Update

At the beginning of this pregnancy, I had intended on keeping a journal of sorts, something baby girl and I could look back on and remember, fondly or not, our experience together. I was going to take the monthly belly picture, but this time with fruit as a visual aid to get a good idea of her actual size as compared to my belly. Record the daily/weekly/monthly physical and emotional feelings.

Well, here we are approaching week 37, and I've failed miserably. I forgot to factor in my busy toddler into this equation. And I've realized it's only going to get busier once she's on the outside! So, I'll have to make a greater effort to document her life too. I love to share our experiences with everyone, but this blog is also a "baby/family book" for us to look back on. Like when my cousin's little guy, Charlie, revealed his four month stats, it was fun to look at how big Jackson was at that age!

Anyway, here's an update/recap of this pregnancy:

I've had a fairly easy pregnancy, no morning sickness, a little tired in the first trimester, some heartburn in this last trimester. And actually that's probably the hardest part of pregnancy for me, I have acid reflux pretty bad in the end and can't sleep, laying down anyway. So I have to be careful what I eat (no citrus, no fried food, no dairy-read: ice cream) especially late at night. And usually if I quit eating by about 7pm, I can lie down to go to sleep by 11. Not that this matters as much now, I'm getting up to use the bathroom at least every 3 hours!

She seems to have a good idea of night and day, I'm crossing my fingers this is true when she comes out too! She's very active in the morning, usually by about 7, on and off throughout the day, but seems to settle down after about 10:30. That's a schedule I can live with!

Things have gone really well this entire pregnancy. I've had a small amount of swelling in my feet/ankles the last month or so, but that's it. My blood pressure has been nice and low and everything else is just how it should be. I had an ultrasound about 2 and a half weeks ago and they estimated her size at that time to be about 6 lbs. 10 oz.! We've been doing our Non Stress Tests twice a week (which means I go to the hospital at least twice a week, sometimes 3). So, if everything goes as planned, I think this little girl will be making her appearance Friday, October 26th. That just happens to be her Grandpa's birthday too. We see our doctor on Thursday and will know more after that. I promise I'll share!