31 and 32 weeks

Well it has taken me some time to recoup from such a busy weekend in slc. Most of my 31st week was spent relaxing, as seen below,  just I didn't realize how much it takes out of me to do such simple things now. I am feeling good but very tired and my feet are very sore again. I have found that if I plan to do anything during the day it really needs to be limited to one activity for the day. My mind wants to go go go like usual but my body has been saying slow down and take it easy... so I have listened to my body! But no hernia pain!!! Such a nice relief, I think I'm past that nasty part of pregnancy.

 

I went to the doctor today for my 32 week appointment and all was good! I got an ultrasound to check on placenta placement, since the last 2 ultrasounds were showing a low lying placenta, meaning it was too close to my cervix to deliver vaginally. But lucky for me it has moved higher up on my uterus wall and my doctor is happy to let me deliver vaginally as I have done before. I was super relieved, seeing that a c-section is always a fear for me. Even though I have seen too many to count when I think about me there it terrifies me. And then I would have had to choose just one person to be in the room with me for the delivery. Now that we got the go ahead for a vaginally delivery we can have as many in the room as we want. Not that I want that many but it's nice to know that I won't have to choose between the IF's or the IF's and my husband. Now I will have a room full of boys for the delivery of a princess.

The other good news that the ultrasound gave was Charlotte is head down, way down! No wonder I feel her pushing down on my bladder. The doctor said that my cervix was closed and long, which I clarified was a good thing and was showing no signs of preterm labor!!! But he thinks he may start checking my cervix at my next appointment (34 weeks) due to the fact that I have delivered anywhere from 36-38 weeks.

When he said that it made things so so real. I started thinking on the drive home, wow that means in 4-8 weeks we could have a baby! Holy cow where did the time go? I am now feeling so unprepared and I am not a fan of that feeling. I am going to start thinking of things that I need to do on my end to prep for this baby's arrival and gonna make sure the IF's do too. I need to get a plan for my kids for when I go into labor, and get stuff for my hospital bag, etc. It is different what I think about knowing that the baby isnt coming home with me and not having to get her stuff lined up is nice. But also knowing that this will be happening sooner rather than later makes me feel even more protective. It's amazing the amount of responsibility that I feel. I know that I have always been responsible for her health but now I feel I am going into super protective mode! I want nothing to go wrong till I can deliver her into the hands of her father. I am so aware of every twinge and cramp that it panics me when I know in my head it's all normal but my heart stresses me out. It became real to me that she is very well taken care of but I want to continue to make sure she stays safe and sound another 4 weeks at minimum.