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The final countdown has begun! We had our 36 week appointment on Monday, and we'll have an appointment once a week from here on out to monitor my progress. It was a very exciting, yet nerve-racking, appointment. It started out as normal - weight, blood pressure, baby's heart rate, etc. I could tell by the way my doctor left the doppler on my stomach for an extended period of time that something wasn't quite right. I was lying flat on my back (which isn't very comfortable these days) and wanted desperately to see Bobby's face to see if he was as worried as I was. But no such luck, I couldn't see his face over my belly. When the doctor finally removed the doppler, she said Avery's heart rate had peaked, but did go back down. She thought she had caught her mid-movement, but wanted to have a Non-Stress Test done to be completely safe. She proceeded to measure my belly with the tape measure, and for the first time during my entire pregnancy, I am measuring small. I know, can you believe it? More cause for concern. The doctor has scheduled an ultrasound before my appointment next Wednesday. She seems to believe everything is perfectly fine, but it's always better to err on the side of caution. On a much more exciting note, I am already 2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. Now, I am fully aware that I can walk around like this for another 6 weeks, but a girl can dream. Praying the progression continues and I'm not still at 2 cm come mid-May. After my doctor finished our appointment, I was hooked up to the monitors to measure Avery's heart rate. Everything was perfectly normal; she was just super active - must've been the chocolate milk I had with breakfast :)
We have also finished the nursery! I will be posting pictures of that very soon.
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