33 Week Doctor's Appointment

Today I had my 33 week doctor's appointment! I weighed in at 156 lbs. I was pretty happy about that especially since it was after Thanksgiving and our trip to the Candy Castle. The nurse got on to me a little and said I needed to eat more, but I think I am doing just fine. I am right on track with where I would like to be at the end. I measured 33 weeks which is right on schedule also. Jaxson's heart rate was 150 bpm. Everything looks normal and good so far which is always such a relief to hear. I go back on December 10th! Then my appointment after that one they will check me and do another ultrasound just to make sure that everything has developed properly and is ready for delivery I think I have about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks until that appointment. I am thinking it will be the Monday before Christmas depending on my doctor's schedule. Things are going by fast and smoothly. Only about a month and a half left until I get to hold my sweet baby boy!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a pregnant girl's dream! We ended up going to three different places and I ate until I literally could not eat anymore. I ate two plates at Jason's family, then went and ate two plates at my family's and then we went out and had dessert at my dad's extended family. Needless to say I made myself miserable, but I figured it's not every year that I am feeding for two on Thanksgiving, so I figured I better take advantage of it. I was really excited to wear my Thanksgiving shirt also. Everyone got a big kick out of it! Thanksgiving was a great day spent with both of our families!

32 Weeks (8 Months)

I am 32 weeks pregnant today or 8 months pregnant! I can't believe that in less then 7 weeks I might be getting induced. I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed about getting last minute things together before Jax arrives. I am having a hard time to get motivated to finish the last few things that need to be done. I am really wanting to wait until after Christmas to do anything else, but I am afraid that that may be too late. I weighed in today at 156. I go to the doctor on Monday, so we will see how well that holds up. I am sure after everything I ate for Thanksgiving and everything that I will continue to eat this weekend it won't be good. My belly is getting absolutely huge! Jason and Christian both keep making several comments about how big it is. It is so hard to bend over or squat down or even get up after sitting on the floor! I am getting less and less mobile. I have the hardest time putting my shoes on anymore. It is amazing how much energy it takes to get ready. I remember feeling this way with Christian also but I think I was more like 36 weeks instead of 32 weeks. I am still preferring to wear my regular jeans over my maternity ones which is working out nicely. I will say I am really looking forward to wearing regular clothes again. I hope it doesn't take me forever to loose my baby weight. The last week or so I have been getting really bad leg cramps at night which really sucks. It was bad enough being kept up by heartburn or having to pee and now I am adding leg cramps to the mix! I have also been really really tired at certain times of the day. I mean I feel just completely wiped out for no reason. It is an exhaustion I can't even describe. I never did really feel like this with Christian. I remember being tired different times, but not just totally exhausted. My mood swings are only getting worse and poor Jason is getting the worst of it. I get so mad so easily right now and I totally over react about things. Believe me I have a bad temper to start with, but this is just out of control. I seriously have no control over my feelings and emotions anymore. A wrong look can send me over the edge right now. I will be glad when I don't feel like I am on quite such an emotional roller coaster ride. My cravings this week have been mostly all the yummy food we had for Thanksgiving. The only other thing that has been sounding really good is Momma Roma's breadsticks. I think we will have to get some of those tomorrow night for supper! I think this pretty much wraps up this week. I will post back on Monday after my Doctor's appointment!

Another Dream

Last night I had a dream about getting checked for the first time. When Dr. L checked me I wasn't dilated which of course made me freak out completely because I already have my work schedule set for me being induced on the 12th. I know my luck with things and I probably will not go on this day. Nothing ever goes the way I plan it too. I have been getting really kind of nervous for the whole labor and delivery part. I feel like I was in such better shape when I was pregnant with Christian. I was working full time and I walked about 4 miles almost everyday! I only work about 10 to 15 hours a week now and I haven't walked at all this time, unless you count the times I've been shopping. I am really afraid that I won't have the endurance to get through it all. I know there is no way I can push for 2 hours like I did with Christian. I wonder what they do if I am just too tired to push. I am also worried about not getting an epidural right when I get there. I am worried about who I will be able to have in my room and who I want in the room and who I don't want in the room. I am worried that the people I really want to be there may not be able to be there for some reason. I am thinking that to avoid having people there that I am not comfortable with we will probably only call the ones that we want in the room. I am trying to keep things a little more relaxed this time. There were so many people waiting outside and in the room and I was wiped out after having Christian and then everyone wanted to come in right away and it was just too much. I hated having to tell the ones that waited out in the waiting room all that time that they couldn't come in, so it will just be easy to call the ones that we want there during the delivery and then call everyone else when we are ready for visitors. I also want Christian to be able to have some special time to meet Jaxson and I don't want the room to be filled with tons of family and friends where we can't enjoy that first moment of Christian meeting his little brother for the first time. I am sure non of this will go like I imagine it too, but it doesn't hurt to try and plan for it! I will say Alisann and Jason are a must in the delivery room and then next in line would be my Mom. After that I would like to have Becky, Jamie, and my Grandma Folz all in there with us also, but it may not work out that way with there schedules and the hospital rules. Jamie may be at work and Becky may not have a babysitter. I really do hope it all works out and everything goes smoothly and i don't run out of energy too soon! I hope I don't start puking and shaking like last time, because I didn't want anyone in the room then I only have 7 weeks and one day until they might induce me. It is going by fast I feel like!

