38 Weeks

So, the doctor says I will probably be induced a week from today, March 21st with little Macy born on the 22nd. The hospital is supposed to confirm the date and time and I should know the final date at my doctor's appt. tomorrow. I am so done with being pregnant. I am huge and it is hard for me to move around. My feet are swelling and they look like sausages. I have heartburn again for some reason too. I am getting up to go to the bathroom twice in the night (which, knock on wood) isn't so bad-since I can fall right back to sleep again. I also seem to have TMJ-so I bought a mouth guard to where at night. The doctor says that will probably continue until after the pregnancy-then, with my hormones and position changing, it will probably go away.

All I want to wear are my skirts and dresses, because my pants aren't fitting well because I am so big and swollent. To top it off, it is getting to be 90 degrees here, so those are the only things that are cool to wear.

Macy's dresser came in, but there is some damage to the fooot of it. Figures. We had to go order a new one again from the store-but they will put a rush on it- so it should come in 4-6 weeks (that is a rush?). Also, the mobile from Pottery Barn that we bought sucks, so we are going to use it for wall decoration and we bought a new one instead. Chris is SUPPOSED to put it together tonight -we will see.

We installed the car seat and put together the stroller! We also bought batteries for the swing that Jeff and Audra let us borrow. We still haven't installed the other film for the window for summer though. Hopefully, we can get that done this weekend.

When we went to Babies R Us on Sunday, we bought Macy this cute little fishing outfit for when we go fishing this summer. She even has a fishing hat.

I am fully planned for my time off from school. Now I just need to get the assignments together for Lisa to copy and create tests and quizzes. I also need to record grades and get those done by Friday of this week, so I can be totally finished and not have to worry about work while I am out.

Other than that, we are sitting here waiting. Mom and Dad are going to be flying in on the 20th (next Tuesday), so things will start to get interesting around that time.

Trying to Stay Busy

Okay, so I am 37 weeks pregnant now and trying to stay busy. This last weekend, Chris and I bought Macy's lamp and a new rug for the living room at Pottery Barn (not sure what was going on there). Unfortunately, except for the rug, nothing has been put up. Chris is working constantly because of Spring training-and they just got a new account-so I really haven't seen him this week, let alone nag him to get some stuff done around the house.

So, primarily, I have been grading papers at home, playing Sims 2, vegging out in front of the T.V, taking naps, and scrapping a bit for Macy's 8x8 newborn album. We are in the middle of watching Medium, which is an excellent show, btw. We also just watched The Prestige (we own it now) with Christian Bale and the guy Wolverine from X-Men (I can't think of his name now). It was a GREAT show-hard to predict what was going to happen next. Lots of twists and turns.

One of the new students in my class stole a bunch of candy from the substitute yesterday. I came into work today and immediately was pissed off. I chewed out the new kid-who has been causing trouble elsewhere-but it didn't make me feel better. So, I treated myself to a floral arranagement from Michaels, a new baby scrap idea book, and a rooster decoration for the kitchen-and a garlic shrimp lunch at Bappos. I felt much better.

Outside of being restless, having heartburn, and just bulky, I am doing pretty well I think. My next doctor appt. is tomorrow, so I am hoping that we can solidify a inducing/c-section date so I can REALLY prepare. Then, Chris and I are going out to breakfast.

36 Weeks

Yay! The crib and changing table are now set up. Chris also put the rug down, so now Macy's room looks like a real nursery. We still have to hang the mobile and the butterfly decorations, cap the curtain rods and buy a lamp-we plan on doing this tomorrow.

Becki and Kathy at work held a baby shower for us. We have about 15 outfits, 6-8 different toys, sweat outfits for me, diapers, hair holders, and a ton of socks. It was very nice to have, even though I told them I didn't want one.

My last two NST's have gone well. They have only taken about 20 minutes so far, and Macy looks great! We went and had a fetal growth ultrasound, and Macy was 6lb 13 oz on Tuesday, so she is probably a hair over 7lbs now. Hopefully, next Tuesday, Dr. McKernan and I can settle on an inducement date-since Macy is now in the heads down position.

I move slower now than I used to. It sucks. I am still sleeping well (knock on wood), but on the half days when I come home from work, I am tired and I usually take a nap. I can only do work around the house for about 10-15 minutes at a time before my tummy gets tight and I feel some contractions.

This last week we went to City Hall for a fantastic dinner with Chris's friend Sean from UPS. He works for the Mariners in the Comm. Relations department. He brought a couple of coworkers with him to dinner again on Friday (we went to the Yardhouse), and it was funny to see how excited he was to see a lacrosse game.

Our last baby class was this Thursday. We learned about car seat safety, how to choose a pediatrician, and baby care. Chris learned how to change a diaper and give a sponge bath. We also learned about all the different types of poop that Macy might have, and then learned how to swaddle babies into a burrito. Overall, the class series was good, and I feel much more informed.

This week I need to pack and we need to install the car seat. We also need to buy a safety gate and some nursing equipment-and learn about the stroller. I am hoping that I can be induced around March 16th (or c-section). I am tired of being pregnant and just looking forward to Macy's arrival!