With everything done and ready for Baby Girl's arrival, I've found myself with a lot of time for self-reflection. When I get up to pee for the 2nd or 3rd time each night and then lay in bed for about 20 min. until I fall back asleep, I often find myself having a conversation with God. I tell him how ready I am to meet our daughter, how uncomfortable I've become, how I don't think I can get any bigger, how I so appreciate letting her get to full term, but that I just can't take the anticipation anymore!!! With every contraction (yup, still getting them), I plead for another with the hour. And then I feel or hear Him tell me to be patient- to go back to sleep and this miracle inside of me will come at just the perfect time. I know His timing is perfect and I try to hang on to that...but it is SO hard.
I feel one of her feet (can't tell which one) all the time on the right side of my belly. I love rubbing it and wish I could some how be flexible enough to give it a little kiss. I really can't wait to hold her.
Andrew said he was excited yesterday too. We went on a 4 mile walk yeterday and he made me iced raspberry leaf tea. I'm trying all the old wives tales except for the castor oil....the side effects are quite the turn off...
Funny story though. If you don't know, I can have quite the potty mouth, especially when I'm angry. But Andrew, RARELY if ever, swears. Well we were talking about how close the day was and out of nowhere he went...."woah, we are having a EFFING (only said the word) baby within the month". I burst out laughing. I forget that while the reality of our situation has been with me 24 hours a day for the last 9 months, that he is only getting glimpes of our impending parenthood. I can't wait to see him with her!
Baby Girl update:
Your baby is now considered "full term," even though your due date is three weeks away. If you go into labor now, his lungs will likely be mature enough to fully adjust to life outside the womb. Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel (like a stalk of Swiss chard). Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.
How far along?: 37w!
How big is baby?: she feels big
Weight gain/loss?: well, I'm over 30 and stopped looking
Stretch marks?: still nada!
Maternity clothes?: everyday, unless you count Andrew's gym shorts.
Sleep?: spotty, but enough for me to function and not be a total psycho
Food cravings?: I asked Andrew to go to Walgreens yesterday and get me skittles, starbursts, and gummy bears. He's awesome.
Gender?: sweet baby girl
Movement?: Lots, and it hurts now - not her kicks, but rather her head bumps that seem to be on my cervix.
Belly button?: still only half out.
What are you looking forward to this week?: labor, please.
Notables: We saw the town fireworks Sunday night. Baby girl could definitely hear them. And then I got to be being paranoid that she was going to be deaf.
Raspberry picking on Friday:
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