I went to the doctor today for a checkup and things went just fine. Baby's heart rate was 144 bpm and apparently I'm measuring fine since Dr. Coleman didn't say anything when she was measuring and I was talking. Update on some things: Adam and I are to stop traveling when I reach 36 weeks. I think I'll be able to sneak in one more trip to Des Moines for work, but that's it then. Adam made noises that he won't be able to get all his stuff done (traveling for work) in the next 4 weeks to which I said too bad, make it happen. ;-) He's told his customers/accounts about his inability to travel in the last half of Sept and Oct, so it really shouldn't be a problem. Plus, he's got some guys in tech service who can go in his place for trials if absolutely necessary, so that's a nice bonus for that time being. Other than that, only a 2# weight gain since my last appt which I *think* is ok. No one at the office seemed upset by it so I'm going to go with it. It's better than those 4 & 5lb gains in recent visits.
Few quick baby things to note:- Her dresser has arrived! It came in a big, flat, square box this week, so I'm assuming that Adam has some serious assembly ahead of him as there is no way that's a dresser in that box as is. :) The crib (I finally called today since the orders were made at the same time) is set to ship in the next day or two so it should be here next week. CAN'T wait!! Then after the showers I can buy whatever else we need to decorate her room and voila! A nursery will be part of our household - officially. :)
- In the past week or so, I've experienced several occasions of BH contractions where I get a series of say, 3 of them, rather strong (but not painful or symmetrical), all in the span of about 10 minutes. That's kind of a lot in a short amount of time, but Dr. Coleman didn't seem worried after I told her that after a set of them, they stop and don't come back for a while. So we're good there. :)
- Fatigue - still hasn't really hit me like it was in the first trimester which is what I was expecting it to be like again at the end here. Maybe I need to be closer to the end for it to come back. Either way, it can wait until she gets here to come back for all I care.
- Getting up/rolling over: It's almost comical now. At least to Adam it is. I find that I have to scoot to the front edge of the couch or recliner now to get up b/c the belly gets in the way, or my abs don't work, or whatever other reason comes up that it just doesn't work. Fabulous.
- My cousin's wife, Amanda, sounds like she's getting very close to delivering their first one, a little boy. Can't wait!
- This was my first full week back to work. While it wasn't a traditional week due to meetings, scheduling, and the like, it was still work and it was still a whole week long. Tomorrow shouldn't be bad either but then it's the WEEKEND! Adam has a softball tourney all weekend in the Quad Cities so I'm sure we'll be spending some serious time there. Hopefully I'll get to go do fun things while he's not playing so it will be a good weekend all around.
- Adam had an all-around GREAT week at work where he was in Quebec and then Toronto. I'm super happy for him b/c his job is NOT easy - I don't think I could do it. I know I couldn't if I had to know a lick about chemistry (and he knows his stuff). So consider this my rousing round of applause for him. YAY!!
PS. Here's a picture of the Lopez family (Joe & Casey) with theirnew little 19-hour old bundle of joy, little JoJo. :)
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