Week 34

Only 6 weeks until the due date!! Little Liam should be almost 5 pounds now and is moving quite a bit. This past week they did have me do some extra testing since I have been swelling up like a crazy blob and my blood pressure has gone up (i started with really low bp- so fortunately with it going up 30 points i am still in the normal range) but they have some fear that if it continues to rise we might have to induce a little early. That of coarse sent me into a tailspin of all the things we need to do! 6 weeks allows for a lot more procrastination than 3! So over the weekend we finally got closet doors and stained them etc (Jonathan even polyed the ones for Liam's room) and they are being installed this week. I also hit up babies r us- because i could just envision being put on bed rest and sending jonathan to get the remaining items we needed and i just did not see that going well (Liam would have the new playstation yet no diaper wipes)... Not to mention that being a first time mom- i am super picky- so even if he followed my list- there would have been no way to satisfy me...

Also, last week I went to one of those baby church sale things with my Mom, Melissa, and Jennifer. The deals were not as great as garage sales but it was a lot less hit or miss- and of coarse i was happy to buy up lots of stuff (thanks Mom for splitting it with me)! I was really glad to know about it though since it will be a great way to get rid of some of this baby stuff when that time comes. Of coarse this was the night before i went to the doctor and that long night on my feet (by the end my feet, hands, and face were double there normal size) might be the only reason for the added bp.

The nice thing about the extra testing (collecting my pee for 24 hours and sitting in the hospital sunday for baby monitoring and blood draws) is i now do not mind waking up 3 times a night to pee since it was so much worse when i had to pee in a jug and then take it downstairs to put it on ice. Nice huh!?! Plus now they are monitoring me closer and in truth that is really nice. It is so scary to have him inside me where i cannot really check on him- so the added doctor attention lets me relax a little. It is such a mix of feelings at this point- part of me wants him out as early as possible (37 weeks would be ideal) since at least on the outside i can watch and monitor him- but in my mind i know it is better for him to 'cook' as long as possible... Strange to think how much i already care about this little guy and i have never even seen him.