I'm only one week away from my due date now! Honestly it doesn't even feel like Christmas is in a week I'm just more focused on getting this baby here. This Christmas is going to be a lot different but I have a feeling it is going to be Ryan and I's best Christmas yet! This past week I've been paranoid about if I'm feeling contractions, if my water broke, what can I do to get this baby here sooner than later. I've been going to the gym and walking, bouncing on exercise balls, eating spicy food, doing what we did in the first place to get this baby, I would be outside "galloping" one foot on the curb and one foot off if there wasn't snow outside, and the list goes on. anyways, I looked up Signs that labor is near...
5 THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED
Nesting - CHECK been doing that for the past 2 weeks
Diarrhea - CHECK
The baby dropping - She gets lower every day so CHECK
Pelvic floor pressure - CHECK, everytime I stand up I feel like she is going to pop out
discharge - CHECK
3 THINGS THAT HAVEN'T HAPPENED
bloody show/the plug - NOT YET
rhythmic contractions - NOT YET, they are still happening but just randomly
Water breaking - NOT YET, but I thought it had, I called labor & delivery and she told me to wait an hour and if I filled up a pad than yes my water broke but... I'm just paranoid cause that wasn't the case.
So I'm trying to be patient and wait for those last 3 things to happen... I'm excited to see what this next week will bring! My mom comes into town tomorrow night, and then my dad gets here on Thursday! I just really hope that she comes while both my parents are still in town but I know things will happen the way they are suppose to now that my doctor wont be inducing me on Monday... I have another docotor's appointment on Monday, that my mom gets to come with me too since Ryan can't miss work, so we'll see if I've progressed since last week! Cross your fingers!
I guess we'll see in a week or so whose features she has! Either way I think she will be pretty cute!
Today I am 38 weeks pregnant!! This pregnancy has flown by, it feels like just yesterday I was telling my parents I was pregnant. Now, here I am 2 weeks away from my due date!! Here is a little update on what is happening... I went into the doctor this past Wednesday to have him check if I was dilated. Which, I AM dilated to a 1 :) I was really relieved to know that at least I've started this process! I'm going back to the doctor this Tuesday to see if I've dilated more than 1 cm. If I have then I will be able to get induced on either the 20th or 21st!! Depending on openings at the hospital for inductions. I'm so anxious to find out if I'll be able to get induced so that we can have our little bundle of joy home for Christmas, or if I'll be playing the waiting game to see if she comes on Christmas or my brithday, the 28th!! The doctor said that there is an 80% chance I will be able to get induced early, so we're keeping our fingers crossed for that!! Ryan and I just got back from our prenatal class, and I think we both really enjoyed it and learned a lot of good information that I'm glad I will know ahead of time. However, we did have to watch a birth video and I was the only one in the room dying laughing throughout the whole thing, because Ryan's face was in so much shock and looked like he was going to vomit any minute. I don't know why I thought it was so funny but I can't wait to see how Ryan handles me being in labor, it should be interesting! 
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