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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

6 More Weeks

I am so excited for only having 6 weeks left in my pregnancy. We are so close to having a baby in our house and I am scared and nervous. We are still getting everything ready, I feel like there is so much left to do, but at the same time, I have no idea where to start.
Sophie's bedroom is still in the exact same condition it was last month, we have all the major items for the room that we need, even though she wont be sleeping in her crib for at least a few weeks. My sister gave us our Pack N Play last week which we set up in our bedroom. Sophie will sleep in there for the first few weeks since it will keep her close at hand for all of those late night feedings. Her Pack N Play has a small rocker and a changing table connection so I wont have to walk down the hall for anything in the middle of the night. This will be extremely helpful while we have guests staying with us, especially since Sophie's door is directly across from our guest bedroom and I would feel bad about keeping people up at random times at night.
I am so paranoid that Sophie is going to show up early and we wont have everything we need. So after we get paid on the 15th, we are going to go get her car seat, set it up, then get it checked to make sure it is in properly. I have already started packing my bag for the hospital; clothing to come home for me and Sophie, socks, iPod, and other small things that I don't have to use between now and then. My biggest worry is that Adam is going to completely freak out and forget how to get to the hospital. He worries so much- if there is a noise (not even a loud one) while I am upstairs he panics thinking that I fell or something. It's cute, but sometimes overbearing since he hovers at times.

Time is going to be going by very quickly from now on (until she is born). Starting Monday, I have appointments 3 times a week. Every Monday and Thursday continue for my Non Stress Tests, which are more of an inconvenience than anything since it is a 45 minute drive each way to and from the hospital, then I am really only there for about 35 minutes while they monitor the baby for heart rate reactions to movement- which she always does immediately then I just have to wait for the 25 minute minimum time to pass. Additionally I start my weekly check ups to monitor for signs of labor and progress. The best part of 3 doctor visits a week are that I will definitely know if I am even close to labor and at a medical facility every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, so I really just have the weekend to worry about being caught off guard.

Nanny and Papaw are coming out to visit, getting here probably on the 10th and staying for about a week, along with Aunt Ann. And then, Tammie is going to try and come out either the weekend of the 17th or 25th, I'm not sure if this trip will be just her, with the kids, and/or with her husband. Additionally, the clinic that Adam works at is throwing a baby shower since there are like 3 women due around the same time, on the 23rd. This makes my Thursday a little busy- have to get my NST early in the morning to allot enough time in case someone decides to be a crack baby again and prevent the nurses from getting a baseline heart rate. On Monday I spent 2 solid hours at the hospital being monitored since she did not stop moving the entire time, literally. This is an issue because when she moves, her heart rate reflects that, so instead of her normal baseline being 130-135, it took 2 hours to get a base of 150-155 bpm. Fortunately this really isn't a bad thing, since her extra movement just shows that she is getting plenty of blood, oxygen, and nutrients. She has plenty of extra energy, lets just hope I can keep up with her when she gets here.