Yesterday, Justin and I went for our 37 week appointment at the OBGYN office. Throughout pregnancy, a woman's hormones are so different and intense, and I have been no exception to that! I laugh, I cry, I get excited and then super upset all within a period of 10 minutes sometimes. Little things set me off and random commercials have me crying non-stop. Justin knows to change the channel no matter WHAT if one of those animal shelter commercials comes on begging for donations or people to adopt another pet. The music they have playing and the looks on the faces of those innocent animals gets me EVERY single time. And Justin has to convince me that 2 dogs, a fish and a baby on the way are plenty of mouths to feed other than our own! Anywho, on the way to this appointment, I saw a squirrel get hit and killed in the street by the car driving in front of me. I was on the phone with Justin, and I instantly burst into tears. And the crying lasted a good 5 minutes as I asked God to take away any suffering the little guy might have been feeling and take him up to Heaven. I guess it reminded me that life is so very precious, and could be taken from us at any time. I instantly started to feel blessed that God chose to give me life, and then gave me another life to nurture for 9 months in my belly. After wiping off all my mascara, which had so fabulously run down my puffy, water retaining cheeks, I freshened up and got ready to see the Dr.
At my appointment last week, he checked me for dilation/effacement/any signs of impending labor. I had none. It was ok at the point because I was only 36 weeks and a baby isn't considered full term until 37. So, naturally, I was REALLY hoping that at this appointment, something would have changed, even in the slightest, to give me hope that Logan will be here soon! He measured my uterus, which was measuring perfectly at 37 cm, and then listenend to his heartbeat. He had a good, strong heartbeat at about 135 bpm. The Dr. also felt my tummy and tried to make a guesstimate at his weight. He said he feels to be about 7 pounds or a little less right now and also noted that he seems to be long! Since Justin is 6'4'', that makes alot of sense! No wonder it's been tough to get comfortable; I have a pair of feet permanently lodged into my right side because he's running out of room in there. Anywho, after that, it was finally time to check my progress. After a most painful check, I was told what I somehow already knew but didn't want to hear: no change. I was still completely closed! No dilation whatsoever. Oh well; he needs to cook a little longer anyway. My Dr. also said it could happen at any time and I could go from nothing to 10 cm dilated overnight, so there's still hope. In any event, he will most definitely be a November baby and I will have no longer than 3 1/2 weeks until I get to meet him. But, as I've told him many times, he is welcome to come at any time now. (And Justin has told him more than once that 11/11/11 would be a pretty cool birthday!)
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