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@MamaBear87: I don't know how you do it without AC!

We had a few "cool days" (which in Texas means 80's right now) but we swung right back into the 90's and it is so miserable!

@Mrs. Goose: Thanks! Will have to check these out.

@MamaBear87: Fingers crossed for you. I know even with our milder Canadian temps I've been hot all the time, so can only imagine what it's like so much further south.

Not knowing anything about good sleeping temps for babies I bought one of those Gro-eggs that glows a different colour so you know if it's good for baby or not. Very interesting. What DH and I thought was ok was about 5 (C) over what we anticipated. Good to know - will have to carefully control the thermostat over the winter so it doesn't get too warm.

@Rainbow Sprinkles: Congrats! Great choice on the name! I didn't know you were thinking Cordelia, that's on our shortlist! She is beautiful, congratulations!!!

At my appointment yesterday (36 weeks 4 days), they said I was 4 cm dialated, 80%-90% effaced, -2 station, and that I was having contractions although I didn't feel them. My OB made the decision to send me to Labor and Delivery to see if I was in active labor. After monitoring for about 5 hours, they decided to send me home since the contractions are still irregular.

However, my OB scheduled an induction for me for this Friday night (I'll be 37 weeks on Friday). Although she did say I could cancel it at anytime and it was up to me. From what I understand, she suggested an induction because the baby might be growth restricted because her stomach is measuring smaller than the 5th percentile, I'm GBS positive, and I'm concerned about making it to the hospital in time to start the GBS antibiotics since I'm not feeling the contractions I'm having now and I didn't feel them with DD1 until I was pretty far along and DD1 was born pretty soon after that. So, now I'm trying to decide whether to do the induction on Friday or not, or whether I should wait a bit longer. My DH thinks we should do the induction. We really need to pick a name in the next two days just in case!

As a side note, we moved DD1 (almost 27 months) to a big girl bed last night so we can move her crib to the baby's room and she did great! She slept all night and in the morning she got up and got some books from her bookshelf to read in bed until I came to get her. Such a relief! I was really worried about that.

@Charm54: So glad you got the go-ahead to go to the wedding this weekend! Hopefully your baby stays put just a little while longer for you.

@cranberry: wow!! Sounds like your body is ready! Good luck with the induction if you decide to go that route, I would imagine it would go well since you are so favorable. Even just your OB breaking your water might help your contractions! That's super exciting

@Charm54: glad you are able to go to the wedding!! I hope you make it there and back ok and the baby waits to stay put until you get home

@Charm54: FX for you making it to the wedding this weekend! I was a bridesmaid this past weekend (@ 35 wks) and it was definitely exhausting but I was so happy to have made it through. I'm sure there will be some game-time decisions about traveling, but you'll do great either way.

I went into Labor and Delivery last night to get checked. I had quite a bit of leaking so I called the on-call Dr. and she said to just go get checked. It was negative for amniotic fluid so they sent me home. It's probably for the better since I'm just 37w2d, but I was a little disappointed. My BP was high while I was there so they're making me go back to the Dr. today to get it checked again. I told them it was just high because I was in a hospital but they didn't seem to care.

@renee0106: Hope all goes well today. Better to have it checked just in case. As my doctors have told me - there's no such thing as overreacting when you're pregnant, so always get checked out if something feels amiss. Definitely starting to count down now.

@renee0106: You're welcome! Has your BP been fairly consistent throughout? If it's been consistent and then there was even a bit of a spike they might have wanted to just make sure it wasn't a sign of something else happening too. I felt like a total dummy when I went in for ligament pain. I also tend to underreact (especially when it comes to medical issues), but this pregnancy is teaching me that sometimes it's better to just get checked out, even if it's just for peace of mind, and that every pregnancy/pregnant woman is different so there is no "one size fits all" diagnosis a lot of the time.

@cranberry: wow, you're so close already! Did you decide about the induction?

@Charm54: I'm glad you get to go to the wedding.

I'm trying to keep the "I could have the baby anytime" thoughts out of my head for now so I don't get too impatient. Once I hit 38 weeks I'll probably start doing a few old wives tales things to get labor started. I'm still having crazy amounts of BH with some real contractions sprinkled in. I'm 19 days away from my due date, which is incredible. I spent years trying to get here. It almost doesn't seem real now that it's happening.

Does anyone have any plans for some pampering before baby? I'm getting my hair cut today, and have plans for one or two foot massages and a pedicure in the next couple of weeks. DH has been encouraging me to do as much for myself as possible. He's been real caring and attentive this entire pregnancy. I'm trying to soak up as much leisurely alone time as I can since I know these days are limited. I also want he and I to go out on one more nice date. Maybe we will this weekend. He works so much that it's hard to get out without worrying about the phone ringing.

We hung up the prints in the nursery yesterday so it's completely finished. It didn't need to be because she'll sleep in our room for a couple months most likely. But I really like decorating and wanted to do it. I'm pleased with how it turned out.

@renee0106: Oh no - hope your BP is okay today. These last few weeks of waiting are so tough!

@Mrs. Pickle: It is SO NUTS that our babies will be here so soon. I said to DH last night - within the next 2 weeks, our lives will be changed all over again. Seems surreal. I'm trying to enjoy this time...DD is going to daycare 3x a week and it's so nice to have some time to myself. I had a haircut yesterday, pedicure this morning, and I think I'm going to go down to the beach and read before picking DD up at 4

@Mrs. Pickle: that sounds so relaxing, I'd love to get a pedi this weekend. yay for the nursery being finished, pics!!

I had my 37 week appointment today and I'm 1.5cm dilated and 50% effaced, not as much as I was hoping especially considering all those contractions the other night, but at least it's some progress from last week. My dr did say the head was super low and could feel it right there!

@Mrs. Pickle: so jealous of the pampering! Maybe I will try and get a massage this weekend...

Hard to believe that these babies are so close (or already here!!!)

@Mrs. Pickle: Your nursery looks so great! Nice work!

I'm jealous of all you ladies that get to set up your nurseries... we have been waiting to move and now have a date of Sept 30 which has been pushed back multiple times (I'll be 38+0). I am not big on decorating but I'll just be grateful to have a crib set up in the baby's room! Hope to get everything unpacked quickly once the move is over with.

@Mrs. Pickle: fun to have a space set up!
@shellio: we're planning on moving in early 2016, so we're not setting anything up either! DD2 will be in our room and we have the changing pad and her diaper/clothes station set up.... and that's about it. we'll set up the swing, etc around the house, but other than that... feels anticlimatic and i feel a *little* bad, but i figure it's a waste to put the work in when i know we're gonna be gone soonish! i would rather put my energy into decorating for christmas when the time comes. ha.

@shellio: @NovBaby1112: @birdofafeather: @mrsjenbug: thank you!

I'm glad I have an appointment tomorrow. I'm suspicious that baby might have flipped transverse! I'm used to feeling a hard lump on my right side where her butt is, but now I can also feel one on the left side at the same time. I really hope it isn't her head, but I have no clue what it could be if it isn't.

@2littlepumpkins: that's reassuring, and thanks!

@shellio: We set up but it's a shared room, opposite sexes and different ages, so not quite as fun (for me, more work!) and we're gonna move again anyway..

@birdofafeather: we're planning to move back to our old town then too! Waiting for our lease to run out... Not as much a fan of this area.