33 and a Half Week Update

We went to have our monthly measuring ultrasound yesterday, and Jovi is still doing great. She is 4 lbs 13 oz, which is exactly on target right now. We were relieved that she was not considered oversized due to the Gestational Diabetes.

My G.D. is going well. We met with the diabetic counselor, and they said I was doing a great job. I was very worried that I would have to be placed on insulin, but they said I did not need any medication and that I could just continue eating how I have been. They said that many people do not listen, and just eat whatever they want, so they were really glad that I was taking it seriously. I was shocked to hear that someone would not care about the health of their child, because G.D. has many serious side effects if not monitored.

Jovi is still moving ALOT, and making mommy very uncomfortable. We are ready to meet our little lady. She is practicing her breathing in the womb, and faced head down. Both of which are great news. That means her lungs are developing as they should be, and that she is headed the right direction for delivery. She was grabbing her little feet and pulling them to her face in the ultrasound. It made us smile. She is one fidgety little lady. We also got a great view of her little nose and lips. Looks like she has mommy's lips and daddy's little fingers. The nose is undetermined still. We'll have to wait and see. Ben and I pulled out our newborn pics over the holiday weekend, so we would have them out to compare Jovi to when she arrives. After looking at the pics, Ben said that Jovi doesn't have much of a chance in the appearance category, ha ha. Ben looked like a little pig in a blanket, and I wasn't so hot either, :). We'll be lucky if Jovi doesn't come out looking like Quasimodo. HA HA! Fortunately, she looks beautiful on the ultrasounds.

Yesterday, Ben and I were in the waiting room of the doctor's office, and he felt her rolling around in my belly. It was pretty funny. He freaked out, but couldn't stop feeling her move. He was really excited. He had felt her kick, but not seen her move across my stomach, or felt her in a rolling motion. So that was pretty exciting for him. Of course, I feel it constantly, but I enjoy sharing those things with Ben.

Ben was also a bit shocked when the doctor said that after this Friday they would not do anything to stop her from making her arrival. I think he thought it would be a little longer, and it kind of snuck up on him. They told him he should start figuring out the car seat. HA HA. Basically, any time after this Friday we could have little Jovi. Hopefully, sooner than later! I know that I have always said that I did not want a Christmas baby, but at this point, I don't really care anymore. I am just ready to be done, ha ha. I have been so miserable the past couple of weeks that I will be glad whenever she decides to make her appearance. I've been having much more intense contractions, and pressure. It is difficult to walk around without pelvic pain. She has her head pressed firmly on my cervix, and the doctor's say that she is in prime position to make me miserable. Great, right? My cervix is measuring at 3 cm, and they said once it reaches 2.5 cm they will start monitoring me for labor. That is when they consider the cervix to be thinning. So we're getting close.

Tomorrow I have another appointment, this time with my new OB GYN. My regular OB GYN is now on maternity leave with her new little girl, so this will be my doctor for the remainder of the pregnancy. I am excited to meet her, and see what she thinks about inducing. My regular doctor was planning on me being induced at 37-38 weeks (if Jovi had not made her appearance on her own by then), but every doctor is different, so you never know. I am kind of hoping we will set an inducing date, so we have an idea of the time frame. That will give me a light at the end of my misery tunnel. HEE HEE. We live pretty far from the hospital, so I think it would be a relief to know it is planned, and that I will be there in time to get my drugs. My biggest fear of the entire pregnancy has been that I would not make it to the hospital in time to get my drugs.

Of course, I know she could still be earlier. In fact, they seem to think that she will be a little bit early, because of her position. But they say it is different for everyone, and she may stay in for several more weeks or she could be here next week. Only nature knows.

Meanwhile, I will continue my weekly ultrasound appointments, and will probably have increased doctor's appointments as well. So she will be here before we know it. Its hard to believe that after all this time we will be holding our little girl in just a few more weeks. (3 weeks or so)....WOW!!!

I am looking forward to my appointment tomorrow, and I will keep everyone posted if they do set an inducing date. I am so excited! I can hardly stand it anymore. I have dreams about little Jovi every night these days. And my poor breasts are getting more and more leaky, ha ha. I am gonna have to start wearing pads.

Also tomorrow, we will start our birthing classes. Hopefully, we will make it through those before Jovi arrives, so we don't waste our money. We will have 5 classes over the next two and half weeks, and then hopefully, we will know all the info we should know before going into labor.

This past weekend we put up Christmas decorations and our tree. I will take pics soon, and we will also take some new preggo pics. I promise I will add photos soon. Sorry, this was so long. I had not written in a while. I'll try to keep this updated more often.