Week 29~

It’s the end of week 29 (or 30 if you’re my new due date). It has been a pretty easy and funny week. I have freaked out like normal and called my midwife this time. I just got a little scared because the baby woke me up over the weekend doing all kinds of jerks that were very not her. Then I noticed that her activity had gone down. I called my midwife on Tuesday and she had me come in just to check me out, but was sure things were fine. She listened to the babies heart beat with the Doppler and then hooked me up to the sonicaid machine. It measured the baby’s heartbeat, movement and then contractions. The babies movement was fine same with heartbeat. I got a little scared because at times the machine would go from 150 beats per minute to flat line. She said it was from the baby moving and loosing contact. I had some contractions in that time span and she just told me to make sure and take it easy. I also was reassured to know that between weeks 30-33 the baby is a little less active because of growing. When is she not growing? I came home from the doctors and was EXHAUSTED. I think that the 3rd trimester is really kicking the crap out of me. I just don’t seem to have the same energy.

I did manage to clean the downstairs of the house even though I was supposed to be taking it easy, but this was taking it easy for me. Hey, I didn’t do the whole house did I? So, most people would not share these things, but I really don’t care. I’m pregnant and have no control over things that happen. Let me share a story with you that will give you a good laugh. I was cleaning downstairs and I had to go pee, but had put cleaner in the toilet downstairs and decided that I would wait till I was done vacuuming and then go upstairs and use that toilet. Well, in the middle of vacuuming I sneezed and peed a little in my pants. Yep, I guess I might need diapers now also! So, for all of my friends who still not had a baby, it’s true you really do loose all control over your body. I got one better story for you. So, the next day Jake and I had to go to a luncheon. It was for all the people that had been on a board that year in all branches of the military. Well, I was drinking some ice-tea, which is the first real caffeinated thing that I have had other then chocolate my whole pregnancy. It really affected the baby. She was going nuts from it also. It was in the middle of the ceremony and I decided to have a drink, but got such a hard sucker punch to the ribs that I ended up spilling some of the ice tea all over the table. Yep, that sure makes you feel like an idiot! I really have lost all control over my bladder and now I guess body coordination. It’s true I’m just the vessel for her and she has all control over me!

I did get asked this week by a guy in the gas station, “How much longer?” He had a nice weird look on his face as if my water was going to break and I was going to have the baby right then and there. I swear some people. I get either that I’m so small or so giant. I feel giant now, but most people think I’m nuts when I say that. I don’t care who you are, but packing around this extra weight is tons of work. It’s not like I gained this amount of weight over the period of a year or years, but just over 7 months. I’m so thrilled to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I can’t wait to meet our daughter and stop being the narcotic pregnant women, but upgrading to the neurotic mom! It’s just around the corner. I want her to stay and bake a little longer inside of me, but I told Jake that when the time has come I will be ready.
I’m watching my belly bottom slowly become less deep and flatter. I sure wish that I had never pierced my belly button because let’s face it not such a cute scare on a prego belly. I think my belly button would look much better if I didn’t have this nice scare/whole looking thing on it.

Oh, this week we also order the must haves we need before she arrives. We are a bit behind when it came to important things like a car seat. I think we thought maybe she would be in me forever and we still had time. There is no more waiting for big things like this.

The last day of the week I had some more issues. I lost part of my baby cork (to put it in nice) and started having some contractions. I ended up spending some time in the labour ward. They did a very in depth check of our little girl. I got monitored my contractions and her heartbeat for about 30 minutes. Then the not so nice exam you get being a girl and finally an ultrasound to check her and the fluid. I'm now put a step above bed rest. I have to take it easy, but they are still okay with me going on our trip. I just can't over due it or really do anything now. They said the baby looks good, but she needs to stay in a bit longer. My contractions are not strong enough to worry about just yet and she still has a good amount of fluid around her. She is not moving much because she is pretty cramped in there. They are going to keep a close eye on me because I had sugar in my urine also. I might end up having to do the glucose test again. Please say a little prayer that she stays in there longer and is good and healthy.

Well, I think that is about it for this week. I don’t have much more to report. I can’t believe that we are down to 10 week, but that still feel like forever away. I also can’t believe that next week is my birthday. I guess those things do come around every year!

~Candice


Yep...my bellybutton will never look the same. I ask myself now..why did I ever put anything in my navel? It has been out for some time now, but my prego belly button not so cute.