38 weeks and shady happenings

I went to the OBG last Thursday and again today - it's just how my work schedule fell. Things are still going well. We had an ultrasound last week and she said the baby was a little on the small size (even though the measurements weren't very accurate because she's so big now), so she said there is no way we're inducing (not like I wanted to anyway!) and that I should try to pack on the pounds to help this baby get a little bigger. On Thursday I went home and ate double-stuffed Oreos and cake from our 3 year anniversary
(I know, he might be a keeper!) on Wednesday! Surely that's what she meant! Then this weekend was filled with eating, eating and more eating! It's a bit more difficult than I thought...I was constantly full making it tricky to move and breathe! But I will say that having desserts after lunch and dinner was awesome! At the appointment today she says that she's now weighing in at 6 and 1/4 pounds. So she gained about 1/2 a pound in 3 days...your welcome, baby! Hopefully we can keep this pace up and she'll be around 7 pounds when she's born. Still estimating August 9th for the due date. I only have 4 more days of work left and then I can nest all day until the baby comes!

Here's the belly at 38 weeks. Greg thinks it's funny that I walk around the house like this because I'm hot all the time now...too much extra blood and food flowing, I guess!

We've continued with our nightly walks and recently we've seen this van parked on two different streets in the neighborhood.

We're not quite sure what's going down...but we think there are some shady goings on in the making! There is an abnormally high number of houses for sale in the neighborhood (like 5 instead of none)! Apparently those people know something we don't!

37 weeks and counting!

Greg has been in Atlanta for work yesterday and today, so I've been given strict instructions to stay in bed with my legs crossed all day! I thought I'd be productive and update the blog! The countdown is on now! We don't have too much longer before we'll have a new addition to the family!

Last week we had a Dallas baby shower and my work threw me a baby shower. The Dallas shower was lots of fun (as was the work one, but I don't have pictures from it)! Clearly our friends and family know us too well! "Greg's baby" got lots of UT paraphernalia, disposable diapers and a daddy diaper duty kit (including gloves, tongs, nose plug and goggles) so Greg can help change diapers! My baby got practical things like baby wash, hangers, organizer boxes for the room and a car seat head support to prevent heads that I see every day at work! We also received lots of things made by people...boppy covers, bibs, blankets, hats, stuffed animals! I love all of it! And our baby is going to be so stylish no one is going to recognize her as our baby! I'm having trouble choosing just one "going home" outfit between the UT onesies, purple tutu and many, many other super cute outfits given to the baby! We may have to reenact the moment several times! I'm sure no one would mind at the hospital! Greg's mom and the baby's "honorary Hendrix grandma" (Mrs. Fuchs) did a great job of organizing everything for the shower! Greg and I had a great time, so thank you to everyone!

So here we are at 37 weeks! Only a little bit longer! We toured the hospital this weekend. It has flat screen TVs for Greg and food service 24/7 for me! What more could you want! They also have "lo-jack" systems for the babies that prevent the elevators from working if there is not a nurse with the baby! So cool! So our baby should be safe and sound at the hospital!

Just 2 more weeks of work for me...if I make it that long! We're having another ultrasound this Thursday. At my last appointment we played another feel-the-belly-to-figure-out-how-much-the-baby-weighs game. At least this time the OBG instilled confidence in me beforehand by telling me that she was a little "gun shy" because her estimates have been off recently! Lovely! And this time I only had to wait 50 minutes to see her! Although the only reason it was that short was because after waiting 45 minutes (and being the first appointment that morning!) I got my clothes back on, walked up to the front, threatened to leave so I could get back to work, and then ran back to the room to get undressed again before she came in. So if anyone needs a recommendation for a well-run OBGYN practice in the Plano area, don't look to me! Is it bad that I'm thinking I'd rather her not be on call when we deliver so I can be assured that someone will actually be there on time...or at all?! Oh well! I'm sure everything will be great for the delivery!

Enough complaining! It's raining outside and I'm super excited that the temperature may lower a bit! Woo hoo! Off to do some more nesting! This house may actually be ready when we bring the baby home! Look out!

Update!

We spent our last two out-of-town weekends before the baby gets here. We spent one weekend in Charlottesville, VA visiting our good friends, Leah and Zach. Leah took some wonderful maternity pictures for us!

Gotta love being 34 weeks pregnant and flying on a plane this big! My ankles were gigantic by the time we got off the plane! It was awesome!

We took some pictures outside on the UVA campus, which is so pretty!

This is the rotunda and lawn, which is what the school originally consisted of when Thomas Jefferson designed/built it. The students stayed off to the sides in non air-conditioned rooms...and they still do. Apparently it's a privilege to stay in one of these rooms! Just not when you're super pregers!

The weather was beyond awesome and from the proofs we've seen so far, the pictures look great! I'm so excited to have the pictures as memories of this pregnancy!

Greg took this picture while things were getting set up.

For the 4th of July we went to up to Arkansas. It was a relaxing weekend of going out on the boat, eating lots of food and watching fireworks with hundreds of other boats on the lake. I think we're going to have to make it an annual trip. It was so much fun! I think I enjoyed it so much because we didn't have a million things planned to fix while we were up there. We did spend the better part of one evening grouting the tile in the bathroom, but that was it! Now that bathroom is almost finished! Yeah!

This week we've been trying to get the necessities for the baby. The diapers we ordered came in the other day.

I'm so excited to try them out! I think I'm going to love the cloth diapers!

Don't be jealous of that sweet ensemble!

I went to the obg this week and everything looks good! She's about 5 1/2 pounds (according to the very scientific method of two hands feeling the belly). We'll have another sonogram in two weeks! I'm excited to see how big she's measuring and when they're expecting her to come!