We've made it to 36 weeks!!! This BIG guy appears to be comfy and cozy at times, and ready to bust out of my gut at other times! We've had to make a couple more trips to the hospital since the first contraction visit, but with medication administered from weeks 33 - 34 we were able to calm things down enough to allow him more time to grow and develop!
The office visits to the ob/gyn are weekly now, and since 33 weeks have resulted in relatively no change. I'm still dilated to 1 1/2 and 50% effaced which could mean I'll sit at this spot for awhile longer, or I could start changing quickly with contractions.
I am now visiting the hospital 2x a week until delivery for non-stress tests on Steve. These are completely precautionary, but a way for my doctor to monitor his movements and heart rate. While this test is supposed to take only 20 minutes, yesterday's visit ended up being over 1 1/2 hours due to Stephen's heart rate dropping to 120 (rather than the typical 140-160 it's generally around) for a good 30 seconds. After moving my position he "leveled out" again and all is well. The nurse thought he was probably pulling on the umbilical cord to play with it, thus cutting off some of his blood supply and causing his heart rate to drop.
Stephen is definitely a mover almost 24/7 and I don't mean a little kick or poke here or there. He is ALL OVER the place and Brett said my stomach looks like I have an alien trying to get out! I showed Heidi his movement (clearly visible from the opposite end of the couch!) the other night to which she replied, "Oh I can't even look at THAT! That's excactly why I'm adopting!!" Connor on the other hand, absolutely loves to watch and feel his brother move and will give my belly kisses trying to calm him down!
Our goal from the beginning of this pregnancy was to get to the 36 week mark and now that we've made it, the entire family is more than ready for him to be in our arms instead of my stomach! He's guesstimated to be weighing in at over 6 pounds now (Brett still thinks he's already closer to 7 pounds!) and the doctor as assured us all development has taken place so chances of being in the NICU are practically non-existent. So...we are ready and just anxiously waiting for him to decide which day will indeed be his birthday!
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