36.5 week and 37 week Appt

I need to catch up on the last couple of appointments that we have had. We had the 36 week appt on Friday 1/30 so I was a few days past 36 weeks. All looked good with the baby, heart rate was great, blood pressure was great and he was measuring fine. I also had the chance to have my first cervix check and they did the group B strep test. I was really looking forward to the cervix check to see if there was any progress (even though I know it does not mean much as to when labor will start). I thought the baby had 'dropped' as I no longer had heart burn and he had been sitting a lot lower. When the doctor did the check we found out that his head was still high and my cervix was long and closed - no sign of anything. I was definitely disappointed although I know 36 weeks is still too early for a baby to come, I was anxious for everything to get under way.

Our next appt was the following Tuesday 2/3 at exactly 37 weeks. The night before the appt I woke up suddenly and had to puke. It was so out of the blue. I was up half the night because I was afraid to fall back asleep in case I suddenly had to throw up again. I ended up staying home from work due to the combination of not sleeping and not feeling well. Andrew and I still made it to the appt and everything looked great again, great heart rate for the baby, good blood pressure for me and he was measuring right on target. When it came time to see what the cervix was doing I figured it would be the same as last time since it had only been 4 days. I was surprised again, his head was starting to engage and was low, I was 50-60% effaced and starting to dilate. I had been having more Braxton hicks contractions so I guess they were actually doing something.

In a couple of days I will be 38 weeks and I am more anxious than ever for the baby to get here. I am definitely tired of work and need a break. My motivation is so hard to keep up while I am there and my focus is lost. I am also so uncomfortable at night; I don't fit into most of my maternity clothes anymore as my belly is starting to hang out the bottom. I am having more and more contractions throughout the day and at night, and I just don't feel right, totally out of it sometimes. I know that I probably have 2-3 more weeks of pregnancy, but sometimes it is hard not to get your hopes up that my babies birthday could be any day now.