WEEK 37...Deja Vu

well little PeA must be quite comfty, because she is not ready to come out yet! i had my weekly check up today with my doctor. i am still 80% effaced and at 3cm. also - i am at a station zero...no...she did not crawl back up, lol. apparently i was wrong last week and was never at a +1, just zero. which is really no big deal - she is still fully engaged in my pelvis and may not hit +1, 2 and 3 until active labor. at this point i am just waiting on strong contractions or my water to break. i am guessing the contractions will come first - but what do i know?!

not much progress for me, but baby girl did make a big turn for the better - literally! she is no longer "sunny side up". her back is against my tummy (good girl!) and hopefully will stay this way. yay for avoiding back labor and thank you to everyone who offered up prayers on this. what a huge blessing and praise! thank you jesus!

the doctor asked if she could strip/rupture my membranes, which was a huge NO for me. sweet little PeA will come when she is ready and i am no where near my due date yet. it's funny how anxious we get isn't it? i mean - of course i may complain here and there and it is certainly rough carrying a baby and going through the emotions and exhaustion of it all while still working full time...but all in all - the pregnancy has not been bad and i consider it a total blessing. and i am certainly not interested in forcing my little passenger out before she is ready!!! i was really surprised to hear my doctor jump to this option so quickly. i know it is common and i know tons of people do it. but i have made my desires for a natural birth very clear to her. the first of those being that labor starts on its own! i am just a couple of days past 37 weeks. what's the rush? (well...actually i know what the rush is...she is leaving town! but hey, not my problem)

i think i forgot to mention my 1 lb gain last week. i had not put on any weight this week...so my grand total is sitting at 33 lbs. WHOA! and for the record i had some chocolate blue bell this evening, and then later on some cookie dough ice cream.

anywho...this texas heat is killer and the humidity is worse than that. but somehow, i managed to walk outside for 30 minutes last night and tonight. today i dusted the whole house, yuck! i have to break the house cleaning down into short tasks, because a full cleaning is just not something i can manage in one day anymore. i am officially exhausted and heading for the bed. i won't sleep - because hey, i haven't done that in months...but it's worth a shot...

i go back next wednesday for a check up...unless of course my angel decides to grace us with her presence before that. either way, i am blessed. huge, hot, achey and exhausted - i won't pretend otherwise...but blessed. abs and i are so ready to meet our daughter. we love you PeA, so keep on cookin' and we will see you soon xoxo mommy & daddy