36 Weeks!

I can hardly believe we are so close and that I am at 36 weeks with less than 30 days to go. It seems like just yesterday we started the whole IVF process and now here we are ready to welcome our miracle baby boy into this world very soon! God is amazing and has answered our biggest prayer!

So this weeks appointment went just as good as all the others with one bit of shocking news for me. My BP was 112/68 and his heart rate was 154. My belly measured at 36.5 weeks so basically right on track. I am not having any contractions yet and I am not having any swelling yet either and for that I am very grateful. Now for the shocking news, it seems the ultrasound measurements and estimates might be off. From what she can feel and tell, she says he is "a big baby, a very big baby"! She said that his head is already firmly down in my pelvis and his little but is wedged up under my ribcage and she said he could be 9-10 lbs at birth! I almost fell off the table at that news. Not quite what I was expecting but at the same time I kinda had a feeling because he is definitely out of room. Bending is no longer an option.....if it hits he floor that is where it stays until Chris can pick it up for me. She still feels that I will go all the way to my due date maybe a day or two earlier but expects close to my due date. Although I have dilated 1 cm and I am almost 50% effaced. She said that just means we are getting ready but that I could stay that way for several weeks still. So we are finishing up all the last minute stuff we have to do before our miracle arrives. And we will go back to the Dr on Tuesday to see the latest stats.

This weekend is our annual March of Dimes March for Babies and although I will sadly not get to walk this year, Chris will be walking for the 3 of us! Wow the 3 of us.....I love the sound of that! So if you can help us to meet our goal, we would be so very grateful. Just click on the link at the top of the blog. I can't wait until next years walk, when Colton will be out there with us.....what a blessing!

Until next time.....Blessings to everyone!

34 weeks pics of baby and me :)

32 weeks

34 weeks (today before Dr appt)

His boy parts

Leg and foot, knee is bent

profile with my hand in my mouth

he is looking at you

profile with hand in the air

looking at you with mouth open

profile and a big foot bent up on my belly

3D of my face looking at you with some chubby cheeks

34 weeks update with pics....

So we went back to the Dr today and had another ultrasound and we got GREAT GREAT GREAT news! We are 34 weeks along and only have 6 weeks left to go. We found out today that the placenta previa has moved completely and we are all clear for a normal birth! News to my ears for sure. He is measuring approximately 5 lbs 2 oz and is in the 58th percentile meaning he is slightly above average size. They estimate right now he will be a little over 8 lbs at birth. We got to see his beautiful face and he has got some chubby chubby cheeks. I can't wait to kiss all over them. He was also pouting with big pouty lips because he didn't want to be bothered anymore. It was so funny that he would roll his lip every time they pushed on him to try to get him to move. We both laughed. His heart rate was 146 and in the beginning he was very active, but then he got tired. My health is doing good still. My blood pressure was 100/70 and I have gained 2 lbs since the last visit so I am up a total now of 13 lbs. She said both of us are very healthy and that my cervix is very long and tight so there are no signs of early labor or birth. She said honestly, you are a very boring pregnant woman medically speaking. Well this is a time I love being called boring. LOL! So we go back in 2 weeks since everything is in perfect order and then we start weekly appointments. I can hardly believe we are only 6 weeks away now. I can't wait to have this little miracle in my arms. In a bit I will do another post with some pics of my ever growing belly and our precious little miracle. Love & God Bless you all!