32-37 Weeks

A lot has happened during the last few weeks so I figured I better post about everything so I don't forget, especially since we are getting close and she could be here any day! At 32 weeks I had another baby shower. It was really fun to get together with all my friends and celebrate. One of my good friends, Chelsy, flew from California just to come to my shower! Talk about a good friend! Baby girl got lots of cute things! At 33 weeks we got some maternity pictures done. I wasn't really excited about them at first because I didn't really want any pics of my big belly but family talked me into it and I'm glad we got some because it will be fun to look back on them! The girl that took them is AMAZING!

At 34 weeks I was at work and started having lots of cramping. I called my doctor and she made me come right in. They hooked me up to the NST monitor (non-stress test) and I was having contractions. After that she checked me and I was dilated to a 1. She also did a test that detects a hormone to see if you are in labor and that came back negative thank goodness! I was on light bed rest for the rest of that week and then she told me I would be fine to go back to work for my normal 2 days a week. She said after 35 weeks the baby would be okay and so they wouldn't try to stop it if I did go into labor. Up until 36 weeks I did not feel good! I was having a lot of cramping and contractions. I tried to take it easy because I really wanted her to wait until I was at least 37 weeks to come. My last doctor visit was the Wednesday before thanksgiving. I was 3cm dilated and 60% effaced. My doctor said that most likely I will go into labor on my own and she doesn't think I will make it to my due date. She said if she had a guess it would be in the next week and a half! She is out of town right now so she better stay in until at least Monday ;) I have been feeling a lot better this week and have had a lot of energy. I have been cleaning like crazy and putting up christmas decorations. Everything is finally done and now I can just relax and wait for her to come! I work Monday and Tuesday and then I am done until February! We are so excited to meet her and we can't believe how close we are getting!