I swear it feels like just yesterday I was having bridal showers and now, my first baby shower! It's crazy. I don't think I can say it enough but I am just so excited to see all my family and friends back home and our family from NY that is also coming in for our shower. Many I have not seen in over a year and certainly not since I have been pregnant. Everyone has told me they are anxiously awaiting seeing my pregnant self. Now, if I could only feel more attractive these days :-) I think my biggest hang up these days is my swollen ankles. I can't even wear a cute dress for my shower because of how big they are. I did find a nice pair of dress pants and a silky dress shirt though. Now, I just need to find shoes to fit these sausages before I leave.
Luckily our hospital that we are delivering at has a fantastic women's boutique. I will be visiting them today to get measured for compression stockings. Sounds attractive right ? Well I have finally succumbed to the idea of getting the hose to help with my leg and ankle swelling. Not just for the appearance factor but for pain and mobility. Sometimes, after a long day, I can barely walk at all because of the swelling. Yes, I am venting :-) I am hoping I get to go home with the stockings today so that I can use them while on my trip because I know being in the airplane will do no good for my swelling.
I am 27 weeks tomorrow, getting closer to that third trimester everyday which is unbelievable. I was not scheduled to see the doctor again until next week for my glucose testing but I did have an unexpected appointment this week. Sometimes I think I am just a big worry wart but this time for good reason. I had not felt any movement from the baby in probably 48 plus hours so I called my doctor just to be sure that was okay and they told me to come in to be checked. Of course, what did I do, panic more! With some of the other symptoms I was having, the doctor wanted to make sure I had not gone into pre-term labor. They did an ultrasound right away and saw a strong heartbeat and a baby doing backflips! Thank God! I was so relieved. They also saw no signs of early labor and explained the symptoms I was having just happen from time with no rhyme or reason. They reassured me that I did the right thing by coming in and to just monitor things for any other unusual patterns. I was emotionally drained after that visit. I could not imagine something being wrong with our baby. I am glad to put that experience behind me and looking forward to the great weekend we have planned. No more worrying!
Here is a pic of Bill and I closing out 26 weeks!
Looking ahead......once we get home, it's full speed ahead as usual. We will be painting the nursery and having our baby furniture delivered! Yes, the furniture is here! It came in last week but we have requested the store hold it until we are ready for delivery. So, no time like now to get that room painted :-) I cannot wait to see the room come together.
So much more to report but time to rest and get starting on packing for the weekend. Have a great weekend!
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