36 Weeks... Hello Bed Rest!

How Far Along:  36 Weeks. Baby girl is about the size of  a melon. By the end of this week, she should be fully developed minus packing on extra pounds until her debut!

No chalkboard this week, sorry!!

How I'm Feeling: Mentally and Emotionally : Anxious, Nervous, Impatient, Excited... Honestly my emotions are running wild getting ready to meet this little beauty! So many things are going through my head... "Are we ready?" "Does she have everything she needs?" "What all do I need to do before she arrives?" but truth be told... I know we are as ready and prepared as we can be, she will have everything she needs when she gets here... LOVE, diapers, and milk ;), and no matter what I think I need to get done before she makes her debut... there will always be stuff that needs to be cleaned, organized, ect...


Physically : My body is ready for this little one to arrive as well, I am physically exhausted, my belly is extremely heavy which causes my back to hurt a lot (especially in the evenings). However now that I will be on bed rest until the end of my pregnancy I won't be having a lot of that.

Weight Gain/Loss: I lost 2lbs since last weeks doctor appointment, so I've gained 21lbs.

My nike jacket is getting pretty tight around my belly ;) but I can still get it zipped up!!

10 week difference... baby girl has POPPED out for sure!!

Cravings: No cravings, just my current obsession... French toast and watermelon...YUMMM!!

Gender: Baby girl!

What I Am Looking Forward Too: Meeting our little girl soon!!

Other News:  HELLO BED REST! Alright, for the 2nd week in a row at my routine ob check up my blood pressure was running extremely high again so they decided I needed to be monitored at the hospital again just to ensure baby and I were ok... several tests (urine, blood, sonogram) and hours later the doctor finally came in to explain what was going on with me and baby girl. I have a blood pressure condition called hypertension, which is a  step above normal and step below preeclampsia. So after she explained that this condition and that doesn't require them to induce me immediately because my blood pressure levels regulate when I am laying down or slightly reclined... is when she broke the big news to me... "You will need to be put on bed rest for the rest of your pregnancy. We want to keep this little one baking as long as possible, at least until 38 weeks." So I will be now having 2 ob appointments a week to check on my blood pressure level, starting this Friday (when I'll be considered full term at 37 weeks).

Relaxing with my puppy on the recliner :)