Today I am 38 weeks and 4 days and nothing. Nothing is happening. No regular contractions. No news to report. Which I am surprisingly okay with. I have ten days to my due date and I am not in a rush. I'm definitely slower than last week. Last week I did a lot more projects and activities. This week (really since Saturday) I feel slower. I still have a lot of projects I want to get done, and yet I feel less motivated to do them.
Today was a real bum day; I think the only productive thing I did was wash dishes. Oh, and went to the doctor. It was fine except that we did nothing but listen to the heart beat and take all my measurements but it took over an hour. It has to do with having a resident as my primary, and it never bothered me until today. I was really antsy. And because he didn't check anything else, I really have no idea if I am getting closer or not. But since contractions are still high and not painful, we are going to assume my body is still practicing.
I am starting to get annoyed with my weight gain. By the time we are done I will hit 40 pounds. It was a lot more than I wanted but it doesn't seem to matter what I eat or don't eat. There are things I will do different next time. But hindsight is always 20/20. I'm interested to see how quickly this comes off. And I am determined that this all has to come off. Mostly because I will not have the money to buy new regular clothes, or bigger maternity clothes for next time. It's all things I don't need to worry about, but it does occasionally cross my mind; mostly when I had to the doctor to weigh in.
But the boys and I hang out at home and avoid the heat. When I sit someone will bring me ball or a rope wanting to play. They are good boys and are almost to the point where they don't feel the need to follow me around the house. And I know that dogs sleep a lot, but I am impressed with how they can be so lazy. On Saturday we took them to the park and they wore out pretty quick. I really need to take them more often, especially since Charlie is getting a little thick, but I can't really take them alone while pregnant, they are just too big to hold on to both. They are good boys though. They do really well with our nieces and nephews; we are still working on Bubba not to clean them with his crazy tongue. I am interested to see how they do with our little one; they get really anxious when they hear babies cry. I expect after a few days, they'll get used to it.
Bekah, try not to worry about the weight. You'll lose most of it within the first few weeks especially if you nurse. I lost 28 lbs in the first 3 weeks and I gained 41 overall. Also, don't be alarmed if the scale says you've gained weight when you get home from the hospital, you'll retain water for a week or so. My feet swelled so much after delivery that I couldn't wear shoes. Can't wait to see pics of Baby!
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