37 weeks and counting

I am now 37 weeks pregnant. Most of this pregnancy has been uneventfully until this past Monday. For two nights I was having a hard time sleeping because I was having numbness and pain in my right arm. Monday morning I called my OB's office and they wanted me to go to labor and delivery for monitoring. After spending over two hours being monitored and having some blood work done, it turns out I have carpal tunnel. It is common for pregnant women to get and typically goes away a few weeks after delivery. My OB also told me that it gets worse with each pregnancy, which is true. I had a mild case with Carson's pregnancy and this time I didn't even think it could be carpal tunnel because it was so painful. I thought I had a pinched nerve or something. I got a brace to sleep in and used it last night and it really helped.

This is a recent pregnancy picture

The baby is doing great, he moves around a lot and makes me very uncomfortable. I had a checkup Tuesday and was 1 1/2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. I have been measuring big so I had an ultrasound at 34 weeks. They estimated the baby was 5 lbs 12 oz, that has me a little nervous. Carson was 7lbs 13oz when he was born 2 weeks past his due date. This baby could be close to 9 lbs at his due date, so I will probably choose to be induced a few days after my due date if he doesn't come before then.

I was ready to post this blog once I added some pictures which I was planning on doing yesterday and then I got sick. I ended up going to Labor and Delivery early this morning because I was up all night sick. Turns out I have a stomach virus and I was badly dehydrated. They gave me 2 bags of iv fluid and some anti nausea medication. After being there for 4 hours I was able to go home. They want me to take it easy this weekend and try and get lots of rest and drink lots of fluids. I really hope the next time I have to go to Labor and Delivery it is when I am having the baby.