37 Weeks! Almost time!

This past Tuesday I reached the 37th week of this pregnancy!  It has gone by so fast in some respects, but in others it feels like I've been pregnant forever!  I am seeing the doctor weekly now, and everything has been going well with the appointments.  She is head down, heart beat is still looking great, and all of the routine tests have come back normal.

 

Now we're just playing the waiting game with Little Miss.  She has been consistently measuring two to two and a half weeks ahead of schedule, so I am guessing that she will be here sometime between now and her due date, but sooner rather than later. I have been feeling okay, but I have been starting to have lots of pressure down low and Braxton Hicks contractions, which probably means that my body is gearing up for labor.  I'm also starting to get tired much more easily and today was a good example of that.  Marcus let me sleep in and I woke up at 9:50, and then by 2 pm, I was ready for a nap and slept until 5:45!  To be fair, EVERYONE slept that long, but I don't normally need a 3 1/2 hour nap on a normal day. 

 

I've been having less heartburn as well, which is fantastic and probably means she is dropping.  I've gone back to getting sick every so often, which is not so fantastic.  I've also been reacquainting myself with the Bradley method of childbirth, which is how I delivered Mason.  I have just about finished re-reading the book, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way, which was extremely helpful with the natural birth the last time and I am praying will be the case this time.

 

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I am definitely starting to get more antsy about labor getting closer, but I can look back at the other kids births' and remember that although it is painful and hard work, it will only be a distant memory soon and Paisley will be here!   We cannot wait to meet her!