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Introducing Samuel Tyler Bills Born November 21, 2013 at 7:52 a.m. 7lbs 11oz 19 3/4 inches long

38 weeks 3 days, to be exact. Time for my regular Wednesday post-doctor appointment update! Got up today, got ready, looked at myself in the mirror, and as usual, belly is still way way way up high. Every day, I hope that I'll look in the mirror and find that hedgehog has dropped, but today is not that day. Headed off to my appointment this morning, knowing that today was going to be another internal check, like two weeks ago. I suppose that I was feeling a little anxious about it, but nothing serious. My legs were also really puffy this morning, so I suppose I was anxious about that, too. Either way, despite feeling calm and happy that my weight has stabilized (one pound up over last week, but exactly the same weight as the week before that), when they took my blood pressure, it first came back as something crazy, like 150/90. Eep. The nurse took it twice in a row, but both readings were high, so we decided to try again at the end of the appointment, just to see if it was anxi...

Just a quick update from last Wednesday's 37 week appointment. Nothing much to report. After two big weight gains in a row prior to last week's appointment, my weight held steady from 36 to 37 weeks. That was nice. Hopefully it means some of the crazy water weight and swelling are slowing down. Blood pressure is fine - holding steady at my usual pre-pregnancy levels. Baby is still head down, but definitely not dropped yet, heartbeat is 140, belly is measuring on target. My group B strep test came back negative, so that's good. And that's about it. My next appointment is this Wednesday, and the plan is to re-check me for any progress. I am not feeling convinced that there's going to be much of a change from two weeks ago when we last did that. I haven't been feeling any contractions that I know of. Occasional moments of soreness under my belly, and very occasional cramping, but everything that you read about pre-labor contractions talks about a noticeable tig...