35 Weeks!

How Far Along: 35 Weeks! Less than 3 weeks to go....AHHH! 19 days!!!!!
Maternity Clothes: Yep...pretty sure I only have 3/4 outfit options at this point. I'm obviously not going to buy anything else with such little time left.
Stretch Marks: still nothing....I'm still just waiting for them to appear. I've heard from some people that they didn't see any stretch marks until after they had the baby...so we'll see.
Sleep: So-so. I actually had a really good sleep last night even though I got up three times. Most nights are not good. I have been going to bed really late, but have to be up by 9am at the latest to take my injections.
Best Moment of the Week: Ultrasound/Finding out baby girl's arrival date!!!!!!!!!
Miss Anything? Sleeping well, sleeping on my stomach, wearing my clothes, feeling like I look nice, getting up and bending over easily....
Movement: Tons of movement, she was crazy last night!
Food Cravings: Still loving all things cold and refreshing - water, juice, fruit, cereal, greek yogurt, ice cream (I may or may not have had ice cream three times this week...)
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Showing: Haha...
Gender Prediction: Daddy's Girl!
Labor Signs: Nope...pretty sure I'm going to freak out when I experience my first labour signs!
Belly Button In or Out? Still an innie, just a flatter one...
Wedding Rings On or Off: I officially took my rings off this week. I can still get them on/off, but it's been warmer out and then my hands swell a bit. I don't want to be that crazy lady who waits too long and can't get them off, so I went ahead and did it. I already miss wearing them....
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Happy :)
Looking forward to: A relaxing week this week!

I had a pretty busy week this week! On Monday I had to go back to the hospital for bloodwork, they need to check to ensure your body still has enough of the rhogam shot prior to delivery. As I was leaving, I saw one of the midwives from the clinic I went to bring in a mom. The mom was crying and in a wheelchair, and they looked panicked! I hope everything was ok.

On Tuesday, Andrew's sister Alex came down for the day. We went to the mall, out for lunch, and to Costco. We also went to the movies, and the popcorn was delicious :)

On Wednesday, I had my appointment with the OB at Mac and I had an ultrasound, my mom came with me. The ultrasound was fairly quick this time. The tech asked me part way through "has your baby been measuring big throughout the pregnancy"? I knew this wasn't a great sign...haha! Anyway, the tech was great and took her time showing me lots of things on the ultrasound. She showed me baby girl's diaphragm and how she was practicing breathing. She is still head-down which is great! I told her that last time her femur's were measuring at the 97th percentile, and she responded "well, I think the rest of her caught up!"....oh great!

I met with the OB shortly after, and told her that I was meeting with the thrombosis clinic on Friday and they wanted a delivery date to give me final instructions about my injections. She said "ok then, let's pick a date!". Technically, I will be 38 weeks on June.8 which is a Saturday. The OB looked at the calendar and said "I'm on call on the 7th, so let's do the 7th". Ok....great! She called labour and delivery and booked the induction! She said they would have me come in on the 6th for the cervadil gel to soften my cervix, and then I would come back the morning of the 7th for the induction. She isn't on call until 5pm, but said it would be very unlikely for me to deliver before then. She said if I've delivered the baby by the time she starts at 5pm, I should consider myself lucky! I'm really happy that she will be the OB on call, as I haven't met any of the other OB's and I really like her. She looked over the ultrasound and confirmed that baby girl is now about the 90th percentile and she'll be a big girl. So, I go back on May.29th again. We're having a baby on June.7th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (That's exactly what I texted Andrew...lol). My sister pointed out that her birthday will be 6/7/13 and 6+7=13!

After the appointment, my mom and I went to St.Catharines to visit and shop with my sister and nieces. We went to a store that is closing and I got a whole ton of baby clothes for $100! I bought pretty much everything in sizes 6 months + since everything we got at the shower was 3 months. It was a nice afternoon, and Maddy and Amelia are such sweethearts :)

On Thursday, Andrew was home for a couple of hours and we went for lunch on a patio...it was a georgous day out! I also got a call from the OB's office (Dr. Stewart) saying that the hospital called them and I have to go back for a second rhogam shot...figures! Almost no one has to get a second shot, but I do! So...I'm going back on Tuesday another injection.

Friday I went back to Mac to the thrombosis clinic. I met with a different doctor this time, which was great because I was able to ask the same questions again without looking crazy. I shared my concern about possibly going into labour on the 6th from the cervadil (which I know is unlikely). The plan is that I will take my final injection on June.5, and I will take a lower dose (she gave me the needle already). That way, there will be nothing in my system by the 6th in case I need any medical intervention that day. She said that about 12 hours after delivery, they will likely give me my first low-dose injection and see how that goes. They will need to monitor my bleeding and work back up the full dose before I go home. So...it's still looking like I'll be at the hospital for at least two nights.

I also shared my concerns that they aren't planning to do any further testing regarding the blood clot. She explained again that even if they did the testing and it came back positive, it wouldn't change anything. They still likely wouldn't keep me on injections. She said there is only one thing on the whole panel that if it came back positive, they would keep me on injections. She said that is extremely rare though, and very unlikely in my case.

Yesterday, Andrew was home for the day and we had such a nice day. We picked up our glider finally!!! It's definitely huge in the room, but it's super comfy so I don't care! Also, Casey has already decided she is going to sit in the chair with me. Here's some pics:

Also....I forgot that I washed and organized all the baby clothes and blankets on Thursday night. Here's the closet:

Anyway, we spent the day shopping in St. Jacob's yesterday and we went to a baby store in Waterloo and bought two baby carriers. We bought a fabric one for baby's first couple of months, and an Ergo structured carrier when she's a bit bigger. We love them both!

Anyway....that's all for now!!!!!!!!!