34 Weeks... Yay!

34 weeks.. and Ellie looks pissed, lol

I haven't blogged in awhile but not that much has happened... which is good!
Last Tuesday I had my weekly doctor's appointment.  I was 10% effaced and dilated barely a pinky finger tip.  The doctor was not concerned so I'm not either.
I had an ultrasound on Tuesday.  Ramey is weighing 5 lbs and 4 oz!  My cervix is measuring 2.9.  I asked the ultrasound lady if the cervix can grow from the progesterone shots and she said no.  It only slows down the cervix from shrinking.  So we think that the 3.3 measurement was probably the one that was not very accurate.  She said it is hard to measure and it depends on who is measuring it and how they see it.  But the good news is that is barely under 3. where they want it, and it hasn't gotten shorter than 2.8 which was my measurement a month ago when they started to worry.  So the shots are working and my continued contractions aren't changing my cervix much if it is changing.
Then yesterday, I saw the doctor and she was happy with the 2.9.  I probably won't even have another ultrasound because I have been having them every 2 weeks and that would put me at 36 weeks, which is almost full term.  Also, I probably won't have another fetal fibronectin either because the next time I would need it is next week and that is 35 weeks.  The doctor said at this point we wouldn't do anything different if it came back positive anyways.  So that is exciting!  She said we would stop all of the medicine (procardia every 4 hours- which is fun because I have to set an alarm to wake up at 2:30am and 6:30am to take it) and no more painful progesterone shots in my booty!  Harry feels so bad doing them because the needle is like an inch and a half long and blunt because the medicine is so thick.  I have been sitting on an ice pack before the shot which helps, thanks for the recommendation ladies, but it still hurts.  So the end is coming close and I think I could actually make it full term!  Keep your fingers crossed and praying!

In other bed rest news, my mom thought it would be a good idea to get a shower chair.  I contract when I stand up and especially when I'm standing in the shower, so my dad got me a shower chair.  I feel like such and old woman, but it has been really helpful and I don't dread and get scared to take showers anymore.  But once I am an 80 year old woman I will already have my shower chair and won't need to buy a new one, lol.

My sweet hubby commented the other week, while I was laying in labor and delivery- such good timing on his part, how horrible my toe nails looked.  I had luckily gotten a pedicure the weekend before I was put on bed rest.  Well that was 8 weeks ago... so they were looking pretty rough.  So he said he would paint them!  He was not happy I took a picture, but here is proof of what a fabulous husband I have!!!

My amazing Mom, Dad, and Harry went up to school on a Saturday and then again on Memorial Day and cleaned out my classroom.  It was quite the task!  They had to get a Uhaul and we now have a storage unit!  Since about 3/4 of my classroom is my stuff and about 1/4 belongs to the school, it was a pretty big job!  Mom would call me and describe something and I would tell her if it belonged to me or the school.  Sometimes I would have no clue what she was describing so she would put all of that on a table and take a picture and send it to me and then we would go over it that way.  It was so stressful that I started having more contractions, not fun!  But we got it done.    And it didn't help that a sub was in my room for 7 weeks and I don't know where she put some things or where some of my curriculum was because she didn't know where it came from in the first place.  I am just glad it is done and I turned my keys in.  For those of you that don't know, I am staying home with Ramey.  As of right now, I am on extended leave of absence, which means I can go back to Deer Creek next school year.  I would like to stay home longer but we aren't sure how long I can stay home because of all of Harry's wonderful student loans.  We are hoping I can be home for years, but it is nice to know that I can go back next year if I need to and won't have to re-interview and all of that stuff.
Here is a picture of just my closet to give you a little idea of all of the stuff I have and how messy it got throughout the year!!! But I knew where everything in there was!

Ramey's room is coming together nicely.  I went in there the other day and laid down on the floor with a pillow while Mom organized.  I think everything is where I want it.  Mom has washed and folder or hung up all of his precious little clothes too!  I am a pretty OCD person when it comes to organization, so it wasn't the easiest job for Mom because I had an idea of how I wanted everything.  I ordered some amazing pictures for his room and Mom and Dad went to Hobby Lobby and got some frames and mattes for them (which also wasn't an easy job because they wanted to make sure it was exactly what I wanted).  So they would find a frame and send me a picture and the same with the mattes.  But all of that hard work paid off because they look AMAZING!!!! I will post pictures once his room is done!

I always had a plan to have cleaners come before the baby was here to do a really good cleaning to the house and then a couple times after the baby was here so I didn't have to worry about it.  Well I got an amazing Groupon for 3 2-hour house cleaning and thought that would be perfect.  I went to call last week and all of their numbers were no longer working and their website was no longer a website!  I was thinking "seriously!!! Another Groupon disappointment!!!!" but I emailed them and was refunded the full amount.  Then I just asked for recommendations from my wonderful friends on fb!  Thanks everyone who send me names and numbers!  So yesterday, a team of 3 ladies came over and cleaned my house from top to bottom for 4 hours for $100! I think it was totally worth it!  They cleaned everything including but not limited too (lol): under the stove top (which I didn't even know it could do!), blinds, windows, all cushions off the couch, top of fridge, emptied the trash, made the bed, doors, base boards, and of course all of the normal stuff cleaning companies do!  I was so excited and happy that they came!

Sunday, I have a baby shower!  I'm so excited!  It was going to be at one of my best friend's house, thanks Kali, but we decided to move it to my house so I don't have to get out and can really lounge.  We also thought it would be a good idea for a come and go shower so it will be really low key.  I can't wait!!!

I hope you all have a fabulous week!
Meredith