34-ish Week Appointment

I had my 34-ish week appointment today (which I call my 35 week appointment but everyone else in the office kept reminding me that despite the fact that I am 4 days past 34 weeks...I am not actually 35 weeks yet...whatever, we are rounding UP people!) and it was quite interesting.

Somehow I have managed to gain an additional 4 pounds in the last two weeks (seriously???) and I decided that I will get on the scale backwards from that appointment on and do not want to be told my weight gain each week. Truly...I've gained more weight this pregnancy than with Addison and although I know I shouldn't worry about it...I do.

Braxton's heart rate was a strong 150 and he was kicking and moving around so much that the nurse had to keep trying to "find" him each time he would move. I'm telling you...this little guy's a mover! I received the wonderful news that I WILL have a choice of which way this baby enters the world unless he is another big baby like his sister was, so I was so thankful for that. After everything both Addison and I went through to get her into this world, Dr. Graham was concerned that when my tailbone healed from her birth, that it may have healed pointing up. If that would have been the case, Braxton would definitely have been a C-section baby. However, yesterday, Dr. Graham didn't find any reason that if Braxton is in the 7 lb. - 7 1/2 lb. range that I couldn't have him naturally if I chose to. So, we will continue to monitor his growth and see where we are around 37 weeks. Fun and so thankful for that news!

What Dr. Graham did find yesterday is that I have already started to dilate. I am only 1 cm so he wasn't too concerned about it but did tell me that I need to take it easy, etc. unless I'd like Braxton to be here before Easter. He said that because I was past 34 weeks (and only 1 cm not 2 cm) that he didn't feel it was necessary to put me on bed rest and if I could make it to 36 weeks that he wouldn't stop labor if I did go into it. He made me promise if the contractions continued or if I felt like they were getting stronger, that I would come back in and let him check me and I agreed. So we'll see what happens in the next few weeks.

We are all so excited and anxious to meet this little guy and it seems like it may be sooner than later that we get to see his precious face!