Steve is so disappointed that I didn't go into labor last night. He didn't want to go to work today. *smile*
To be perfectly honest, we're both a little surprised that I've managed to go full-term in this pregnancy. My mom had four kids and all of us came 2-3 weeks early. Steve came on scene 4 weeks early. Add to the equation that our baby is a good-sized kid, we thought for sure that I'd give birth at least a week or two early. Guess not!
Today is my due date. I can't believe it's actually here. Every week for months I've looked on babycenter.com every Monday to see what it said about the stage our baby was at currently. It's been interesting to watch the weeks get higher and the baby get larger and larger. Now he's almost here!
I'm not too concerned that my due date is here and the baby isn't. After all, due dates aren't exact to begin with, then add to that the fact that I never had a period after our miscarriage, and it's not an clear date. It's quite common, so I've read, for women, especially first-time mothers, to go past their due date.
I feel pretty good. Actually, today I feel really good. This weekend, I started feeling some cramps and my belly felt like I was carrying a baby elephant in there. Today, no cramps and my belly feels fairly normal...normal for being 9 months pregnant, I guess. I'm enjoying this time to relax and have some time to myself.
It's also nice to know there's an end in sight. At my doctor appointment last week, she said that if I made it to this week's appointment, it would be my last. She doesn't like to let mom's go beyond 41 weeks. The hospitals around here don't let women having their first child have elected inductions until 41 weeks, so next Monday, Sept 16th sounds like the very last day I should be pregnant. That's just a week away. I can live with that. If I go into labor before then, that would be alright too. I'm pretty content that I had last week to relax, so I'm good with whenever the kid decides to come.
Actually, it would probably be very helpful if he came sooner than later. I'm kind of going off on a food binge and will probably gain 20 lbs this week if he doesn't come soon! I've been craving Hershey's chocolate bars, the plain ones, like nobody's business and my darling husband has been kind enough to supply me with them much too often. *smile*
Any guesses on when I'm going to go into labor?
To be perfectly honest, we're both a little surprised that I've managed to go full-term in this pregnancy. My mom had four kids and all of us came 2-3 weeks early. Steve came on scene 4 weeks early. Add to the equation that our baby is a good-sized kid, we thought for sure that I'd give birth at least a week or two early. Guess not!
Today is my due date. I can't believe it's actually here. Every week for months I've looked on babycenter.com every Monday to see what it said about the stage our baby was at currently. It's been interesting to watch the weeks get higher and the baby get larger and larger. Now he's almost here!
I'm not too concerned that my due date is here and the baby isn't. After all, due dates aren't exact to begin with, then add to that the fact that I never had a period after our miscarriage, and it's not an clear date. It's quite common, so I've read, for women, especially first-time mothers, to go past their due date.
I feel pretty good. Actually, today I feel really good. This weekend, I started feeling some cramps and my belly felt like I was carrying a baby elephant in there. Today, no cramps and my belly feels fairly normal...normal for being 9 months pregnant, I guess. I'm enjoying this time to relax and have some time to myself.
It's also nice to know there's an end in sight. At my doctor appointment last week, she said that if I made it to this week's appointment, it would be my last. She doesn't like to let mom's go beyond 41 weeks. The hospitals around here don't let women having their first child have elected inductions until 41 weeks, so next Monday, Sept 16th sounds like the very last day I should be pregnant. That's just a week away. I can live with that. If I go into labor before then, that would be alright too. I'm pretty content that I had last week to relax, so I'm good with whenever the kid decides to come.
Actually, it would probably be very helpful if he came sooner than later. I'm kind of going off on a food binge and will probably gain 20 lbs this week if he doesn't come soon! I've been craving Hershey's chocolate bars, the plain ones, like nobody's business and my darling husband has been kind enough to supply me with them much too often. *smile*
Any guesses on when I'm going to go into labor?