I will be holding my baby in my arms.
I'm 39 weeks today. So, my due date is only a week away. Really, I could have this baby any time, and I couldn't be more excited.
I had my fetal monitoring this morning, and things are looking up. We even picked up a contraction on the monitor (that I couldn't feel) and that is the first time that has happened. So my body is doing something! I see the OB on Wednesday.
Sleep is pretty elusive for me at the moment too. I cannot get comfortable at night at all, and find that I don't really get any consecutive sleep until about 4:00 AM. I can sleep pretty well until about 8 or so after that, but before that I'm constantly going to the bathroom and then trying to find a comfortable position.
In my latest of pregnancy related ailments I get to complain about my ribs. Yep. Ribs. So whatever that hormone is that relaxes your ligaments to prepare for child birth is working really well, and it appears that my ribs on my left hand side have shifted a bit and are pinching a nerve. Excellent. Its actually quite painful and I frequently have to change positions to get rid of the burning sensation. My OB tried to move them back into place last visit - but it did not go so well. So I get to put up with it until baby comes.
It does make me wonder how people with husbands, boyfriends, partners, make this work this late in pregnancy. I'm guessing there is a lot of couch sleeping! Really, I'm up constantly, have serious indigestion and heartburn, wear large plastic splints on both arms (for the carpel tunnel) with which I've been known to accidently whack the kitty with when I'm sleeping, and have a hell of a time moving. Its a big production to just sit up from a sleeping position to go pee.
And soon, all of that will just be a memory, and my baby will be here.