Baby is 36 WEEKS!!! Happy ST. Patrick's Day! This week we went to out 36 week check. My tum tum is measuring at about 36 which has is still on track matching the weeks. The baby's heart beat sounds good. Dr. Firths instructions: if my contractions are 3-5 mins apart and are consistent or if my water breaks then we should go up to the hospital! Our baby could be here any time now! He also said though, with your first baby you should expect to go 1 week over your due date. We will see. None of my sisters or mom did. I had a strep-B test done at this appointment and next week I will start having my cervix checked every week to check for dilation.
How am I feeling: Pretty good. I have contractions/Braxton Hicks? Every 15 mins or so which can get pretty uncomfortable. I'm not sure if they are contractions vs Braxton Hicks though. My tummy will get really hard which will sometimes distort my tummy. They last about 30 secs or so and sometimes have sharp menstrual pains that are low. Other times they are high and they radiate into my back. They say if they are Braxton Hicks and you get up and walk around or switch position that helps. Here's the thing: sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. I just hope my water breaks so that I know my labor is staring! With my luck that probably wont be the case.
Today we had the Achatz Baby shower which was thrown by my mom and my two sisters Natalie and Alisha. My sisters came up with some pretty cute games to play. The first was a drink with sprite in it and blue kool-aide ice cubes which had a tiny baby frozen in it. Everyone was given a drink and who ever had their baby melt out of the ice in other words had their "water break" won. Mine broke first. The other games that were played: unscramble baby words, how many words can you make out of AIDEN JEREL NIELSEN, guess what baby food is in the baby food jars ( the labels were removed) and a candy bar game where you have to come up with a type of candy bar/candy that describes the a baby related words- Hope the Dr doesnt have: Butterfingers, Daddy: Big hunk, hospital bill: 100 grand. I spaced taking a pic of the baby gifts but I got a bunch of outfits, onesies, a bassinet, a big box of wipes, a bath tub/bath supplies. I also ended up getting that crib from my friend Chelsey which was greatly appreciated. (Pictures to come of the crib but not until I have made the crib skirt.) Alisha is letting me barrow all of her baby boy clothes which is totally a life saver! I have 3 big bins of clothes! Bad part: washing all the clothes and folding/hanging them up! The nice thing is that Alisha's due date with Hunter is the same day as mine so all his clothes should fit because he is the same season baby. I am hoping the baby comes before Easter!
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