30 weeks

it's always exciting for me when my OB appointments start coming every 2 weeks. this time it makes me a little sad because i know this is the last time i'll do this, but also excited that the arrival of baby girl is getting closer. i'm so anxious to see what she will look like and how her brothers will adore her. as her room starts coming together, it makes it all the more real...pink, flowers, hair bows, etc. :) anyway, i'm now measuring 3 weeks ahead which is a little concerning, but not a huge worry. dr. j will do an ultrasound at 36 weeks to measure the baby so we can get a better idea of how soon she should come. if i continue to measure that much ahead, she may do the ultrasound sooner just to make sure fluid levels are okay. i've never had a high fluid level problem, so my guess is that the baby is just BIG. my blood pressure continues to be a little high, but not high enough to get excited about (130's/high 70's). dr. j felt sorry for my VERY itchy, horrible looking belly so she gave me some atarax to try to help at night. i've not slept more than 2 hours at a time since i've been pregnant due to the frequent bathroom trips, so waking up to itch isn't that big of a deal but it would be nice not to wake up to a bleeding belly! otherwise, things are good. like i said, getting her room ready has been so fun. i've got some little things to do here and there, but it's all coming together. jerry painted her room for me which was so nice and turned out so cute! i'll post pictures once i have it all done. baby girl continues to be more active, although the little movements here have turned into jabs, rolls, and big kicks! she clearly has awake/sleep times and i love it :)
oh, and let's talk names...so here are the "winners" for the polls...macy, ansley, and mallory. Second place was really not that far behind though...hadley, julia, and audra. although it was fun to see what everyone thought, i think we may have come up with a new one that we both love :) of course, we still have time to change our minds and once we see her we may even change it again...who knows! we'll see soon enough :)