Mood Swings

It seems like this whole pregnancy my mood swings are out of control! It has gotten really bad the last couple months and even worse in the last couple of weeks. It seems like at certain time everything and everyone will totally annoy me. I will go from being in the best mood ever and being totally happy to being in the worst mood and so mad and it will be over the stupidest things. I know with Christian I had some of this, but nothing like I am going through now. I hate not feeling like myself and being on a constant roller coaster with my moods all the time. I feel like I have no patience or tolerance for others right now no matter who they are. I will admit I am not the most patient laid back person anyways, so these mood swings are not helping matters. I find myself getting frustrated with Christian so much more and I really hate that. I have been trying to just take a time out and sit back and relax when I feel myself getting worked up over nothing, but it is so hard. I have a feeling I am not going to be the most fun person to be around at the Holidays. I am looking forward to them so much, but at the same time when any little thing changes or doesn't go how I have envisioned I don't think I am going to handle that too well. All I can say is that I am getting more and more ready to have Jax and I think Jason is too!

Shutterfly Christmas Cards

I decided to check Shutterfly's new promotion for bloggers on getting 50 Christmas cards free. I was a little skeptical about it at first, but all you have to do is tell about your experiences with Shutterfly or how you plan to use the card design and send your readers to a link with Shutterfly and post it on Facebook. I have been using Shutterfly for years to upload pictures to for saving. Shutterfly is one of the first places that I used to start making photo books. It so simple and easy to use and the quality is great for the price. I recently started using them for some photo cards. The first time I used them for a card was last Valentine's Day and I used them for our Valentine cards. I personally am not a fan of the photo paper cards. I have gotten spoiled with my sister being a photographer and ordering the cards with card stock. I ordered the 4x6 size in the card stock for the Valentine's Day cards and they turned out great! Alisann was even surprised at the quality of the card stock. I also used them again for Christian's birthday invitations this year. Alisann has been so busy and it takes so long to design a template from scratch that she suggested I try Shutterfly again. I found a really cute design and that is what I did. I once again was super pleased with how they turned out. I am planning on using my maternity pictures for my Christmas card this year and I originally was going to have Alisann do the cards, but I may be changing my mind and going through Shutterfly again. They have some really cute designs out this year and it might just be easier than trying to have Alisann do all that work! To check out some of the designs go here.

