I then decided that Shawn deserved a special treat, so I agreed to go see an afternoon showing of "Zero Dark Thirty" with him. I should have known better, but the movie ended up being over 2.5 hours long (including previews). Like an idiot, I let him pick the seats -- smack dab in the middle of the row. After a while, I got a little concerned that I might have to get up and pee a lot. So I tried not to drink very much. About 2/3 of the way through the movie, I got a terrible pain on the right side of my lower-middle back. It was so intense that I started feeling hot, sweating, had lots of abdominal tightness, and got very nauseous. I really wanted to get up and walk it off, but didn't want to disturb the people on our row. I also didn't want Shawn to miss the movie. So I sweated it out. He fanned me off with his hat, not missing a moment of the movie (ha!). This lasted for about 5-7 minutes and happened twice. The pain subsided by the end of the movie, but I was still pretty hot and nauseous until we got home. By that point, I was exhausted. It happened one more time once we were home, but eventually went away completely. If that's any indication of how things will feel once labor begins, I'm in big trouble! I sure hope they can get the epidural hooked up fast!!
On Sunday, the urge to nest finally kicked in! We cleaned up the house a little, did laundry, set up the pack n play, packed Shawn's hospital stuff (mine stuff was already packed), and installed the car seat. The carseat installation was interesting... ha! We have always heard how confusing it is and how most people end up doing it wrong. So I pulled up an instructional video on youtube, and it helped a lot. But, after further reading, I still think we may have done it incorrectly. So, I'll be going by a local carseat inspection event on Friday, just to make sure it's installed correctly. Better to be safe than sorry!
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| Carseat installed |
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| Hospital bags packed |
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| Trunk full of Blake's "stuff"... |
How I’m Changing
Total weight gain: 15 lbs (0 lbs gained since last week)
Maternity clothes? what else??
Stretch marks? nope! :-)
Sleep: The last few nights have been pretty restful. (Hope I'm not jinxing myself!) Still lots of getting up to pee and re-positioning to get comfortable, but I'm getting used to that.
Best moment this week: My OB telling me that I may possibly be induced on February 11th or 12th! Will know for sure at my next appointment on February 7th.
Miss Anything? sweets
Movement: oh yeah!
Food cravings: no-sugar-added frozen yogurt
Anything making you queasy or sick: no
Anything making you queasy or sick: no
Gender: girl
Symptoms: swollen feet, low-to-mid back pain (intermittent), some mild period-like cramps (intermittent), mild cervical cramping at times, pink spotting, and irregular Braxton Hicks contractions (tightness), mild carpal tunnel from sleeping (I've had this for several months, but forgot to mention it before)
Belly Button in or out? the top part is out, bottom part still in
Wedding rings on or off? off
Happy or Moody most of the time: anxious!
Looking forward to: My (hopefully) final OB appointment on Thursday (2/7) to find out when we might be able to expect Blake's arrival!
Blake Alexis Kirby Week 38 Update:
Your baby's the size of a pumpkin! Baby is about 18.9 to 20.9 inches long and weighs about 6.2 to 9.2 pounds. Her head is now about the same circumference as her abdomen. She may have about an inch or so of hair already. She's slowly shedding that white goo on her skin (called vernix caseosa) but you might see some of it at birth.
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