Anyhoo, I'm now at 37 weeks, and the baby could be born at any time and still be considered "full term". At last week's OB appointment, Dr. Julia said baby weighs approximately 6 lbs 7 oz, so he's a pretty good size already. I've read that babies at this point gain about an ounce a day, so he's not going to be a little guy if he waits too much longer. More importantly, baby seems healthy and happy.
Last week, I also finally got around to choosing a pediatrician. Yay! For 60 days after the baby's birth, we can use a pediatrician that is off the AF base, but after 60 days, we have to go on base for the baby's medical needs. I was relieved to find out about the 60 days, so we could find a pediatrician that will be able to look in on us at the hospital, and, most importantly to me, circumcise the baby while we're still in the hospital. I want to get that taken care of as soon as possible!
I'm doing okay. The last couple nights I've actually managed to get some pretty good sleep. What a difference that makes! Everyone keeps warning me about the lack of sleep when you have a kid, but at least when the baby comes, I'll be able to sleep when he sleeps, I won't have to get ready for work every morning on 3 hours of sleep, and hopefully I'll be a lot more comfortable when I try to sleep.
My replacement at work started yesterday. It really brought home to me the fact that I won't be working in a couple weeks (sooner if baby makes an early appearance). It's kind of freaky to me and sometimes I worry about not bringing home a paycheck - even though Steve makes enough with his job and retirement for us to be more than okay. I like to feel like I'm contributing. So, instead, I'm going to try to learn how to be one of those frugal housewives. Wish me luck. I'm not naturally frugal. *smile*
Steve is extremely ready for the baby to be born. He's tired of waiting. I think it's adorable! He's going to be such a great dad. He cleaned the whole house this weekend and only "let" me go through the stacks of mail/papers that we had in various spots to organize/throw away stuff. It's so nice to have the house in order and so clean. He made sure he knows how to use all the baby stuff so we "won't have any surprises when he comes". I just smile and let him do what he wants because whatever makes him happy makes me happy. It also shows me how into this pregnancy/having a baby thing he really is. It warms my heart.
Me, on the other hand, would love to not be pregnant any more, but I'm still not sure about the whole baby thing. Scary! I'm trying to enjoy every last moment before becoming a mom because I know that once baby arrives, everything will change drastically. Hopefully a good change, but still a huge change.
Scary!