37 Weeks-Full Term!!

At week 37, your pregnancy is considered full term, meaning baby is likely to thrive after birth. Baby spends these last weeks in preparation for the outside world… meaning careful refinement of the blink, suck, inhale and exhale. Meconium, which you’ll probably find in the first diaper, is accumulating in the intestines. If (okay, as) you worry about giving birth, consider what it’s like for the little one. During the journey out of your womb, baby will produce more stress hormones than any other time in life.

I really can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone by, I know she will be here soon but it still seems so far away at the same time!! My doctor appointments have gone pretty good. Last Tuesday I saw Dr. Chang and he said I was 20% effaced and I need to be at least 50 for him to induce me on August 4th. Then today I had to see another Doctor b/c doctor Chang is out of town this week, she said that I was now 30% effaced and dilated at 1 cm. I do wish I would have been effaced a little more than 30% but I am still staying positive. I still have two weeks to get to 50% or more so I'm pretty confident it will happen. I didn't really expect to be dilated at all either so that was pretty exciting. Even if I'm only dilated at 1cm its better than nothing...only 9 more to go! :)

I tested negative for Strep B so that was a relief. Last week Dr. Chang said he thought she was around 6 lbs. The doctor today said she thinks the baby is still under 7 lbs for sure so we'll see how much she grows in the next couple of weeks. I am guessing she will be around 7 lbs 5 ounces....or at least I am hoping she stays in the 7lb range. :) The nurse is suppose to call me tomorrow morning and give me all the information on what time we are suppose to be at the hospital on August 4th and anything else we need to know and just confirm that I do have a spot. I have to admit I will be pretty disappointed if next weeks appointment isn't good but I am going to keep up my walking and jumping jacks to hopefully give her a little boost. I still feel like she is pretty high up in my ribs but this past week I have been feeling her move really low and been getting some bad cramps in my legs so I know thats a good sign. I made a list of everything I want to pack for Lexi and I so I am hoping to get everything together this weekend...just in case.

I am so ready for her to be here I can barely stand it!! Work is getting so boring, my boss acts like I am going to call her every morning saying I had the baby and I'm not coming in for the next 12 weeks. I keep telling her my last day will most likely be the 31st but she has really been lightening my work load which you'd think would be great but it gets boring.

Brad and I had a great date night this past Saturday, we really enjoyed ourselves and made a few great memories!! I can't wait to share this experience with him I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else in the entire world and I know he will be a great dad. I cry sometimes thinking about it, I know she will get to experience being daddy's little girl and I wouldn't want it any other way.

I will wait to make my next post after my appointment next Monday so stay tuned for the final update!! :)