contractions fucking hurt!
I hope we'll have an announcement by tomorrow.
The kiddo seems to be enjoying her time in utero. At today's ultrasound, everything looked great & she got a perfect score on all the things they measured (practicing breathing, amniotic levels, blood flow). No fancy 3-d photos, though - just like mom & dad, she seems to hate the camera. :)
This morning I refused to be induced & therefore now have to go in for twice-weekly tests to make sure the kiddo is ok. Everything looked good after this morning's tests, so I think there's nothing to worry about. Doc also said she thought I should stop working, but we'll see... does it really matter if I stare at the computer for 8 hours from my office or at home? :)
Here's this week's horoscope from Rob Brezsny:
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Read this passage from the Talmud:
"When the fetus comes forth into the air of the world, what is closed
opens and what is open closes." I believe that's an apt metaphor for
what's going on in your life, Sagittarius. You're leaving behind a situation
that has nurtured you even as it has bound you. Ahead of you lies a scary
freedom that will flood into you with a pleasurable shock. Welcome to the
brilliant shouting mystery of it all!
Kiddo seems quite content to stay inside & kick me today.
Morgan & dad have been busy putting in a grounded outlet for the whirlpool tub, replacing an outside light that has been broken since I bought the house, and putting the last glass block window in the basement bathroom. (Yeah, the window has been sitting there waiting to be installed since 2003.)
I'm hanging out with the critters & trying to relax.
Somehow I've managed to become #1 on the due date list for one of the discussion boards I read. How did that happen so fast?
It's strange to me how everything can change so quickly & completely. Tomorrow I'm moving to a new office, after almost 9 years working in this building. I've been sorting though piles of paper & culling my design magazine collection in preparation. I have just a few more things to pack into boxes - my calendar, a bottle of lotion, a handful of pens. And then... goodbye. A new office with fresh paint and new cubemates awaits me tomorrow morning.
How funny that it comes at the same time as the kidlet's arrival. I wasn't sure I was going to spend any time in the new office until I returned from leave, but I guess I will.
So much change at once.
No baby yet. :)
At the ultrasound, they said the babe measures 7 lbs 13 oz, plus or minus a pound. (I'm guessing plus, as this doesn't seem like a small baby.) So probably not 10 lbs, but possibly 9.
down by the rollercoaster....
The baby seems to have dropped over the weekend; my stomach feels lower. No signs of immanent arrival, though, which is good. I had an appointment yesterday & the doc felt my stomach and said "This is a REALLY big baby." She muttered something about 10 lbs, but I suspect she's over-estimating; I don't feel THAT big. But I need to schedule an ultrasound in the next few days for them to check.
And a little goodie for those of you who can still go out for cocktails: coupons! (.pdf)
It's hard for me to believe the kidlet should be here in just a few more weeks. Everwhere I go, people tell me "oh, the last month is the hardest! just wait!" but paradoxically, I feel about the best I have all pregnancy. Yes, I'm tired and my hips ache and my feet are swollen. But overall, I feel pretty good.
I'm sure it helps that spring is here (is here!) and the air is thick with the green sap smell I love so deeply. Tulips have resurrected once again and the crabapple trees are just waiting to rain pink petals on my head.