37 weeks and counting!

[rkold]

So as of yesterday, I've officially passed the 37 week mark, making Ryuchan term. Yesterday's appointment I had a tiny bit more protein in my urine than there should have been the first time I tested but it had vanished to nothing with the second test and my blood pressure was slightly elevated 120/82 (probably from my protein scare) at the start of the appointment but had dropped to 110/78 by the end. So as of now all looks right, she's still head down and they found her heartbeat. Next appointment is week 38. I also am Strep B-!!!!!!! This is very happy as it means no IV and IVs scare me a whole heck of a lot more than labor. For those curious, Strep B just lives in people's bodies and only really causes a problem possibly during labor. Of all the things I was tested for, Strep B is the most common, with 20-30% of the population being positive.

They think she is around 5 1/2 pounds right now, which makes her a little small, but of course 5 1/2 pounds is a lot easier to get out than say 10 pounds lol It will be interesting to see how big she actually is. I am currently watching my belly move of its own volition.

This week end I had my shower! It didn't quite go as I had expected but it was still lots of fun. So many thanks to all my friends and relatives who took the time to come and all the energy and effort they put into it. I feel so blessed by all the funky and amusing gifts and the fact you all took time to come and see me!

Now to work more on the baby naming....




Our townhome, you can see the sukkah on our deck if you look carefully


The sukkah from behind, the entrance is right through our sliding glass doors.


At the start of 36 weeks pregnant, I so love those jeans


Ryuchan's Daddy is a huge dork :D




Nearly done with 36 weeks




Future Aunt


Future Grandmas (I bet you can tell which is my Mom lol


Daddy showing off one of his tricycles. (That is the one I like to use!)


ironfish246!


ironfish246, muscatlove, isachi and sumeragiskank


isachi and sumeragiskank


Future Grandpa!

Comments

[triplepunch.livejournal.com]

Everyone looks so happy in all the pics! Yay for being a huge dork (I love that tricycle pic--and the orange bullet-thing looks completely Made of Win). You look super cute and excited. I really like the "mom" decoration on your sash.

Yay for your sukkah too! I think your nasty complaney neighbour was just jealous. *laughs*

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I love using the tricycle, it's such a nice way to get exercise and not have to worry about my current lack of balance. >>; That's Kennis' "Glyde" it's a velomobile, which is some sort of enclosed tricycle. He claims it is better than a trike or bike, but I have my doubts lol My friend muscatlove who did all the hard work with the shower got it for me and it just happened to go perfectly with my dress! :D I feel really happy, I really have wanted a baby for a long time and it's hard to believe I'm almost there.

I'm just glad we got to keep it! Though we had to remove it early because we're having a tropical storm right now and there are chances for winds of 40+ mph