T minus 8 days

Here's a quick update on our status as soon-to-be parents:

Went to the doctor today and measured at 43 weeks...so 4 weeks ahead. I hadn't been feeling much movement if at all lately so doctor wanted a biophysical profile done on baby to make sure all is well. She said I am still dilated at only 1 cm but that my cervix has begun thinning itself out and is 50% effaced. She said if stripping the membranes doesn't work this time, that she will see my back next Wednesday. She won't schedule an induction unless it is a day she is on call - which is next Thursday so if we have no baby by then, we will get to meet our angel on 01.21.10 at the very latest! That makes for 8 days and counting!!

We then went and had our ultrasound and she looked perfect! The poor thing is sooo squished in there that she has her foot in her mouth!! Nothing like sucking on your toes! The technician said that her head measured normal size and that the fluid looks good. I asked if she could tell if she had pottied in there yet - and she no, there was no indication that she had pooped yet! As for a weight measurement, they estimated her at 8 lbs. 2 oz. She said that this measurement is usually accurate within +/- 1 lb but what she was seeing, it was more like an 8 to 9 lb baby. She said that I definitely won't be having a 6 or 7 lb baby...which we all already knew! She tried to reconfirm the sex but her butt was all squished up into my ribs so we couldn't really do that. She said that her belly was measuring pretty big but not too worry because that can squish during delivery. Like I said, she looked perfect! and dad is really getting excited now!

That's it for now. Hopefully, we will get this process started on our own before next Thursday that way there is less chance of having to have a c-section...but in the end, as long as she is healthy, I don't care how she arrives! If I am feeling up to it tomorrow, I will scan our ultrasound pics and post on here for you all to get a sneek peek! For now, I am resigned to my bed to breathe through these cramps/contractions that she has started again.