37 Weeks

Well here we are...37 weeks!! Can you believe it? After this weekend we have TWO weeks left. WOW! I guess I can say time did fly by. Even though I had my moments of thinking this was never going to end and that I was going to be pregnant forever, I look back now and think it went pretty fast!!

Since I last posted I had my 36 week check. At that appointment I got checked, got my blood drawn and had a test done for Group B Strep. I was not dilated at 36 weeks, however the doctor said baby Malloy's head is very low. In other words we don't have to worry about he/she flipping on us. My hemoglobin level was 14.5 and normal is between 11-16, so we are right on. As for the Group B Strep test I tested negative, which is good. At my appointment this week I opted to not get checked. I figured if I'm not in labor how much of a difference does getting checked every week matter. The doctor did ask if I feel any more "pressure down there" and to be honest not necessarily "pressure" as much as I feel it is more heavy down there or weighted down. Other than that my 37 week check went great, baby's heart rate was 135 lowest it's been I think at 36 weeks it was 144.

Other than that everything is going good. Brady and I have decided we are absolutely ready to meet our newest addition to our family!! We are getting very excited! I think we have most everything ready, or I guess as ready as we can be for him/her to arrive.

Here are some belly pics at 37 weeks. : )

34 Weeks

Well, I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I am a little over 34 weeks and CAN'T believe it! We are SO excited that VERY soon little baby Malloy will be here. Well...lets see what has happened since I last posted?

Our holidays were wonderful! Mom and dad came home December 18th for Christmas so it was REALLY REALLY nice to see them and spend time together.

As for my doctors appointments, they have been going fine. Baby is measuring right on, heart rate great and let me tell you this baby is very active. However, my last appt. was not as great as the ones before it. I know I have mentioned in previous posts how much swelling I have had, well it has gotten worse and at my last appt. the doctor put me on a slight work restriction. She does not want me working ANY more then 30-32, so...I got my hours cut to 27 per week. With the way our schedules are at work and when we see patients that was what work could do for me. I was working 36-38 so as you can imagine not exactly what I wanted to hear. When you are trying to save money for maternity leave and then are told you have to work less it makes things a little stressful. But I guess what do you do? The doctor said that as of right now the baby is fine BUT she wants to keep it that way. With the amount of swelling I have and seeing as how I stand for 10 hours a day at work she thought maybe reducing my hours it might help a little. Nothing wrong with being careful I guess. One thing I will say is that swelling is PAINFUL! I go back next Wednesday so we will see what they say, I am just hoping that they won't restrict me anymore. I will say one thing I WON'T miss all this water weight, I am pretty "squishy" HA HA! I'll keep you updated on what the doctors say.

We have been talking a lot lately about what we think this baby is. We each have our own prediction. Brady is convinced it's a girl and I am leaning towards boy. However, ALL my dreams about the baby have been that it is a girl. Soo..I guess only time will tell.

A couple weeks ago Kelly took some picture of Mindi and I and our belly's. It was a lot of fun and the pictures turned out great! Thanks Kel!!!
One things is for sure I looked VERY round!! LOL
But us girls did noticed how DIFFERENT our two belly's look. It crazy how different every women's belly looks. Following will be a few pictures from the "photo op"

I also have attached a couple pics of my BIG belly at 34 weeks and a couple shots of the baby's room. It is nothing special and not really decorated all that much but it will do until the baby gets here. I figure I will decorate more once he/she is here.

Look at how HUGE I look!!!! LOL







Baby Malloy's Room





Finally...here are some pics Kelly took (just a very few of the MANY MANY that were taken that day)


















WHAT A DIFFERENCE UHH?? I'm SO much higher and fuller all around.


Had to get one with the Twins Jersey : )



Kelly took hundreds of picture and although I can't put them all on here, these at least give you kind of an idea of how they turned out. Again...THANKS KELLY!!