38 Week Appt

I didn't gain any weight, strange since I ate about 5 lbs of chocolate last week! I do still mow and walk 2-3 miles a day though. Thank goodness, or I would be putting on the weight! Anyway, so he's still breech and is now in the footling position, which could be dangerous. If my water were to break the cord could come out and cut the blood/oxygen off to the baby.



Yea, something else to worry about. I am still about the same, 1 cm and 60% effaced. We talked about how we felt about an external version, trying to turn the baby from the outside. Dr Long and I both don't really like that idea. It could be very dangerous. He said it was my choice of what I wanted to do, but he would like to wait until I'm at least 39 weeks to do anything. So I told him I'd schedule my 39 week appt, and we would decided a plan of action then.

I have SO much on my mind. Last night I just couldn't take it anymore and broke down to Kevin. I'm so worried. I don't want a c-section, but I don't think he is going to turn either. I'm worried about my water breaking and the cord coming out and cutting off oxygen to Lindon. I don't want to go into labor either because I don't want his foot coming out. I don't sleep at all anymore. My hips hurt me SO bad, the heartburn is horrible, and I have vaginal pressure so bad that it hurts to even lift my legs.

I'm really not a complainer. I hate to complain because I know other people have it way worse than I do. I just need to get this off my chest I guess. I'm really regretting not scheduling something for next week. It's not the waiting that is bothering me. It's the worrying. I don't want something to happen and have to rush to the hospital and be scared that something bad is going to happen.

This boy sure is giving me problems, and he's not even here yet! I just want him here the safest way possible and for him and I to be healthy. I'm really not looking for sympathy. I just needed to get it off my chest.

Cute Website!

I found this cute website where you can make a lot of cute things!

Photo Tinks by WiddlyTinks.com


Photo Tinks by WiddlyTinks.com

We're ready!

Today Lindon's bedding came in the mail. So his room is now complete! I'm so excited about how the bedding turned out. I now feel completely ready for him to be here. It's an exciting and scary feeling. :)

37 Week Appointment

Friday was my 37 week appointment. Lindon is still breech. I've been doing a couple of positions and stretches that are suppose to make him flip, but they haven't worked. He'll go from breech to transverse (sideways), but then he'll just go back breech. It's so painful when he makes big movements like that. After he goes from breech to transverse and back my stomach is so sore for days.

Anyway, I gained 5 lbs. All that is fluid though because I'm SO swollen! My feet, legs, hands, and face get so puffy and uncomfortable. I know I need to take it easy, rest, and put my feet up, but I'm in that nesting stage BAD! All I want to do is clean and organize this house. I also know it's just fluid because I've been walking 2-3 miles a day, and I can't really eat a lot because there's no room for the food. :)

At my 36 week appointment I wasn't dilated or effaced at all, and I didn't think I would be at my 37 week appointment because he's breech and not engaged in my pelvis. So there's no pressure on my cervix to help it dilate. I was 1 cm dilated and 60% efface much to my surprise! I would be more excited about the progress if he wasn't breech. I REALLY don't want a c-section.

People keep telling me that it's not bad, but I just don't want to have one. It would ruin all my plans. I want it to be just Kev and I in the delivery room with Claire coming in right after the delivery to see her baby brother. I am committed to breastfeeding this time, and I don't want to be in too much pain to breastfeed. I also don't want to have to recover from major abdominal surgery just to have to turn around and recover from my gallbladder surgery. In my prayers last night, instead of praying for Lindon to turn, I told Heavenly Father than I was fine with whatever would be the safest and best for Lindon and me, whether that be vaginal or c-section. I just want to have a healthy baby and be healthy myself. I have complete trust in Heavenly Father and what his plan might be for us at this time. I also trust my awesome doctor and what he thinks is best for us. I'll just have to grin and bear it, whatever "it" might turn out to be! :)









Here are some pictures of Miss Claire Bear riding her new bike that Kev and I got her for her birthday. She has't yet mastered the pedaling, but she LOVES to give it a go! :) What can I say... she's the bomb-digity!!

