Thursday, November 19, 2009

Nesting and Baby Update

So I went to the doctor again yesterday for my weekly check-up. He estimates that the baby is about 6 pounds now (it is looking good for a baby somewhat smaller than I thankfully- 10 lb 3 oz- my poor mother. I seriously don't know how she did it.) I have gained 27 pounds so right in a good range. He checked my cervix again and said I was about 2 cm dialted and still somewhat effaced. He said something like, "Wow, I really do not know how you are still walking!" I told him I was feeling alot of pressure down there, and he said he could see why. He did not have to go in far at all to feel the baby so he/she is very low. The doctor said this should help my labor because the baby doesn't have to spend time coming down and the uterus is already have time to shape, etc. Sounds good to me! He said he could be wrong, but he does not expect me to be pregnant on December 7th. When I was leaving in the hallway, he gave me this look like "How in the world are you walking around. You might just pop the baby out right now." So they said they would see me next week if not before. I have been feeling some very small contractions- I think, but I am no expert on them. I am so thankful to the Lord for blessing us with a smooth pregnancy thus far, and pray that we have a healthy baby in the very near future.
So, I read all these books, magazines, etc. that have all talked about nesting in the last month or soon before the baby comes. They say that you can get these sudden urges to clean, scrub, or reorganize closets. All along I have been thinking that it sounds great, but I do not love cleaning quite that much and I do not anticipate while being tired and pregnant that I am going to reorganize ANY of my house. Well, since we finished the living room about a week and a half ago which I steadily painted on the last few days, I have scrubbed the entire kitchen including reorganizing some cabinets and drawers and washing the outside of the cabinets, and cleaing and reorganizing inside the fridge and freezer. I washed the walls of the whole hallway, pictures and baseboards included, trying to remove sheetrock dust. I dusted our bedroom including the fan. I scrubbed both bathrooms and reorganized all the cabinets in there throwing away a good bit. I cleaned out and got the nursery in functioning order. With David's help, we cleaned and reorganized the hall closet- now we can see the floor, and alot of it. Now we have also steam cleaned both coaches, the living room, the hallway, entry way, and the sitting area in our bedroom. All the baby clothes, blankets, towels, gear, and toys is all washed and put in its new place. Does that qualify as nesting??
Good news: we got the USB flash drives for our pictures so we should have room to download and post our living room pictures very soon. So stay tuned!

1 comment:

  1. Jamey- I am so excited for you and your husband. There is no greater thing than family!! Please know I will be keeping you in my prayers this week and for a smooth transition. I know this baby will be loved and nutured and brought up with morals and hopefully come to Christ at an early age. What else is there to say? Congratulations!!!

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