Better late than never

A quick update before we go for our  FORTY week doctor's appointment. Well, here I am at home, on maternity leave, patiently (not really) waiting for some sign that Baby P might be coming soon. The only real indication I have is the fact that I am huge right now! So, he has to come out at some point, right? Honestly, people warned me that the anticipation and waiting is torturous. It is. I am just trying to stay busy. Enjoying my quiet house and time with Matt - although the Falcons game really burst the "quiet time" bubble yesterday.

So, we have an appointment in about an hour. We get to see Baby P via ultrasound for the first time since 20 weeks, so I am looking forward to that. We are hopeful for some progress and/or a plan for the next week or so.

More to come!

39 weeks means sore hips, sore feet, sore back and a lot of anxiety.

Tomorrow (Monday) I will be 39 weeks. I really have a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that we will be parents sometime in the next 2 weeks. The hospital won't let me go more than a week past my due date (10/25) so Baby P will be with us by Halloween, in my opinion. Honestly, I just don't physically feel like I am about to have a baby! I feel pretty good for being as pregnant as I am - just with no stamina. My belly is huge and I actually think I will miss it in a weird way. Being pregnant has been such an amazing time and has really impacted my body image and my appreciation for my health. I hope I still feel the same way when I am back to "normal." Not to say I don't look in the mirror and complain about how big I am or how full my face is. But in all, I think it's been a really good thing for me. The back pain, aching hips and lovely new stretch marks, I can do without. 

In other news, John has been shipped off to the Dominican Republic for off-season baseball and won't be back until the end of November. I absolutely hate that he will miss the birth of his first nephew, but he has to be there and it's really good for him to be playing. Hopefully he can get in a lot of uncle time when he gets back, since he'll be home for two months. The life of a MLB player isn't always glamorous, people! 

Here's a photo of the Hester side of the family from last weekend when my brother was home - minus Dad, who was taking the photo. It looks like my backyard is a forest. Now we need a Parker family pic! 

37 weeks: Full term! 3 weeks to go (I think)

Via TheBump.com:
At week 37, your pregnancy is considered full term, meaning baby is likely to thrive after birth. Baby spends these last weeks in preparation for the outside world… meaning careful refinement of the blink, suck, inhale and exhale. Meconium, which you’ll probably find in the first diaper, is accumulating in the intestines. If (okay, as) you worry about giving birth, consider what it’s like for the little one. During the journey out of your womb, baby will produce more stress hormones than any other time in life