Happy due date! 40 weeks pregnant!

Your due date is kind of like your birthday. You are a year older, but you don't feel older really. It's an important day... but nothing really changes.



So as today passes into tomorrow I will officially be "overdue". But I feel the same as I did yesterday and the day before. I'll probably feel the same tomorrow too.

The baby is big. I mean, it feels big, because it's a 1-day old child inside my body. Really it's so tiny. Only 7 or so pounds. Our cat weighs more than that. I certainly do look 9 months pregnant.



We had a doctor appointment today. I am probably one of Dr. Bishop's most boring patients. My blood pressure was somewhere around 100/60, my weight has not changed since last week, my pee was clean, I have no swelling, and I had no real contractions to report. He checked my cervix, which has not changed since last week (still 1 to 2 cm and 75% effaced). He said the biggest change is baby's position -- baby has moved a lot lower. He said the baby is VERY low, and when he checked me, I felt him touch the baby's head... and I think my ribs are still bruised from baby's reaction. I'm glad to hear baby is getting into position.

Tomorrow afternoon I'm treating myself to an afternoon at the spa. Who doesn't deserve that after carrying a baby full term and then some? I'll have a massage, a facial, and a pedicure.

I'm working tomorrow morning and then using up the last of my vacation time tomorrow afternoon and Friday. Then I'm off work until February 27th.

Funny story: Today Tanya, my sister, flew to visit my mom in SoCal. She needs assistance with most things, so we met her at the airport where her caseworker dropped her off. We checked her in, and got passes to take her through security. Funny thing is, a very VERY pregnant makes a lot of people nervous behind security in an airport. Of course I must be flying -- you can't get back there if you aren't a passenger. One little girl asked me, in the boarding line as we waited, when I was due. I said, "Today!". I felt many eyes dart my direction. Oh MY GOD that woman is FLYING!? And when we left the gates and went through the crowds of people waiting, so many people stared. a LOT. And very concerned. It was pretty funny.

We have another appointment on the 28th if I go that far, which I think I will. Leo doesn't. Anyway, we have a monitoring session scheduled at labor and delivery before we see the doctor. The tests will check that baby is thriving and has enough fluid to be healthy. I'll get these tests every 3 days or so until I have the baby, starting next Wednesday (or until I have to be induced at 42 weeks).

More updates to come..... I hope.