36 weeks

A MAXIMUM of 4 weeks left! OMG!

My doctor won't let me go past my due date due to hagrid's size so if I go overdue, he'll induce me.
I don't think I'll get to that point, honestly. Nor does anyone who's seen me!

We had our GARE appointment yesterday and had my first non-stress test. I got hooked up to a fetal monitor and sat on a bed for a half hour. Apparently it went well. I don't know what it's supposed to show other than baby has a heartbeat and that when I cough or move, or when baby moves, the machine goes nuts.
We also had a quick ultrasound to measure baby's growth. He's slowed down a bit and isn't as far ahead as last time. He's just a smidge over where he should be for 36 weeks. He's just getting fatter and fatter. They guestimated him at 6lbs 4oz yesterday (the guess can be off by as much as a pound each way).

John was at this appointment and even though the U/S was short, we still got to see baby in all his healthy glory. He was practising breathing and his heart is good and strong.

I ALSO got a new drug regime.
The GOOD news is that I don't have to take the Aspirin anymore. One less pill. WOO HOO! I also don't have to do the Fragmin injections anymore.
The BAD news is that the Fragmin (a low molecular structure Heparin) got replaced by Standard Heparin. Which means TWO injections a day. This is because standard Heparin has a shorter lifespan than the Fragmin. They do this switch so that if it comes to me being in labour and needing an epidural, the Heparin will be out of my system quickly. It's dangerous to give spinal injections while the blood is thinned (which is what the Heparin/Fragmin is for).

The pharmacist called me this morning to tell me my Heparin is ready, but I will have to go back to the hospital to get a nurse to teach me how to fill my own syringes - I don't have the pre-filled ones like I did with the Fragmin.

Yeah..you know you really wanted to know all that medical stuff eh?

Other than that...what else?

We're now the proud owners of a lovely high chair thanks to Chrissy and Sheila. It's set up in the kitchen even though we won't need it for a while. I like just looking at it.
It's current occupant, Keswick the HBC bear, is enjoying his new perch. Yes...I put teddy bears in ANY baby furniture I have...I'm odd that way.

Oh...we've finished the baby room. It's nice and simple. I didn't like all the froofy stuff I see on websites. No ruffles or cutesy pastels for me. They look nice in their place, but NOT mine.

I was looking for wall decals for AGES. John and I went to Rona, Home Depot, and all the other places and I was almost at the point where I thought I'd have to buy online.

Know where I found them?

Rossy ! Yes THAT Rossy...the cheap-ass store people go to when they can't afford Zellers.

For a total of $3 at that!

I just have to fix up the curtains...the liners I bought need to be actually sewn in properly and at the right length. Right now they're just tacked up there real quick.

So, now I sit here, patiently waiting for the GARE clinic to call me back to let me know when I can come in and get my lesson in syringe-filling. I'm going to be SUCH a good drug abuser by the end of this.

BRING ON THE SMACK!
(I'm KIDDING.....Geez.............)