31 Weeks

I am 31 weeks pregnant today! I can't believe it is already Thursday again. I am going to use my weight from my doctor's appointment on Tuesday which was 154. My heart burn is getting really bad anytime I put something in my mouth I get it. The medicine helps some, but It is still so uncomfortable to deal with. I have still been craving my cinnamon dolce lattes from Starbucks, but I have been good about not getting one everyday. I am trying to only go once or twice a week now. It seems kind of weird not be carving one thing specific constantly like I did with Christian. I crave different things at different times. Sometimes I want light, fresh healthy foods, sometimes I want a good hot, heavy, home cooked foods and then other times I am dying for a big greasy cheeseburger from a fast food joint. I feel like I am all over the place with my cravings this time. I am supper excited and looking forward to Thanksgiving. I can't wait to have some of LeeAnn's Chicken and dumplings. I have been wanting these forever! I also can't wait for all the other awesome home-cooked food that we will have. My sleeping has been kind of sparatic. Some nights I sleep good and some nights I sleep awful. The last couple of nights my legs have been cramping and my back has been killing me. I have been laying on a heating pad some to help. I always have to end up getting up in the middle of the night to go pee and then sometimes it is so hard to get back to sleep after that. I really hate having to pee all the time. I don't remember having to go this much with Christian. It is getting really hard to find a comfortable position for laying and sitting. When i lay I feel like I am constantly having to switch sides to get comfortable and when I sit I can't hardly breath. I feel like I need to be stretched out a couple of inches to give me more more. I feel like everything is just so crammed in there now. It is getting really unbearable to bend over and pick things up. It sounds stupid, but it takes a lot out of me and it is getting uncomfortable. Jaxson's kicks and movements are super strong and are really starting to hurt. I swear he is bruising me internally and he never stops. I feel like I just have a thin layer of skin between me and him because I can feel his body parts so clearly. I remember being able to feel Christian, but not quite this well and not quite this early. I do know almost every night Christian had the hiccups and Jax has only had them twice so far. he had them one night awhile back and he had them again early this morning. Don't get me wrong I love feeling Jax move all the time and I will miss this when I am not pregnant anymore. I will say I am getting closer and closer to being ready to get him out though. I am really ready to not be pregnant anymore, but I am not quite ready to be a mommy of two. I still have some things to get ready before our little Jaxson arrives. I am really looking forward to Christmas with Christian this year and I really want to enjoy that time, but as soon as Christmas is over I will be more than ready to not be pregnant. I don't think I will ever be fully ready to be a mommy of two, just like I was never fully ready to be a mommy. That's why you just have to do it whether you are ready or not! I have done a good job these past couple of weeks trying to not be completely baby crazy. I think focusing on Christian's birthday helped calm me down and now that it is time to start thinking about Christmas that has helped a ton. I am getting really obsessed with Christmas stuff. There are several Cotton Color pottery things I want to purchase and I am still trying to justify getting them! I think I am about good on ornaments this year, except that I would like to find a cute one that says 'mommy to be' on it. I haven't found one that I am crazy about yet though. We are getting all of our decorations out this weekend and then probably finishing anything up that still needs to be done next weekend. I am thinking about buying new tree this year. I had planned on getting one last year after Christmas and I never found one that I liked. We really need a new one bad, so hopefully I find one that I like this year. I think we are going to take Christian tonight to go look at some. I would also like to get one for his room, since he is so excited about anything and everything that has to do with Christmas. I am looking forward to my maternity pictures. I am trying to wait until December 12th to do them. As long as I don't start to swell this will work perfect. I am excited to use these for our Christmas card also. We are going to do one pose with Christmas ribbon wrapped around my belly and I think that will look really cute! I'm also going to have her do one with a blue ribbon tied around my belly. Alisann has tons of super cute ideas for poses and I am so excited to do them. I just hope Christian cooperates with everything! Oh i have been forgetting to mention the fact that I can not see my toes any more it has been like this for several weeks now. I took a picture of me looking down and all you see is a belly. It's funny because Christian is always telling me he likes my big belly! When I look at the pictures I think man my belly sure is big and I still have two more months to go!

31 Week Doctor's Appointment

This morning I went for my 31 week check up. I weighed in at 154 which means I only gained 1 pound in the last two weeks. I was happy with that. Now hopefully I can stay with in a pound a week and things will be good! I measured 30 weeks today also, so still just a little small. I took Christian with me today since it was just a quick check up and he really liked listening to Jax's heartbeat. Jax's heart rate was 156. While Dr. Leinenbach was doing it he was kicking and moving all over the place and she could really feel him moving. She even said when she was done that I had a feisty one in there. My only small concern this time that I talked to her about was being able to feel him so clearly. I don't remember being able to feel so many body parts all the time when I was pregnant with Christian. I know towards the very end I could feel him what I thought was really good, but nothing like this and I'm only 31 weeks. I was starting to worry that maybe I didn't have enough amniotic fluid or something. She said that that wouldn't mean that I could feel him more and if I was leaking that I would definitely know it and that there would be other signs. She said some babies are just positioned differently than others and you can feel more of them and sometimes they are just a lot more active. She thought that there was nothing to worry about and that it was really good to be able to feel him so well and that he is so active. Maybe this is God's way of keeping me relaxed and not so worried since I had a miscarriage the last time. I do really enjoy feeling Jax move all the time, but sometime it makes me nervous at hoe hard he kicks and moves. I feel like he is seriously going to do internal damage or kick his way out! I go back to the doctor the Monday after Thanksgiving for another Check up. Then I will go back 2 weeks from then and then another 2 weeks from that and that is the one that they will start checking to see if I am dilated! It's crazy to think that I will have only 5 or 6 appointments left until I give birth! 5 appointments if they induce me and 6 if they let me go on my own! I am so anxious to see if I am dilated or not. Once they check and I am then they will set up everything for the induction. I am also looking forward to the last ultrasound. I think they will do this one when they check to see if I am dilated. They like to do this just to make sure that everything has developed and that their are no problems. I can't believe how fast these past two weeks went by. I know the rest of the weeks are going to fly by, because we are so busy every weekend with something and during the week goes by fast with work and playing with Christian. Jax will be here before we know it!

