39 Weeks

Yesterday I hit the 39 week mark. Yay! I also had one of my last doctor appointments until I'm due. I have one on my due date next week, but I'm really hoping I don't make it to that one. For those of you who are faint of heart when it comes to baby/pregnancy things, stop reading now. Here's what they told me: I'm 1 cm dilated and 50-60% effaced. This is really good since last week I was dilated to about nothing. She said that she has seen people in my condition go into labor that very night after seeing them. Well, that didn't happen, and I wasn't expecting it either. But I am hoping she'll come before my due date, just because I'm excited. I asked what happens if she doesn't come by my due date. Her response was that it all depends. If I look like I'm progressing, they could possibly schedule an induction the week of the 25th. If I'm not progressing, the soonest they'd schedule an induction is the 29th. So either way, I won't go much over 41 weeks, which is nice. We'll get to see out baby girl very soon! So far I haven't had many contractions. They're faint, few, and far between. But they're there... I think. Maybe it's my imagination because I'm just that excited. The really good news: she's head-down!!! She's been liking the transverse position lately, so I was a little concerned. If she's transverse when I go into labor, it's pretty much an automatic cesarean. Not how I want to have my first baby. So I was happy that she's cooperating with Momma. Good news all around. I'm really excited. And thanks to Tylenol PM, I finally slept last night and feel great. Today would be an awesome day to have a baby. Probably won't happen... but you never know. :)

Nesting

I've been working on a post about my lovely baby shower. I just haven't finished it yet... but no worries. It's coming. Pictures and all. Until then, I've been completely been distracted from studying for my final (which is Thursday, mind you) by this phenomenon called "nesting". If you're wondering what this means, it has something to do with pregnant people making a home ready for babies. I didn't hear the term used until our neighbors came by one day last month and saw Cory and me scrubbing our apartment top to bottom. I've been progressively nesting since then. I'll just get a sudden urge to clean, organize, purge, craft, and pretty things up. I've posted a few of my crafty things in the past, but they're starting to come together. In the past two days, while not at work, I've done nothing but nest. I cleaned off our counter, organized papers, and thrown a ton away. I moved Baby Girl's bassinet from on top of the changing table my sister gave us to the side of the bed. I still have to figure out how to keep the AC from hitting her, but I'll figure it out when the time comes. After the baby shower, I took some of the decorations my sister gave me or left behind and cozied up Baby Girl's corner of the world. I'm trying to get all her blankets, toys, and doodads organized and where I can easily find them again. I already had a scare where I couldn't find the blankets my mom made. Enter panic mode. But I found them in the pile of clothes I set aside so I can pick which outfit to bring her home from the hospital in. I've been looking through the baby book my mom gave me so I know what I need to remember to write in it later. It seems like the more I nest, the less organized things seem. But that's only because I'm not finished yet. Right? Oye. Cory is going to come home today, ask what I did, scold me (with his eyes) for not studying and for making such a mess. I really could put this off for two more days. But I don't want to. I'd rather procrastinate the studying right now. Thinking about my baby makes me too excited to sit still and study. (I will have you note, especially since you can't see, that the entire bottom of this bassinet is FILLED with blankets made or given by so many people who love this little girl already.) Baby Girl is due in 10 days and counting! Anyone want to start taking bets on when she actually comes? Cory's co-workers already have. Some are calling as early as the 18th... but then again, they're all men in his office... I also might have a slight addiction to Otter Pops... as a side note.