I am full term! Woohoo! I have reached the point where no position is comfortable and I am just ready to go to the hospital to GET THIS KID OUT! Its funny, a few weeks ago I was really nervous about labor. Now, I would welcome a real contraction like it was my best friend. I am still nervous, but I have decided that pregnancy has got to be worse at this point. At least with labor, I will have an epidural and the finish line in sight.
At 38 weeks, regular sleep and I seem to have gone our separate ways. I can go to bed at 8:30 or midnight, doesn't matter, and I will wake up like clock work at 3:30 or 4. Then I am exhausted (and look like crap) for the rest of the day. I am also getting very tired of having to go to work, mainly because I am uncomfortable, not sleeping at night and as stated above, look like crap. Everybody has been really sweet to me at the office, but I swear if one more person says something to the effect of "you look ready to have that baby" or "you look really uncomfortable", I am going to lose it. There is one secretary, a new girl, who loves to comment on how miserable I look every time I walk to the bathroom. When I came back after the flu last week, she also commented every time I coughed about how terrible I sounded and how awful that must be as pregnant as I am. Grrrrrr. Shut up! I do not need to be reminded of how miserable I feel! I am sitting at a desk still trying to bill and get work done! I can also tell the men at my office are getting really nervous about my being there. I think some of them are worried I will go into labor at my desk, but to be honest I am kind of worried about that too. I have decided that as best I can I am going to try to keep "school hours" these last two weeks. I don't have that much to do in the way of work, since I am trying to bring everything to a stopping point, and I do not want to be at work if something happens. My greatest fear about labor at this point is that my water breaks while I am at my desk and I have to explain to someone what has happened.
At my 36 week appointment we got to see Peter again on ultrasound. I know I am biased, but I can tell he is adorable! He was head down and it looks like he has dropped. He was sucking his fist, which the tech kept saying was a good sign that he would breastfeed well:) She also told Jake and I the somewhat disturbing news that she estimated his weight at 7 pounds and 13 ounces! At 36/37 weeks! Big boy! Of course my doctor said that the estimate is off a good bit of the time (both ways, meaning he could be bigger), but he did mention (as I was walking out the door) that if I carried Peter to term we may need to talk about a C-section because he is expected to gain another two pounds before birth. Uh, doc, I think that is something to mention earlier in the appointment so that we can discuss it thoroughly, not as I am walking out the door! I fretted about it for a week and then when I went back he kind of back tracked. I have decided I am not going to worry about it yet. My mother gave birth to me and I was a whopping 9 lbs., 14 ounces. My sister was a fairly big baby too and was delivered the good old fashioned way, so I have confidence that I can do it. Of course, I will likely heed my doctor's advice if he recommends I not try to deliver Peter because he is going to be too big, but we will cross that bridge when we get there. At the 36 week appointment I was 0 for 0 on effacement and dilation. However, at my last doctor's appointment I got the good news that I was 25% effaced and 1 cm dilated! I have a long way to go, but that was certainly promising information and the doctor actually talked to me about what to do if I went into labor over Thanksgiving! Now I have read in my books (and on the internet) that I could sit at 1 cm for weeks, but I also could keep making progress. Here is hoping for the latter, instead of the former!
Stats Time:
How Far Along: 38 weeks.
Size of Baby: According to my app he should only be like 6 and a half pounds. According to the trained professional, he is probably already about 8 pounds!
Weight Gain: The numbers at this point are just scary. I hope this weight comes off fairly quickly. Come on breatfeeding!
Gender: Boy! Peter James Malatesta.
Movement: He moves quite a bit. It kind of hurts now because he is so big, but I still love feeling him squirm.
Sleep: I miss you.
What I miss: Being comfortable, breathing, talking without getting out of breath, sleeping, not being a crazy hormonal mess, you know, normal functioning. On another note, I am also really geared up about eating some sushi soon!
Cravings: I went to the grocery store on Tuesday night to get some items for casseroles I am freezing for after Peter arrives and I bought the stuff for spinach dip. I ate that whole bowl, pretty much by myself, by the end of the night tonight (Wednesday).
Symptoms: Lack of sleep and fatigue.
Best Moment of the week: Going to the doctor and finding out that I had dilated a full centimeter since my last appointment!
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