Baby Update

Ryan may be making his debut into the world a little earlier than expected...this coming week! I became officially full-term on Friday at 37 weeks, so he can really come at any time and he'd be alright. It could be as early as Tuesday, February 6th or as late as Friday, February 9th, depending on how my lab results come back on Tuesday morning. I'm getting my blood drawn on Monday morning and the results should be back by Tuesday morning and my doctor's appointment is at 11:30 on Tuesday, so we'll find out then what they recommend. My perinatologist doesn't think that we should go past Wednesday, but I'm hoping that the lab results come back okay and that we can hold off until Friday when I'm 38 weeks. My regular OB initially wanted to wait until I was at least 38 weeks because of the GD, but she said last week that once I show signs of progress, that they'll go ahead and induce me.

They checked me on Friday and the baby isn't exactly ready yet, but he has dropped. The nurse practioner took one look at me on the exam table and said that he'd dropped already! I was surprised because I thought that was one of the things that I'd notice since it means that labor isn't far away. Apparently I'm short-waisted and that's why I didn't notice. Have I failed to mention that I'm so oblivious when it comes to my own body? :) It makes sense though because while I was getting fitted for my wedding dress, the waist was too long, so my seamstress had to basically cut my dress in half in order to raise it up! That has to be one of my most memorable pre-wedding moments...seeing my dress in two pieces! It's also probably why I started showing early. Everyone kept on saying that I showed early because I am petite, but I didn't think that was it because I'm not skinny :), but this short-waisted thing makes more sense. When I think about it, Ryan dropping makes sense, it's probably why I can't go longer than 3 hours without having to go to the bathroom! Yes, it makes the nights extremely fun, but I figured out that the hallway bathroom is actually closer to me than the master bathroom. Fun stuff. :)

We had a great last weekend as a couple. We slept in on Saturday morning and went to Natalie's first birthday party in the afternoon. It was a sneak preview of the future, there were kids everywhere! Then we went out for a nice dinner at Sushi Sake (no sushi for me, but the shrimp tempura was yummy). Today we took the dogs out for their first walk around their new neighborhood and just hung out.

I know we're getting close to the end, which I am getting excited about but I've been having so many mixed emotions. I am really excited about finally meeting little Ryan and seeing what his personality is like, but I am going to miss being pregnant. I know I've had some pregnancy issues, but I'm going to miss feeling him move around when I'm eating or when I'm in the car or just watching my stomach in amazement while he's doing back flips in there! It'd be nice to feel more normal though. I can't seem to stay awake during the day anymore, I'm always napping or sleepy. My pregnancy brain has also gone out of control. When I talk, I feel like it's all verbal diarrhea! I can't seem to hold a conversation because I either get too distracted in my own thoughts, or I can't remember what I wanted to say next! I've literally been in my own world for the past week...just completely out of it. Hopefully things will get back to normal after Ryan comes!

Another thing that I'm looking forward to is my first meal where I don't care about carbs! Here's a list of things that I'm thinking about eating:
~Krispy Kreme donuts
~Extremely sweet beverage from Starbuck's (pumpkin spice lattes still around?)
~Einstein Brothers bagels
~Girl scout cookies (caramel delights!)
~Chocolate cake
~Pappa John's pizza
That's my short list. Let's hope that I don't end up with a C-section, because then I'd have to wait 24 hours before I can start eating again! I told Steven that I'll be the only part partum woman in history who actually gains weight after she gives birth...hehe... :)

Anyways, I've been working on the baby blanket all day. I need to finish...I have less than a week left!