Baby Scholen became full term on Friday. Woo hoo! The crazy thing is that we started thinking I was going into labor on Thursday night. I started having some serious contractions and then they became crampy and I couldn't get them to stop no matter what I did. I tried to rest on my left side and they became worse! I was in contact with my doula who told me to get into the tub to see if they would slow down then and, sure enough, they slowed down and then stopped. I can see why everyone raves about getting into the birthing tub when delivering naturally. It really does slow things down and relaxes you. I haven't had any intense contractions like that since, but I am definitely having lighter ones here and there. My body is getting geared up!
On a symptom note... I woke up a couple of weeks ago in the middle of a dream and shot out of bed so fast because I was choking and gagging and couldn't breathe! I had no idea what it was, but scared my poor hubby out of his mind. It really freaked me out since I was so dead asleep a second beforehand. Anyway, I looked it up on Dr. Google and found out that I had just experienced reflux/heartburn to the point that it came up past my throat, giving me the gagging feeling. I have never had heartburn or reflux before, so this is a new thing for me. I haven't had anymore of those episodes, thankfully, but I have been experiencing some heartburn in the evenings occasionally.
I am also experiencing a lot of low pelvic pressure and pain in my lower back and rear end. It cracks me up when I can literally feel baby girl squirming or kicking or something in my bottom! So happy she is head down! Dig in, little girl!!
I was so thrilled that we weren't going into labor yet last Thursday because I really wanted the weekend to get some of the last things on my list done. Jeff drove up to Greenville, SC to pick up some furniture I wanted to add to the girls' room. I had found Sadie's furniture on Craigslist last year and wanted to match it for Keller since she was now in the room with Sadie. I have been scouring CL for months and could not find all the pieces I wanted here in Atlanta. So, I finally found everything I wanted in South Carolina. Hated that we had to drive 2 1/2 hours to get the stuff, but HEY!, you do what you gotta do!! And I LOVE this furniture line!! It is solid wood and is a cream colored, antiqued and distressed. We had a trundle, long dresser, and nightstand for Sadie and just added a headboard, nightstand, and tall dresser for Keller. So thrilled I got this done before the baby came! Pictures to follow once I get Keller's letters painted for her name on the wall (almost there!).
I finally finished Baby girl's room last week! And, since I promised pictures, I guess I will have to let you in on her name now.... Brielle! Here are the pictures of her room.
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| Still need to add the changing pad, but will do that after she comes. Keller is still using it some! |
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| A friend of mine's sister painted this for us when Keller was born. I added some pink to it to make it a little more girly! |
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| I had a pillow made, but made the drapes myself. |
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| I painted the letters and then added the wall decals. I love how it turned out. |
We can't wait to meet baby Brielle!!!
