Joe and I woke up Christmas morning at our house. It was pretty quiet just the two of us. I can't wait for next year when we will have Baby L running (or hopefully still just crawling) around for Christmas. It is so exciting to imagine the fun Christmas mornings and family traditions we will enjoy for years to come. Joe and I had agreed we weren't going to buy each other gifts. I followed our agreement and got Joe a card with a special note inside. I think it might have pulled at his heart strings a little bit. Joe also got me a very sweet card (teasing about both of us having prego brain which is very true...he was the one that locked his keys in his car last week!), but broke the rules a little bit and got me a gift certificate for one more prenatal massage. He always goes above and beyond, it was very thoughtful. Although now I know not to believe him about not buying gifts! My only instructions were to go get the massage soon so my water doesn't break on the table, haha!
Christmas marks our last road trip before Baby L, and for that we are very grateful. Long trips in the car are getting harder. It is going to be comforting staying closer to home, my OB, and OSUMC as our due date quickly approaches. We spent Christmas day at Aunt Debbie's house with the aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was also our last time seeing Megan pregnant as Baby Zane made his arrival this week. We can't wait to meet him! (Guess this also means it is our turn next?!). We celebrated Christmas with Joe's Mom and siblings on Saturday. The Lude family likes to open gifts in a rotation from youngest to oldest, so Baby L got the first gift this year. It was a great weekend with family, but we were both exhausted and ready to be home sweet home by Sunday. It has been a very busy month!
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| Christmas at Aunt Debbie's House |
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| Christmas at Mama Lude's House |
Tuesday night Joe and I went to Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo with Laura and Andy. After a couple busy days at work I was pretty impressed I made it walking around the zoo for a few hours. I was very sore afterwards and was definitely starting to slow down the longer we were there. It's rough carrying around all this extra weight, plus I can really feel it in my now stretchy joints! We enjoyed the lights and checking out the zoo animals they keep out in the winter. We are lucky to have the zoo so close to our house. I am sure Baby L will be a regular! After the zoo we tried out a new restaurant, Kraft House No. 5. It was yummy!
My weekly checkup with the OB showed no evidence of progress. My cervix is still closed and the baby hasn't really started to drop yet. We did the Group B Strep test, which if it comes back positive just means I will need antibiotics during delivery. The good news is that Baby L is still head down so no change of plan in terms of delivery. My OB said we'll talk at the 40 week appointment (if I haven't already went into labor) about setting up an induction the following week (Feb 3rd-ish). She won't let me wait too much longer than that because of the higher risk of meconium aspiration and an "old" placenta. Otherwise right now it is just a waiting game. I am supposed to call if my water breaks or my contractions are 5-1-1 (5 minutes apart, lasting 1 min, for 1 hour). I unfortunately have also picked up a cold, so we both agreed to trying some natural remedies first. Otherwise she let me know a couple things I can take if things aren't better within a few days (I really hate taking medicine anyway, and even more so with Baby L on board).
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| This is why kick counting is kind of a joke. Let's just say Baby L makes his/her presence very obvious. It may be getting more crowded in there but he/she is definitely still finding room to move around a lot! |
Buddy and Izzy have mysteriously both been limping around the house the last couple days. It's either from playing too hard in our muddy mess of a backyard after all this rain, or they are making fun of my pregnancy waddle. Maybe they are just being sympathetic?! :)
The nursery is ready to go. All we want to find is a little table to put beside the glider but that is no big deal. We are so happy with how everything turned out. We also set up the baby monitor. We love that we can talk over the monitor and scan/zoom the camera. Now I just hope Mommy and Daddy can get some sleep instead of constantly watching Baby L!
So here we are 4ish weeks away from meeting Baby L and it is New Years Eve! 2015 was a year full of many big changes. I have a feeling 2016 is going to be our best year yet!
Baby is the Size of a Honeydew Melon
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| 9 Month Prego. Hope this cold goes away fast! |
New for baby this week? Weighs about 6 lbs. and is 20 in. long, shedding the hair (lanugo) and wax (vernix caseosa) that has been protecting the skin. Apparently baby swallows this resulting in meconium (baby's first bowel movement).
Total weight gain/loss? 33 lbs. Guess the weight gain isn't slowing down yet! haha
Stretch marks? No :)
Sleep? I get sore if I lay on one side or the other for too long. My need to flip over usually matches up with when I have to pee anyway.
Best moment this week? Spending time with family. Sitting down after a busy day working/going to the zoo and enjoying a movement show from Baby L. Trying to take advantage of this as much as possible.
Miss Anything? Walking around as much as I want without hip and pelvic pain.
Movement? Baby L has been moving in huge shifts where my entire belly ends up lopsided.
Gender? Joe called me out when I called Baby L a "him" the other day while we were in the nursery.
Labor Signs? It's been a quiet week for any signs of contractions.
Belly Button in or out? Can see my "button" through all of my shirts.
Wedding rings on or off? On but snug.
How is mama feeling? Worn out. Being sick and prego is rough. Taking advantage of some extra naps.
Looking forward to? OSU vs. ND Bowl Game
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