all of the bedding on and pictures taken for all to see. It really needs to get here...we are getting ancy! We have been waiting since the middle of January! I am also working on some artwork for the room! I have to incorporate Uppercase Living somehow...and of course spell out his name with fun lettering! Hope all is well with everyone! Gotta go get ready to run some errands this evening! Love to all!

Visit to Dr. Hales

On Wednesday we visited Dr. Hales office for a follow-up appointment. The doppler studies are back down to normal limits! In other words, the blood flow from my placenta to Tucker is normal again. They did not estimate his weight at this visit. We will go back on March 27th and they will do that then! We did try to get more pictures but he decided to face toward the back AGAIN! All we got were more foot, ear, and arm pictures! Darn! We did find out he is BREECH right now---with an arm under my right rib! He has alot more time to turn back around but if he doesn't it will be a cesarean section (which I am not opposed to at all!) :) Anyways--we are in Dallas now for a couple of baby showers! I have one tomorrow and one on Sunday! We will then head back to Lubbock with presents in tow! When we get back, we will pick up our crib and get that put together this week! Yippee! We are fixing to watch a movie with the parents! Hope everyone has a good weekend!

It is Getting Close! 30 Weeks!

Today Grant and I had two of our doctor appointments. It was great to kill two birds with one stone! First, was the Dr. Hales appointment. This is the fun appointment! We saw Mr. Tucker's BACK today but could not see his face. He just so happened to be face down at the moment! So no good pictures off course! But he is head down with his legs right at the top of my belly! Getting close to rib kicking time I fear! He weighed 3 lb. 2 oz.! My cervix, fluid, placenta etc... is on track and normal! They did some doppler studies to look at the blood flow from the placenta to the baby. My levels were elevated which means there is some resistance in blood flow from the placenta to Tucker. However, these numbers usually peak at 30 weeks and then tapers off. He is not worried at all because of this and the fact that Tucker is growing right on track. If he hadn't been growing normally,the studies today may have been evidence that the blood flow is an issue! But at this point we are good! I go back next week for a follow up visit to make sure they go down! And to get better pics! After this, we headed over to Dr. Lampkin's office for the usual visit! Nothing eventful but we did decide on a date for induction of labor! Monday, April 20th-I am on the books! I will be 38 weeks and 5 days! We have been thinking of this date for some time! I have been trying to time it just perfect with my friend's work schedule in postpartum so she can take care of me etc! Its fun to work in L/D so I am able to get on the schedule so early! Now I can "reserve" good ol' Dr. Hegde to do my epidural or spinal if have a c-section! :) Of course, anything can happen and I could go earlier or later! But at least this is a starting point! 

On another note, Grant had a great birthday on the 8th! The big 27! After I woke up from work we went to eat at Lujan's and then went to a movie! We ended a great night with ice cream cake that Molly bought for Grant from Marble Slab! Yummy! 

Hope everyone has a great week! I will post another update next week--hopefully with some good pics! 

Healthy...

I guess I am free and clear of gestational diabetes! If I were anemic or had gestational diabetes, I was supposed to hear by Friday from Dr. Lampkin's nurse Sylvia---and I didn't! Yea!!! So...unless otherwise posted I am healthy! This makes me very happy! Well..Grant finally got better after 3 days of resting at home this week. Everyday there seemed to be progress and now he is almost as good as new! I am still feeling well---we made sure to disinfect everything he touched! Tucker sure has been moving ALOT! Its so weird that the bigger they are, the more you can feel and even see when looking at your belly! Its just amazing-truly. I love it!!! I just can't wait to meet him! I think Grant is getting excited too. He is in awe of my belly-its so cute! Grant's mom is working so hard on the baby bedding! I heard she was up til 2 am the other night looking for all of the fabric we picked out on this website but at a cheaper price online! She supposedly found it all for cheap! WOO HOO! That's all for now! Better get back to work and take care of the preggos!

Poor Grant!

Well...its official. I got the early morning phone call at work! Grant got the "bug." Poor thing has not gotten sick like this since he was a child! A small child... Last week it was me for 3 days and now it is him! Fever and ALL! Its my turn to take as good of care of him as he did of me last week! I am finally feeling back to normal. Now I have to try and stay away to prevent a relapse! If you think about it, say a little prayer that he has a quick recovery and can get back to work and for me that I stay healthy! I have an appointment in the morning and will be tested for gestational diabetes! Yea! I'll leave an update later! Talk to ya'll soon! Gotta go take care of my man!