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April 25, 2001
32 weeks, 6 days
Well, since I last wrote we have been super busy. I guess I'll actually be really busy until this little one makes her appearance. I can't believe I could have only 5 or 6 more entries before I'm holding my little slice of heaven in my arms!
We had a sonogram today, and I am so anxious to see her now. We (Baylie and I) got to see her beautiful little face. I know it's hard to see what's what on the sonograms, but I remember seeing Baylie's little chubby face on a sonogram at 35 weeks, and when she was born, it really was like I had seen her before. She had those same loveable cheeks. So, I feel like I saw my angel today. She's beautiful.
On to the details of the appointment... I asked them to make sure that I wasn't dialating with all the pain & pressure I had been having. I also want to stop working, if things get started too soon. But I probably won't have to, school ends when I turn 37 weeks. So the nurse, Jennifer, said the front of my cervix was open a bit, but the back is closed, and that's what we want right now. I am not effaced either. So that's good. In a few weeks I'll be praying to start the dialing process! On my tummy I was measuring 37 weeks, so still four weeks ahead. I had not gained any weight, so I'm just two pounds over where I started. Yipppeee!
My sonogram was fun. The guy who does them, Ellison, is really sweet and informative. I like that I ask questions and he doesn't act like it's not my business. So the baby's only measuring 11 days ahead of her due date, not four weeks. That's kind of bittersweet. That means, by my guess, that the doctor's not going to want to make any decisions about induction at 38 weeks. We'll probably still wait until 39 weeks. I have to call her tomorrow to talk about what we're going to do. If I'm surprised and she agrees to do anything but wait, I'll update my diary. The sweet part is that I feel better about being able to avoid a c-section now. Huge baby=c-section, big baby? No problem. I can handle that! I've done it before. Ellison thinks she'll send me back in a few weeks to do another sonogram. She mentioned that last week, so that might be where I'm headed. My next appointment is next Friday, May 4th.
I just wanted to say that my whole attitude has changed now that I saw that beautiful baby. I feel more patient now. I'm totally in love with her. How lucky we are to be welcoming her into our family in a few short weeks. Sigh...
Dawn & Camryn (EDD 6/14)
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