I've never been this pregnant before!

Today I am more preggo than I have ever been! :) Yeaahhhhhoooooooo!!!! I have made it past my first major 'milestone' for this pregnancy....my original and very humble goal was to get farther along than I did with Luke, and today that milestone has been reached!! My next milestone goal???? To make it to 33 weeks....then to August 1st (36 weeks)........then of-course, to make it to my c-section. Wouldn't that just been incredibly wonderful and amazing?!! I pray I see those dates with this little girl still kicking and head butting me from inside.

Yes...headbutting. Her head is currently resting on my left side, just about parallel with my belly button and she just loves to poke that head out and say hello....as if she's headbutting my tummy. It's kinda funny! I knew last week, when I spent the majority of one night on the couch with her kicking and thrashing around in there endlessly, that she was no longer head down. Dr. Hage confirmed this afternoon that she is, in fact, side ways now. She likes to 'wag' her little head up towards my ribs and then back down again towards my hips, but I think she might be 'stuck' in that position now. No big deal though....there is no need for her to be head down for delivery....she can come out feet first, head first or buns first.....it makes very little difference for us! :)

As for my doctor's appointment today....all is well once again! My BP was a *little* higher than last time, but still very normal and just fine.....112/70. No protein in my urine...no swelling...no real concerns. Just the very normal things to discuss....my tiredness, my growing discomfort and my blossoming belly. But what a relief to talk about feeling like every other pregnant woman and not to have to share concerns about feeling ill like I did late in the game with Luke!!!! I'll take regular 'ol uncomfortableness over pre-eclamptic symptoms ANY day!!!

I went solo to my appointment today since Ty was pretty wiped out when he got home and offered to just keep Luke at home with him and let me have some "me time". I had NO complaints about that one! Luke was kinda being a stinker today and I relished the idea of an hour or so to myself. I knew the appointment was going to be pretty routine, so it was not a big deal for Ty to not be there. I stopped at the grocery store on my way to pick up some cookies for the office staff. Just my way of celebrating with them my milestone! When Dr. Hage came into the room, he joked that I was trying to get them all fat with the treats, and I slyly responded that I just figured since I was growing as big as a house, they should be too! :) I was just trying to share the wealth! :)

Without Luke there to distract me, I got the chance to talk to him a bit about what to expect following delivery.......like how long I should expect until the spinal wears off and when might be a good time for Luke to come see us and meet his sister. Luke's delivery was so late in the evening (11pm) and I was drugged pretty well that I just slept through the whole transition period and woke sometime in the early morning with pain meds on board. I was being pumped full of magnesium sulfate (which makes you feel like sludge!) AND I was not allowed to get out of bed for another 24 hours, so pain was not too much of an issue for me at that point. But this time around, I will not have the mag. and I will be encouraged to get up out of bed much sooner. I'll also have family around AND a baby to tend to (what a novel idea!) so I'm thinking that pain might be more prevalent. We'll see. He said that I'll have a good chunk of time post-surgery where I will still be under the effects of the spinal and he explained my pain relief after that. Talking with him today just helped me to be able to think through what the day might be like and how to coordinate Luke's first visit with all the excitement. Its kinda strange to be thinking of all this and actually planning it. In fact, that's what Dr. Hage said will be the biggest difference....the fact that I will be mentally prepared this time around. Its certain to be easier simply because of that fact!

Anyhooo.......that's pretty much it for my day. A huge milestone and a day to celebrate, but otherwise it was fairly routine. I came home from my appointment to Ty and Luke playing 'drums' in the family room. Both were full of giggles and in much happier moods than when I left. That's always good to come home to! :) We ate some dinner and vegged in front of the TV until is was bath time for Luke. A mellow end to the day. Tomorrow I think that my nieces will come over for awhile and we'll head to the pool for a reprieve from this miserable heat, and then who knows what we'll do for the afternoon. I like having these 'unscheduled' days. Its nice to do what we want, when we want to do it. I better enjoy them now, eh?!