38 weeks + 38w appointment

14 days or less! For some reason, the day countdown sounds less than saying 2 weeks. Truthfully I have a hard time believing I still have until July 9th, but who knows. I am pretty sure this kiddo in my belly is going to be one to keep me on my toes, so we'll see what he has in store for me. :)

I was excited going into this ob appointment. Starting on Friday, I've slowly been losing bits of my mucous plug. So I knew that SOMETHING had to be happening in there for that to be coming out on it's own. It never happened with Em and only after a membrane sweep with C. So yay for progress on my own!

Weight gain - UGH. Somehow I've gained 2lbs in a week. I don't feel any larger and had actually thought I had lost a bit of weight. Part of me hopes it's just all baby growth and then the other part of me thinks "oh jeez, please don't let that all be the baby!" because the thought of another giganto baby is just a tiny bit terrifying. Either way, that makes a grand total of 29lbs. Still not that bad for being 38 weeks pregnant, I suppose. I'm about 4 pounds under what I was with C at this stage, so as long as I don't gain 4lbs before baby decides to come, I'll be happy. I'm still measuring 2 weeks behind, which is just the norm now for me. My doctor actually lifted up the side of my stomach that Declan is laying on and said "if he were positioned in the middle, you'd be measuring a lot bigger". So, he thinks it's just D's position that has made me measure so much smaller this time. I didn't ask how big he thinks he is, but 2.5 weeks ago he was measuring 6lbs. So, I'd say at little over 7lbs at this point.

Movement - while it's definitely slowed down some, he's still a pretty active baby. He likes to stretch those little leggies out as far as he can manage. I've tried playing the "what body part is that?" about a million times and I still have no idea when random things start poking out.

Labor signs - Eh, so-so maybe. Like I mentioned above, the mucous plug has started coming out. During my cervical check my doctor seemed a little confused on what he was feeling and at one point said "yes, that is your cervix...." uh, what? Turns out that the opening of my cervix is totally open! But when he started seeing how dilated I was, he found that the further he got in there, the more it was closed. So, I was funneling from the opposite direction! Most women start opening from the inside out, I guess. He said that it all has to open, it was just weird that the outside was open first. He went ahead and called me 2-3cm dilated, though*. My appointment, if he doesn't come before then, we'll do a membrane sweep, which I really don't want considering it hurt so badly last time. So here's hoping baby boy decides that week 38 is the week to be born!

Irrational Fear this week - Nada! C's leg healed nicely and everything seems to be cruising right along. I guess my only "fear" would be me going into labor at the worst possible moment. Like middle of the night and then having to wake both kids up. Or for some reason not being able to reach DH at work. 


38 week pic. My poor back. ;)

This summer is already gearing up to be brutal in terms of heat. 106 today at one point. Whew. That's awful weather to deal with, even when not 9mo pregnant. After my doc appointment, my mom and I took the kids to a splash park a few towns over. I wish it was closer because the water was SO nice. And free! Can't beat free. It's only a few exits up from the hospital I will deliver at, so my mom thinks they might be able to take the kids at some point during my hospital stay.