38 Weeks

Two weeks left until my due date but I am so ready for here be today! My mom sent me an article on NPR about healthy babies and not inducing early or scheduling c-sections. There is a large movement started by the March of Dimes called 'Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait'. Of course I know this to be true because I have seen it all first hand. What I want is for Belle to be ready to come now not for me to schedule it when it's convenient for me. Trust me, planning an induction would have saved Nate and I the trouble of moving to Rio and other costs.

Since that is not an option for us we try to wait patiently. This morning before getting out of bed I already new that she didn't drop because a little foot kicked me in the sternum. So for now I want to believe that she will drop and I will go in to labor that same day. What I really don't want to happen is for me to have to be induced because she is overdue which will happen at 41 weeks according to my doctor.

Technically I am not overdue until after 42 weeks but I agree with my doctor on inducing at 41 weeks. The whole meconium aspiration, where the baby inhales the poop they expelled in utero, scares the crap right outta me.... pun was originally not intended. I am not sure that Brazil has lung by-pass (ECMO- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) for infants which can be needed if the situation is serious enough. Even my hospital in Houston didn't have it and we would have to transfer infants to another location. I have never seen an infant though that needed it but a few that have come close.

Just thinking about how crazy I am by new things to be terrified of each week. Right now I am more afraid of breastfeeding than actual labor... I think because breastfeeding is a reoccurring event while labor is just one huge event that most people forget about the pain enough to have more children. Then again people continue to breastfeed. Still, that's my fear now and what if I am not good at it?

Onto some changes for the week:

Swollen hands and feet

Achey hands- like they need to be popped or are out of joint

Less sleep than ever but if I wear myself out then I can get in 4hrs uninterrupted which I am very very thankful for

My hip joints are still unstable and I  find it very hard to just stand without swaying or even walking in a straight line!

If I want to look at my feet I have to look around my belly :)

Sometimes I fantasize about hitting Nate while he sleeps just because he is sleeping. While I toss and turn I take a moment to stare at him while the thought crosses my mind.

If I get up really fast I have to catch my breath.... embarrassing!

40% of the time when Belle moves it seriously hurts or at least takes me by surprise. It's no longer cute all the time!

If I drop something I seriously contemplate picking it up. It all depends on where I am at: When at the grocery store the item stays on the floor if I am at home most of the time if it can wait then it does.

Belle still loves to stretch out her legs and I keep telling her if she really wants more room to come out already! That girl is going to have some strength when she comes out.

Almost all of my shirts are too short to cover my belly. I will probably be rotating three shirts for the next couple of weeks! Nate even made the comment that when I meet my friend for lunch today that I should probably wear a longer shirt- hahaha. It's he so funny. (said sarcastically)

Nate threatened me with another month of pregnancy this morning before he left for work. Thanks babe.

That seems to be about it! Tomorrow we are touring hospitals and I have another Dr. apt so another update for you all!!

Tchau,
Sara