Christmas and 36/37 weeks

It was really a weird Christmas this year. I think I finally realized that Christmas is just not as much fun as when I was a kid and that made me sad. I was excited to spend time with family and I fully appreciate the reason we celebrate the holiday. But, Christmas just didn’t have the same level of anticipation this year. I just think I am already more excited about Christmas next year than I was for this year’s because we will have Aubrey to share it with then. Even though it won’t mean much to her at that age, but just knowing that she’ll get to experience it is so exciting for me. I remember blogging that I hoped last Christmas would be mine and Todd’s last as non-parents, but knowing this was it this year made me so jealous of those who did share Christmas with their children.

With the Christmas holiday, my 36-week visit got bumped out a few days and combined with my 37-week visit. Everything looks good. Aubrey was very active during the NST, but as usual, did not want to stay still for the CMA to find her heartbeat. So, I ended up holding the doppler band because that’s the only way we could keep her heartbeat in the range for the doppler to hear it. Everything checked out great so now it’s just a waiting game. Dr. Little scheduled us for a biophysical profile next visit, which means we get another ultrasound, so I am pretty excited about that. The BPP includes a NST as well as an ultrasound where they will check her movement, muscle tone, heartbeat, breathing, and amniotic fluid. This is another bonus of being considered high-risk. I am kind of frustrated that Dr. Little didn’t explain all of that to me, she just said it was just to look at the growth. Todd was curious about why we would have an ultrasound this late in the game if everything looks ok and Mom said one of the doctor’s she works with said she’d only do one if I was measuring behind, which I’m not. So, I was thinking about it last night and I remembered the person scheduling my appointment said BPP so I did some research and that’s when I found out what it meant. Not a huge deal really, but I hate not knowing exactly what’s going on. It will be nice to see her one more time and to make sure she’s in the right position for birth. I won’t argue if she decides not to wait on this test and goes ahead and makes her appearance, but if she doesn’t, it will be a fun way to pass the time.