Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Dear Baby: Week 37
























DEAR BABY,
THE END IS NEAR! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S KIND OF BEEN A BREEZE AND AT 37 WEEKS I THOUGHT I'D BE MISERABLE BY NOW. INSTEAD I FEEL MORE ENERGIZED AND HEALTHY THAN EVER. I DON'T HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING OR FEEL TENSE OR TIRED. I ONLY START TO WADDLE WHEN I'VE WALKED 7 MILES IN A DAY AND MY SHOES START GETTING UNCOMFORTABLE. IT'S EASY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN THOUGH BECAUSE THEY'VE SPREAD AND THEY'RE MOSTLY ALL TOO TIGHT IN THE WIDTH, BUT NOT THE LENGTH. I DIDN'T GAIN A SINGLE POUND THIS WEEK AND THE DR. SAYS WE'RE DOING SO SO GOOD. IT'S THE WALKING, AND WE'RE GONNA DO EVEN MORE OF IT WHEN YOU'RE OUT! YOU WILL SMELL THIS FRESH OCEAN AIR AND I WILL WORK ON THE POUNDS I GLADLY PUT IN FOR YOU, ALL WHILE LOOKING AT YOUR SWEET FACE IN FRONT OF ME. IT'S GONNA BE GREAT! I'M CURRENTLY 1.5 CM DILATED AND 50% EFFACED. YOU MIGHT BE SMALL BECAUSE YOU MEASURED AT 36 WEEKS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE STILL 37, BUT IT MAY JUST BE BECAUSE I WAS STARVING AND MY EMPTY STOMACH MADE IT A LITTLE FLATTER THAN USUAL. ONE OF YOUR GRANDMAS CAME FOR A SHORT VISIT THIS WEEK. WE WENT TO FIVE DIFFERENT STORES ALL OVER THE COUNTY TO FIND YOU THE PERFECT SWING. IT'S PRETTY FANCY! I KNOW YOU WERE GRATEFUL BECAUSE YOU KICKED FOR HER WHEN WE FINALLY FOUND IT. YOU CAN COME ANY TIME NOW, BABY. YOU'RE FULL TERM AND READY, AND WE'RE ALL READY FOR YOU OUT HERE! EVERYONE'S WAITING AND WE ALL LOVE YOU! XOXO MAMABEAR

3 comments:

  1. What a fitting shirt your wearing! "The end is near!" Love it! Can't wait till you have him so I can read all abt it!

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  2. I just bumped into your blog and after scrolling through your posts, I must say I really like it :) How about we follow each other? :)

    And, congrats for the baby!! :)

    Kisses from Zurich,
    K.

    http://beneaththecoat.blogspot.com

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