35 week check up!

35 weeks and counting!

Merry Christmas (Or belated anyway)! I had a doctor's appointment today and as usual I've been doing well. I've only gained a pound this time which makes me feel better since last time I gained 5 last time. My blood pressure was great and surprisingly enough I'm measuring at 37 weeks! I think Miss Olivia is trying to make an early escape! Dimitris thinks that she'll make her debut on January 11th while my mom thinks she'll be early also but more around the 14th. At this rate if she's getting too big I'm going to have to agree! I did have to get my DTAP again so I can protect the baby against whooping cough and they did a HIV test also (protocol). I'm now at the point where we'll be having appointments every week, so I'll only post of needed so I don't go crazy!

32 weeks and Baby Shower #2!

So I'm currently 33.5 weeks but I wanted to wait until after my doctor's appointment to give an update. I'm doing great! I've gained 5lbs since my last appointment... :-O! But overall I've gained a total of 18lbs so I'm still doing pretty good. Olivia's heartbeat is good at 148 and she is head down, but as far as I can tell she's not feeling her increasingly tight living quarters. At this point I'm just trying to get ready and in high excitement as the days get closer and closer until we can meet her.

Last Saturday we had out shower in Detroit and Miss Olivia was again VERY blessed by my family and friends! I cannot say enough how grateful we are for all of the support and love we receive and I know we will be continually blessed! Not to mention I got my CROCKPOT! :D

I'm working on my hospital bag as well, I have just about everything packed up and ready to go just in case she tries to plan an early escape! LOL! But hopefully she stays in long enough to finish cooking :) We also got to do our child-birthing class a couple weeks ago which was interesting and it gave me a lot more confidence about delivering naturally and it was nice to see where I'll be delivering my baby girl. I'm so happy with my choice of hospital because they support everything I'm working towards. I know everything doesn't go as plan but I can only pray and stay strong and confident when the time comes.
 Oh! Almost forgot, we got our maternity photos back and I'm more than happy with them! They turned out great for a guy who has never taken maternity photos and the best part...they were FREE! Yes he said it was a gift to us! How great is that? I again cannot begin to explain how blessed we are and how God makes things work for us. Here's one of my faves but checkout my facebook for the rest!