39 Weeks

I never seem to get these updates on time but that’s ok! We are in week 39 and I am feeling pretty good. Mom came down all last week. It was so nice to have her here! She and I did a little shopping (since she didn’t bring any warm weather clothes… silly mom!). We did some cleaning, organizing and even relaxed a little. She kept me entertained as we both waited and hoped Michael would come a little early.

39 Weeks and 2 Days

Grandma is doing better… great news! She now has a tracheotomy so she is able to smile and mouth a few words. Eventually she will be able to talk with the trech so that is very good news! I skyped with her today and I love that she can hear me and smile at me! It’s almost as good as being there!

On Friday Mom, Joe and I went to Savannah for our appointment. We got to meet the Student Midwife… I had no idea they had one but she, Jennifer, was very nice!  Everything looks good… blood pressure is still normal, Michael is measuring right on and he is still head down… quite low might I add. I did request to get checked. I know it’s not a measurement of when he will arrive but I wanted to know. Plus mom wanted to get an idea so she can determine what weekend to plan to see Birtt’s show. So the results were… Cervix is still posterior… it is soft however so the Primrose Oil is doing its job… and it’s barely 1 centimeter. So we are not far along in the progression but that’s ok. We never thought he would come early… we just hoped :) I have lots of stuff here around the house to keep me busy and to keep my mind off him coming. It’s a waiting game and he will be here when he is ready. April 29^th is my Grandfather’s birthday and since Michael is named after him it would be pretty special to have them share the same birthday. Of course I don’t know how excited I will be to go 10 days overdue but you just never know!

This weekend Joe and I went to a movie and dinner… a nice little date night :) We saw the movie The Conspirator, it was about the conspiracy to commit the murder of Lincoln. It was filmed in Savannah so both Joe and I were excited to see it! It was very good! I hope it was factual because then I feel like I learned something!

Here is Michael’s update…

Our baby's waiting to greet the world! He continues to build a layer of fat to help control his body temperature after birth, but it's likely he already measures about 20 inches and weighs a bit over 7 pounds, a mini watermelon. The outer layers of his skin are sloughing off as new skin forms underneath.

OHHH and I almost forgot... Mom and I attended an award ceremony fo Joe... we won Sailor of the Quarter. I was so proud of him :) There is a picture of him below!