Yesterday I had my checkup, which was very disappointing. I was told that I would start begin checked this week by the doctor I saw last time, but this appointment, I saw another doctor. She said she doesn't start checking the cervix until AFTER 36 weeks. BOO to her! But I did have the group B strep test done and she said Sanaa is still head down. She said my belly was measuring fine, but I'm still going for the ultrasound next Wednesday. My blood pressure is 120/80, but my book says it is normal for it to go up in the last month.

Mom will be here in 10 days, but the nerves are kicking in. I'm worried that I'll go into labor before she gets here. I'm more nervous than ever about the pain. Me and pain have never been friends, so I'll probably have the worst birth story some of you have ever heard! I'm going to start packing my hospital bag  and wash the rest of Sanaa's stuff this week. Full term is only 2 weeks away and the anxiety is building...

Well, the time approaches and the more days pass, the more anxious and nervous I get. The time may actually be a lot sooner than expected. First off, I lost a pound since my last appointment, but the nurse and doctor weren't worried about it. My blood pressure is still good at 110/70 and Sanaa's heartrate is in the 140's. Still no sign of preeclampsia, so that makes me happy. She's still head down, but the doctor said my belly is measuring bigger than 33cm. She ordered another ultrasound to check how big Sanaa is. Hopefully I'll get my due date pushed up, which I've been hoping for since the beginning. The first ultrasound appointment the hospital had though was the 31st, and I'll be in DC with my dad that day. They were hoping I would have the ultrasound done before my next appointment (Jan 2nd), but it doesn't look like it. So we'll see how everything goes sometime after that.

Other than that, I'm still having trouble with heartburn and backaches. And now insomnia has taken effect. As many of you know, I have ALWAYS been able to sleep through just about anything! I have to be in bed longer just to get 8 hours of sleep. It's killing me, although I don't mind just laying around and being lazy! 

I forgot to update everyone on my last appointment! Well, last week was my 31 week checkup and it was quick. My BP was great at 116/64 and Sanaa's heart rate was 144. She's still head down and her butt was sticking up by my ribs with her feet down near her head. I gained another pound (that's 6 so far I think), and everything is fine. Started having the Braxton-Hicks contractions a few weeks ago, but I was told not to worry unless I'm having more than 2-3 per hour.

This week is finals week and I'm dog tired. My mom said it's because of the stress of finals, the fact that I'm carrying around 4+ extra pounds, the weather is making my allergies act up, and I'm gearing up for Sanaa's arrival. I get backaches VERY easily now (at least once a day), this heartburn is killing me, and it takes forever to tie my shoes. I'm SOOO ready to not be pregnant anymore! But I'll live through the next month or so...I hope!

Well, I've just come back from my LAST MONTHLY APPOINTMENT! The doctor said my belly is measuring 29 weeks. My blood pressure is back down to 118/80 and guess what? I gained 4lbs! Yay for me and Monkey! The appointment was pretty uneventful, except this was the first time she measured my belly. The receptionist told me that I can make all of my appointments from now on if I call the main office. How exciting is that? I'll probably just make the next 3 appointments...don't want to get ahead of myself!

Another exciting thing for this week...THE BIG 3D ULTRASOUND IS TOMORROW!!! We (hopefully) will finally know if Monkey is a boy or girl. But like I've been telling everyone, don't get your hopes up too high! We don't want to have anyone be disappointed if Monkey is stubborn again!

Finally...we might be able to find out whether Monkey is a boy or girl! I made a 3D/4D ultrasounf appointment for November 21st. The package we're getting includes a DVD (for the 4D, which is the actual movement of the baby), a CD-Rom with all of the pictures, a few black and white and a few color pictures, as well as a gender determination! They told me to keep VERY hydrated until the appointment because the 3D depends on a lot of amniotic fluid around the baby. So as soon as I get home from the appointment, I'll let everyone know what Monkey is. I'll also hold off on reporting how my doctor's appointment went because it's just the day before.

Love you all!