no baby yet

t minus 9 days and 14 hours until due-date.  guys, that's single digit days.  phwoa.

so i went to the midwife yesterday.  for the past three weeks, i've gone every week and she's gone in to see what's going on down there in my ladybusiness.  i've been hoping that one of these appointments will go something like this: "oh, you're in labor already!  you're almost fully dilated.  those little twinges you're feeling are real contractions, even though they don't hurt (wow, you are tough!)  so let's get you to the hospital and have this baby!"

that hasn't happened yet but there's always next week.

anyway, instead of telling me there's been any progress it turns out that i'm still where I was 3 weeks ago.  for those of you who like to hear information about my cervix, that would be about 50% effaced, less than fingertip dilated, and with the baby dropped but not engaged.  for those of you who don't, i hope you stopped reading before i said that.

i'm pretty convinced that i won't be pregnant forever but i may have jinxed myself into being at least a week late by allowing christmas in-law plans to be made that will "only start to overlap with my mom's post-baby plans if i go past december 6th".  oh the hubris.  it's not like it will cause major problems, but making any plans that assume i won't be more than 6 days late - what was i thinking?

i take two-week interval pictures on sundays, and i'll post the 36 week version in a minute, but this past sunday (38 weeks) i never left the house and may or may not have stayed in my jammies all day. soooo, no 38 week picture.  maybe i'll take a 39 weeker.  suffice it to say i look pretty much the same only bigger and uncomfortabler.

i'm trying to decide if i should just go ahead and start my leave after thanksgiving anyway, even if i go past my due date.  i'm thinking yes.  because nothing makes a baby come faster like sitting around twiddling one's thumbs, right?  ok, no, but my clothes and shoes don't fit so great these days, and it's cold, so i end up wearing 15 different layers to achieve both coverage and warmth when i leave the house.  it's a good look.  kind of like homeless meets medieval peasant.  i wouldn't mind a few days of sitting around in yoga pants playing guitar hero, especially because my leave seems to be measured in weeks, not days, so working on monday and tuesday and then going into labor on wednesday wouldn't buy me any more time with the baby.  i think.

my appointment next week is on monday, so think dilatory thoughts.  there's still a chance i'll go early, fast, and not even notice until i'm almost done.

Comments

[elsoybean]

I would consider for a minute the prospect of your water breaking at work (complete with muconium(sp?) for extra icky-ness) and then begin your leave after Thanksgiving.

[Sara]

Congrats. ;)

[Ross]

Fingers Crossed! And happy Thanksgiving!