36 weeks!

I have a date!!! WOO HOO! June 21 will be my induction date! If I make it to 39 weeks. I have been contracting on and off and have weekly NST's now so we shall see! I am blessed to still be working!!!

I have officially gained 30 lbs! I am having hardly any headaches and my blood pressure has suddenly dropped to my normal again! No complaints here!!!

My brother's partner is a FANTASTIC photographer and took our maternity pictures. Here are a few!

 

Are they not amazing!? 

I have been so busy lately with my two if not  three appointments a week now and Carter's speech therapy! Its nuts I am ALWAYS in the car! I am blessed that my little man is so patient and loving. 

35 WEEKS!

A week from today is when Carter was born! The way things are looking I may make it to my induction at 39 weeks! My blood pressures are back to normal this week! Not a high reading! I am still working!!! Only thing that makes me believe she may come a bit early is I am having contractions. Mainly at night.

Earlier this week I got another 4d of Emery. Do you see the second face on the left?

The first thing my Dad said was thats Cara. I really have no explanation for it. Its bizarre, comforting and unexplainable!

 Emery's room is finally complete!

I have gained a total of 29 lbs so far and am feeling huge! 4 more weeks!

34 weeks!

34 weeks! I had my first scare of some scary high pressures, even at the doctor's office I pulled a 147/106. Thankfully they drew blood immediately and my labs are 100% normal. Not sure why I had a swing in pressure for a week or so, maybe heat? My wedding rings officially do not fit, although with 80 degree weather I do not really expect them to!

 I have gained 29 lbs! I am 34 weeks and 3 days today! I am having stronger contractions and a few even showed up on my Non Stress Test last Friday! I am hoping to make it to 37 weeks. I had to cut down my hours to 4 hours three days a week. I am hoping making it to 37 weeks means no NICU time. Emery is SUPER low! So I am also hoping for a quick delivery!

 I now have appointments every Tuesday and Friday. Some Tuesdays I have back to back appointments and Friday's I also have Carter's speech therapy, and working the other three days. I am getting a bit overwhelmed with it all but I know when she is here it will not get any easier!

My back is really starting to hurt especially after sitting or laying down. Thank God my job involves standing and walking!  I also have been having horrible heartburn, which I finally figured out its coffee, which lack of coffee leads to headaches. I am trying to find something with some caffeine in it to hold me over the next few weeks! As for my headaches I only get about one a week so thats awesome!

Here I am...

33 weeks pregnant. Everything is normal. I have gone through 33 weeks of a high risk, weekly appointment, nausea and vomiting through the first 18 weeks PREGNANCY! Not to mention my third. I have done this three times in four years!

I am proud I have come this far and hope to make it to my induction at 39 weeks. We are going to bipass an amnio the doctor decided that after 34 weeks if I go into labor or show any Preeclamptic signs we will just deliver, no need for amnio, if I dont go into labor (I went into labor at 36 weeks with Carter) and have no Preeclamptic symptoms, we will aim for 39 weeks!

I am finally starting to feel downright exhausted. Back in bed at 8 pm right after Carter. My back is starting to really hurt after sitting or laying down for a while. New symptom I am starting to swell, but not preeclampsia style...trust me I know the difference. Just normal hey its 80 degrees out style. I wore my wedding rings up until 15 weeks with Cara and could not wear them past that point. With Carter I wore them all the way through. Last night 3 am I woke up and my ring was so snug I yanked it off and decided that was it no more rings :(

A small Carter update! In the two sessions of speech therapy he has said his therapist's name (Becky) as well as Bubble and Pretty! Yay Carter! Miss. Milli (babysitter, Amelia, Lyla's Mom) has heard some new words as well! I think he will be extra prepared for Pre Preschool in September! I will leave you with some pictures! In the first you will see sweet Lyla, big brother Zack and Carter man!