Week 37 (or is it 38?)

It seems like I'm losing count of the weeks these days! Here's a little update: We went to the DR last Wednesday for my 36 week checkup. She informed me that I am 1cm dialated and 40% effaced! Of course I'm thinking, does that mean I should go to the hospital?? She and my amazing Doula both have told me to keep on business as normal...even working out :(

Our DR did remind me that when we first found out we were pregnant she put my due date as August 10th based on my last cycle. It was then scooted back to August 17th from the sonogram. Sooooo, she's thinking that I'm possibly closer to the August 10th due date which is fine by me!

Josh and I did make the decision to hire a Doula last week. She is absolutely awesome and comes highly recommended from many close friends. I hope that she will give me peace during labor and help me get through it without getting that needle in my back! I have already gained so much comfort from knowing that I have someone I can always call or text with any questions. No more worries that we're going to get to the hospital too late!

As far as how I'm feeling lately - I have no complaints. I do feel like I've doubled in size which is just uncomfortable but that's to be expected. No sickness, horrible braxton-hicks contractions, etc. I am so blessed to have such an amazing pregnancy thus far and I can only pray it will continue to be that way.

We head back to the DR on Thursday for another progress report. I'll make sure and update this as soon as I can now that my to-do list is shortening a bit. Thank you all for the support you've given Josh and I throughout this journey. We are so close to meeting Ellie and we can't wait to introduce her to all of you!

Week 34

WEEK 34!!! Wow, this pregnancy is flying. I cannot believe that we will be meeting Ellie in just 6 weeks or so. I have been blessed with such an easy pregnancy thus far. No sickness, no heartburn, no feet/ankle swelling, etc. The only thing I can complain about is the constant need to pee and compromised sleep.

This past week has been pretty big for us. We had our 34 week doctor appointment on Friday. The doctor says that Ellie is head down (yay!) and all is well. No signs of early labor yet. We'll start going to the doctor once a week from now until she's here. With the Texas heat, I'm hoping for an early August delivery...but I don't think it's my call :)

We also had our prepared childbirth class at the hospital this weekend. It was an all day event, but so informative and well worth it. We saw the labor and delivery rooms and also the room that we'll stay in until being released from the hospital. Everything is starting to seem more real now. We're definitely getting closer and becoming very excited about meeting our little girl!!

I will try to update as much as possible from here until the end. I think that my belly will probably start to expand at a much faster pace over the coming weeks so weekly pictures are in order!