So, I'm full term today. I have been thinking about how much I love being pregnant. I am aware that pregnancy isn't easy for everyone and I very thankful for the blessing I have. I feel so healthy when I'm pregnant. My hair is great, my skin is glowing and my body just seems to know what to do. Now that baby girl has dropped I can even breath easier and don't have heartburn anymore. I feel like I'm still keeping up with Calder pretty well and am still capable of doing the same activities we have been doing. We take swimming lessons every Tuesday (we have two more weeks) and I am always thrilled that my swimming suit stretches that much. I refuse to buy a maternity swimming suit, so thank goodness it does. Occasionally if we've had a busy day I will be surprised to find myself exhausted. I nap sometimes. Thankfully Calder has an hour of quiet time in his room every day so I can do this.
I also love the way everyone seems so nice when you're pregnant. When Calder and I go places people almost smother us asking if we need help finding anything in the store. I think we got asked by at least 9 people while at Home Depot last week.
We are all set up and ready for this baby girl to arrive. The clothes are washed. The crib is assembled. The car seat is installed. The bags are packed. We have a plan. We have a name. There are babysitters and back up babysitters lined up for basically any hour of the day. We are so lucky to have amazing friends who are willing to watch Calder whenever we may need it.
It is expected that labor will be fast again. For this, I'm thankful, I just hope we make it to the hospital. The hospital I really want to deliver at is 20 minutes away without traffic. It could be an hour or more with traffic. So, I'm also registered at the hospital 5 minutes from our house. Either would be fine in the end, I'm sure but since I went to the effort to really weigh the decision, it would be nice to have my plan work out. My doctor delivers at both.
At my 36 week appointment I was dilated 3 cm and her head was very far down. (Sorry if that it too much info) This is basically how Calder was for the last few weeks. It's nice to see progress being made even though it means nothing about when our baby will actually come. Calder was 1 week early. Any guesses when baby girl will come?
