Still Preggars...

I just realized that I hadn't updated my blog in a few weeks. Everything is going well. I'm going in once a week to see the doctor. He's still saying I'm going to have a small baby--like 6 1/2 pounds. I'm thinking more like 7 1/2. Actually, she feels like she weighs 10 pounds right now! My back is tired and I feel like I have to carry my belly around.

I went to see the doctor this week and I told him I had a sharp pain in my abdomen. I knew I wasn't in labor, but they hooked me up to some monitors just to be sure. They put a monitor on my stomach that showed the baby's heart rate and another monitor on my stomach that measured my contractions. (I actually had a couple!) Then the nurse handed me a button and told me to push the button each time the baby moved. I pushed that button A LOT! Apparently Emily doesn't like to be constricted (which makes me wonder why she's still in there!!). She moved and moved. The doctor says the baby is doing just fine and that the pain in my abdomen is probably the baby irritating the muscle and ligament. I guess it's just something I'll have to learn to deal with, just like her being on my sciatic nerve. Already Emily is on my nerve and irritating me and she's not even here yet!

Bottoms Up...Again!

I had a sonogram today and found out that Emily is no longer breech. What a relief! The sonogram showed she's in the right position. I posted some pictures. We also got to see her hair in the sonogram. I think Rob was a little disappointed that she's got hair--he wants her to be bald so he can rub her bald head.

I Miss My Stomach!

Actually, what I really miss is being able to see my feet without looking around my stomach. I also miss being able to sit up without looking like an overturned turtle. I miss sleeping on my stomach and on my back.

I love being pregnant, don't get me wrong. I love feeling Emily's kicking and rolling. I love knowing she is getting bigger and stronger every day. I love knowing that in a month she will actually be here. I love looking in the mirror and seeing my big belly.

Fat Feet!

I took some pictures of my fat feet. I had been working on some Scout stuff and I guess I had been sitting too long and my feet poofed up. Fun stuff!

Breech Again...

I went to see my doctor today and he says Emily is breech again. She's lying in there sideways. I go back to see the doctor in two weeks for a sonogram and we'll decide what to do from there.

I've been having problems with retaining water. The doctor said I have about five pounds of water weight. That would account for my rapid weight gain these past two weeks. I just need to continue to drink my water and elevate my feet while lying on my side to relieve the pressure on my kidneys. Sigh.