35 week appointment

Yesterday was my 35 week appointment and it was a good one. Kelsey was able to go with me, and that always improves my blood pressure, even though the day started out stressful with a call from work. I really thought going into it that my blood pressure would be SKY high. I even told the nurse that it might be high and to keep that in mind, but it was only 126/71, which is great for me! That just proves that having Kelsey there makes things better..he calms me down!

So then they did the exam. They had to do a swab for Group B which I still have no idea what it is, but it's not harmful at all for Mommys but is very harmful to babies, so if I have it, I just have to take antibiotics. The things I've learned....then she did an internal exam to see where he was sitting and if he had dropped. The first thing she said was, "He's facing the right direction!!" And then she said he had a nice, hard head. I said he gets that from his Daddy, and Kelsey said he gets it from BOTH of us, which is so totally true. Then she said he had dropped a little bit, but not completely. WE're getting closer!

I have to say, I really love my midwife. I was reading an article the other day that said of women who saw a doctor for their prenatal care, 65% said they were satisfied with it, whereas women who saw a midwife/nurse practitioner reported a 85% satisfaction rate. I think it's because midwives have more time to sit down with their patients and answer questions, and they answer them in a more relaxed way than doctors do. I know I've had problems with doctors before who seem too busy or "uppity" to care about my concerns. Sharon, our midwife, sat down and just talked to us about our concerns, and always tells me how well I'm doing. Of course I love that. :)

With all that being said, I'm really excited about his arrival. It's funny, I'm a little bit torn between loving my baby belly so much that I'll miss it, and him being here. Now , this doesn't mean that I'll be wanting to pop out another little one as soon as he's out, but there is something really cool and comforting about him being in my belly moving around...it feels like I can control that situation. But I'm also really looking forward to holding him and hugging him and seeing Kelsey do the same (and of course, Aunt Sis, Grammie, Grumpa, and the rest of the crew). Everytime I see one of his little onesies or diapers I just wish he was here now. It's a good place to be in. I wouldn't want extremes either way (like, devastated that I wont' be pregnant anymore or begging for him to get here soon). Knowing that he could really come anytime in the next 4 weeks is so exciting!


Mom and Dad are leaving today to drive down for the weekend, my shower at work is today and we're doing maternity pictures this weekend! So it should be an exciting week!


Here is my 36 week picture: