4 weeks....

The countdown is on!  Only 4 weeks until my due date...can you believe how fast the last 36 have gone?!  

Our appointment went well today.  Baby's heart rate was 157 bpm & he/she is growing as the little one should.

My weight was up another 3 lbs (I'm right along the curve).  BP was good.

And the news I've been waiting for -  I am 25-30% effaced.  
It isn't much, but it's something.  He said we'll know more about our progress next week now that we'll have something to compare.  

The nurse then doc asked if I was having contractions.  I told them no, that everything seems just normal I guess.  I feel the baby moving a lot.  (A foot or butt poking out my side or punch a little lower when my scrubs are too tight, but no contractions.)  When he was feeling my belly to measure my uterus he said I was having a Braxton Hicks contraction right then.  Man, I sure do hope things continue like this!!!

36 weeks is still 4 weeks from my due date, which seems like a long time to not work.  Doc asked how long I planned to work; I told him until he tells me I can't.  Well...he said now would be a good time to stop.  I have to make sure I have everything straight with HR, but as of today I'm on maternity leave.  

I'm going to take advantage of this.  I can tell I've gained wait other places than this baby, but I also have been swelling in my hands & feet a lot more the past couple of weeks.  I know being on my feet about 7 hours a day doesn't help.  So, I'm going to get some things done around the house, read a few books, and hopefully have everything ready for this baby to arrive.

Next appointment is 1/24 :)

36 weeks