T minus 16 days appointment

Yes, folks, 16 days ’til our due date!

1cm dilated
75% effaced
overall weight gain: 13 lbs (oops… backslid by 1 lb)
blood pressure: excellent though I didn’t get the numbers
baby’s heart rate: 146 bpm

All this adds up to my doctor thinking we’ll go late. So late, that she’s predicting I’ll be induced on July 21st. Well, we’ll just have to wait and see… I don’t want to be pregnant that long. None of my clothes are fitting anymore belly-wise. I guess that’s “Mah Bad” since I only bought what fit in my second trimester – and now I’m bigger than a size S. Or – I could let my belly hang out and pretend I’m in Hollywood. Ha! NOT! At least I’m home all day every day and can wear Dave’s big comfy t-shirts and not really worry about looking cute. The problem is that I’m still pretty small “up top” and since it’s summer… tanks are the way to go but I have yet to find a small busted large bellied tank top. I should wear a skirt as a shirt! ha!

Ok, enough with the silliness. The nursery is officially ready, though the car seats need to be put in the cars and the sheets on the twin bed need to be washed. Everything shelfish is hung on the walls – the crib bedding is washed and I have it covered with a blanket to keep dust/cat hair off the actual sheet. The baby’s bag is packed with 3 outfits a receiving blanket, nail clippers (thanks to Kimberly’s suggestion!) and some bibs (though I doubt we’ll use the bibs). I’m planning on using the hospital’s diapers and we’re supposed to take the rest of the stuff since we’re charged for it and the hospital I’m going to throws most of the stuff out once our baby uses it… like the bulb aspirator… all I have left to buy is baby socks. Funny that I have only 6-9 mo. sized socks.

The baby is getting the hiccups regularly 3-4 times per day. Drives me nuts when I’m trying to sleep, but I love it otherwise. The little Barnes moves around constantly. I don’t know when his/her “sleep” schedule is anymore.

I have been getting braxton hicks contractions but they are not painful and I only have maybe 3 per day and they’re hours apart.

David has been wonderful. Our apartment is so clean thanks to him. He has worked so hard this summer helping to get everything ready and clean (carpets!) for our baby. I cannot wait to see him hold his baby for the first time. I think my heart will break.