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not going anywhere for awhile?

Today we had our 36 week appointment...we're now visiting the OB on a weekly basis :)    She said that my cervix is very much closed at this point and it doesn't look like the baby will be making his appearance anytime soon.  She said that we're fourth in line for take off so we're getting close, but we're just sitting on the runway with the engine off.  My husband - the future air traffic controller - liked that analogy and said that we're in the stage where we're checking off a bunch of stuff, which is so true.

I said that I would like him to be around 6-7 lbs and she said bigger than 6 lbs, but not super big, so maybe we'll get under 8 lbs.  We were wondering about whether or not the baby had dropped since I have felt a lot more pressure down there, but apparently not.  She said he has definitely not dropped and that I would definitely know when he did.  The idea of being even more uncomfortable is not what I wanted to hear.  How will I survive?  

He is head down, which I could pretty much tell from the way he kicks.  I feel little movements in the lower part of my uterus, but the kicks are always up high.  She also did the Group B Streptococcus (GBS) test and we'll find out the results next week.

In other news we put in our offer on the condo we've been eyeing after work yesterday and we should hear the results with in 72 hours.  Hopefully our bid is better than the other one they received.  It's pretty much the best we can do with our limited monthly income so if not, we'll just have to go look for another place. 

Even though this whole house hunting bit doesn't seem like good timing with the baby coming in a month, it really helps me not focus on the fact that I have yet another month of pregnancy.  I can daydream about how we're going to remodel this and that and research how much everything costs instead of just waiting for the next few weeks to pass.
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Amanda said…
With my first, I had them check me every week because I was convinced the baby had dropped and I was dilating. No dice. And in retrospect, I would've not had them check ever week and maybe just the week prior to my due date so I wasn't constantly disappointed in the fact that I wasn't "moving along". I intend to do that with this pregnancy.

You'll cope just fine with the extra uncomfortableness...because that's what we mama's do. We do extraordinary things every day! :) Hang in there and focus on that sweet little baby you're going to be holding very soon!
January 19, 2011 at 4:39 PM
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