30 Weeks

I am 30 weeks pregnant today! I can't believe that I am 3/4 of the way done. Part of me is really excited and ready for this to be over with and part of me is a little sad. I will miss feeling Jax move all the time. I will also miss having him all to myself. I will miss the excitement and anticipation of waiting to see and hold my baby. I will miss my weekly Thursday morning posts on how I feel. I know I will definitely miss getting to sleep most of the night. Right now I get up to go pee once maybe twice in the night. Soon I will be up every other hour for half of the night to feed Jax. Thank goodness Jason takes the other half of the night. Either way it is still so hard in the beginning! I am so excited and a little nervous. I know how hard it is in the beginning and I am a little worried about all that. Especially since I still have Christian to take care of. I do worry that it is going to so hard to do both and give both of them the attention they need. I am so excited though, because I also know how wonderful having a new little baby is. I also know that the sleepless nights and no schedule is only temporary. I really do hope I do better this time around than I did with Christian. I remember feeling like I was going to die because I was so tired and exhausted and I just couldn't do anything or get anything done. I weighed in this morning at 153. I go to the doctor on Tuesday and will have a more accurate weigh in. My whole eating out thing has been doing a little better, but Jason and I went out on a date last week and then we had Christian's birthday yesterday. He wanted Donut Bank, McDonald's, and Pizza. That was obviously a bad day for me. Hopefully I can make it to my next doctors appointment with no more eating out. My swelling is doing really good so far. I really haven't had any to really worry about since the temperature has dropped. Hopefully this keeps up until the end. I can't see my feet at all anymore when I look down. I just see a big belly! Bending over is getting harder and harder for me. Remember with Christian towards the end it was agonizing trying to put on shoes and socks. I'm sure it will be the same way this time. I swear we have so much going on in the next 9 weeks that I think I am going to get to the hospital and feel like I am on vacation, because at least then I will have to lay down and rest. It is crazy how much stuff we have going on every week and weekend until I have Jax. My had is just spinning thinking about all of it. The good thing is that time will go by fast. I have still been wearing my regular jeans with my bella band. I love these new jeans I got. I can't wait to not be pregnant so that I can actually button them and wear them normal. I have even been wearing some of my long shirts that I got last year to wear with leggings. Of course I am not a bout to wear leggings with them now, because they look like regular shirts instead of long ones. Other than those few shirts I am wearing all maternity tops. Last night Jason and I were laying on the floor playing with Christian and Jason put his hand on my belly. Jaxson was going nuts as usual. Jason was so surprised at how strong he was kicking. He really wasn't even kicking around at his strongest. I am not one that likes to always be touched, especially when it comes to my belly, so Jason hasn't felt him move a whole lot. Then Jason started to just watch my stomach and it was moving around like crazy. Jason thought that was pretty neat. Later on last night after Christian was in bed. I had Jason feel where I think a foot or fist was. It is pretty neat being able to feel him so good now. I feel like it was later on before I could feel Christian this well. I also feel like my stomach is getting extremely hard and tight. Sometimes it feels like a rock and other time it feel normal. So far I haven't noticed any stretch marks, but I am beginning to wonder how I am going to make it another two months. I feel like he is running out of room and he still has so much more growing to do! I am getting excited for maternity pictures. We are going to try and wait until December now as long as I don't start to swell. I can't wait to do some of the fun poses that Alisann does. I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am to have Jaxson's newborn pictures done. Alisann is one of the best photographers I have seen when it comes to babies and kids. I am not just saying that because she is my sister either. Her pictures are truly amazing. I have been planing out how I want to rearrange everything as far as pictures go in my house also. My coffee craving has subsided a little. I still want it more than I would normally. My pasta craving is under control now also. I still have been wanting Hacienda and I have been craving some steak and broccoli. The craving isn't nearly as strong as it was when I was pregnant with Christian though. I do drink a ton of milk still. I haven't craved sweets nearly as much as I did with Christian. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving. I can't wait for all that good home cooked food. I think I am really going to like being pregnant at the Holidays this year. Well, I think this pretty much sums things up for this week. I will post back on Tuesday after my doctor's appointment. Oh, I almost forgot my heartburn is still really bad and it is with anything I eat. As long as I take Zantac it is bearable. I hate having to always take that though. This is one thing I will definitely not miss!

