As of yesterday I am officially 37 weeks pregnant! Technically full term! This is a huge milestone because with my first two I never got this far. One was 36 weeks and the other was 35. The road to get here wasn’t easy. I had an hour long drive every two weeks to check on baby and my cervix, besides the drive I LOVED getting to see him so often. The not so fun part was the shots I had to get every week. These were what kept my cervix thick and therefore kept baby in but man were they painful! My arm would be sore all week just to get another one in the opposite arm. It definitely took a lot of reminding myself that they were helping baby to keep me going. My last shot was last week at 36 weeks and the medicine is supposed to stay in my system for 7-9 days so the goal was to make it to 37 weeks and now that I have, I am becoming more anxious by the day waiting for him to make his arrival! I have a C-section scheduled for the 16th of this month in case he doesn’t decide to come on his own. Today it hit me he is only 13 days away so things are starting to get real! Lately, I’ve had contractions on and off, intense back pain, and lots of painful swelling in my feet and fingers. Despite all of that, I’m trying my hardest to enjoy the end of this pregnancy with baby boy. He’s been WAY more active than my last two. So even though just about every movement makes me nauseous I’m love watching and feeling the kicks, punches, and random poking out of his butt lol. I’m not sure if I’ll have the energy or motivation to blog again between now and delivery time but I’ll be sure to post once he has made his arrival!
I’m so excited for you and his expected arrival! I’ll be praying for you! Thanks for sharing your world with others! Peace and love Mama Rooney