Week 39

This is the last week!!!  No more pregnant belly pictures to post after Friday!!  We met with Dr. Kil Monday for the 39 week check-up.  Total weight gain for the pregnancy: 20lbs.  As usual, there’s been no progress – everything is status quo as it has been.  Dr. Kil went over the paperwork for the surgery and that was the last of my prenatal appointments.  We then had to go to the hospital to register for the c-section.  Now that all that is done, we are just waiting for Friday to get here.  We have to be at the hospital by noon and we’ll go straight to Labor and Delivery to get a room where I’ll be monitored for a little while before the surgery.  Surgery is set for 2pm.  We will be allowed to take a camera into the delivery room so we should have pictures of her as soon as she’s born J.  Dr. Kil said that I will probably be in the hospital until Monday.  Only a few more days and she’ll be here!!!

Week 38

We had our 38 week appointment yesterday instead of on Tuesday this week.  We saw Dr. Stadulis who explained the c-section procedure to us and also checked to see if I had progressed any.  And….not so much, which I knew going in.  Her head is still up by my ribs on my right side so I knew she hadn’t moved any.  The c-section is all scheduled for 8/12/11 @ 2pm.  I have to be at the hospital by noon that day and I can’t eat or drink after midnight!  That’s going to be the hardest part!  Since my feet swell daily, pretty bad, and I’m now commuting about 2.5 to 3 hours round trip daily to work (my office was moved to Alexandria a week ago), Dr. Stadulis wants me to start maternity leave a week before my c-section so my last day at work will be 8/5/11.  Our next appointment is on 8/8/11 with Dr. Kil (he’s the one that will be performing the c-section) for one last check and to fill out forms for the procedure.

Week 37

Today was our 37 week appointment.  Again, Sydney is stubborn!!  She hasn’t flipped so she’s still in breech position and I’ve not progressed any……soooooooooo……we have selected 8/12/11 to be her birthday unless she decides between now and then to surprise us and come!  I’m waiting for the doctor’s office to call me to go over the details of the c-section so I don’t have any other information other than the date we requested.  Annnnndddd you know why we picked that date – well Steve was born on the 12^th of course!  He wanted her to have his date of birth if she could so it looks like she will as long as the doctor is available.  Our next appointment is Monday, August 1.

Everything else is going good other than my swelling feet every day…I have cankles…and they are sexy J

Over the weekend we went to Babies R Us and bought the rest of the items we wanted that were on the registry that we didn’t get as a gift so I believe we are all set.  Steve is testing out a webcam to use as a baby monitor before we buy an actual monitor set.  We also put some decorations on the walls of her room.  Here are some pictures:

Week 36

Today was our 36 week appointment and sonogram.  Unfortunately, Sydney is stubborn like her parents (yes, both of them) and did not want to pose for the camera so we didn’t even get a picture to bring home L.  She’s measuring around 6 lbs 11 oz (give or take).  They didn’t give us an estimated height though – probably because she’s so squished in there…LOL.  She is facing my spine so her back is to my belly.  She’s also currently in the breech position.  The doctor said that they will have to monitor her position closely at my appointments which are now scheduled once a week.  He didn’t seem too concerned about her positioning but did say that if she doesn’t turn we will have to have a c-section.  Other than that everything seems to be on target.  I’ve not started to progress any so we’ll see what next week’s appointment brings!

Over the weekend I put away alllllll of the stuff from the baby shower (finally) and put away all of her clothes.  Steve helped get the pack-n-play all together and set up.  I got my hospital bag packed with the exception of what I’m going to wear home but I don’t have that many maternity clothes so I’ll just stuff something that’s clean in the bag when it’s time to go.  We picked up a few things that we didn’t get at the shower (like a mattress pad – you know, the boring stuff  J) so all and all I think we are ready.  We would like to get a monitor set but are still researching the best option for that purchase.  We need to put a few things up on the walls of her room and that should be just about totally finished then – hopefully we’ll do that this weekend.

Week 35

5 weeks left and only 1 week until the sonogram!  Over the past week we’ve decided on her name and received lots and lots of stuff!  Mom and a few of my good friends held a baby shower for Sydney J on Sunday, July 10^th.  My Dad and step-mom came up from SC as a surprise!  We received sooooooo many clothes I think I’m going to have to actually dress her (not keep her in a onesie) every day just to make sure she has a chance to wear everything!  We also received the pack-n-play we wanted along with the diaper bag, changing pad, bottles, and various other baby necessities.  Two really special gifts were a blanket my mom crocheted and a blanket my Aunt quilted (she quilted a turtle on it J).  Sydney’s great grandmother sent her first piece of jewelry too…a small gold ring.  It’s sooo cute!  I’m waiting on Virginia to get me the pictures from the shower and I’ll share some of those when I get them.

Blanket my mom made

Blanket my Aunt made

Sydney's first piece of jewelry from her Great-grandmother

Baby Girl Basham is.....

Sydney Delaney Basham!!!!

Week 34

Today was our 34 week appointment.  Everything looks good!  The doctor said I’ve had some good weight gain over the past 3 weeks and my blood pressure still looks good.  She also scheduled us for an ultrasound in 2 weeks – just to see how big she is and to make sure she’s in the right position.  Kinda funny since at the last appointment I asked the other doctor about another ultrasound and he said there wouldn’t be one unless there were issues…..oh well…I’m excited to get another one just to see her J  

I can say that the swelling in my feet, well, isn’t so swell….LOL…but it does go down once I’ve had my feet up or if I’m in the AC for a while.  Just have to deal with it a few more weeks!  Oh and floating in the pool helps too.

Since we were on vacation last week, no one at work has seen me in over a week and today they all commented on how much lower my belly looks…Steve even said the same thing.  I don’t know about lower but I know it seems bigger and heavier…LOL

Here are the curtain pictures too….