Contractions!

My braxton hicks contractions are getting more obvious at this point. That's good--I hope my body is getting everything ready for a 37 week delivery. :) For the longest time, I would have no idea I was having a contraction until I would set my hand on a rock hard tummy. Now I can feel my belly start to tighten up, and then I will touch it and sure enough, contraction! They're not painful at all, just a strange feeling. And I've finally gotten to the point that I can tell if it's a contraction I feel coming on or if it's just Ian sticking some body part somewhere I'd rather he didn't. :)

32 week appointment

Ian's heartbeat was 144bpm today--lower than ever. It's still well within the normal range, but it still freaked me out a little. This appointment wasn't too exciting. Next month I see a delivery doctor who will possibly set me up for an induction at 39 weeks--we'll have to see what happens. :) Even if he does, they won't induce unless my body is ready, so I'm going to start drinking my raspberry tea and having sex to get things going. Hopefully it will get me ready by 39 weeks, and even better, hopefully Ian will come on his own before then. :) It's getting soooo close

Lonely

Hazen is at Silver Flag (his stupid deployment training) for the second time since November. So dumb. He'll be gone until the 29 or 30 or something, so I'm just sitting at home all day everyday completely alone. I have to finish packing the house before he gets back so we can get a storage unit and get everything moved in (or out, I guess). Our house is going to be so depressing next month--we'll have the bed, a couch, a tv, dvds and all the baby's stuff. Fun. I really need to get on it, though, because at this point if I move around for more than 30 minutes I get sore and need to relax for awhile. This pregnant thing is not as great as I thought it was going to be, and stupid me WANTED a big belly--dumb, dumb, dumb.
I did start going to the gym with a friend though, and that has been kind of nice. It's good to leave the house once in awhile, and working out for a little while makes it easier to sleep at night (makes me a little more sore the next day, but it's good to be able to sleep--I only got up to pee TWICE last night, veeery exciting).

Woo-hoo, shopping!

I went shopping with my mommy last weekend to get the last stuff for Ian (thank you Joe and Vida!). My mommy got us the travel system that matches the Pack n Play we got from Hazen's cousin--soooo cute, and also some really adorable little outfits and sleepers. I ended up getting quite a bit also, but I doubt I'll be able to remember everything. I got some swaddlers, some sleep sacks, more sheets, lap pads, diapers, diaper bags, bottles, breast pump, breast pads, lanolin cream, a couple more maternity shirts (I'm getting LOW on wardrobe)...lots of other stuff, but I knew this would happen and I wouldn't be able to remember. The point is that we're ready for Ian--all we need is to get the carseat installed and we're doing that when Hazen gets home from training at the end of the month. Stuff is starting to happen really quickly now...

I think he turned

I've been very worried that Ian would stay transverse and I would have to get a c-section. I've been feeling a lot of uncomfortable pain and pressure lately, pains I hadn't felt before. So, last night, Hazen and I were playing a game and Ian got the hiccups. That's not unusual, but WHERE he had them was--I was feeling them very low, right above my crotch. There was also a long time where the top of my uterus felt empty--I could press on it and it was just squishy, no hitting baby or anything. Now he's been into my ribs, I can't breathe, and when I push on the top half, I hit something hard. So it's looking like he has turned into a heads down position--I am sooo happy. I really didn't want to have a ceserean. Yay! :)

Baby Daniel

My cousin, Nicole, had her little boy, Daniel, on Friday June 2. He's sooo precious in his pictures, and I'm a little sad that I won't be able to see him for a qhile. I doubt I'll be making any trips to California anytime soon, and I REALLY doubt she'll be coming down here. But when I do get to see them, Ian will be here and at least 6 months old, so maybe he and Daniel will be able to play. :) I'm just so excited that she finally had him. :)

Mmm, baby powder

Not much to add to that. I just LOVE the smell of baby powder and my baby laundry detergent smells like it (I'm doing a little baby laundry, and the smell just puts me in such a great mood).

Missed a milestone

I don't know what day they first happened because I didn't know what they were, but Ian has started to get the hiccups. They feel strange--like a heartbeat. They're more constant than I had been expecting--very rythmic. When he's in certain positions, we're able to feel them on the outside, which is fun--I love it when Hazen gets to feel things, too. :) I'm getting so excited and I think I've started to nest. All I talk about is baby this and baby that. I've organized, washed, folded and organized again everything. Next weekend my mom and I are going to do some last shopping, and then all I have left to do is wait for my little guy to get here. I'm just so nervous and excited and so many things right now. I really can't wait. :)

Feelings got hurt today

This is so silly, but it turned me into a blubbering mess and gave me a bloody nose (nice, huh?). One of the boards I go to had a woman asking why so many women are choosing an elective induction, so I explained the reasoning for mine. I specifically said that I would start NATURAL induction techniques at 37 weeks with a medical induction (if necessary) at 39 weeks. She asked me why I would have an induction at 37 weeks when full term is 38-42 weeks (well, full term is 37 weeks according to my doctor with most births occuring between 38-42 weeks). Okay, fine, so she has different facts than I do. But then she went on to basically call me selfish for wanting my husband to be present for the birth when allowing my baby a couple more days to grow is good for his development. I understand that--I don't expect to go into labor right at 37 weeks, but yes, I plan to do what I can to make it happen shortly there after. I wouldn't do it if I (and my doctors!!) thought it was bad for my baby. I guess I just can't stand when people rudely state opinions about things they don't understand. Until her husband is deploying a couple of days after her due date, I don't want to hear it. Just put me in a crummy mood. :( Another girl did stand up for me, though, so that was really sweet. It seems so silly to be upset about this, but it hurt my feelings. :(