37 Weeks…Is it time yet?

Originally I had written a whole page about being in a bad mood. Blah! Rainy weather and being very pregnant got me there. But I am determined not to dwell on it – so the bummer post is scraped.

Today we go to the doctor – again! I understand the importance of checking my progress and the baby’s well being but I am truly getting sick of going. And my appointment isn’t until noon so I have to wait half the day to get it over with. Okay I’m complaining again! I will stop.

I have read that sometimes the doctor will check for effacement and dilation at these “near the end of pregnancy visits”. Not every doctor does though. I’m on the fence about having an internal at this point. I only want to know if there is some progress, if not then just let nature tell me when the time comes. But things don’t work that way do they? LOL

I have been getting more Braxton Hicks contractions, but nothing painful a.k.a real contractions : ) Once they pass, the little guy likes to kick me in the ribs a couple of times then he settles down.

I’ve been jumping between states of calm yet impatient urges of “let’s get the show on the road” to “Oh My God! I have to get this and that done before the baby comes!” I’m sure that’s normal. Please tell me I’m normal : )

After the appointment:

We arrived half an hour early. Yes, I actually got Hubby out the door early for once. Yipee! Someone was late for their appointment so we were seen right away. I love when the day just falls into place like that. Perhaps if we had shown up later, when our appointment was scheduled, the late person would have shown up too and made us have wait?

So everything looks good. The doctor seems to whip through our appointments, which is fine by me. Everything has been “normal” for the last 37 weeks by now there is no real concern for anything to go wrong. She did feel for the baby again and she said, “He’s way down there.” Good boy!

I asked about an internal and she said she would start that next visit. It would be so nice if things started rolling soon. I’m just so excited to be a mommy.