First Day Home

 

After having multiple shots, tests, and paperwork completed we left the hospital shortly after noon. It was so fun knowing that the baby we had in the backseat was actually ours and that we were actually going to be able to keep him.

We got home and organized our tiny apartment and filed away all the new paperwork we had received. Kendrick needed to be on a "tanning bed" because his billy reuben levels were low so he basically got to come home and then go straight to bed. It was hard for me not to snuggle him to death but luckily we were disciplined enough that it didn't last long :)
  
We ate Cafe Rio for dinner with Grandma Hall and enjoyed every minute with the little life that was so fresh and new from Heaven.

Week 37

This week has been the only week in pregnancy that I have not enjoyed. I am just too excited for my little man to come and after having different midwifes predict that Kendrick would come early it is disappointing that he hasn't. I am glad that he will be bigger but bummed that I can't hold him now.

Kendrick is currently sitting on a nerve on my back that shoots pain down my leg every time I walk. It has been super painful with each passing day. I'm not big, swollen, or even sick of being pregnant... but I am sick of my back hurting 24/7.

At my check-up this week I was told that I could be induced next Friday if I wanted. There is a scale that they go off of to know if it would be safe to induce and once you reach a 10 on that scale then they will let you go whenever. I am currently a 8 and the only way to be a 10 is to be 39 weeks along so once I hit 39 weeks my midwife said I should be able to be induced if I would like. If I can get my little man to move off my nerve than I wouldn't mind waiting until the 21st but if he stays where he is I think I will try and be induced asap. We shall see though. I am still hoping that he will come soon, and when he is ready.

This week has been my first week without work or school making the waiting game extremely hard. Nathan and I have spent the whole week doing things that we won't get to do after the baby comes and I have loved every moment but It has still made the waiting hard. I'm thinking that next time I won't be so prepared that way I will still have things to do the last few weeks. I'm running out of ideas fast because I have had things done for months and now I just need the baby in order to keep on going.

Anyone want to make predictions on when Kendrick will arrive? How much he will weigh, his length, hair, etc??

Week 36

This week can be summed up in one word.. Sleep. I have been loving my sleep. I can still sleep through the night just fine and I love my naps throughout the day. I think my body is finally making up for the lack of sleep I received in the 1st trimester. The only annoying thing is that I get the yawning with the sleepiness. There are days where I feel like I yawn a thousand times and it is super frustrating. I'm not sure if I just need more oxygen or what but with how well I'm sleeping the yawning seems odd.

***I am officially full term***

Week 35

Everyone has told me that fetal movement should be slowing down around the last few weeks of pregnancy but it has so far been just the opposite. I feel Kendrick all of the time and I LOVE feeling his little knee or foot brush against my hand when I put it on my belly. I think he has moved more this week than any other week in pregnancy.

I don’t know if this is a prego thing or not but my hair has been amazing. I can easily go 4-5 days without washing it and not have it even begin to look oily. It could partly be because of winter but I have NEVER been able to go that long before and still have it look so good. I wish I could remember how many days it had been in the picture but the fact that it was in a pony tail means it had probably been at least 3. I hope it is something that doesn’t change after pregnancy.

So my milk (colostrum) has started to come in. I think it came at the very beginning of this week. It is hard to remember exactly. Luckily I don’t have to wear a pad or anything but when I put on lotion it will leak. It is kind of freaky having my body change without my little man here but It is good to know that I will be able to feed him when he arrives. Nate and I have taken a breastfeeding course and I feel a lot more confident with that method of feeding now that we have more information on it.

 

Week 34

I woke up Thursday morning just super excited to be having a baby. I think it is all becoming more and more real knowing that Kendrick will be full term in just 2 short weeks. My midwife didn’t help my excitement by telling me that I’m 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. I can’t help but feel like I am one cm closer to meeting my little man. I am finally past my fear of having Kendrick early. I feel far enough along now that I think I will go full term (at least 37 weeks). My contraction/ Braxton hicks are a lot better than they used to be. I still get them often but they are more sporadic that I’m thinking my water will break before they are a constant 5 minutes apart and worth going into the hospital.

Nathan has been such a wonderful husband that I just keep hoping I luck out with a little miniature Nate. I hope our little man gets lots of Nate’s qualities. I have been really looking forward to having a boy! I love the idea of having a boy first just for the big brother roll. I always looked up to my oldest brother so I’m glad our future kids will have a brother to look up to too. I am also a fan of the simplicity of a boys outfit. All you need are adorable hats or shoes and the outfit is complete.

Whelp I am too tired and sick to think of what else is new for week 34. Mainly just excitement!! Happy days are ahead and Nate and I are living up the last few weeks of it being just us.

Week 33

This has been Kendrick’s growing week. I have had sooo many people comment without hesitation on my belly. I have been wearing shirts that weren’t made for pregnancy and I swear that in one day from morning to night the shirt went from fitting me to being too small. Sadly my belly isn’t the only thing growing either. I have been unable to find a bra that is comfortable enough to last me a day at work. I have switched over to nursing bra’s just because I knew I would be needing them eventually and I’m busting out of my old ones. When I have back pain I almost want to blame it on the growing breasts more then the tummy but I’m sure it is a little of both.

I found out what it is like to be pregnant and have crazy dreams. I have had a few dreams now where I wake up and really don’t want to think about how I could have possibly dreamed what I did. There is absolutely no logic in my dreams and they make no sense whatsoever. I’m super lucky that I can still sleep through the night though and so I’ll take the weird dreams as long as they come with all the REM’s.

Can you tell a difference just from last week or is it all in my head?

Week 31 and 32

I have been too busy to blog the past week with Thanksgiving so I thought I would just combine the weeks. I have been eating LOADS of sugar. Nathan and I have had a brown cow (cookies and cream ice cream with chocolate milk) almost every day of the week. I have had a lot of comments on how much I have grown in the past week so I will have to get pictures of week 33 up soon for the ultimate comparison. I think my sugar eating is really paying off on the weight gain.

I had an ultrasound and midwife appointment this week. I can finally say that I have passed my birth control weight.. It only took me till my 32 week but I finally did it by 2 pounds. I really really hate birth control and pregnancy has been a breeze compared to what I experienced on that unnatural drug.

My placenta was measured at the ultrasound and is only about 2.2cm away from my cervix. My midwife feels confident that I should be fine to deliver vaginally but I have a higher chance of possible bleeding. The worst that could happen is that I would have to have a C-section but at least I can try for a natural birth.

This picture was taken during a contraction so you can see just how round and tight my uterus gets.

Thanksgiving day picture taken before the big meal. (A day before week 32)