OBGYN: 31 weeks, 4 days appointment

 I can't believe how fast everything is going with this pregnancy.  Everyone is right at first it goes by so slow and then after you find out the gender it flies by!  In two days I will be 8 months pregnant!  It doesn't seem real to me, but is starting to sink in.  I went for my 2 week checkup today.  Everything is normal and good.  I have gained 1lb since my last visit 2 weeks ago.  I have gained a total of 20lbs according to the doctors office.  In one month I have to have a strep B test done.  They told me it was standard to do and is no big deal.  I'm assuming it's just a culture they get.  If I do have it then I have to have antibiotics during labor.  I do know that women that get it can pass it to their babies giving them this infection.  I have no idea what causes it, I just hope that I don't have it.  Even if I do then at least I know it's no big deal and is common.

I did speak with the doctor about my swelling.  The doctor said it's still normal and nothing to worry about.  She thinks that the baby is laying mainly on my left side and is pressing on my blood vessels.  That is the reason why my swelling is a lot worse on my left side.  After 35 weeks I will start to go every week.  I will also start getting checked to see if I'm dilating or thinning at this point.  She also heard from the cardiologist and everything with the ECHO looked good.  I love getting good news.  :)

This day has been a rough day.  Aubree started kicking and moving at 4am again.  I finally got up at 5am because I was worried I would wake my husband up.  I just couldn't get comfortable.  She continued to move until around 10am, then she finally stopped.  The nurse asked me what I had feed her that morning because she was all over the place.  I laid down for a nap when she stopped moving, but 45 minutes later she was at it again.  Needless to say it's going to be a long day...

Doctor Appointment: Week 29

Went to the doctor today for my monthly checkup.  This was my last visit going monthly and now I will be going every 2 weeks.  I had a weight gain of 6lbs since my last visit.  She told me that my gain is right on target!  That's always good to hear, I would love to be able to get back into shape soon after Aubree comes.  I was measuring were I needed to be also.  Overall, the baby was perfect and had a had a heartbeat of 160bpm.  

As for me I didn't sleep well again last night.  I keep getting numbness and tingling again.  I thought it had passed because I hadn't had it in a few weeks.  My hips are starting to hurt too when I lay on them for longer than an hour.  So it's been really interfering with my sleep.  The nurse said I had mild swelling in my legs and feet.  Besides that everything is good with me too.  

The doctor spoke with me about getting induced since my due date is on Thanksgiving Day.  I told her that I didn't want to be induced unless it was medically necessary.  I don't really care that it's around a holiday.  She said that she couldn't let me go over a week past my due date, so if I haven't went into labor by Nov. 29 that will be my induction day.  She also said that she thinks I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions, but they are nothing to worry about.  She said when I can't walk or talk during the contraction, it's the real deal.  I was also told to make sure to do kick counts, which I have already been doing.  If the baby hasn't moved 10 times within 2 hours she told me to go the hospital.  Aubree seems to be getting on a schedule and it's been easy to count her movements so far.  I go for an Echo tomorrow.  I'm sure that everything will be fine with that too.  

I feel so thankful to God that our baby girl is healthy! 

Problems Sleeping

Up to this point I hadn't had any problems sleeping.  Well I was in for a rude awakening!  It seem as soon as I hit 23 weeks, sleep was all down hill from here.  I can't get comfortable and it doesn't matter what position I try to lay in.  I have never been the type to sleep on my back.  But, I have been waking up in the middle of the night that way.  Usually it's from numbness or tickling in my legs and arms that will wake me up.  I have come to the theory that my stomach is making it hard for me to turn over completely, so I stop on my back.  This past week I have even notice I will wake up on my sides and still have numbness.  I wander if this is normal?  

I tried to read about it online and it suggest to lay on your left side.  But, as I said this isn't working either.  I'm always so tired and have resorted into taking morning naps after my husband leaves for work.  I have been trying to use a body pillow too.  It seems to help sometimes, but not every night.  

Oh and don't forget the multiple times of having to get up to go to the bathroom.  I really think that the baby gets a kick out of using my bladder as her own personal punching bag!  It seems like when I talk to anyone about it they just tell me that it's going to get worse, great!  I have to keep reminding myself that it's only for a short while and well worth it in the end. 

23 WEEKS AND COUNTING