Claire's 3rd Birthday

Claire turned 3 on August 14. Can you believe that?!?! There is no way I'm old enough to have a 3 year old! ;) I can't believe how much she has grown up in the last year. She loves talking on the phone to anybody who will listen. Every morning she wakes up and asks where her daddy is and has to call him at work. She loves watching movies, listening to music, and dancing. She LOVES to run and workout with Mommy. Just the other day we went walking, and she jogged a whole mile, nonstop! She is an awesome runner. She is the sweetest little girl, very sympathetic. When I get upset she tells me to close my eyes, breathe, and relax. It's so funny! I can't believe how excited she is to be a big sister. She asks everyday if he's coming out.

We had her party on August 8 because Kev's parents wouldn't have been able to come if we had had it on her birthday. She got so many presents! She is so spoiled. :) I'm thankful that Claire has so many people in her life that love her so much. She had a blast at her Tinker Bell party!







We went to her 3 year check up Thursday at Dr Worley's office. She weighs 31 1/2 pounds and is 36 1/2 inches. She did SO good. She usually freaks out at the doctor's office as soon as she sits on the examining table. The day before, though, I talked her through everything the doctor was going to do and told her that she was 3 now so she didn't have to scared and cry. She didn't cry one bit! I'm so proud of her.

I am so thankful that Heavenly Father trusts me enough to put her in my care. I am so lucky to be her mommy. I am blessed every day to have her here with me. I love her so much!

36 Week Dr's Appt

Today was my appointment, and I was excited to see if I was dilated at all. I didn't gain any weight, my blood pressure was good, and there was no protein in my urine. I had to get some cultures done, the Group B Strep and some STD's. The STD's will be negative I already know. :) The Group B Strep test however is another story. I was positive with Claire. I'm hoping it's negative so that I don't have to worry about getting the antibiotics when in labor with Lindon. Oh well if I am though.

So I was checked today. I was thinking I would be about 2cm dilated and 40% effaced because I've had a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions and pressure down low. I voiced my concern to Dr Long about me thinking that Lindon was breech so he felt on my belly for awhile. After he was done he told me that he also thought he was breech. He said when he checked me he could tell better though. So I am not dilated and only thinned out a tad, not even enough to say I'm effaced at all. Dr Long said that he was breech though. He said we'll monitor if he turns or not in the next couple weeks. If at my 38 weeks appt he thinks he's still breech he will order an ultrasound. If that shows he is breech then we'll schedule a c-section probably. I hope he turns though. I REALLY don't want a c-section!

I guess I'll just take it a day at a time to see if he turns. Claire and I were in the Dr's for 2 hours and got bored. So here are some pictures from the visit.

Baby Showers

WOODVILLE BABY SHOWER

My Woodville baby shower was on July 25. My mom did an awesome job. Besides my mom and sisters, there were only 3 people there though. A lot of people were on vacation and some were sick. I don't know where everyone else was. We had a really good time. We just sat around, talked, and ate lots of yummy food and cake. I got lots of great gifts.












VIDOR/MID-COUNTY BABY SHOWER

My other shower was on August 7 at a friend's house, Sarah Jeter. It was great that she let me take over her house for an hour. We were having Bunko there anyway that night so we thought it would be a good idea to just combine them. It was lots of fun. My friend Abby made some really cute baseball cake balls and lots of people came. I'm so thankful to have such great friends!

Mandy (the Host) and Me









So we only have a few things that we still need to get, big things. Like a double stroller, changing table, etc. Kev and I are going today to Target to get the rest of what we need. The more we are ready for the baby, the more I get nervous! :) I'm so ready to see my little man though. I can't wait to see what he looks like and what his personality is. It seems so surreal sometimes that it's almost time to have him here, and that I'm actually going to have another baby. I've wanted him for so long before I got pregnant. I can't wait!