I’m 36 weeks 2 days today. Pregnancy has continued to go well. I’m now getting a good bit more uncomfortable, as baby is probably 7 lbs now. He has been vertex (head down) for about 4 weeks now, and was on the right side, facing my left. The other day, he decided to flip to the middle, facing my back. That’s the position they typically come out in, so it’s a good thing, but it’s making my belly protrude more!
As of this week, my midwife is on call, so if baby decides to come, we don’t have to go to the hospital. Yay! I’m hoping he’ll get closer to 37 weeks… even 38 weeks might be nice (just to avoid some preemie-like tendencies), but Aaron was 36w6d, so we’ll see what this one decides to do.
I lost my sewing mojo for several weeks, but finally cleaned off my cutting table this week and started sewing diapers again. I’ve done 2 covers and 2 fitteds this week. It’s progress! I’ll just keep working on them until he makes his appearance!
Last night, we had a van issue that Doug had to get fixed. I told baby to stay in until the van was fixed. He listened. Yay! Van got fixed this morning. We moved all the car seats around last weekend, so the older boys are in the very back now, a captain’s chair has been removed from the middle row, and the baby’s car seat is installed in the other captain’s chair. The boys seem to like their new configuration. Aaron can even use the cup holder back there, which is awesome. Maybe there won’t be sippy on the floor anymore! I’m able to fairly easily strap them both in, even at this size, so it’s not too bad. Joshua unbuckles himself and Aaron, so I don’t have to climb in for that part.
As far as how I’m holding up… My hips ache when I sleep on them, and my pelvis is rotating more easily now. Everything is obviously loosening up for the upcoming birth. I can’t stand up too quickly or I’ll be in pain. I’m also getting a LOT of Braxton-Hicks contractions, but those are not painful… just annoying. Pretty much, if I walk across the room, I’ll get one. :p But I haven’t had any prodromal labor or anything like that, so I’ll count my blessings.
I’m hoping to avoid that, since I’m likely to labor quickly, and I don’t need a bunch of false starts confusing me! Midwife is an hour away, and it will probably take my mom close to that amount of time to get here to watch the kids. And I’m *really* hoping to get a waterbirth this time. We saw the birth house a couple weeks ago, and it is awesome. The people that have been working on renovations have done a great job. It looks so nice inside, and the hot tub is nice and large. Hopefully I’ll get to use it this time.
The kids are still excited about the baby. Aaron often runs up to me, pointing at my belly, and yelling “Baby! Baby!” He also will point to various baby equipment (bassinet, bouncy chair) and say “Baby!” So I’m pretty sure he understands.
Joshua is looking forward to it as well, and when I say baby might come in May or June, he says “I think June.” He wants the baby to be in the same month as him.
Well, that’s what’s going on with me. The next post in this category will hopefully be an announcement!