35 weeks

I had another doctor appointment yesterday. Everything looks great! Baby was laying on my right side, and her heartbeat sounds good - clocking in at around 137bpm. My belly measures 35 cm, which is right on track, and I'm up 1lb over 2 weeks. I saw yet another doctor but I liked her, she was very nice. The front desk was busy, so I didn't ask, but they do have on-call schedules so I can know which doctor will be there when I go into labor. So baby is up to around 5 1/2 lbs - she still has some growing to do!
My latest pregnancy woe is that I don't sleep very soundly anymore. I wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning (even if I'm exhausted when going to bed) and am very awake. I don't know what the deal is! And then I'm so sleepy during the mornings, and my legs get achy (probably from tossing & turning all night). Some say it's nature's way of preparing me for being up every few hours in the near future...but right now I have nothing to be up for and I still have to go to work!

We had our last baby class last night. The instructor invited a pediatrician to field questions for awhile. Which reminds me, again, that we need to line up a pediatrician. When I looked into office hours, the Iowa Methodist group seemed to have better hours & more pediatricians at the Ankeny location. I don't know why I'm suddenly all worried about getting a "good" one. If we don't get along, we can just switch over to Mercer another day. The rest of the class was a discussion on c-sections and watching another birth video. Then she broke out the empathy belly for the guys to wear. It was pretty funny! I made CT lay down and stand back up, tie his shoes, etc. He did say it was awkward & got in the way. See!

Oh - the visit from last weekend! The crib is just amazing - it's so beautiful. And my mom did such a lovely job with the curtains & crib skirts. I love walking by her room every day. All that's left to do is paint & install the closet system. My dad is finishing up the dresser (which is going to be awesome) and my mom will bring that down next weekend. Overall it was a really nice visit. After some frenzied assembling of the baby's room, we did enjoy a more relaxed evening and Sunday. It was good to see John - and he got to see my baby bump and feel her kick.

Coming up: a quick trip to Minnesota so I can go with Kayla at her wedding dress appointment on Saturday at 9:15. Then we're driving back & CT is off to watch basketball with guys.