Momma found a back-up doula

I've been sitting on my ball, walking, swimming, everything I can do to help this baby get down nice and low. My pubic bones felt like they were splitting doing the breast stroke in the pool this morning so things must be opening up a little bit...I hope. Don't think its gonna happen this week which is good as Barry is out of town. But should there be a surprise, I discovered I have a furry back-up doula!

36 weeks- 6 lbs of baby!

We had our 36 week ultrasound today. At the first look, my OB thought she was on the small side, but once she took measurements, she is estimated at 6 lbs already! Normal for 36 weeks is around 5 lbs. My cervix is closed tight which is a relief as Barry will be out of town next week for work. However, that means watching the carbs closely so I don't grow a huge baby by delivery time. Looks like we will likely have a full term kiddo and I don't want to push out a giant!

All Day Marathon

We had our all-day marathon childbirth preparation class yesterday. It was informative, but a very long day to take in so much information. It's not the labor and delivery that scares me though. It's what happens AFTER that. Labor will, no matter how difficult, eventually be over. It will end. Being a parent goes on and on and on....and the consequences of what you do or don't do along the way impact each day after that.