My due date is now roughly 3 weeks away, although, the doctor says that she doubts I will last that long. With the due date fast approaching I feel so happy, excited, scared, nervous, anxious... basically I'm a ball of emotions. Looking back at this pregnancy I feel like it went by so fast, but at the same time I can't remember what it feels like to not be pregnant. As annoying as it is to be woken up at 4am to your stomach literally doing flips, I think I may miss the little pokes and nudges that I constantly get now. Of course there are many things that make me look forward to this journey ending. I can't wait to have my body back to myself... I cannot wait to get the pregnancy weight off finally! I can't wait to have my normal feet and ankles back... my feet have been so swollen I can barely recognize them. I can't wait to be able to sleep again. I would much rather be up because of a hungry/crabby baby than being up just because I'm too uncomfortable to sleep. Reflecting back, the annoying outweighs the good aspects of being pregnant so I'm happy to pass off the pregnancy baton (hopefully to CG) =). As uncomfortable as the last few months are, it's totally worth it in the end though... I can't wait to love on our beautiful baby girl <3.
I went to the doctor yesterday... the baby's heart rate and all that is looking great. I measured at 35 weeks, which means that the baby has dropped! Woo! The doctor said that the baby's head is starting down the birth canal so I could go at any time. Last week when I went to the doctor I was already almost 3 cm dilated and 50% effaced so I'm curious to see how much more I have dilated this week. If the baby isn't here by next Tuesday (my next appointment), the doctor is going to strip my membranes which she says will most likely get the ball rolling. The baby's car seat is ready and waiting in the car and now the hospital bags are all packed and also waiting. Come on, Madelyn, your mommy and daddy are ready to meet you! =)
Josh and I decided that the first few weeks of Madelyn's life we are going to try our best to keep it low key and stress free... meaning lots of just Madelyn, mommy, and daddy time. With the exception of our immediate families (meaning our parents, grandparents, and siblings), we are going to try to keep visitors to a minimal. Sorry if that upsets some people, but I promise that you will all get to meet her very very soon! We just need time to get used to our new life and we will be able to do that best without having people coming and going constantly. We had discussed trying to plan a picnic as a "come meet our baby" type day. People can then come and go as they please =).
Well, everything is set and ready for baby. Mommy and daddy are more than ready to get to hold and love on our baby... now we just get to wait for her arrival, whenever that may be.
