35-36 Weeks Pregnant and Update

Hello family and friends I hit 35 weeks on Monday and will be 36 Weeks on Wednesday May 5,2010 I cannot wait for that because I know I am getting close. I have 6 out of the 9 regular signs of labor:

Emotional Signs which is Nesting
Diarrhea (I know you didn't want to know that)
Engagement (when the baby drops)
Pelvic Floor Pressure (Which is totally PAINFUL)
Discharge (again you didn't need to know that but oh well)
Early Contractions or Braxton Hicks

The other signs are:

Membranes Rupturing (Water breaking)
Regular or steady contractions
Softening of the Cervix or Dilation

Reagan is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Reagan swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement.

At the end of this week, Reagan will be considered full-term Hallelujah. (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks; babies born before 37 weeks are pre-term and those born after 42 are post-term.) She's in a head-down position which won't matter in my case, because I am having a C-section. At the beginning of this week, I went into the doctor for Braxton Hicks contractions (which is false labor) I again felt so stupid because I should know what the real one's feel like but of course with me those stupid things feel real!

We also got a call from the Audiologist for Rilee and found out that we will be getting her Hearing Aid for the left ear on the 6th of May and we cannot believe that Rilee will be able to hear a little bit for now until we get her, her cochlear implant. At least she will be able to tell us that we love her and no haha. As I observe Rilee, she truly acts like a regular 2 year old she just doesn't talk! We will also be going up on the 3rd of June (1 week after Reagan's scheduled due date) to Portland to do the Cochlear Implant Consultation! This weight has been lifted off of our shoulders and we are so happy we see a light at the end of the tunnel!

We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers and we will keep you all posted soon. Love you all!!!

The Allen's