35w3d Update

This week has been a great one. I feel awesome and I'll be 36 weeks pregnant on Tuesday! I have gone to the gym twice, I ran on Tuesday, and I did yoga one day. It feels good to stay active! I never thought I'd still be able to do all of this at 35 weeks pregnant, but I guess the fact that I've stayed active throughout the pregnancy has helped.

I had my OB appointment today and things went smoothly. Weight, blood pressure, measurements, etc. look good. Baby's heart rate was in the 140's, which is good. They ran some test today for Group B Strep. Apparently some women have this and some do not. If I have it, it just means they'll give me an antibiotic through my IV while I'm in labor - to avoid passing it to the baby. Apparently it's essentially harmless to adults but can cause serious problems in newborns. As long as they know whether you have it, though, the risks aren't that high.

I will be going back to the doctor weekly now until I have the baby. I was able to go ahead and make my appointments for the next 4 weeks, so it's good to already have those on my calendar.

I went to Babies R Us yesterday and bought a bunch of items that were still on our list - receiving blankets, towels, wash cloths, etc. I think we pretty much have everything we need for now. I'm sure there will be many things we find out that we need and don't have, but I at least feel good about the fact that we have the majority of it. My office had a shower for me today during lunch. We ate Maggiano's, tried to guess what kind of baby food was in jars with the labels removed (we didn't taste them!), and they gave me TONS of diapers. We have so many diapers now in all sizes that it seriously should be a LONG time before we have to buy any. That's awesome!!!

I've been making a list of what I need to pack for the hospital and I guess I'll pack my bags soon - probably within the next couple of weeks. Then we'll install the car seat and be ready to go! I still don't think I'm going to go early, but I do want to be prepared just in case. It's such a strange feeling to know that it could happen any day now... I wonder if I'll have any warning signs and where I'll be when labor actually starts?? I hope I'm at home... and I hope he waits just a few more weeks. :)

I'm excited for the weekend! We have some fun things planned but it should be a lot more relaxing weekend than we had last weekend!