We went to our first of the weekly doctor's appointments on Wednesday and it went very well. It was my first internal exam in a while and he let us know that nothing has started happening yet, which was good since I was not quite 36 weeks on appointment day. He also did the group B strep test, which I had not heard of before. Apparently it's quite common for women to have group B strep and not know it. If you do have it, they give you antibiotics during labor so that it's not transferred to the baby. We'll find out the results of that this Wednesday.
The doctor also walked us through what to do if we think I'm in labor. It was all very similar to the childbirth classes we went to, so we felt like old pros. :) Our doctor reccommended going to the hospital around 411, rather than 311, but said that somewhere in between the two is fine. I also told him about my family history of very fast labors, which he said he is not worried about with my first baby, but that I should keep that in mind with subsequent children. We talked to him about C-sections and I told him I want to aviod that at all costs. It made me feel good that he agreed and said that he will let me labor just as long as I'm progressing...some doctors are not so patient, so I'm thirilled that he is.
The doctor also said that the results from the ultrasound showed that the baby is plenty big, so no worries there, though he said I am still measuring small tummy wise. I have officially hit the 150 mark according to his scale though, so weight gain is not a problem (I'm right at 30 lbs up!), I'm just carrying small apparently. I guess that's a blessing, since I still haven't seen any dreaded stretch marks at this point...praying I make it through the next few weeks without them!!
Eddie and I also put some finishing touches on the nursery this weekend. We put up the curtains and tie backs and put a lightbulb in the adorable lamp, which makes it so soothing in there now. We had also set up the rocking chair last week, which made me feel like an official Mom as soon as I sat in it- so comfy too. We are both very impressed with our amature decorating skills and how great the room came out. We have definitely pieced it together bit by bit, but it turned out so lovely- I'll post some pics soon.
We also did a ton of walking this weekend! On Saturday we went up to Buy Buy Baby on 28th and 7th to grab a few things and ended up walking all the way home. It was a couple of miles and it felt great to get some exercise. I was excited that I am officially 9 months pregnant and still able to walk a few miles. I think being pregnant in NYC has been really good in that way- I have walked every day of my pregnancy. On Sunday we walked to Soho for brunch and walked around there for a couple of hours as well. I was wiped out when I got home, but it was great to excercise all weekend long.
Next post I promise to put up some pictures of her room. We'll also have an update from the doctor since we go again on Wednesday of this week. Just counting down the days now...officially 24 days until our official due date!
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