Not so bad....maybe?

Hello there!

As many of you know, the building where I work has a women's center upstairs. Well, my friend Kate up there is an ultrasound technician. She has done many "fun" ultrasounds for me in between my official appointments this entire pregnancy. Well, yesterday, I asked her if she would mind measuring Ella Grace to see if she had continued growing at that blistering rate or if she had cooled it a little.

This morning, I got to see our little angel on the screen once again. I am officially 36 weeks today and she measured in at 36 weeks and 1 day. Her weight was estimated 6lbs 1oz and overall she is in the 40-50th percentile. She still has a big ol' noggin (70th percentile) that she definately gets from her Daddy. Well, I can say that I feel a little better at least for the moment. She is also head down and facing my spine (totally ready to make her debut). I do know that both estimates are probably really really wrong anyway, and probably totally irrelevant. She is as big as she is and we will not know how big that is until she is born. But, you know that I must find something to worry about.

I think that we are hanging in pretty well. I could use a little more sleep at night and a break from this backache, but for the most part I am good. I have big plans to pack my hospital bag this weekend!!! The nursery is set and ready for our little angel to come home. So exciting. We love you all!

Lady Hoss

Well everyone. It seems as though we have a hoss on our hands. Lady Blind Side if you will (that is for you Angie). So my OB seems relatively concerned that I will not be able to physically handle giving birth to Ella Grace. So, we have scheduled another ultrasound on June 1st to reassess her size and then we will go from there. Let's all just hope that she had a growth spurt prior to our last ultrasound and that she will cool it on the gaining for a little bit. If she is deemed "too big" for me to handle, then at that point we will be scheduling a c-section. Not my "ideal" situation, but all we care about is a healthy baby. I just wanted to "update" everyone on our latest doctor's appointment developements. I will keep everyone up to date with any new news. I also hope to figure out how to post some pictures this weekend!

I needed a little nudge!

Well, I see that Wilson has finally grown tired of me saying that I will update the blog tonight, but never doing it. Sorry about that. So for weeks 16 through 33 of the pregnancy, I could not have been happier. I was comfortable, had lots of energy, and was just pure excited. Well starting with week 34 (last Friday). That comfort has been replaced with an aching body (especially back), sleepless nights, and mood swings (poor Wilson). The energy has been zapped, and I feel as though I simply cannot put one foot in front of the other. Lastly, that pure excitement has been replaced with pure terror. I am realizing (slowly) that this baby has to come out somehow some way, and that I play a huge role in that process. I just cannot bring myself to pack that stinking hospital bag either because then I may have to face the fact that I will be going to the hospital and having this baby (and I have seen those videos). Wilson has been very very good to me (and I can only imagine how hard that is right now)! I do know that Little Miss Ella Grace and I cannot coexist in the same body for much longer though. We are playing an interesting game of chicken, and if she doesn't give in soon, then I may have to let her have it. See how dramatic I can be?
She is very very active and she gets the hiccups between 3 and 5 times per day. It looks as if I have an alien in my stomach when she twists and turns, and I do believe that I grabbed a foot the other day up near my ribs. She seems to like to lodge them up under my ribs where I cannot rearrange her. I do know that I am falling more and more in love with her with each day that passes, and I am beside myself to see her precious little face. We are going to have so much fun!!!!
I want to echo Wilson's thank you's for the wonderful showers and gifts. We are truly blessed to have such a generous and loving network of friends and family. Ella Grace has no idea how much she is loved already. You all mean the world to our growing family, and I cannot wait for you to meet our little miracle. I love you!

Party time is over

We went in for a check up on May 4th and were told that she had moved head down. Hopefully she will stay there and we can do this without a c-section. They estimated her weight at 6 lbs and 2 oz at 33 weeks. Dr. Stone then gave us a packet for our OB, just incase we needed to induce her due to size concerns. Katie and I are happy that she is healthy, and Katie hopes she doesn't go over 8 lbs.

Sweet holy Moses the last weeks have been a blur. We have completed the marathon run of showers and are looking forward to a couple of weekends of quiet time. We cannot thank all of the hostesses more for their hard work on all of the showers. This last weekend was the blow out party with ribs, brisket, coleslaw, mac & cheese, fruit, veggies, and cake. Thanks to all the friends who traveled just to say congratulations to us! Ella Grace appreciates all of the presents, and her parents appreciate the stroller. I am getting excited and Katie is growing a little anxious about the birth. We are entering the home stretch!