36 Weeks

We have had a busy few days! I was blessed to have another shower thrown for Gabby and me this weekend by my good friends Jennifer and Jeannie. They did a beautiful job! I was fortunate to have all of my aunts and one of my grandmothers to fly in to spend the weekend with me celebrating. Also, Katie and Avery came for the weekend! It was wonderful having everyone here and excited to welcome Gabby. We received so many wonderful gifts and spent the afternoon with my family and closest friends (pictures to be posted as soon as I receive them).

Brian's best friend came down for the weekend to visit as well. It worked out really well considering the amount of women that were around for the weekend! I know they had a great time hanging out too.

We went to my weekly doctor appointment yesterday. A little earlier than one full week due to the fact that my belly did not measure properly last Thursday. We had an ultrasound to check everything out and Gabby is petite, but perfect. Good news for sure! They guesstimate her weight at around 5 1/2 lbs and she has a head full of hair (which is no surprise considering Brian and I were both born with heads full of hair). We couldn't see her face as she is already in position for delivery. The doctor then checked me and I am already almost 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced which was a big shock! Of course, we don't know what will happen from here on out; I could stay that way for weeks or I could progress some more. Either way, Gabby needs to stay put until Brian gets back at the end of the month!

35/35

35/35 is one of those unnecessary "milestones" in pregnancy. I consider more of an interesting fact than anything, but what it means is that I am 35 weeks pregnant with 35 days to go. Did you catch that! THIRTY-FIVE DAYS PEOPLE! That is nothing. It also means she could come before then, but her daddy has already had a talk with her telling her she can only come after the first of October due to his schedule. But, then again, it also means she can come later than 35 days, with which I have told her is unacceptable.

Monday was my birthday and we had a nice relaxing day. We had gone out on the boat on Sunday and got rained on unfortunately, so decided to not go out on Monday since the forcast was calling for more of the same. We have just been enjoying spending time together before Brian has to go back to work. Neither one of us are looking forward to that since he has been home for 2 months. It has been nice to have him home for a long period of time, I could get used to that!

Next Month

Here are a couple of pictures for you...the cakes from my shower and Brian and myself (31 wks pregnant) at the Cubs game a couple of weeks ago.

September is here and that means two things. One being, it's my birthday month and two, when someone asks when I'm due, I can say next month! That is a scary statement, but I am so glad the end is in sight.

I am getting more uncomfortable as each day comes, which means less sleep since I am up multiple times each night, my back is sore, my hips are sore, etc. With all of that said, I still have quite a few weeks for things to progressively get more uncomfortable! But, like I said, I'm due next month! That sounds nice!