So yesterday - was our 38 week mark and we had our weekly check up with Dr. Fernbach. I was dreading the appointment, mostly because I had heard this weekend that it was painful, but was also anxious to know if we had an progression towards the arrival of 'Lil G'!
Dr. Fernbach measured my belly again (after saying "Oh that's a nice round belly :D") and we are now measuring at 38 weeks (even though he measured 39 last week), so it truly is subjective. We also got to hear "Lil G's" heartbeat again, which always puts the biggest grin on my face :D and it was about 139, so a little slower than normal, but that is to be expected since s/he isn't moving around quite as much. Then came the internal exam :P - and yes - OUCH it did hurt, but it was nice to hear that we are over 80% effaced and 1cm dilated. Dr. Fernbach, seemed pleased and said "Any day/time now!" - ha ha which I think was a 'wake up call' for George and I. He told us he'd see us next week, if not before then at the hospital!!! HOLY SMOKES...so we could very well have a little one in our arms before Thanksgiving - we surely have so much to be Thankful for!! Although, I don't think Mom and Jenni would be too happy to miss his/her arrival!
So...for now we are schedule for next Tuesday for our 39week apt., but also made sure we moved the pack n' play into our room and got our bags packed, just in case we end up coming home with a little one sooner than we thought! I have heard of people going for weeks being dilated at 1 and 2 cm - so we'll see :)
We enjoyed the rest of the day/evening - we got to go and FINALLY meet Quinn Madison - our friend's Ryan and Barb's new little girl - she is absolutely precious and Big brother Rowan loves her so much! Here's a few pictures of the growing family :)
From Ryan and Barb's we headed over to see our nephew/Godson, Gregory, perform in his first band recital. They did such a great job, especially for only a few months of practice! Here's a picture of him :)
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