Almost there!

Forgive the pajamas and no smiling..still paranoid about my Bell's palsy and it's about 5 hours before I turn 39 weeks.  Wanted to get it in before it was too late!

How far along? 38 WEEKS! Baby month!
Stretch marks? Still nothing on belly! WOOO!
Sleep: I toss and turn a lot of the night because I get restless hips.  It's hard for me to get comfortable and when I do, I feel like that's when I have to get up to pee!
Best moment this week? GETTING MY CAST OFF! Oh, and setting Everleigh's birthday! :) I had weekly appointment on Tuesday and the doc checked me...still not dilated.  Doc left it up to Ryan and I as to whether if I were to be induced next week (39 weeks) or risk waiting longer and just hoping I can birth a huge head.  I was undecided for a couple of days, but after I pushed up my ortho appointment for my arm follow up and the surgeon told me that I could get my cast off, I decided to move forward with the induction!  Being induced scares me, but a 97th percentile head scares me more. Another great moment this week?  Ryan coming home from work one day with the sweetest card EVER and Pandora charms.  He got me a MOM charm and a mama and baby penguin charm. :)  He did it because it's been a rough couple of months and wanted to remind me he loved me and wished he could do more to fix things.  I've said this before, but I found a keeper.  I love that he does things like that...they mean the world to me.
Miss anything? Ribs hurt, back hurts, I feel so much pressure between my legs, I get hot flashes, I'm constantly thirsty, even my maternity clothes hardly fit anymore and my Bell's palsy hasn't gone away yet.  So yes, I miss feeling like a normal human being again!
Movement? She has run out of room in there.  I feel her hands moving a lot and she definitely rolls and kicks! Baby girl is most active from about 8-10 at night for whatever reason.
Food Cravings? Chocolate milk and cereal!  The past couple of mornings, the first thing I do is go downstairs to pour a huge glass of milk and chug it.  I guess my body is screaming for calcium trying to heal my broken bones and fatten up the baby!
Anything making you queasy or sick? The thought of being induced and not knowing how the birth is going to go definitely gives me some anxiety, but nothing sick or queasy.  Just excited to meet her so soon!
Labor signs? Definitely having more contractions but nothing that hurts.  I think she's dropped more but that's about it.  My mother in law came up this week and she's being doing pressure points on me to try and help jump start labor!
Happy or moody most of the time? Hit or miss...depends on the hour ;)
Looking forward to? Her big day! I've pictured in my mind for so long now what she's going to look like and what her personality will be like. I'm going to be so in love when we can finally meet face to face!  I'm also pretty sure Ryan is going to be about 1000 times sexier after I see him hold her for the first time. <3 p="">

One Month

Only 19 days or so to go before we get to meet baby girl, but my one month title refers to it being exactly one month since one of the worst nights of my life happened.

I know I'll never forget falling onto the road and the way my belly hit my pavement and feeling immediately paralyzed.  I won't ever forget screaming bloody murder for Ryan to get outside as fast as he could.  I won't forget the relief I felt when I could feel Everleigh moving around in my belly while we were stuck in traffic on 95 going to the hospital.  As we sat in traffic, practically laughing at the irony of being stuck in traffic after what just happened.  I told Ryan on the way there that I really hoped that we would get to the ER, they would say I sprained my arm and that an Ace bandage would fix me straight.  I was so worried about baby girl that I had no idea my arm was so bad and that it would result in surgery.

So, what I have I learned in the last month?  I've learned Ryan and I had to depend on each other more than we ever have before, and that no spouse should have to bathe their significant other until the age of 80.  I also had no idea Ryan would so quickly take over the duties of grocery shopping and cooking dinners every night so quickly.  He's made every meal since 12/27 and I couldn't be happier I picked him as my life partner, even with his grumpy mumbles from time to time.

I've learned you can't complain about things that you can control, but it's also okay to throw yourself a pity party every now and then.  If I didn't say that I had a few times where I just completely broke down in the shower than I would be lying.  I'm pretty sure if I wasn't pregnant, I would still really struggle with the frustrations of not being able to do things for myself.

I've learned that life throws things your way and that you have to look at the positives because your attitude 100% controls your life.

I've learned that not everyone is always nice and caring, and that being pregnant with a broken arm doesn't give you entitlement to someone caring about you and checking in on you, particularly the person that caused the fiasco in the first place.  I have learned, also, that the people you surround yourself with can often provide more support, love, and sympathy than you could ever imagine.  I'm so grateful for that.

I've learned that just when I think my belly can't get any bigger or feel any heavier, it does.

I also learned that just when you think life can't throw you anymore curve balls, it does.

A few days ago, I noticed my tongue felt weird and I couldn't really taste normally.  I did a quick google search and read something about baby's weight can put pressure on nerves causing weird things to happen.  A couple of days later, my lips felt weird and I noticed I didn't have control over them also.  Sunday night I researched it more and came across something called Bell's Palsy, which occurs a lot in pregnant women.

At my weekly appt yesterday (Monday), I told my doctor my concerns and he had me do certain movements with my face and blink, etc.  He confirmed there was definitely something wrong and gave me a prescription for steroids to help with the nerves.  He knows I've had so many blows that by the end of the appointment he gave me a hug and put my shoes and socks back on for me.  He also called me today just to see how I was doing.  I love, love my doctor!

I have all of these symptoms to give you an idea of what I'm going through.  The drooling is pretty minimal, but it's just hard to drink and eat without losing some of my drink. etc.

It sucks.  Nothing about this third trimester has been pleasant, but I'm dealing with it.  I want to hibernate until Everleigh is here, my arm is better and this Bell's Palsy goes away.  I can't, so I'll just pray for a healthy delivery with my cast and keep hope in that these steroids will make this crazy weird disorder disappear.

Now that I've gotten all of THAT out of the way, let me get to my weekly pic & survey. :)  The doc did check me again yesterday and she's dropped, but still not even 1cm dilated.  Ugh!

No more smily pics with my right side droopy face.  This will have to do!

How far along? 37 WEEKS!
Stretch marks? Nothing on belly still! Hallelujah!
Sleep: Good nights and bad nights,  After the doc appt Monday, I had a bad night last night.
Best moment this week? The hospital tour we had tonight.  The hospital and so nice and being in the labor and delivery room made me so excited.  I was surprised since seeing huge spotlights on a ceiling and a bed with stirrups should be terrifying, but it didn't make me nervous.  "Pain with a purpose" as the Childbirth class nurse told us. :)
Miss anything? Feeling healthy and normal.  10000000%.
Movement? She stretched like crazy yesterday and today she's been pretty lazy.  She must of sensed the snow on the ground and is pretty matching her mother's defeated mood today!
Food Cravings? Salad..finally a healthy craving!  Could be because I feel so unhealthy is other parts of my life right now, too.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope.
Labor signs? I feel her lower now...sometimes like she's going to fall out between my legs.  Other than that, nothing!
Happy or moody most of the time? Moody...def moody.
Looking forward to? Meeting Everleigh for the first time!  You can come any day now, baby girl.  We're ready and tired of waiting!  Car seat is installed and nursery is DONE! Here are pics to prove it :)

 Obsessed with the hot air balloon mobile from Etsy...I hope Everleigh likes it too!

 I'll eventually make that corner a reading corner, but this will do for now!

I just need to get one more picture frame for the empty spot in the photo collage.