I'm huge. No, I'm not calling myself fat. I really feel big and uncomfortable. Like there's some alien growing inside of me. But it means Ellie is getting bigger and stronger and able to survive without medical assistance. I don't know how big she is, but I can tell she's getting bigger; her body makes larger movements.
My cervix got measured today. It was .9 - 1.1cm long. Not bad considering that I have been a little more active since Jack's birthday and contracting more. Last ultrasound was 1.1-1.3. My doctor is going out of town until Wednesday evening, but he said that if I go in labor next weekend, I should have the "girls" (nurses) at the hospital call him, even though he's not on call. He wants to deliver this baby.
Friday will be week 36. At that point I am a wild animal set free after being imprisioned. What do I do? Where do I start? How much energy will I really have? How much will the shape and size of my body limit me to do things?
I can get Sonic sodas. Drop my kid off at summer camp. Walk my kid to bed. Clean toilets. Get pedicures. Go to the movies. Go shopping. Maybe even weed and garden if it's not too hot. Shit I'm excited.
This week, I'm scrapbooking the last 4 years of our life. Since it's an organizational project, it eases my OCD urges. And I can work on it in bed. It will be a nice way to close up bedrest. I should not wait to scrapbook so long again.
Yeah! I'm so happy for you to get off bed rest!!! I love how your doctor wants to be the one to deliver, it reminds me of the old ways where your doctor was your doctor and he (most likely) always delievered your baby, no on call stranger...
ReplyDeleteI love that he wants to be there, too! It makes it really special... especially after the long journey.
ReplyDeleteOK, you were doing great till you put 'clean toilets' in there. NO 36-week pregnant lady should EVER clean toilets, even when she hasn't been on bedrest for 5000 years. It's against the rules. You get to do the fun stuff, not the dirty stuff. There's years of toilets ahead of you, but only a limited time of you walking around with E inside!
ReplyDeleteHopefully not too much longer. The way my cervix hasn't changed lately, I'll probably last until 40 weeks. But I am already super uncomfortable. I am so happy that we have our kids, but this last pregnancy makes me realize how satified I am with being finished.
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