Thirty-Six

I thought that this would be an uneventful week, but it has turned out to be quite the opposite!

 

Saturday started off with early morning maternity photos. It’s always hard to pose in front of a camera and act natural. The photographer, Elena Jasic, made us feel very comfortable and confident. Within hours we got the proofs. We were so happy with the experience and outcome of the photos. It will be neat to look back at them down the road. 

 

 

 

On Sunday we had a very small pool party and picnic with the Lau’s and Dawn. We had a lot of fun and ended up filling up on the delicious taco dip before the grilled goodies were done. We spent time laying in the sun and hanging out by the pool. The kids seemed to love playing in the water, even though it was a little chilly. Marty also helped us install our car seats! So now I look back in my rear view mirror and see an infant care seat. It’s so comforting and exciting. Glen and I ended up staying in together and watching a movie. After being in the sun all day and feeding my face, I felt extremely drained. It was very easy for me to fall asleep on Saturday.

 

On Monday we stopped over at Jen & Marty’s house for a picnic. I ate 12 cream puffs and didn’t feel guilty about it at all. After the picnic I napped while Glen went to practice and we then made a light dinner and went to bed.

 

This week I had back-to-back physical therapy. They are really working me hard there to where I’m struggling to catch my breath after some of the exercises. I never want to get up at 5:30 to go, but after I leave, I do feel much better about myself. I also feel much improvement in my pelvis. My carpal tunnel is slowly getting worse but talks about shock therapy are in the works.

 

I’m really excited for this week to be over. Anakin hurt his back on Wednesday and it was emotionally and physically draining. He was running out in the yard, chasing after a squirrel and his legs buckled behind him. He started crying and shrieking. I yelled to Glen to run out and pick him up and bring him inside. I sat him on the couch with me while Glen called the vet. Anakin was shaking and obviously in a lot of pain. The only option that night was to take him to the emergency vet in York. Anakin calmed down and laid down. We didn’t want to transport him so we decided to wait until the morning to take him in. The vet took some x-rays and saw that he had two slipped disks in his back. He was given some activity restrictions and medicine to help him feel better. Now, three days later, he’s moving much better although we have to limit his activity by helping him up and down the stairs as well as carrying him outside. While at the vet, I picked Anakin up a non-stuffed plush pig. He’s in love with it. He carries it around with him everywhere and has so much fun playing with it. It’s adorable.

 

Glen and I made personal name lists with our top 10 favorite names. On most of our choices, we did not see eye to eye. While I poked fun at Glen’s suggestions like “Memphis”, he shot down my “Leo” and “Dylan”. Together, we decided on a few names although it doesn’t feel like we’re any closer to making any kind of decision. It’s nice that we agree on a few names and when we hold him for the first time, I’m sure it will come to us.

 

Week 36 ended with an early Monday morning baby appointment. The first in a series of 4 last baby appointments scheduled. The doctor did a Strep B test and felt around for the baby. The baby is in the right position and facing the right way for birth. It’s likely that he will not change his position in the weeks to come. He’s positioned in an “L” shape, which means his head is down towards my pelvis, his butt above my belly button and his legs over to my left. When he kicks it’s really bizarre because you can see these large pokes out the side of my belly. He may bust out the side of my stomach like the Kool-Aid man before his due date. Another interesting thing that I learned is that the baby is in the 21^st percentile in growth, which means that we will be welcoming a small baby. Nothing is wrong with him, he’s healthy in every way, he’s just small like Glen and me. One last thing that we accomplished this week is that we found our pediatrician. We were lucky enough to get with Dr. Baker at the Hershey Nyes Road location. He only takes very few patients a year and he just happened to have an opening. He came highly recommended and everyone loves him. I’m so excited to check one more item of my list!