Week 36 tomorrow

Tanner has taken a liking to patting my belly. He gets a little rough and excited, but he honestly has no clue why that isn't a good thing. He doesn't know his sissy is in there or that it hurts mommy when he pats too hard! But, he sure knows where mommy's belly is, as it is hard to miss!!

I had my regular weekly OB appt. yesterday and my high risk appt. today. The pelvic check yesterday showed no new information, other than he could feel her head. I am no more dilated or effaced than I was eight weeks ago. The fetal monitor showed normal activity and heart rate on Kinsey's part.

Today's appointment was the one that no one thought I'd need! Everyone thought we'd have a baby by now! However, the ultrasound showed our "chipmunk-cheeked" little girl to be doing just fine. There is still plenty of fluid around her and she seems to enjoy using my bladder as a cushy little pillow, much to my dismay. Getting a head measurement was quite difficult due to the fact the she dropped this past Sunday night. I knew exactly when it happened around 3am! Talk about painful...I cried for an hour and a half!! Tobin actually had to help me walk to the bathroom because it hurt too badly to walk and I could hardly support my own body weight. Anyway, they measured her at approximately 6 lbs and 14 ounces today!! YIKES!! Tanner was only 5 lbs and 1 oz, so I am in new territory for all sorts of reasons.

My sister and nephews are in town from Alabama. When the trip was planned, we all thought there was an excellent chance that Melody would get to meet her new little niece! Now, all signs point to the fact that Mel may have to wait until her next trip in October to meet her. That just saddens me and kind of stresses me out, but this is all on God's timeline and she is honestly better off staying put, even thought I would nothing more than to meet her too AND get my body back. Every single time I shift my body weight I just wait for my water to break. I am NOT used to these pains that occur in the last month!!! I have contractions all the time, but nothing regular enough to warrant a trip to Labor & Delivery. Due to bed rest, I had lost weight and lost all swelling. Now that bed rest is tapering down, that is all reversing!! I say YUCK to all of that!!