16 days!

had another doc appt today... i thought i was going to be "checked", definitely wasn't. kind of upsetting. i want to know whether or not i'm making any progress!! what can ya do?

they weighed me (havent gained a pound, i'm thankful i picked fruit this week at the grocery store instead of the 5 gallon bucket of ice cream i usually insist on), measured the tummy, i'm at 35 weeks gestational (which is apparently normal?), she felt around to see how big ava had gotten (she's still under 7lbs, gonna be a petite lady like her mama), and then checked to see if her head had dropped any (dropped a little, but not all the way there yet). so there's definitely been some progress. our next appt is on thursday. she said if i wanted, i could have my membranes stripped then, but i'm not really sure about that. it's painful and sometimes not all that effective. i think if i've made it that far next week, i can handle it until 40. if she tries to stay in longer than that then i'm going to have to kick her out! eviction style. her heartbeat is still strong at 140bpm... at least she's healthy. that's all i can ask for, right? i'd just like her to stay small so that i dont have to look towards a c-section.

i've been having small contractions. lots of braxton hicks still, now with a little bit of cramping. not painful, but still annoying enough. plan on doing lots of walking! and the good weather has come just in time! it's been under 100 these last couple days. and it's been heaven! i just cant wait until the rain finally starts coming. i think this is the only month that it rains, but when it does rain, it pours! so i'm pretty excited about that.

nothing else going on really... just nesting as usual. i'm actually about to jump off here now and go do some dishes! :0)

another update in a week! <3