Monday, May 5, 2008

Baby Update: 36 weeks.

Hello! So little Chick Pea (as I dubbed her recently) is now 36 weeks old, gestational time. Based on the strength of her kicks, she's steadily getting fatter and stronger, and is right on the money with her measurements!

Saw the Doc today. I'm 2.5cm dilated and 50% effaced, which for the uninitiated means I'm a quarter of the way to being ready to push the baby out (literally) and she's halfway down the first leg of the journey. Good baby!

While I would be thrilled to have her arrive at, really, any time, I am resolved to her being on time. Perhaps even late. The truth is I have so much to do between now and early June that if she decided to wait that long, while I would be exhausted from lack of sleep (it's really hard) and barely able to move (I'm that huge), it would be okay. Because then I wouldn't need to take a nursing infant into an organic chemistry final, for example.

Anyway, good news! We're making progress!

Good baby!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

So you are where I was when Joshua was born! HA! Crazy! :) ~Jenn

Anonymous said...

Patience is thine sayeth the Lord.....Violet will arrive when she is ready and no sooner, she is a strong little one.....but the news is good......Bisnoni

Anonymous said...

Good baby! Can't wait to snuggle!
<3 - Aunty Jess
(is it just me or does that sound like some crazy southern old maid?) LOL