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@Cara M. 17: I sleep HORRIBLY. Last night wasnt so bad, but the night before I didn't fall asleep until 3am. Between my insomniac tendencies I have already, the need to get up to pee, and not being able to get comfortable, sleeping is a lost cause

@ms.janedoe: I hadn't even thought about Christmas presents!! My mom JUST texted me and told me that she bought something for him for Christmas. I figure between the grandparents and my sister, he will have a TON of stuff!

Y'all, I keep having dreams about the baby being here and whenever I wake up, I get SO impatient!! In the one last night, I could see him so clearly and it was so real. AHHHH 3 more weeks!!

@Cara M. 17: @ms.janedoe: @lilteacherbee: really bad sleep over here too. I don't have to get up that often, but I sleep really badly - waking up again and again to roll over because I'm in pain from either my hips, my pelvis, my uterus, or the fact that I ended up on my back and baby's killing my stomach. I feel like I pretty much spend the entire night awake.

@Ash: I'm sure you'll be an excellent mommy for a lifetime!

@ShootingStar: 32 weeks is when I started to feel the most discomfort too. But lately it seems to have subsided. Not sure what's changed. // As for scheduling your induction, I'm sure if you just ask tomorrow you can probably get it on the calendar. If it's a done deal, seems like they would work with you to get it scheduled.

@NeekieRose: One week!!! So exciting!!!

@ms.janedoe: I think we might do some books for the baby for Christmas. It's the one thing people haven't been buying off the registry. But you're right - feels like we've been buying things for the baby for a while now! Still, there's something magical about having a little gift under the tree

@Cara M. 17: My sleep patterns seem to be linked to my exercise habits. If I manage to get a few miles in of walking each day, then my sleep is good.

No rings for quite a while here. They started to get tight a while back and I just took them off. For a while I missed them and felt naked. But I'd rather be safe and I'd hate to have to have them cut off.

All this talk about stockings has gotten me really excited to get/make one for Reagan!

Gaaaaah, bit the bullet and ordered the Christmas dress. How long before she spits up/blows out all over it? Hahahaa.

@Mrs. J: We had ours embroidered too! Can't wait to find out what you are having!

@ms.janedoe: So cute! We ordered a dress from Baby Gap

@Mrs. J: LOL, that's what I was thinking too! I wanna buy a cute little Christmas dress too, if Cricket is a girl, even better, MATCHING or coordinating ones with her big sis! So cute, @ms.janedoe!

I had another appointment with my backup doctor yesterday, for my GBS swab- yay. Actually, it was a great appointment. I love my backup doc. I actually had the kids in for well-child checks too and I've definitely found our new family doctor, which is an awesome feeling, after being without one since the other MD I really liked moved away a couple of years ago.
ANYWAYS, Cricket has dropped and is well engaged in my pelvis and, after measuring so far ahead there for awhile, I am not measuring EXACTLY on schedule. Like I knew would happen, baha. And my doc thought it was pretty hilarious that I've picked November 26th (my official EDD is November 20th) as being a pretty good day to have a baby so I have a good 10 days to try and fill my buck tag before baby is here. She remarked about North Dakota women having slightly different goals than New York women, lol. She's a MonDak (Montana Dakota) lady herself, headed out on her own big elk hunting trip in a few weeks. Love her.
Interesting note: I was wondering if dropping and baby engaging were the same thing (because I hear that it's generally only FTMs who's babies truly engage before labor, and yet, I hear all this talk about dropping and of being engaged for all moms) and apparently they kind of are and they kind of aren't. Dropping pretty much means the head is starting to lock into the pelvis and is often referred to as engaging, but up until labor, that little person can disengage and move back up at any time. True engagement is when baby's head is at 0 station in the pelvis and that uuuuusually doesn't happen until labor. Sorry, rabbit trail, but the more you know... *chime*

@Ash: YAY! Such a great feeling!

@Ash: Haha, yeah, it's been snowing tiny bits here and there every few days lately.
Will you continue to see your chiro until you give birth?

@Ash: Awesome. With my other pregnancies I was pretty lax about going until the very end, but then I went every week until birth. This time I started much earlier and was going twice a week for awhile because I was just SO outta whack, but now I'm down to weekly because I'm doing much better as well. It just helps so much with staying aligned and keeping baby in a good position. I've been really, really grateful for the care since I hurt my tail bone a few weeks ago. Just to have someone to reassure me that it's gonna be painful for awhile, but nothing is broken, my pelvis is still in good shape and the fall shouldn't effect my birth has been invaluable.

EEP! Shit just got real!

@Ash: Yay glad your appointment went well! The 11/23 babies are in good shape!!

@FarmWifeGina: That looks legit! I would just put a blanket over it so I didn't psyche myself out for the next few weeks

@Cara M. 17: Ha, yeah, it's going in the back corner of the basement, aka, the birthing cave, until it's time to set it up.

Fell behind again!

So I really think that if I don't end up having a c-section due to position baby is going to be late and I will need to be induced again. Just my gut predication. Once again I have had ZERO BH this entire pregnancy. Still lots of big movements too.

I've been feeling better the last couple of days and I've spent the past two trying to draft a pattern for baby jeans over CD's sort of like Project Pomona's (I have never seen them IRL, but trying to DIY my own pattern for personal use) and my mom asked if baby was coming soon as she said I was nesting....if I'm nesting I should spend that energy into getting things ready and not crafting lol.

@ms.janedoe: With DS I started loosing pieces of my mucus plus late in the second tri and throughout the rest of my pregnancy. Still ended up being induced from 0% effaced and 0 cm. this pregnancy nothing so far. My belly button didn't pop with DS either, just flattened, but popped this time.

As far as first Christmas I think we will get her a few small stocking stuffer like things. DH had me order both kids some handmade wool booties/slippers so we have them. I also was thinking about getting her am heirloom wooden rattle, but haven't decided. Nothing major though since she will only be 1 month and doesn't need anything really. That dress is super cute!

Rings are still on and still come off easily. Same with my first. I wore them to the hospital and had them on during L&D with no problems.

@lilteacherbee: It will be interesting to see if he looks like the baby in your dreams! 3 weeks to your EDD or c-section? So close either way!

@Mrs. J: My mom makes our Christmas stockings They are fabric with the names embroidered on.

@NeekieRose: Ahh single digits!

It's almost 5am and I've officially gotten ZERO minutes of sleep tonight. Came home after work and accidentally took a 2 hour nap, so of course I can't sleep now. I'm bored out of my mind. I have no clue how I will function at work today, but at least I leave at 1pm because I have 2 appointments.

@anbanan15: Well I'll know more after the appointments today, but 4 weeks until official due date and 3ish until possible c-section! And Christmas lights already?! I'm OBSESSED with Christmas....I have a countdown starting at 100 days every year (currently 62 days left ), but wow, that's early!! I love it though. It gives me the warm and fuzzies!

@lilteacherbee: I think it's early too, but I honestly thought about putting our tree up in a few weeks so I don't have to deal with it later

@MrsDragon: Oh, boo, sorry about the lame appointment! When's your EDD? Sometimes when you're waiting for baby to come, the waiting is made easier by making some fun plans to look forward to.