Just wanted to post really quick… my amnio was fine. Lola’s lungs are mature and all else was normal. My c-section is scheduled for 7:30 am on Friday, June 1st.
I will be sure to post once we are home and settled. Dave will try to email/call people once she’s arrived. We have tons to get done before Friday. Wish us luck! Our baby girl is coming very soon!
Ok, somehow my long holiday weekend is gone. It flew by. It’s Monday night, and here I sit wondering where it all went. Saturday, we didn’t do much—Dave went to play golf with my Dad, brother, and brother-in-law for my Dad’s birthday. Saturday night, Dave went back to the sleep clinic to try out that sleep machine to help him breathe. Sunday, we went to Sean & Paula’s wedding—which was beautiful and the reception was fabulous. I just wish I’d felt more “peppy” and we’d have tried to stay for cake and dancing. 
I was more like the hippo in the tent dress with swollen feet who waddled across the dance floor occasionally to get to the bathroom. But we still enjoyed it all!
Today we didn’t do anything. Well, we made it to Target where we purchased a new BabyTrends Diaper Champ—with pink trim—for Lola. I got to drive the scooter cart around the store. Such fun. I especially love how people always stare at you when you are on one of those—as if to say “Why are YOU sitting there? Shouldn’t you walk?”
Tomorrow, Dave goes back to work. I go to my OB appointment. Wednesday is my amnio… we should get the results on Thursday and if it all checks out, we’ll continue on to Friday, when Lola will be born via c-section. 
Oh my. I’m sooooo not ready. And yet, I’m sooooo excited to meet my little girl. Dave made Zack the cutest tshirt that says “Lola’s BIG Brother” on the front. And he made Lola a little onesie that says “Zack’s Little Sister” on the front. I can’t wait to put them in their shirts and get a pic of them together. Seeing the shirts laying together after Dave finished them, I started tearing up. I’m all hormonal, but it was so sweet… Two little garments and yet, one is just so tiny. And Dave did such a good job with the graphics. He’s so creative! 
So let’s all keep our fingers crossed for my amnio… and I’m Friday will be here before we know it.
I have 8 days left until my scheduled c-section. 6 days until my amnio. I’m jittery. I’m excited. I’m worn out. I have tons left to do before the baby comes. I have no energy to do it. My house is a wreck. I’m trying to clean. I can’t bend over. I get winded easily. And after I pick up a few things, Zack follows behind me and lugs more toys out.
I dropped the ball on a previous post. At my ultrasound 2 weeks ago, Lola measured over 6 lbs. already. Then again, the ultrasound measurements can be off (< or >) a pound. So who knows if it was accurate. My OB is predicting Lola will weigh around 7 lbs. 8 oz. I’m predicting closer to 8 lbs.—just b/c Zack weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz.
Tomorrow, I will officially be 36 weeks along, which is 9 months. That might help explain why I feel SO FREAKING HUGE. lol My tummy sticks out so far, I keep bumping into things. I misjudge my size and can’t squeeze into booths at restaurants. Most of my maternity shirts are too short b/c my tummy sticks out so much. And we’re going to a wedding on Sunday where I plan on wearing a nice “tent” size dress. sigh I would post pics, but somehow I have lost the cord thing to download pics to my laptop. So that will have to wait.
I must go clean up the kitchen some and maybe get the mail. Just wanted to keep people in the loop. Wish us luck!
To watch, not to join. Well… you never know Derby City Roller Girls! Roller derby! Here! I wanna go watch! Well, not tomorrow, but maybe later this summer, after Lola is born and I’m back into my groove. If I knew how to skate better, I’d consider training and joining. Looks like such fun.
I’m 2 weeks and 3 days away from June 1st—the schedule date for my c-section. I’m having the amnio on May 30th to be sure that her lungs are mature enough to be born. If so, she will be born June 1st. I think I’ve said this a million times… but I wanted to post it again. That date is getting so close!
We have an ultrasound/bpp test tomorrow to check her movements and then measure her. They only do measurements once per month (every 4 weeks), so this will likely be the last measurement they do before she’s born. My OB is predicting that she will weigh over 6 lbs. when then measure her tomorrow. Of course, these measurements aren’t that accurate. They can be off by up to a pound. And since she’ll be born via c-section, there won’t be much danger of her being too big to fit. I just wonder if she will be bigger than Zack. I somehow doubt it b/c he was 8 lbs. 3 oz. and seemed like quite a chunk. I was much larger when I was pregnant with him. This time, I’ve gained only 20 lbs. so far the whole pregnancy (as of yesterday’s weigh in at the doctor).