Cravings

I have notice some pretty intense cravings in the last week and they haven't gone away like I thought they would. I have been craving coffee drinks especially lattes from Starbuck's and pasta with a creamy type sauce. These are not the healthiest cravings to be having, so hopefully I will get over this soon. The Starbuck's craving will be getting pretty expensive also, so that's another reason to try and get over this. Jason and I have now been to Starbuck's three times this week and I have had shrimp fettucini alfredo three times this week. I am not necessarily craving alfredo I just want a cream type sauce. I think I need to look into a low fat or low cal type of creme sauce if this is going to keep up. I have been getting my lattes skinny and decaf so that helps. I think there is only about 100 calories in one of the those then. It is still not a good habit to start. A craving is a craving though, so we will see how horrible my will power is.

29 Weeks

I am 29 weeks pregnant today! I am using my weight from my doctor's appointment which was 153. I never heard anything from the doctor's office yesterday on my glucose test. They said if everything was fine then I wouldn't hear from them, so I am assuming that I am in the clear which is great! I don't have to worry about gestational diabetes! I have been feeling pretty good this week. I have been a little more tired in the evenings and the heartburn has been killing me. I have been trying to watch what I eat, but no matter what I eat I get it bad. It used to be just in the evenings or at night when I went to bed, now it is all day long. The medicine does help and i have found that drinking a glass of milk tends to help with the burn also. My stomach has started itching more this week. It never really did this with Christian which is weird, I would have thought that it would itch more from him since my skin had never been stretched like that before, but it never really did itch with him and I really notice it this time. I have bee keeping myself all greased down with body butters to help with it. I am also keeping myself greased up to try and prevent stretch marks. I managed to not get any with Christian and I am hoping to get out of this pregnancy without any also. My mom had 7 kids and doesn't have a single one, so hopefully I will be okay also. I will say I am starting feel like I am greasing down a big fat pig when I am layering all the body butters on! This week Christian looked at me and said,'That's a big belly mommy'. It was pretty funny. All my clients when they come in have been like 'oh my, you've really grown since I last saw you'. Of course then they will add that they think I look cute, and I know they are just being nice! I do feel like I am looking quite large, but not necessarily in the belly just everywhere else. These last 11 weeks is when the baby starts putting on all the weight, so that should help balance everything out better. I might be waiting another month to do my maternity pictures as long as I don't start to swell. If I don't start swelling then it will be better to wait until mid December, but if I start to swell we will need to do them soon, so far the only time I notice swelling is when I am on my feet a lot and the temperature raises outside. I think now that we are in November we should be past anything hotter than 70 and if we are lucky hopefully it will stay in the lower 60's until December. I have been busy getting things all squared away at work with my clients I think my last day will be the 10th and hopefully I won't have Jaxson until the 12th. It would be nice to have a day off to spend with Christian and to relax at home before delivering Jaxson. He will come when he wants to do though. I am sure it will be when I least expect it. That is how my life always ends up! I also spent yesterday budgeting out our money for the next couple of months, so we will have plenty saved back for our medical bills and while I am off work. I also started thinking about Christmas presents for all my nieces and nephews and our parents. I also planned out things I need to do and things I have going on for the next 10 weeks, so I don't forget anything. I think we have something going on every weekend now until Jaxson gets here. I have decided to give up on getting my photobooks finished before he arrives. I think it is way more important to get my house cleaned out and organized. I have already done a ton of this, but it will need more especially after the holidays and Christians birthday! I have the rest of my life to these photobooks and I only have a little bit of time left to spend with Christian and to get things ready for when Jaxson comes. I am so glad that we started on his nursery when we did. It is such a relief to not have to worry about all that with the holidays coming up. I also think I would rather spend my extra time keeping my blogs updated rather than the photobooks. I will say that I am trying to enjoy this time being pregnant, but I am getting really anxious to not be pregnant anymore. There are things that I do like about being pregnant, like feeling Jaxson move all the time, but then there are a lot of pains to it also. It is definitely a lot harder to enjoy pregnancy with a little one running around that needs to be kept up with. I feel like with Christian I was able to lay down and relax more and enjoy certain things about being pregnant. I remember just laying down on the couch after my morning walk with my mom and just feeling him move around and being excited and nervous for his arrival. I would sit at night in his nursery and just look around and rock in the rocking chair and try to imagine what it would be like to hold him and feed him. I loved his nursery and it was so calming and relaxing. I feel this same way with Jaxson, in fact I am probably more excited and less nervous since I know what to expect and I know how wonderful and amazing having a baby is. I just have a hard time finding time to just sit and relax and think about it all and really enjoy these moments. I have been taking more baths because that forces me to relax, but half the time Christian comes in and wants to sit in the bathroom with me and talk. That takes away from the relaxing part a little! I do love seeing Christian's excitement with everything and that has been a lot of fun! I still have been craving Hacienda. Maybe I will satisfy that in the next week or so. I am trying really hard to not eat out the next couple of weeks. I am doing okay with it. I did take Christian to Pizza Hut to play and we got the buffet! I also had to make a quick stop on morning through McDonald's because Christian and I both were starving. I am going to see if I can make it to my next doctor's appointment with out going out to eat or getting fast food. It will be really hard, but I am going to try it. Jaxson is still moving around like crazy, but I will say the last couple of days he has been a little more gentle and not quite so hard. This is a nice change, because before it felt like he was beating me to death constantly and now it feels more like it did when I was pregnant with Christian. I'm sure he is just taking a little break and will be back at it strong and hard! I think I will be spending the rest of this week getting ready for Christian's birthday party and his actual birthday!

