36 weeks and counting!

Two more weeks down and four more weeks to go!

Little Taylor and I had our 36-week appointment today at CHA Hospital. Today's visit started with some fetal monitoring (30 minutes!) where the nurses strapped two little monitors on my belly (one for her heart beat and one for movement, I think), and they gave me a little button to push every time I felt her move. Well, Taylor doesn't particularly enjoy having her already-cramped space invaded from the outside, so it makes her kick and push against whatever is pressing down...so the monitoring was high successful. :) The nurse, when the monitoring was over, said little Taylor must be really happy and energetic because she enjoys playing already! I didn't have the heart to tell her that she just didn't appreciate being pushed around...:) Either way, when the doc saw the printout of the monitoring, he said that her heart rate and movement relation showed that she is very healthy and doing well.

We also discussed some aspects of our birthplan, and although I found out that some of my options were limited and there were going to be some procedures that I hadn't planned on, it looked like the event will be much like I expected it to be...who knows when the time actually comes, but the plan is looking ok.

Then, before I left the hospital, they did some bloodwork for final testing (I guess), gave me an EKG and X-ray (which I was originally a little worried about), to ensure the health of my heart and respiratory system...interesting. I'll find out those results at my next appointment.

I can't believe we have less than a month before our little baby comes into our life! These next few weeks are going to be the longest in my life!!!

Love,
Rosa and Jeff