How fast time has gone! I can't believe we are almost to the final trimester. It's the home stretch!!!
Next week I will be seven months. That means I only have three months left. When I say three months it still sounds so far away but when you think end of April to early May, it just doesn't seem that far away at all. Oh boy, oh boy, I'm so ready to see and meet this little guy!
Last weeks appointment went well. I had to drink the sugar drink for the gestational diabetes test. It wasn't that bad but as the day went on, it kinda made me feel sick to my stomach. I'm just not used to consuming high amounts of sugar. During the hour wait between the drink and taking blood, we saw Dr. Walters. Little Colton apparently liked the sugar drink because he was moving around like crazy. She was like geez, he is a mover. He won't stay still long enough for the doppler to clock the heart rate. You could hear the beating and all his wiggling so wasn't concerned. I just chuckled and said yes, he moves all the time. Then finally she said, yep he is a strong guy, it's steady at 150. My blood pressure was normal and had no traces of protein in the urine which means no preclampsia!! Lets pray it stays that way. She did say that she for sure plans to pull him (induce me) at 37 weeks or possibly 38 weeks at the latest. It will just depend on how my body is doing (cervix - you know the body preparing). So that means he will be here either the last week of April or the first week of May. We've hit the point that we start having appointments every two weeks instead of monthly. So our next appointment is just right around the corner.
I mentioned to her that I started reading Baby Wise because he seems to move more in the late hours than during the day and am concerned that I have a night owl on my hands. She said not to worry, his movements are no indication on how he will be once here. She said that during the day when your active, all your movements can tend to lull or rock him to sleep and at night when your body is resting he is more awake. Plus your less distracted and more aware of his movements. She was glad to hear I was reading Baby Wise. In fact, she said she used it on all her kids. She has a 5 year old and twins that are I'm gonna guess 2 to 3 by their picture. She said it is hard but if you stick with it, it works. The whole key is bring your baby into your world, not you revolving around the baby's world. I'm glad to hear she used and liked it. A few of my friends have also used and swear by it. I've learned it's a controversial subject amongst people. The way I see it is, you have to do what works best for you and your family. The one thing I will say that I strongly believe in, is what the book puts strong focus on at the beginning. You have to remember you are married and must work to keep that relationship strong. It says it will be easy to push your marriage to the side and put all your focus on your new baby. While it's important to love and cherish your baby, your family's foundation should be based around your marriage! Your baby will see, feel, and grow up knowing that they belong to something that is greater than themselves. Something that is sound and solid; a family, and not a world that revolves around them. I'm in the middle of the book, the part about schedules for the feed, awake, and sleep time and have to say I'm still intrigued and plan to utilize it all. Whether you believe in the "scheduling concept" or not, I think every couple that is expecting should at least read the beginning as a reminder that your marriage should always remain a primary focus!!!
The nurse called today and said that the gestational diabetes test came back negative and all is good. Yay!! Power of prayer is amazing! Iron levels are good too, so no additional iron supplements are needed. So for now we just chug along till the next appointment which is coming up pretty quick. I will get that shot since my blood type is negative (the RH Factor) and we will have a sonogram. Excited we get to see him again! That reminds me, I need to schedule a 3D/4D sonogram since we are close to the recommended time period of 28 to 30 weeks. I guess I shall do that tomorrow!
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