full term now

My 37 week OB appointment went really well today. My doctor thinks we totally made the right choice about my leaving work a week earlier than planned. The swelling in my legs has gone way down and my BP was back to normal. I have an ultrasound scheduled for next Tuesday morning and an OB appointment for Tuesday afternoon because he thinks I am having a large baby. Eeek! I have only gained 5 pounds this whole pregnancy and he thinks she could be over 8 1/2 pounds! So after we get the measurements checked we will decide our plan of action.

Scoop has been off of work the last couple of days and we have been working on getting the nursery ready to paint. I have done all the baby laundry and have most of the stuff together for my suitcase to take to the hospital, so slowly out check list is getting done.

We had a couple of more showers in the last week. At my work they had bagels for a breakfast shower on my last morning. It was nice. Then at Scoops parttime job they had a surprise shower for us on Sunday night. We had the most awesome cake! One of the women who works in the bakery made it for us. It was a baby carriage made all out of cake and fondant with sugar cookie wheels. It was amazing.  I will try to include a picture below.

Other than that it has just been hotter than hot here. In the 90’s in April does not seem to bode well for a nice summer. We had no spring. I went from my winter coat to shorts and a tshirt in less than a week. Tonight it is finally cooling down a bit so I am hoping for a nicer rest of the week. The heat drains me too fast and I am way not running on full as it is. I am still having a lot of pain in my lower abdomen that leads me to have to lay down several times a day since when it is bad I cannot sit or stand without crying. My doc has no idea whats causing it, but doesn’ seem to be too worried about it since it goes away when I lay down.

In other news, keep some good vibes out there for my friend Melissa. She has been fostering to adopt a family of three, and now it seems their grandmother is trying to get custody. Melissa is sooo good for these kids in ways their grandmother is not even close to ( she has had almost no contact with these kids in a year). And to top it off the weekend she finds this out, she gets in a car accident and has to deal with all that. I am hoping things take a turn for the better for her very very soon.

So I will leave you for now with a cake picture…