33 week ultrasound

He's all lips and cheeks :) and she even pointed out that he has hair! the white spikes on his head are little hairs :) he's 4.9lbs and right on track for where he's supposed to be. so in other words, he's perfect. haha. his head is down and the placenta is on top so nothing to worry about there. everything looks A-ok. We'll see how much he weighs and my next and final ultrasound at 37 weeks.

oh and he's for sure a boy..no hiding that...

he looks adorable already.  Congrats Mel you are in the home stretch.  Can't wait to be where you are girlie (God willing one day).

 thank you!! i remember saying the same thing for so long. you will get there!!!

 Are are you considered high risk and that's why you get so many ultrasounds? When I was prego with my now 6 year old I had lots of ultrasounds for other reasons and he had this glow around his head and they said it was hair but he was as bald and smooth as his bottom.

 you know, the first doc i went to was an OB (before i changed to birth center) and the OB sent me to this 3rd doctor (also an OB) just to get ultrasounds. and i guess because i had surgery they wanted to make sure my baby was growing properly so they scheduled me to come once a month. which let me tell you, i have loved. i get to see him every month. i look fwd to these appts. they're my fav. and he's been growing perfectly and everything has been good. no has told me i'm high risk at all. i guess they just want to monitor me to make sure it stays that way.

How awesome is it to see your little one once a month. I have to go once a month for my ultrasound for the same reason. Just because I had weight loss surgery they want to make sure Olivia is growing up to par. And of course she is. I was thinking about you a lot and knew you are so close. I'm so excited for ya.

Jana

 thats funny i was just thinking about you too!! i was wondering how you were. i can't believe you're already 22 weeks!!! how exciting!! isn't it great to be able to see her every month? its my favorite. i have all these pics from every month. i was looking at them today and its so cool to see how much he's grown.

love the name olivia by the way :) you should post a belly pic once you start showing, if you haven't already.

Oh I know I need to post a picture.  I'm a slacker.LOL  I'll get one on here soon. Yes I am showing. I feel like I look like a whale. But I'm told I don't.   Time is going by so fast.

Jana

Yay for a healthy, 4.5 pound baby! :) I have an ultrasound scheduled for Friday to check if Izaak is still breech or not. Not sure if they'll be checking his growth again or if I'll get any pictures or if it'll be just a quick one - "Yep, he's flipped" or "No, he's still breech."

We're almost at the end! I almost made a trip to L&D today because I was having some pretty regular braxton hicks contractions. They weren't painful, but they were creating pressure on my lady bits. They stopped as soon as I got to my breaking point, though, and haven't been regular any more today. I packed my hospital bag last night and today was thinking "Wow, what timing!"

 i'm sure they'll check his weight and all that. they're already in there so they'll probably wanna check him out. 

oh my gosh. i'm so nervous! the thought of labor is like jumping out of a plane. i'm scared ****less but excited at the same time. and i know once i get to the door of the plan i'll change my mind and beg to not have to jump. lol. then someone will push me.

i keep waiting for bad pains to come around. i've had menstrual cramps. no biggie. i had one sharp pain on my left side the other day when i was laying down. like my left ovary or something. i tried doing my labor breathing...that didn't do ****! oh no! i'm screwed! at least you have the experience of doing this once already so you already know what to expect. but i have NO idea. and its not knowing thats the worst. i keep trying to mentally prepare myself! i don't know what braxton hicks feel like. but i heard they were sharp pain. which sucks. i can deal with intense discomfort like dull menstrual pains. but i have a hard time dealing with sharp pains anywhere on my body. yikes! lord help me! lol.its funny knowing you're gonna be hurting really bad and still not being able to do anything about it. i still want a natural birth. so i'm gonna have to deal with it.

i don't have a bag packed yet. i was giving myself till thanksgiving. i wanna have everything set up by then. bag, diaper bag with stuff for baby, car seat installed, etc. are you nervous at all?