Pregnancy #2: 36 weeks and Midwife/Specialist Appointments

I was 36 weeks pregnant on April 10th.

According to thebump.com he is the size of a honeydew melon.

The Baby
He is getting closer to being able to breathe on his own. His skin is getting smooth and soft and his gums are getting rigid.

His liver and kidneys are in working order and his circulation and immune systems are good to go as well.

His movements can still be pretty intense at times and he has started to have more of a pattern of awake and sleep routines.

The Mama
Not sleeping super great, but still feeling good. I think feeling so good is due to the weekly chiropractor visits. He dropped and the pelvis pressure is crazy. I did not have this with Emma as she never dropped. This is the only uncomfortableness that I have at this point, even though the shirt in this weeks pictures make it look like he is nice and high.

The nursery is 100% done, except the pictures, we really need to get on that. The car seat is ready to be installed, however since we will for sure be in the NICU for 5 days minimum, we probably won't install it until after he is born.

We had testing this week at school and due to me being so far a long I was a teacher reliever/bathroom monitor. Once day I did so much walking I started having some contractions, that weren't horrible and only lasted a few hours, but you definitely don't forget what they feel like.

I caught some movement on camera this week too.

The Midwife Appointment
We tested for GBS and should get those results back next week. I had it with Emma and I am really hoping I don't have it this time. My body has had a enough antibiotics go through it the past few months.

My blood pressures have been great since the one semi high one. We talked a little more about the induction and got it narrowed down to May 1st, 2nd or 3rd. I'm hoping to narrow it down to the day next week.

The Specialist Appointment
Of all the days to have a high blood pressure this would be it. I had a fight in my classroom and it was day four of testing. It was super high when they took it with the cuff and then she redid it the old fashioned way and it was perfect. When I was pregnant with Emma they had to stop using the cuff around this point because it was always higher. The specialist was happy with how my blood pressures have been, so no 24 hour urine, yay! We did a growth scan and he is approx. 6lb 13 oz (give or take a lb). Emma was born at 7lb 6 oz, so he has a chance of surpassing her even being born at 39 weeks. However, you really have to take the measurements with a grain of salt, because the further along you are the less reliable they are. I only have two specialist appointments left. We are so close!