Welcome Baby Ostrander: Week 38

Less than two weeks to go! I don't think I will make it full term as I keep getting told "you are ready to go at any moment"... the most annoying thing is that moment hasn't happened yet, lol! I have been mentally preparing myself since 3 weeks ago that "any moment" I could go into labor, yet, here we are... getting larger and more uncomfortable and Anson is still not here.

Clark and I cannot describe how impatient we are getting. For me, it is getting much harder to sleep. I am exhausted during the day and as soon as I crawl into bed, everything hurts. In return, that makes me WIDE AWAKE! The worst part is, as soon as I get into bed my back starts throbbing. It hurts less when I am sitting or standing. Here is a perfect picture about how I am feeling in regards to sleep exhaustion!

Monday was pretty uneventful for Clark and myself. We have been taking the dogs on longer walks to help labor come naturally. I would prefer for my water to break or my contractions to start getting more regular as I don't want my first baby being a C-Section or Induction baby. I don't say that in a bad way, just for my health and my babies health a lot of reading and doctor recommendations, it is best to let labor take it's course naturally.

On Tuesday morning we went to Dr. Barnes' office and we were surprised with the news we got. She was talking to us, making sure I was okay and all of my awful and painful symptoms are quite normal. She went over our ultrasound with us and stopped after she read the weight and information. Our ultrasound was reading at 8 lbs the day of our ultrasound, but the report that was sent over was closer to 9 lbs apparently. She told me that if I continued to 40 weeks without going into labor I could be close to having a 11 lb baby. However, the ultrasound is give or take a pound, so it worries me regardless of his size. She stopped mid sentence and said "You are having a large baby whether you like it or not" and she looked at Clark and goes "Didn't you realize what you were getting yourself into when you got married?" I didn't realize you take your husband's size into accountability when you have a baby! That wasn't in a book or told to me :) LOL!

Dr. Barnes did worry me a little. If I wind up measuring 40-41 weeks before I hit 40 weeks, I will more than likely have to have a C-Section or get induced. I am HOPING and PRAYING that he comes before that. In return, we have been taking longer walks and I have been cleaning and walking around as much as possible. Dr. Barnes then told us I am 2cm and I could go from now until next week (October 17th). In return, it put Clark and I in a panic as Dr. Barnes continued to say "I am going to be on vacation from the 9th to the 13th". All I could think was "I did not drive all the way to Ventura once a week for you to be on vacation when I go into labor", so I have been down a lot this week as well.

Wednesday - Friday I worked from home to be as calm and stress free as possible. The most activity I got was cleaning up a little and doing the nightly walks. I DID NOT want to go into labor while Dr. Barnes was gone. She comes back on Monday at 12 p.m. so I am hoping I can wait at least until then to go into labor.

Saturday was the busiest day by far. It was VERY exhausting. I woke up at 7:00 a.m. and tossed and turned the whole night before. However, Clark and I decided to go to Costco at 9:30 a.m. and brave the people who go to the Costco in Oxnard. We prefer Simi Valley, but there were some food items that I wanted that only the Oxnard Costco holds. After 2 hours at Costco and $507 later, we are completely stocked for at least 3 weeks of food. It was a nice fat chunk of change that came out of our pockets! In return, when we got home, we air sealed a lot of fruits/veggies for the deep freeze and put everything away, which took another 2 hours. In return, I was on my feet for almost 6 hours by the time I got a chance to sit down! My ankles and feet were quite swollen. The whole time in Costco I thought I was going to go into labor as I had the worst pelvic and hoohaa pains ever. Clark and I took a long walk after that and then we came back and by then the day had already gotten to 10:00 p.m. I don't know where the time went!

Overall, with all the comfortableness and having to deal with pains, I am doing well. Yes, I am tired, but I don't need naps and I sure don't want to take them as then I will never get to sleep at night. I have been pretty moody though the last few days. Clark notices my temper will flare a little more than normal. I have been pretty good moodiness wise the whole pregnancy only have maybe 3 real instances of outbreaks of pure anger/crying fits. But, I can tell I get more agitated these last few days. Maybe it is because I feel a little stir crazy working at home. I plan on going back in on Monday, if I wind up going into labor, I just have to make it past noon ;)!

We did get an amazing gift from Tasha on our doorstep this week! Thank you so much again! It is beyond perfect :) I also got a little camo outfit for Anson for our trip to Montana at the end of February :) I couldn't help myself!! And, I couldn't help but get a pedicure ready for Halloween!!!