March is tomorrow..

And still no Anna - to everyone who said I wouldn't make it til March: Gee thanks for jinxing it. I think if Anna has her way, she'll just stay in there forever. Wouldn't you? You have someone to carry you around all day, you have a constant supply of food (without even having to chew!), you can sleep whenever you want to and it's a constant 98.6 degrees everyday. Sounds like the life to me!

Well, we had our 38 week check up last Wednesday and because of my issues before (high blood pressure, etc) the doctor decided to do an internal so he would know where we are in the ballgame. Ha! The game apparently hasn't even begun. I am not dialated or effaced. I also asked him if there was any way to determine about how big Anna's getting - since the nurse at the hospital was nice enough to tell me my belly was huge and that Anna was going to be a BIG baby... so he decided to send us for a growth scan ultrasound. Yet again so we'd know where we stand. If for some reason I'd be in labor for a long time, he wants to know if it would be worth continuing or if the baby is SO big that we'd be better off with a C-section.

So.. we had our appointment for a growth scan on Friday. The first measurement the girl took was Anna's head circumference and the first one determined that she was measuring 40 weeks and 3 days!! Keep in mind, I was 38 weeks and 4 days at the time. Her head is over a foot around. I told the girl I don't care about the size of her head, that's soft, it'll smoosh on the way out.. what about the rest of her?? Well, after completing a bunch of other measurements, it was determined that she could weigh about 8lbs 10oz - "Holy Shit" were the first words out of my mouth. Then she told us that there's a 20 oz swing and she could in actuality be anywhere from 7lb 6oz to 9lb 14oz! CHUNKY BUTT!!

Now we are waiting until Monday to hear from the doctor if I have to be induced.. God, I hope so. I am so uncomfortable and NOTHING is easy anymore. Sitting down to pee is a chore - guys have no idea how easy they have it. Getting up off the couch or out of bed takes 5 minutes and an awful lot of huffing and puffing.

We are going out for a "Date Night" dinner tonight because for all we know it could be our last for a few months!! I'll keep you posted on what the doctor says on Monday!

**The pic at the top is a not so clear pic of her grumpy face that the girl was able to get on Friday - I'd be grumpy too, that's my uterus in her face! Hahaha...

And the Countdown Begins

So, here we are - officially considered full-term no matter when she comes now. I am a day over 37 weeks and have less than 3 weeks to go. Everybody is saying there is no way I'll make it to March, let alone the 9th. My stomach feels bigger everyday and she's definitely dropped - I can breathe again, AND barely any heartburn anymore!! Wohooooo!!!

I know it's been a while, so let me think back to fill you in...

February 4th, we had a doctor's appointment. My feet were REALLY swollen, my blood pressure was high and when they tested my urine they found protein. These signs when put together point towards toxemia or pre-eclampsia. They don't know what causes it and it only affects pregnant women. SO, the doctor said he was sending us to the hospital for monitoring to see how Anna was doing. We went over to L&D - scary thought of being at the hospital at only 35 weeks, and they hooked me up to some monitors to check her heart rate, movements and my blood pressure. I was there for a little over half an hour, and they said everything looked fine.

Fast forward to the following week, doctor's appointment again, swelling is worse in my feet and now my hands are swollen too.. blood pressure is a little high and protein again - the nurse even apologized when she saw it. Doc sent us over to the hospital again, and said he'd meet us over there because he had a delivery to attend to. Hooked up to monitors again, everything with Anna looked "marvelous" to quote Dr. Marks. He then asked me what kinds of activities I was taking part in at home. My response was "At home? Sitting on my ass and watching tv with my feet up!" To which he responded "So, you're still working?!" and I said yea.. and he said "You're done!" I asked "Done Friday, or done today?" He said "Today!" Well, that wasn't going to go over very well because my long-term sub was scheduled to come in Thursday and Friday to shadow. So, doc compromised and told me that I was allowed to go to work Thursday, but that was it. AND.. I get to have monitoring at the hospital twice a week. Fun Fun!

Well, this past weekend, we had our last shower and went shopping and bought EVERYTHING else we needed to be ready for baby Anna.

Now it's all a waiting game - I'm spending my days at home, watching tv and trying to organize all of this wonderful baby stuff. Mom says we're going to have to move out so that there's room for everything! Tony thinks I'll go into labor next week, I'm hoping for the end of this week. That probably means she WILL wait until March just to be difficult. :) Hopefully the doctor will check me tomorrow and tell me that it'll be anyday now! Cross your fingers!