A little scare

After my company Christmas dinner last night, M & I decided to stop by the mall to exchange a gift that he purchase. On our way out of the mall, I felt a mild gush of fluid seep out. I went to the bathroom to check it out and it was a lot more fluid than expected. I was also having some contractions (not painful though & not at frequent intervals). Since G was born at 37 weeks (I'm 34 1/2 wks right now), I was a little concerned. I called the perinatal nurse who after asking a few routine questions, advised me to go to Labor & Delivery to have everything checked out.

To my surprise, my regular OB/GYN was there and available to see me. She checked me out down there and stated my cervix looked "tightly shut" but took samples of the fluid to determine if it was indeed amniotic fluid and yep, it was. She did an ultrasound to determine if there was enough fluid in the placenta and everything was fine.

I was given medication to stop the contractions and was told to take it easy. Apparently I was over-exerting myself which I was. The whole day yesterday was spent walking all over Downtown, playing Santa, delivering candy dishes/mugs to a lot of our colleagues for 3-4 hours. I joked that I wouldn't be able to finish my christmas shopping without over-exerting myself and she replied in a stern tone: "Amazon.com -- Dr's orders". Great.

Eight months

He's comin' soon, ya'll!

Eviction & 32 week appointment

Seriously. That's how I feel. I'm tired of being pregnant.

My appointment on friday was pretty mundane. She did the usual and everything is fine. The baby is at a perfect size and isn't too big (a common side effect of gestational diabetes). Her guesstimate is that the baby is 17 inches long and 4.5-5 pounds. Good god. G was 17 inches and 4 lbs. 15 oz. at 37 weeks. This is going to be a big (for me) baby.

Liz Lange Maternity for Target

Momma finally got a haircut, originally uploaded by cel..

Love, love, love that line. Cute and affordable. I mean, who wants to spend tons of money on something you'd only wear for 9 months? Am I right? I got this top for about $20!

Oh, and I got a haircut too. Finally!