Monday, January 11, 2010

32 Weeks!

We're at 32 weeks already! Less than 2 months remain, and I'm starting to get a little anxious about meeting Luke and wondering when he'll decide to begin his grand entrance into the world. Considering I travel for work up to an hour and half away and spend most of my time in patients' homes or in my (new) car, I'm a little nervous about the timing of everything. But I know it'll all work out one way or the other and what happens happens when it comes to nature, no matter what my plans may be!

In other news, we went to a childbirth class this past weekend that was interesting and entertaining to say the least. This is just a class about the stages of labor and what to expect. They actually begin the class by ensuring that all participants are planning to receive pain medication or an epidural and not do natural childbirth! After some brief informational stuff, they show a Miracle of Life type video about childbirth with women who did natural labor. The comments from the men in this video had Jason and I cracking up. The men were the ones talking about the wonderful experiences during the different stages of labor while the women sat next to them with stone cold expressions on their faces. I kept thinking, shouldn't you ask the women about their experiences during these stages? I mean, that makes sense to me! I told Jason after watching the video that I never wanted my face to look like those women's and an epidural was definitely the way for me (which I knew all along!) And I must say, that video was a little gross and disturbing when you realize that you yourself are only a few weeks away from the situation...didn't help the anxiety any, I might add!

Anyway, we went to the doctor today. I've gained 3 more pounds and Luke is doing great. We're back on target with no UTI this month, as well. Despite some swelling that has now begun, my blood pressure is great, so no concerns there. He felt around on my stomach and announced that Luke is now in the head down position, much to my surprise and then let Jason and I feel where his head is. Luke was not a big fan of all this pushing and cramping and decided to prominently show his booty in the middle of my stomach with a huge distorted bulge about that time! Despite being head down, he is making breathing very hard. He loves my ribs and thinks my lungs are a fun playground to push against for leverage when rearranging himself! No matter how many pregnancy stories you hear, you can never imagine the discomfort and odd feelings you experience during pregnancy until you are pregnant yourself. It truly is a journey of a lifetime! Anyway, things are well in Gibsonville, we have another appointment in two weeks to check on our little guy again, so I'll see ya soon!