37 WEEK UPDATE & APPOINTMENT!

-First of all, I PASSED MY GROUP B STREP TEST! I could not be more happy about this! Honestly the one test out of this whole pregnancy that I was nervous about! lol. Some people were wondering why I was so stressed about it! Well theres a reason! And not saying we are in the clear by any means because I was also group b strep negative with Kaiden as well. But after I had Kaiden and he had to go to the NICU for a week for a "possible" infection and be put on antibiotics for a week, he ended up having a million allergies. and it just so happens that a few friends of mines kids who also had the antibiotics right after birth also have a lot of allergies including dairy! So I want to avoid antibiotics at all costs if I can! And this one extra hurdle I don't have to deal with now, at least while I'm in labor, since it does get passed down to the baby, and wipes out all the good antibodies in their gut that help keep them healthy at birth.

-ANYWAYS, enough ranting about that! I passed and thats what matters!

-I had my 37 week midwife appointment this week, and besides my test nothing to exciting happened. His heart rate was 160 BPM just like his big brothers was all the time. She said he's still head down and I'm measuring at exactly 37 weeks. She didn't check for dilation or even ask, which I am completely fine with! I definitely feel like I'll be pregnant at least 1-2 more weeks so their wasn't really point in checking anyways. I see my midwife every week now anyways! And I'm in the clear! Baby made it to 37 weeks which means no NICU unless something is a concern after he's born (at 36 weeks they go to the NICU even if they seem healthy just so they can watch baby more closely since it's still considered "late pre term") and my midwife is back from her vacation! Which doesn't mean 100% that she will be the one to deliver me since there is one other midwife working under her in the office, but better chances than when she was gone haha.

-We've been doing the very final touches to get ready for when the day comes. As of now all the hospital bags are packed in our room ready to go! Remingtons diaper bag with everything he will need, our duffle bag with all the stuff me and Jake should need while rooming in at the hospital, the car seat, and the gift from Remington to Kaiden when Kaiden meets Remy at the hospital! I will try and do a separate blog post on that if I get time between now and when he arrives lol.
- We also got the co-sleeper all set up and ready to go with his sleep sheep and all (thank you Jacqui!!) I'm sure Remington will like the white noise as much as Kaiden did :)

-Other than that I've just been making sure the house is as clean as I can keep it with a 2 year old lol. Because at any moment when I go into labor I want the house to be clean so I don't have to worry about it when we come home from the hospital. Although that would be good to do is clean while I'm in my prelude (beginning of labor)

-I've been relaxing and sleeping in as much as possible because there probably won't be to much of that once Remington gets here between taking care of a newborn and a two and half year old.

-I had an awesome day at roaring springs today with my friend Britni and her daughter Kambri! Kaiden loved it, especially the never ending river! and afterwords I had a ton of contractions that were actually consistent for a little while but then faded away. I want to get Kaiden out of the house as much as possible before Remington is here as well. I'm also hoping after he turns 3 to get Kaiden into a preschool a few days a week so he can be  around kids his age and learning more than just what he learns at home. He picks things up so fast these days and I know he would love it! He's definitely starting to become a lot more social which I LOVE! He's so independent and never wants to be clung to me or Jake. He can be shy at first but once he gets used to his surroundings he's a little fire cracker!

-Not much for symptoms this week. I mentioned last week I'm pretty sure he has dropped because I still have to pee constantly and not being able to breathe will stay until I'm not pregnant any more. One plus also of his being lower is my acid reflux has let up BIG time! I don't have to sit up in bed anymore to try and sleep! YAY! Other than that no other symptoms that I can think of!

I will update for week 38 if I'm still pregnant (Which I will be!) lol.

36 WEEK UPDATE/ APPOINTMENT- BABY #2

Holy COW! Only one more week (or 3 days from now) I'll be considered full term! I had my 36 week midwife appointment on Tuesday with the assisting midwife, since mine is on vacation until July 29th. I told her I was measuring ahead, (when what I meant was I was measuring 2 weeks ahead of my last pregnancy) And she measured my belly and said I'm measuring at exactly 36 weeks! My question is then why do I look like I'm carrying twins when theres only one baby in there? lol. All that matters is that baby is healthy. his heart beat was 147 BPM. I've gained a little over 30 pounds this far which I think is pretty average for the end of pregnancy. and if you measure around my belly I'm about 42". But I'm pretty sure if I don't lay off the sweets I'll be gaining 40 pounds by the time Remington is born. (BAD CRAVINGS!)

She also mentioned that if he was born during week 36 he would have to spend a minimum of 8 hours in the NICU because that's still considered late pre-term baby and would want to keep an eye on him. No thank you! We already had to handle Kaiden in the NICU for a week, I would like to avoid that part of the hospital as much as possible! 

We also had our group B strep test at this appointment and I will find out the results at my next appointment! Fingers crossed that its negative, not only for Remintons sake but for mine as well so I'm not having to fight off nurses trying to give me antibiotics. 

I definitely think Remington has dropped a little bit though, since this passed week I've been having to pee ALL the time. And other than the last few days of my pregnancy I've been able to hold my bladder quite well. lol. 

Another symptom that is getting worse is my acid reflux. I had to take a couple tums last night to help, and I try to avoid medicine as much as I can so it doesn't get passed down to baby Remy.

We had our LAST birth class on Monday (7 weeks of birth classes that flew by in the blink of an eye!) which I'm super sad about but excited at the same time. I just hope I remember everything we learned in class when the big day comes! Labor positions, breathing techniques, and more. 

We are slowly inching towards our due date and we cannot wait to meet our baby boy and bring him home. More and more Kaiden has been talking about baby Remy and on a daily basis has to give my belly a hug and kisses. He's going to be such an amazing big brother! 

