Tonight Or Tomorrow

Mommy just had another weekly visit with the doctor and the news is good. The doc thinks that Mom could go into labor any minute. She is almost three centimeters dilated and 100% effaced.

We received special instructions that if any contractions show up to just go to the hospital. Ready or not here he comes.

Three Weeks To Go

Mommy had a doctors appointment on Wednesday. All sorts of things are happening. For starters Mommy is 1 cm dilated so we are heading down the path for delivery. The doctor was fairly confident that Mommy was going to make it into April so this next weekend my be our last with a single child.

We were informed of another development which is cause for some minor concern. Mommy is showing some signs of preeclampsia. Preeclampsia as per WebMd.com is a form of high blood pressure that occurs during pregnancy. Preeclampsia isn't so bad as long as it doesn't turn into eclampsia. Two major issues associated with high blood pressure while pregnant is that high blood pressure interferes with the placentas ability to transfer oxygen to a baby and the second problem is that is can hurt the mother in a multitude of ways.

The reason why this is only a minor concern is that the way to fix preeclampsia is to deliver the baby. Since our baby is full term if the doctors determine Mommy's blood pressure gets too high we can simply induce.

So this is something that needs to be watched, but with modern healthcare and our stage in the pregnancy any true danger is mitigated.

I'm Betting We Will Go Early

This coming Tuesday Mommy will be 37 weeks. Only 3 weeks away from her due date. 3 weeks seems like a lot of time right? I don't think we have that long. Mommy has been having tons of Braxton Hicks contractions and maybe some false labor a few times. When a contraction hits Mommy is in some decent pain. However, these contractions are not rhythmic and thus aren't real labor. Seeing Mommy in such a state makes me think labor can happen any instant. Knowing our luck Mommy will have to endure this for 3 weeks and we will go the whole 40.

Getting Close Now

Wholly Smokes it is getting down the crunch time for the new baby to show up. However, we are sitting on our hands when it comes to getting ready for the new baby.

I've been getting Alyce's new room ready so we can move Alyce out of the nursery. I've been painting the walls Purple Whisper or as I call it pastel purple. There will be new trim, outlets, and switches too. I remodeling the bathroom too.

Mommy has been getting ready for the baby where she can. Being 35 weeks pregnant makes it hard to do anything physical. But Mommy found all of the old baby bottles in the basement so we can clean them and she has been going through Alyce's baby clothes picking out the gender neutral and temperature appropriate clothes.

We've been getting Alyce ready for her new brother by reading her a book every night called I'm a Big Sister Now. She gets a kick out of it. Every time I say "big sister" while reading the book Alyce giggles and says "sister". I also ask her if she wants a baby brother and she responds with an uh huh.

We are still hoping to get Alyce into her new room by the time the baby shows up. While it isn't a necessity it would be nice to only clear one hurdle at a time.

33rd Week

So here we are at 33 weeks. Seven weeks to go. Mommy is ready for the baby to come out. She is hitting the point where she is constantly uncomfortable. She has loose painful joints, changed center of gravity, and not sleeping very much at night. The baby is still kicking like crazy which is much different than last time. This time around Mommy isn't worried about the baby being ok like she was with Alyce.

We are continuing updating the house getting ready for the new baby. We are updating the front room for Alyce. We are going to move her into that room to free up the nursery for the new baby.

We are also actively looking at names. We have one that we like but haven't done our due diligence to ensure that there aren't any other names that we like better.

3rd Trimester

As Mom approaches her third trimester things are starting to change with her and around the house. Mom is getting bigger every day but in a cute way as her belly is starting to really show. This is a big departure from Alyce where mom hid her bump for a long time. I am sure it has something to do with a second pregnancy being an easier transition.

Mom's center of gravity hasn't changed yet and she doesn't waddle around the house. She is starting to have some hip issues while sleeping. She is trying different things to help such as a pillow between the legs. I haven't heard if it is working or not.

Around the house I am starting the initial preparations for the new baby. The guest bathroom or soon to be kids bathroom is getting some updates. This coming weekend I am going to replace the faucet and some plumping underneath the sink, after that I have to fix some problem areas with the drywall, and lastly we are painting the room a sky blue and then doing a rubber ducky theme. Once I am done with the bathroom I am moving onto Alyce's room. Well her new room. We are going to move her into our front guest bedroom and eventually a big girl bed. I need to get a move on only 3 months left.