29 Week Doctor's Appointment

This morning I went in for my 29 week check up and for my glucose test. I drank the orange drink this morning. I think it tastes just like Sunkist, so it didn't bother me a bit! They will call on Wednesday if there is a problem otherwise I will talk to them at my next appointment which will be in two weeks. I weighed in at 153 today. It's really what I should weigh, but I was hoping for only a 1 or 2 pound gain and I gained 3 in three weeks. They said I am supposed to be gaining a pound a week now. If I stick to that I should be only about 2 pounds more than I was when I deliver Christian. Hopefully that will be right, but I have a feeling the Holidays will get me! I measured today at 28. My doctor said that was right on track, but I am thinking it might be a little small since I will be 29 weeks on Thursday. Jaxson's heart rate was 156 bpm and it was really loud and strong sounding today. She could have just had her thing turned up more or something. She asked how his movements were and I told her that I was worried that he was never going to sleep when he came out because he moves all the time. She laughed and said that maybe he was just getting it all out now and that it was good that his movements were strong and regular. I asked her when she would start checking me and she said probably the week of Christmas, which is what I had figured. I also talked to her about moving my induction date to the 12th instead of the 13th. She said that actually worked out good for her and she said it didn't matter what hospital I delivered at to her. Either one is fine especially if it is on a Wednesday because she travels back and fourth between both on that day. I was hoping that would be the case because I really wanted to go to The Women's Hospital again. I just had such a great experience with Christian there and I have several clients that work there, so it is nice to know some familiar people. The plan is that as long as I am dilated we will induce on the 12th then. She seemed to feel pretty confident that it would work out that way to. I definitely don't want to go any earlier than that and I hope I don't end up having to go any later. I also asked her about traveling close to my due date and the holidays. She thought it was kind of funny that I thought I might not get to travel a few hours away. She said there would be no harm or risk in traveling even after I have dilated. She said she has clients that live in Indy and drive down to here to have babies and appointments. I even asked her about long distance traveling and she said there is no risk to me or the baby, but if I wanted to travel out of the country or a far distance away then she would have to make a copy of my prenatal records for me to have with me just in case I wouldn't make it back in time. She said the only risk involved would be being delivered by a different doctor, but that could even happen if here locally also. She also said that even if my water broke and I was a few hours away I would have plenty of time to make it back here in time. All this was a relief to hear. I figured she would say that but it is always nice to a doctor's confirmation on things. Now I don't have to stress about us going on some trips together before Jaxson gets here. I guess now I just have to find the time to take the trips now! That all pretty much sums up my appointment. It was nice to get to clear some things up and ask a few questions. As long as everything goes well with my glucose I won't go back for two more weeks. This is when things start to go fast, now that I am going all the time!