37 weeks and counting down..........

Hello everybody, so we are now 37 weeks and all is well babe is doing great my BP is good and even though I have gained another pound to be at a staggering 201lbs. we are healthy and I am happy for that the weight gain is for a reason. IM got to come to this visit she is back in town after being away for 3 months. I am happy that she got to speak to the Dr. personally as he finally put some irrational talsk to rest. Talks along the lins of early induction because I am now 37 weeks and she is sooo ready to have little girl here.

We get that she is anxious but we are really not ordering A Christmas ham/turkey here this is a little being and to bring her early for trivial reasons just wont be done. We are getting there slowly but we are getting there. i know this is her first I know that I have done this many times before so I am seeing it at a different angle than she is, but babe is connected to me and I will not put the both of us in jeporady for no valid reason. Other than that we are good. I have two more belly shots to post for you all. Bear with me I will get there soon

35 weeks and counting.........

So here I am 35 weeks, and the count down is on at my last appointment this week, I am now a whooping 199lbs. and my BP is great 110/86 which I am so thankful for the Ultrasound tech has already remarked on her being at 5 1/2 lbs. at 34 weeks.
So at the doctor's visit I started my physical cervix checks and was shocked that after my C-section was scheduled. It was weird for me was that even though he never said I was dilated any he did go ahead to make sure the room and OR was secured for me also my due date is now December 30th it got pushed back one day, it seems they don't do surgeries on Sundays this is my assumption.

I relayed the news for IM who wasn't to keen that she has to wait another day I am trying not to be offended by it after all this isn't a birthday cake we are ordering. We did have a slight disagreement last month, because she was dead set on having the baby for Christmas and was even hinting towards an induction and it took the Dr. and the agency to tell her differently which led to a not contact period which we have had a lot of during this journey. And while it doesn't bother me immensely, it does sadden me I was looking for so much more contact with this journey. And I believed the words that were spoken I got that she would have been a little stand-offish in the early stages and then warmed up later on that didn't happen and there is nothing to be done but get ready for D-Day (delivery day) and move on to the next chapter.

After all this is as far as I am to go, no further does it hurt no sting maybe but when your motives and heart are clear as to why you became a surrogate in the first place, it's that much easier to move to the next step. My goal was to help a couple become parents, to assist  them in bridging that gap to make their life complete. As Madea says People come into our lives for a season..

Will post a new baby bump pic next week wouldn't you know I lost my photos when I fried my cell and was not able to retrieve them

34 weeks and counting.......

Here we are at the 34 week march and I am hanging on it seems that I have reverted back to my 1st trimester with foods upsetting my stomach, chronic tiredness and killer heartburn. IP's are still out of the country and are due back for Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see them both.

We did a 3D-4D ultrasound with little munchkin and she is so sweet and plump. She weighs 5 1/2 pounds and is doing well.  Sorry this is so short but sleep is calling

New Photo November 2013-32 weeks

This is my 32 week baby bump shot.

Baby Bump Pics taken over the weekend, October 20-26 2013

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Third Trimester-the home stretch

Hello everyone we are now in the home stretch and it's unbelievable how fast time has flown by and yet it still seems like yesterday. So far , so good only bad thing was I had to be admitted to the hospital for food posioning last Thursday morning. It was for a few hours but scary nonetheless. I was dehydrated and felt like I went 12 rounds in a heavy weight boxing match. I couldn't get no relief and had no choice but to have hubby call the EMT's. It was hard to breathe and just the touch of the nurses felt like a maul.

Well after a full bag of IV fluids, and an ultrasound to see how munchkin was doing and to check the levels of my amniotic fluid and to see if my cervix was closed I was sent home to take it easy for the rest of the week. My hubby reached out to my co-ordinator and my agency owner. We told IP's who are out of the country until November 30th. I was just happy that the little one was doing well despite my episode.

Updates- Second Trimester

I am getting terrible at updating but my tablet makes me cringe when it comes to this lol, We had a barrage of tests for little munchkin, Along with me regular OBGYN visits and my MFM visits we were recommended to have a Fetal Echocardigram - why? because she is an active baby and does'nt keep still, they wanted better pictures of her heart. Well we got it and not only are there four perfect chambers but there is also the strongest heartbeat ever. We saw her sucking her thumb and were able to take a picture of it which I sent to my IP's. IM could'nt make it but hubby took the day off to come to the visit and it was great. I worry alot about her in between visits and am estactic when I hear her HB and see her on the US machine it eases my mind for IM who has come so far and has really come out of her shell and who released a lot of the tension and worry she was carrying around. I am coming to the end of My Second Trimester and moving so quickly into the Third I can't believe that last year we were transfering and expierenced a miscarriage and now day by day we are getting closer to bringing munchkin into this world. God moves mountains