Week 38 Appointments

On Monday I had my 4th NST appointment and although they had to clap, give me ice cold water and then use a vibrator thing on my stomach to get Ella moving around, she was unphased. I think she's getting used to the dogs barking that little things like that may startle her but that's about it...When she's sleeping, she's sleeping (just like her mommy)! :) I didn't have any contractions (not even close) this time around but when I met with the doctor she said that everything looked great and that the baby was doing good. She also checked to make sure that her head was down (which it was). I put on 2 pounds since my last appointment so my weight gain is up to 11lbs now...

On Tuesday I had my follow up appointment with the diabetes doctor, Dr. Debbs. They said my blood sugar levels were great (I test my sugar levels 4 times a day - can't wait for that pain to end) and they took an ultrasound to see how the baby was growing. They are guessing that her current weight is around 8lbs (give or take 1-1/2lbs) but said she looks great...He said that she has a chubby belly so I guess she's trying to really look like mommy now! :) Then they tried getting us a profile shot of her face but she was stubborn (like mommy AND daddy) and had her hand up to her head (seems to be her signature position). So all they could get us were shots of her looking up, so the pics aren't that great...But that's okay because we'll get to see her outside the womb within the next couple of weeks!!!! :)

Next appointment is on Monday so we'll see if I'm any closer to going in to labor then!!!

ALSO, had a crazy dream last night...Well I guess I've had crazier dreams but this one was about me having Ella (haven't had one of those dreams yet, so I think she'll be here sometime next week)...For some reason I had to wait in some line for them to deliver Ella...So when it was my turn, all I remember was going in to the room and blank...I don't remember going through the labor process or anything. The next thing I know I woke up and had a baby!! I dreamt that she had dark hair and when she saw me after she woke up she smiled!!! :) Haha...We'll see what happens and we'll keep everyone posted! Be on the lookout for a text from Mike!!!

Love,
Vickie and Mike

Oh and for funzies, Mike only told a few people at work that he was going to be out Tuesday (so he could come to the doctor's appointment with me)...So his one co-worker said that she was going to show their students (they team-teach) the picture below (he figured that if he was out of work that people would be speculating that maybe we went in to labor, yaddi-yadda) so this was Mr. James' baby! Haha...