36+3 Update

Hello Friends!

Until today; if you asked, I would have told you that my pregnancy thus far has been easy with minimal hiccups, lots of great distractions, and an adorably round belly with no additional stretch marks from my first pregnancy. This little boy has definitely taken it easy on me. I have even accepted the fact that I have gained 38 pounds and am simply looking forward to the challenge of taking it off.

The only real reason that I didn't think I could take another three months of this is because the comments I get from 150+ people at my work are getting really freaking old.

Today I am achy, crampy, cranky, and I can officially no longer see clearly more than 2 feet in front of my face. My doctor says this is because I am retaining water in my eyes and it has changed the shape of my corneas; Good news is, it will go away after delivery.

Speaking of my new doctor, I have been to her twice at the Fairview Medical Clinic. There is really no good reason that I chose Fairview except that my good friend Cassie is a longtime Fairview patient and loves it. As much as I loved my last doctor (and hated the clinic), I love this clinic (super fast and friendly service!) and am not a fan of my doctor. The first thing she did was move my due date AGAIN back to June 23rd, and told me I was "measuring 35 weeks" to back up her decision, even though just the week before I was measuring 36 at my old doctors office. She also said something about the state of my lady parts that directly contradicted what they had just told me in L&D three days earlier. So basically I feel that she will tell me anything to make her decisions with me look legit, and I am not happy about it. Fortunately, the chance that she will be the one delivering me is pretty slim, so I am not going to panic about it.

Otherwise, the last several days have been uneventful and I am back to thinking that it will be quite awhile before Ben makes his appearance.

Physical Update: (TMI Warning)
36 weeks 3 days
+38 pounds
0 centimeters dialated -according to doctor
2 centimeters dialated -according to MGH L&D
80% effaced
0 station

In laymans terms, Baby is super low and engaged. As soon as my body decides to start making productive contractions (that dialate me), things will go very fast. This, however could still take weeks.