We went to a check up with my OB, which was, as always, uneventful. An example of our conversation:
Doc: So how are you feeling?
Sara: Just fine. I feel very pregnant.
Doc: Baby moving?
Sara: Oh yes.
Doc: Well, your blood pressure looks great. Weight gain looks good. Any contractions?
Sara: Just the Braxton Hicks ones, but nothing of any big note.
Doc: Good. Okay, we'll see you in another 2 weeks!
It's so boring compared to Sophia's pregnancy. By this point, I was going through my extreme swelling and revisiting morning sickness for the last month. I'm tired, slow, and I waddle everywhere, but other than that, I'm invincible! It's great! This kid feels so much bigger than Sophia did though. Maybe not bigger - just longer. Literally, I feel the kid in my right side rib cage AND buried in my left hip. It's crazy. So, we are going in for an ultrasound for our next appointment on the 16th in order to check the size of the baby. I'll be 36 weeks then, and the doctor said they can estimate the size of the baby +/- about a pound. So, if they estimate that the baby is already big (or on the road to getting big) at 36 weeks, they will most likely schedule a repeat c-section. My doctor doesn't like to induce VBAC deliveries, so the option of being induced early isn't there. I'm still up in the air as to whether I prefer a normal delivery or c-section. A c-section is scheduled, and I know what to expect. A normal delivery is, well, normal. And I have to WAIT, and then go through a whole big process of, well, giving birth. I don't even know what a real contraction feels like. Anyway. We'll see what happens. This kid can come anytime. I'm totally ready mentally. I still have lots of baby clothes to wash though.
After we all visited my OB, we took our packed lunches and went to the Indianapolis Zoo for the afternoon. Every first Tuesday of the month, admission to the zoo is half price. BINGO! We sat in the grass and ate our packed lunches and then headed into the zoo. It was SO HOT. Oh my gosh. Like, kick you in the face, wipe you out hot. I kept pouring water over Sophia's head all afternoon. We discovered that she loved the entire Oceans exhibit, especially the aquarium with all the fish. We propped her up on the edge of the window, and she just kept squeeling and saying, "Oh, FISH!" every time a fish swam by. She also liked trying to pet the dogfish sharks in the open tank exhibit. We went through everything else in the zoo, and the only thing that came close to the fish was the giraffe and the dolphin show. We all packed on the little train ride and took a trip around the zoo in the middle of a rain deluge. Ah. The temperture dropped and we soaked in the breeze on the covered train cars. It was great timing. All in all, it was a good day, and we all came home tired, sweaty, and very happy.
Brett and I tackled several projects while he was home. We refinished two dressers for our bedroom and put new handles on them. They look pretty darn good. Someday, I'll actually get our clothes in them. Everything is still packed away in the closet. Brett did some major work on the master bathroom too. He painted the whole thing, put up a new shower head, installed a new light fixture, put new handles and hinges on the cabinets, reinstalled the medicine cabinet, put up new towel racks, and replaced the toilet seat. It looks SO much better. I painted the shower curtain rod, which he put up a few days ago, and we stocked the cabinets just a few days ago. Now, we actually use our bathroom. It's SO NICE! I need to find some things to put on the walls, but other than that, we are done with the bath.
Here are some pictures from our trip to the zoo:
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