And although technically I'm still a little over 3 weeks from my due date, I feel like I'm never going to "expect him" Just because I went passed 41 weeks with Kaiden and every day I thought he would come he never did. I feel like when I go into labor with Remington I will probably be surprised (unless I go passed my due date) Which I doubt I will, but never say never lol.

Other than that we have everything ready for Remington and he has everything that he could possibly need. Me and Jake love staying up at night talking to him and watching his movements. It's so amazing how once he's born he will already know our voices and be comforted by them. 

I've been waiting to set up the co-sleeper but am probably going to do that soon because I'm so excited for him to get here. Everything we do is just a reminder of how soon we will be meeting the fourth member of our family.

Baby Shower pictures!

Party Favors for guests to take home, cookies and candy and little notes that said "thanks for sailing by"

The kids loved that these had mints on them lol

Anchor water bottles!

Anchor plates and napkins to go with our nautical theme

Orange chevron straws

Decorations :)

Playing "don't let the balloon hit the floor" lol

The baby shower banner I made.

Hung up some of Remingtons nautical onsies and some ultrasound pics! 

Desert table, cookies, candy and my anchor cake my aunt made!

Love this picture! Me and Eva :)

Kids table // bbq time!

My good friend Jacqui and our baby bumps, only due one day apart and we're both having boys!

Kaiden playing with his girl friend Kambri, showing her how tools work lol

Eva trying to guess how big my belly is haha

Jake got some bad husband points for making the string way to long on guessing my belly size!

Guessing the size of my belly, some people were a little off lol

Jake working hard on his play dough baby 

Allie and her play dough baby

My dad made a sperm and an egg out of play dough for this game hahah

Cute little Kambri!

The kids playing with play dough

Kaiden making a baby out of play dough, he kept saying "squish, squish" lol

Eva's play dough baby

Guests has to make their best/ most creative baby out of play dough! Loved this game! 

Trying to pick the play dough baby winner!

I couldn't decide! 

Britni with her play dough baby! She won the baby making contest lol

Apparently I was in deep thought lol.

Love this little guy! 

Baby Karson is the cutest little boy! He's got a huge personality for only being 1!

Me and Jordie! 

I look huge! But always love seeing friends that have been there since highschool! 

Kaiden playing with daddies headphones :P

Opening gifts :)

The adorable homemade blanket Abby made Remington! 

32-35 Week Pregnancy Update!

I know! I'm guilty! I haven't updated in almost a month! I'm already 35 weeks going on 36! First I wanted to share some pictures my wonderful mama took. (I was 31 weeks in these.) This was our mini maternity shoot! I love these pictures! We didn't want to pay to have maternity pictures done since we are already getting birth photos and newborn photos done and I figured I could have my mom do them and they turned out so cute! These were taken outside of a nice subdivision in Middleton. 

We had our last doctor appointment at 34 weeks with our midwife, we turned in our birth plan as well and she is on board for our natural hospital birth! Cross your fingers! But we also found out she will be gone July 21-29th so Remy, that means you can't come in that time lol. We have our last 2 week appointment next week at  36 weeks (then they switch to every week!) and have the other midwife that works under ours and we also have our Group B test as well (BLEH!) I was going to pass on doing the test but she said if we did decline the test that we would have to stay in the hospital 2 days no matter what to keep an eye on signs of an infection in Remy. (we want to go home after 24 hours to get home to Kaiden) So we decided we will do the test. Although we will be declining antibiotics unless I show risk factors in labor of having an infection (fever, prolonged ruptures membranes, ect..) We found out that less than 1% of babies actually get passed group B and the antibiotics are not good unless needed, (risk of allergies and asthma for baby) So I'm not really looking forward to that test. I passed with Kaiden so I'm hoping I do this time around as well! So I don't have to fight with any nurses about antibiotics. As far as my belly goes, I'm now 42" around and have gained about 33 pounds, and he is big! I don't think I'll make it to 40 weeks, my guess is 39 weeks and possibly even 38 weeks. I don't notice much for braxton hicks during the day but the second I lay down at night there one after the next. Not sure if they are doing anything but Remington will come when he's good and ready. I feel so blessed to have such easy and healthy pregnancies. It definitely keeps my mind at ease.

My appetite has definitely decreased. I'm sure its because everything is so squished it probably leaves little room for food lol.
Getting up and down is also quite the chore these days, playing with Kaiden, doing dishes, doing laundry, is all very taxing on my body and especially my back! That is one thing I'm looking forward to after Remy is born is being about to move around, but I know I'll miss his little kicks when he's born.
I'm pretty sure he's going to be the calm child of the two. Kaidens pretty much a wild child (as he was in my tummy) But Remington seems like such a calm baby. I feel big rolls of movement often but not the crazy constant kicks I used to feel with Kaiden.

I finally packed Remingtons hospital bag and started to pack my hospital bag the other night. I still have some things I will have to throw in last minute like our cameras and iPad and some bathroom items but other than that, we are ready for when he is ready to come meet his little family :)

Also, my baby shower is tomorrow but I will make a separate post about that :)

And we have our LAST birth class on Monday! Seriously?! Did we just go through 7 weeks of birth classes in the blink of an eye? I'm sad there over, but anxious as well because it means he's going to be here any day :)

I will try to keep up on these updates more! Especially since Remy could be here in a month! I'm so blessed to be a mommy of two boys! I can't wait to start this journey as a family of four!

My favorite picture ever of Kaiden and my belly :)

At the 3rd God and Country Rally Kaiden has been to. Love his sweet smile :)

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