update on baby

I went for a doctor appointment this morning and apparently there is no change from last week...40% effaced and no dilation. This is fine by me as I don't have the nursery set up and Mom and Dad can't get here until after the 19th. Also Dr. Bell is out of town until the evening of the 14th! She checked his heart rate and it was 120s which was a slower rate than it had been, but she thought he was sleeping. He's usually kicking and punching her as she checks his heart rate, but she had to "tickle his feet" to get him to move today, but then she got a good kick and the heart rate jumped up to 160s. She says he must have been mad at her for waking him up (must be another Matthew). His head seems to be facing up and it's causing me some discomfort and nausea as that means the rest of his body is resting on my sciatic nerve and his feet have an easy target of my stomach and intestines. I lost weight at my last appointment, which Dr. Bell was NOT happy about. I've never been talked to like that by her and it was scary. I tried to explain to her that we had moved and that I was just getting a lot of exercise, but she said, "that isn't a good excuse". Today, I had gained back almost 2 (1.8 and I told the nurse to write down 2, Ha!) pounds so she seemed okay with that. We are up to 25 pounds total gain...6 less than I was with Finn at this point. She also said she thinks that he weighs around the high 7 range. Finn was 8.8 so I am pleased with this. Will let you know if anything changes!