So is anyone going to predict her weight? I will add that I weighed only 6 lbs. 5 oz. when I was born. And Dave weighed 9 lbs. when he was born. The winning guesstimate will get first dibs on diaper changing! ;) I will post the ultrasound measurement tomorrow… but the ultimate final weight will have to be recorded once she’s actually born.
This has been a busy week. sigh Monday I had my weekly OB appointment. Dave started his new job on Monday, so I had to take Zack with me. So we had to get up early, get me dressed, get him dressed, feed Zack breakfast in the car, go to the appointment. Luckily, it was a brief exam—measure my belly, listen to the heartbeat, go over my bp, weight (I didn’t gain a pound from the previous week! Yay!), blood sugar levels, etc. Then we left and I promised Zack I’d take him to the park to feed ducks. My OB is soo nice. We forgot bread for the ducks, so she went to the break room and got us some to take with us! She’s awesome!
Zack loved the park. It wore me out. We fed the ducks, and Zack spotted the playground, so we had to go over there too. But he had such fun—he doesn’t get to play with other kids much, and since he’ll soon be stuck home a lot with a new baby, I’m trying to indulge him in some extra fun and attention when I can. Tuesday, Zack had an eye doctor appointment (he has a blocked tear duct that we’ll have to get cleared after Lola is born)—I had totally forgotten it was in the same area as my OB, so after, we went to the same park again. More duck feeding. More playground. Lunch at McDonald’s. Home again.
Wednesday, we were home in the morning, after lunch I had to drive Zack to my sister’s house (she watches him for a couple of hours each Wednesday while I go to my bpp/ultrasound appointment). He got to play with his cousins and I sprinted back out to the hospital for my ultrasound. It went well, but I had a huge issue with insurance (Dave’s new insurance kicks in this week, but we still don’t have new cards… it’s a mess). Then back out to my sister’s to pick up Zack, then rush home again. I tried to get him to nap, but we only got in a few zzzz’s before Dave arrived home and then we had to go Mother’s Day shopping.
Today, I have no place to go. I’m trying to clean up a bit and do some of the now tons of laundry that are piling up. Later this evening, I’m going with Angie to check out the new Sephora store! Woohoo! I’m super excited about that. But mostly, I’m just trying to prop my feet up for awhile and take it easy. This late in the 3rd trimester, you get really tired. I don’t know how I’ve been doing it all lately. And it’s gonna get worse. And yet, I still have two appointments each week for the next 3 weeks… I’m just so happy to be able to drive myself to those appointments, though. In my last pregnancy, I was still stuck in bed around this time.
Boots No. 7 Protect & Perfect Beauty Serum. I’ve read articles about how it can really smooth photo-aged skin and get rid of wrinkles. Yes, I know. It’s another beauty product that probably doesn’t really work miracles. But I just want to try it. No, I need to try it. I tend to obsess about beauty products. It’s such a bad habit. That’s why I’m so addicted to shopping at Sephora. Not that I think I’m beautiful. I just want to look my best. So I’m always trying new cosmetics and moisturizers and such. I tried a generic version of Strivectin and I swear it worked. But now Sam’s doesn’t carry it any longer and the real stuff is $100 a tube or more. So I’m moving on to the next big thing… which is apparently this Boots No. 7 product. If I find some and try it, I’ll report back on my findings… off now to search for it! I’ve read that it’s sold out all over. And I saw some on eBay selling for over one hundred pounds—did I mention it’s a British product??? sigh Oh well, I’m up for a challenge!
So I went to the salon last week. The colorist there ended up having to bleach out some strands (like highlights) and then she dyed them back to a dark reddish color. So now, there are reddish highlights with the black hair. It looks much better to me. I also got a new cut—a bob with some layers. Lays much nicer… has more body. I’m happy with it!
Today we had another ultrasound/bpp test. Lola passed and is doing well. I’m nearly 33 weeks now. We also spoke with Dr. Weeks today—we LOVE him. He’s a wonderful doctor. Very honest, straightforward. He’s the doctor who saved Zack by performing the miracle rescue cerclage. Anyway, he scheduled our amnio for Wednesday, May 30th! If all looks good, we’ll proceed with my c-section on Friday, June 1st! Only 4 more weeks! Yeah, I’m using way too many exclamation points. I can’t help it. I’m about to freak out. One month until we get to meet our daughter. It’s just amazing. I cannot believe we’ve been through almost 9 months of pregnancy once again. It’s been such a ride—most of it good this time. I’m sitting here now enjoying the feeling of my baby girl kicking me. Maybe it’s strange, but after I had Zack, I kind of missed feeling him kick me inside. Now that this is my last baby, I know I’ll miss it even more once she’s born. It’s a feeling that can’t be described—I used to think it would freak me out. Instead, it just makes me feel… amazing. I highly recommend it, though. It really is a miracle.