37w0d. Nore. To-Do Lists. Lasagna.
I'm 37 weeks pregnant today- and in my 38th week as of tomorrow! That means.... I'm technically full-term, wee! So, Leah will *probably* be here in three weeks... and, at the latest, she'll be here in four weeks! (My doctor induces at 41w, I think- which I think I'll be okay with if I go until that point) The last few days have been tiring- I've been sleeping poorly, waking up with swollen feet and hands (that sometimes barely go down before nighttime and they start to swell again!) and sometimes a numbness/pain in my hands, too. Not fun. BUT, again, I've had it so easy that I feel like a whiner for complaining, so I'll try not to.
I don't have an appointment with the OB until January 5th because of all the holiday craziness. I'm excited to see how things are... I find out the results of the Group B Strep test at that appointment, and maybe she'll even do a cervix check, although I'm not sure exactly- until now I've had ZERO cervical checks (which I'm okay with!)... I am a bit curious, though, if anything is going on *down there*...
Leah's been very active! Today she was snuggling up to my ribs, and I could see her all jumpy on the OPPOSITE side of my belly. Silly baby girl. My mom gets a kick out of seeing this. I'm so excited to meet her! A little nervous, sure, but not nearly as *scared* as I imagined I would be...
I've been made a "maintainer" of the january2009baby community- and I just successfully updated the HAPPY BIRTHDAY list (for all the mommies whose babies have decided to make early appearances!) and got such a feeling of accomplishment doing this! =) Yay, I understand the internetz! =)
In other news, Noreen- my roommate at Queen's University in Kingston, ON- is coming by to hang for a little while today! I am so excited! =) I haven't seen her in a year and a half, so it'll be nice to just catch up (and also nice that she is coming all the way over HERE to see me- I don't feel like going out, much, these days); my friend Tom also contacted me yesterday so hopefully he'll make an appearance sometime this week!
Marcin and I are going out this week to look at baby carriers- we plan on getting an ERGO carrier or a BECO Butterfly II carrier- we'll see, I'm going to look at birth announcement ideas online, mail out my mat. leave required documentation, write up a birth plan, finish packing the half-packed hospital bag, and sterilize Leah's pacis and teethers (which we may or may not end up using)... I plan on having all of this done before the end of the year... (more to-do lists!)
And, speaking of- wow- when did the new year sneak up on us?! It's 2009 in just a few short days- craziness. What a year it'll be! New Year's Eve will probably just be spent quietly at home with family, this year. I'm hoping Mark, Sus, and Arwen can come and join us (and that we can go see that new Tales of Despereaux movie on New Year's Day!), especially since Nuno is going to Cuba on Friday for a week- it'll be nice to have some family time...
Okay, so my thoughts are scattered and I'm sure I'm missing a bazillion things, but my mom is currently cookin' a lasagna and the smell is driving me mad- it smells sooooo good, I can't help but drool (nice, eh?)-- so, I *need* to go now...