1st Pregnancy: Week 36 (Week of May 31)

I had two doctor’s appointments on my birthday (Tues, May 26th). One was to have me do another 1-hour glucose test - which I must have passed because I haven’t heard anything back from them. The second was with the neurosurgeon, which Jeff went with me to. Dr. Skarli told us that surgery may or may not be necessary based on the size of the ventricles after delivery and what they find on the MRI and other scans. He said that it could be just something we monitor as he grows up and as long as Parker’s meeting his developmental milestones, he’ll be fine. So, felt a little relief after that.

I had another ultrasound on May 28th where they said he’s 6 lbs 6 ounces. Everything seemed fine with him they are just watching his head size now because it was about 9cm - and if it gets to 10cm, I’m obviously going to have some problems delivering him. They scheduled the next ultrasound for June 18th (38 1/2 weeks).

I had my normal OB appointment yesterday afternoon (Wed, June 3rd), everything is fine…they’re not going to make the final decision on a c-section until the June 18th ultrasound. At this point, I’m thinking we’re going to be leaning that way…but we’ll see.

We got our washer and dryer delivered and installed on Saturday (May 30th) - so I’ve been working on getting everything washed! We’re pretty much caught up on everything we have, except some blankets and sheets. So, my plan is start washing everything of Parker’s this weekend. There’s plenty of it to do, but we should be able to fit more in one load.

I picked up the playard yesterday (Wed, June 3rd) and got that setup at the foot of our bed. We’re planning to have him be in our room for the first couple of weeks and then we’ll move him to the crib. The cats are already working on breaking it in for him…they’re really liking all of the new toys and especially the boxes that everything comes in!

I think we have everything else that we need for now…until he comes and then I’m sure we’ll think of something we’re missing! It’s hard to believe that in a little over 2 weeks Parker will be here! I’m getting excited to meet him and I think Jeff is getting there too…I have a feeling he’s going to take right to him after he sees him and he’ll be more protective then me. It’ll certainly be interesting to see!

I’m just working on decorating his room a little more now, making sure everything’s organized and has a place to be kept. Trying to keep the house somewhat clean because I know after he comes that will be the least of my worries. And our final class, car seat safety, will be on Monday. Then we’ll have the car seat installed in the vehicles and it’ll really feel like it’s time!

Here’s a link to an article on what’s happening with the baby and I: Week36

Below are our newest ultrasound photos:

1st Pregnancy: Week 34 (Week of May 17)

Went to the doctor’s yesterday (Wed, May 20th), regular OB appointment, with my ACTUAL doctor. She reviewed everything with me and we talked about the c-section vs. normal delivery. She said with everything she knows, it may be better just to do a c-section because she’d hate for me to go into labor, push for a long time, have the head get stuck, monkey around with trying to get him loose, and then decide to do an emergency c-section. She said we’d both think about it for the next couple of weeks and then when I go in for my next appointment (in 2 weeks) we’ll discuss it again.

Also, received the results on the gall bladder ultrasound. There was a polyp that they found, not a gall stone, but a small benign growth that they believe could have caused the problem. They want me to go back in postpartum and have it reexamined just to be sure everything’s alright.

Other than that, we’re just trying to go out and get some of the things we didn’t get from the showers like diapers, towels, wet wipes, etc to get everything ready because it’s really not that far away now. Tonight we have our tour of the hospital and then on June 1st we have our car seat safety class and then we’ll be done with classes.

Here’s a few links to articles on what’s happening with the baby and I: Week 34 and Week 35