I had a doctor's appointment on Monday and everything still looks good: no gestational diabetes, the fetal fiber nectin was negative (which means there is a 99.9% chance I won't go into labor in the next 2 weeks) and my cervix is still nice and closed. The little man is still measuring big which I figured out means that at 29 weeks, he is measuring 30 cm so he is only 1 cm big (phew). The doctor was feeling around my belly trying to determine if he has moved head down (we think so) and she hit a ligament on my left side that about made me jump off the table. It was VERY painful. I have been feeling a little ligament strain if I move too fast while lying down (I use the term "fast" very loosely...nothing about this body is currently fast) so I guess that means that he is still growing.
We also had our first birthing class Monday night which was way more enjoyable than the "Growing Your Baby" class that we bailed on halfway through! The teacher for this class has a fun personality and we feel like we will actually learn some stuff in this one. We watched a birthing video which was nice since I have somehow made it 29 years without ever seeing "The Miracle of Birth". What I learned from the video was, #1 We will not be asking to see the placenta and #2 I will be getting very familiar with my razor in the days before labor. It is surprising how many hairy women allow their births to be videotaped up close and personal for educational purposes! We have 2 more birthing classes so we will keep you posted on all of our new birthing knowledge.
On Wednesday we had our hospital tour so we know where to go to check in, where I will be laboring and delivering, recovering, etc. Everyone has told us how nice the hospital birthing suites are so Brian was a little disappointed when he saw the it wasn't actually the Four Seasons. Neither of us has much experience with hospitals (thank goodness) so we didn't know what to expect but it is very nice for a hospital! The nicest part is that I will labor and deliver in the same room and the baby will stay with us in that room for his exam, etc. The nurse was very excited with all the technology they offer in the suites (dvd players, room service ordering via tv remote, movie ordering, cd players) but as we all know, Brian is a bit of a technology snob so the only thing that would have impressed him was surround sound and a 50" plasma. They did have this cool remote that controls two spot lights in the ceiling so when you are delivering, the doctor just holds the remote where she needs the lights to go and brrrrrp spot light on your you-know-what! I must say the scariest part was when the nurse pulled out the leg stirrups on the bed. Holy moly. If you thought the stirrups in the gyno's office were intimidating...these are some serious stirrups! A couple hours after delivery, we will all move to a post partum room and Evan will be in a bassinet in the room with us the whole time which will be nice. We also have the option of putting him in a nursery for a couple hours if I need to sleep but I figure if I need to sleep then his dad will be taking care of him!
We have another doctor's appointment on the 17th and then we are off to MN for two weeks for X-mas. Time is flying and I can hardly believe that by the time we get back in January, we will be less than 8 weeks from being parents!!
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