39 weeks and no action

Our 39 week appointment was Friday and while everything looks good and healthy, the doctor "warned" me to not count on a baby coming before my due date next week. My cervix hasn't changed, still closed and 50% effaced. Baby dropped a little bit which I hadn't noticed
(still icing my ribs every night!), but I guess my belly was measuring lower than last week. At least all my walking is doing something. After next week if I still haven't gone into labor they will do an ultrasound to estimate the baby's size and make sure my amniotic fluid isn't getting too low. We will talk about induction then, though Korey and I are really hoping it doesn't come to that. We think the baby will come when he/she is ready and I am actually excited about going into labor naturally. Still have all week so hopefully this baby will start working on something. : )

38 week belly

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who could make it to the baby shower today! It was great seeing everyone. Thank you to the Grandmas for planning such an awesome day. Korey and I are all set, we got so many great things. For those who couldn't make it, we can't wait to see you soon and have you meet Baby Padgett!

Nursery Pictures

38 week appointment

Just got back from our 38 week appointment (I am 37 wks 4 days today). Still just a fingertip dilated, 50% effaced, -2 station. Baby hasn't dropped yet and besides some cramping and annoying Braxton Hicks, there hasn't been much action! Trying to remind myself that I have 2 more weeks and that I can start getting impatient then. : ) Korey and I have been watching a childbirth DVD called Laugh and Learn About Childbirth. It's broken down into little 20 or 30 minute "classes" so we've been trying to watch one every night. Since we didn't take any childbirth classes at the hospital, this has been very helpful and the lady who teaches it is actually pretty funny and entertaining.

Yesterday I organized and cleaned for 6 hours (not sure if it was "nesting," I was really just making myself finally get things done). The nursery is finished. Michelle has to finish painting the tree mural over the baby's crib and Korey is putting our rocker/glider together today. I love how everything came together and I'm proud to say that most everything was borrowed/given to us/refurbished from Goodwill. We enjoyed "going green" by using eco-friendly paint, bamboo blinds, organic sheets, and recycled furniture and art pieces! I will post pics a little later.

37 weeks

So week 37 has begun and I am starting to feel not so great. I am crampy and nauseous every day now and I feel like this baby is just running out of room. My ribs are so sore by the end of the day from my little soccer player's strong feet. I put an ice pack on my right side last night because they were just burning. Not to mention the stabbing pains I have been getting in my upper right back for the last 2-3 weeks (doctor thinks baby is just laying on a nerve, the pain goes away when I get up and walk around so I do that a couple times a night during bathroom breaks.) And my feet swelled up at the concert last Friday and have yet to recover. There are my honest complaints... 3 more weeks of this? Poor Korey. :) At our appointment last Friday my cervix hadn't changed much and the nurse practioner (doctor was out of town) said that while my cervix was softening, baby was still high and has not dropped into my pelvis yet. They hooked me up to a monitor for 20 minutes and I had 3 contractions but nothing to get excited about. Baby looked great and we have another appointment on Friday... Pray for some progress... We are ready to meet this little one.

Dave Concert

Baby's first Dave concert!

We went to the Dave Matthews Band concert Friday night in Noblesville. It was a great concert and even though we cut out before the last couple songs (my ankles had become unrecognizable), I am glad I stuck it out and went! We have been to 12 Dave concerts together over the last 7 years and love camping out for the Friday/Saturday shows at Verizon and Riverbend every summer. I slept in the back of the car on an air mattress Friday night and it wasn't too bad except for the climbing in and out to go to the bathroom all night. We left early Saturday morning. One night of camping is enough at 9 months pregnant. : )