37 Week Check Up

October 21, 2008: I had my check up today. All is well. Last week I was 1/2 centimeter dilated and that did not change at all. I've been feeling crampy and have had a few sporadic contractions over the last week so I thought I would be more dilated, but not so. I did not gain any weight since last week's check up either, so still at 31 pounds gained. The baby has been measuring small as Casey did. Last week they did an ultrasound and she looked fine, was 5 pounds 14 ounces which was the 38th percentile for weight. Because I continued to measure so small again today, I will have another ultrasound in 2 weeks to check the baby's growth. I am not overly concerned about it.

Casey is still doing very well. She has all of her teeth in now except for the 2 year molars. She is climbing all over everything and loves getting onto the new baby's changing table, as well as up to the window sill at the back of the couch. She does this after the tub everynight and flashes anyone driving by (see pic).
She talks a blue streak, knows all of her colors and can count to ten (on a good day with some prompting). She likes her doll and treats it fairly lovingly, hopefully this will translate to her new sister. We've been enjoying the beautiful fall weather and are outside as much as possible. Casey and I did a small hike last week in a town nearby. There is a big stone tower at the top that you climb up to for views of the surrounding hills.

The ice is down on one of Taft's rinks and last weekend we took her out for a skate. She loved to go "fast" with James. He would get going really fast and then let her feet touch the ice while gliding along. We also pulled her behind us on a sled. She loved it.

Here are a few pix of our outing for pumpkins including a hayride. It was a Sunday and Casey wears her Pats jersey on game days.

34 Week Check Up

October 2, 2008: Two days ago I had my check up at the OB. I am measuring small again which means the size of my belly does not match up with what week I am. This happened with Casey and when it did I was a nervous wreck over it. I had several ultrasounds towards the end of the pregnancy with Casey because I continued to measure small the rest of the way. This time I am not stressed at all and I am sure it is just in the way I carry. Regardless, I will have an ultrasound at my next check up just to be sure everything is OK. I go in 2 weeks, and then start going every week to the Dr, the end is near! I have gained 29 pounds so far and that is practically the exact same weight gain schedule I had with Casey. I ran 2 miles a few days ago and still feel OK doing it, but might taper to just walking soon.

Casey is doing great. When we stroll her around campus she loves when James lets her go down a hill strapped into the jogging stroller. Usually I let her go and he waits for her at the bottom, never anything too big, but she cracks up. She is making friends here at Taft and when we were walking into brunch on Sunday a posse of little buddies started chanting her name, what a nice reception! In the mornings the faculty kids wait at the end of our driveway to get on the school bus. Usually we stop and play with them on our way home from breakfast. She loves all the little girls just a little bit older than she is. Today was her little gym class that we go to called Monkey Business. We both get a big kick out of it and look forward to Thursdays. We've been on a bunch of other fall excursions; trips to the beach, farms, apple picking, etc. Here are a few pictures.