Are We There Yet?

Today, I officially hit the 35 week mark. That means I have approximately 5 weeks remaining, give or take. I'm feeling so many different emotions. It varies hour to hour. I'm really excited and happy for the most part, but I'm starting to get nervous. It's completely normal to worry about everything with your first baby, but I tend to take it to another level. If there is any advice I can give to any first time moms.... Step away from the computer! Do not type another pregnancy question into google! It will only end in anxiety. I have worried myself sick. When I had my first 4D ultrasound, Tatum had her legs above her head in some crazy gymnast position. It did not look comfortable. She wasn't being as active as she had been in previous days, so I referred to google. I think I typed in something along the lines of, "baby with feet above head". Ridiculous, I know. Some lady had posted something like, "My baby was born with her feet above her head, and they didn't come down for 2 weeks." So, here I am, literally convinced that Tatum was stuck that way, and couldn't move. The googling still continues everyday. I can't stop myself. So, needless to say, I'm ready for this to be over with. I will miss feeling her inside my tummy, but I'm ready to stop freaking out about every little thing. It probably won't stop. I can definitely see myself being the hovering mother that watches her baby breathe all night. It's a good thing I have the t.v. baby monitor!

I went to the doctor on Monday. I saw a lady doctor this time. She was amazing. She even asked me if I wanted to know how much weight I had gained. I told her no, and she quickly moved on. Dr.Hood will give me the update, I'm sure, when I go in next week! Everything is great with the baby. The Doctor said she was small. She is sideways in my stomach, but there is still 5 weeks for her to move. She just has to move. I'm not one of those people who cringes at the thought of a C-Section, but I would like to experience a normal delivery.. I think. My blood pressure was way higher than it normally is. It was not too high, but it was high for me. So, I'm trying to take it easy. Google didn't help with this problem either! My cousin let me borrow her blood pressure monitor. I probably checked it like every 30 minutes the next day. Hopefully when I see Dr.Hood on Monday, everything will be great. Did I mention that he is famous? Oh yeah, my doctor is going to be on The Real Housewives of Atlanta this season. Hilarious. I'm going to ask him to autograph my belly on Monday. :)

I went on a tour of Gwinnett Medical Center. It was very informative, and very cold! The nurse that took us on our tour was super nice. I'm happy that I'm having my baby there. I'm still a little confused on what I'm supposed to bring to the hospital. I feel like I'm going to need a 5 piece luggage set. Thank goodness I live near by, and have tons of amazing family members that will be there to help with everything. It seemed very quite in the hospital when we went. That will definitely change when my family and friends are in the building. My delivery room would probably make for some great entertainment in itself. With my mom, Mimi, and cousin Abby in the room, I will have a variety of personalities to make things go..... smoothly. I can't wait!

Ok, I have to give some major props to my amazing mother really quick. My mom deserves the "Grandmother/Father/Husband/Bestfriend/Sister/Handywoman/Craftsman Of The Year" award. She has literally done EVERYTHING for me during these past months. My poor mom. I don't know what Tatum and I would do without her. She has worked so hard on Tatum's nursery.  If I didn't have her, it wouldn't get done! She will be an amazing Grandmother to Tatum. We are very lucky to have her. Thank you, mom! I love you!

I will be sure to keep everyone posted on the next few weeks. Thank you so much for reading about my journey! I'm super anxious and excited about everything. Please keep me and Tate in your prayers! We are almost there!