Weeks 28 & 29!

Squeezing two weeks into one again! I can't seem to catch up with everything lately. Here's a couple updates with pictures. 

Baby Zoey - She is sitting low on me, has her head down and during the new ultrasound you can see that she has her leg all the way up above her head (her knee and nose are touching)... flexible little one! Because of her position, she has powerful (head butts?) to my bladder that give me some fun little accidents! That might be the worst part of the pregnancy so far but honestly, I'll take it. I've seen her squirm inside a few times but every time I try and take a video of the movement, she stops. It reminds me of trying to take a picture of Linus, he always knows what I am trying to do and moves away or gives me a bad face. 

Class - We went to the first of the "Birth Prep" classes. This one went into pre-pregnancy symptoms, braxton hicks, when to go to the hospital, what to expect if you have a natural childbirth (along with some videos - not as graphic as I thought they would be). We also did this really interesting activity that was supposed to get you mindful of breathing techniques and how mood lighting and music can help with pain management. They had us hold an ice cube in our fist for what would be the typical duration of a contraction. Most of us couldn't handle the cold and dropped it pretty easily - right off the bat. Then the teacher went over breathing techniques and turned the lights low with some nice easy music and we tried again. This time everyone was able to hold the ice cube for the duration of the contraction. 

The homework is to practice the breathing exercises and find out what would work for us so when the time comes, we can be better prepared to focus and not panic. Panic is what causes the pain to build up and anxiety does exactly the same thing. I told Chris that we will have to get some Michael Sealey meditation set up for me ahead of time. He's a Youtuber with guided meditation: check it out here. We are attending the second class tonight, this one will be talking about induction and epidurals, which will be more likely what I'll be doing. 

Life - I ended up going to the ER a week or so ago. My leg/foot had swollen up (same side as the one I had the DVT in) and elevating it wasn't making it go down. I got a little worried and called the docs office and they suggested I go to ER for an Ultrasound in my leg. It came back clear, thankfully! I just have to be more careful in the heat and not overdo it. We had spent some time outside at two different Fairs in the area and I guess the heat combined with the walking had done my leg in. 

I also learned from the doctor that they will definitely be shooting for December 27th as induction date - it hasn't been registered or anything but that's what the OBGYN office is going to work for. Closer to the date, they will assign me a doctor from the practice so I will know who will be delivering me, which is nice. I wasn't really happy with the way they had been doing things now - seeing every person at the practice at least once. I can't remember any names of faces... so it really doesn't make any difference at this point. Seems cold and not very well thought out. I hope they rethink this practice for the future generations. 

Picture is from the Fort Mill Fair Hayride :)

Events - We went to the Carolina Balloon Festival this past weekend. It was with my extended family. That was fun, I have quite a few nice pictures from it. Chris and I finally got to make our first purchase for Zoey... we've been waiting for the perfect "something" to say - this is from your parents... and it's a hot air balloon stuffed with a little teddy bear in the basket. The design is perfect and matches the partial theme of "space". This women makes them on the regular, here is their contact info and I've included the price list: Marcia S Lynch - Lynch Family Artists - 540-820-2610 - mlynch331@comcast.net. It looks like they take orders.