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Baby #2 - 36 weeks

Wow, where has this pregnancy gone?
I went to the midwife last week, everything looks great! Baby is in position and ready to come out.
The midwife guesses that the baby will be about the same size as Nathan (7 1/2 to 8 pounds), and says that he seems to be long.  Let's all act surprised at a long, skinny baby coming from me and my husband.
I'm still feeling great! This is wonderful considering I have an almost 2 year old that has a high need for his mommy right now.
The midwife shared that the baby was not just head down, but seems to have "dropped."  Then he shared that I should enjoy my last week of quiet, because the baby could come as early as next week.  Then I walked out of the office and cried because OH MY GOSH I'M HAVING A BABY!!! When did this happen???  I haven't unpacked anything, the room is not ready, I don't even have both the car seat bases in the car.
So...I've got some work to do.
I don't think that I am close to being done yet.  I certainly don't have the feelings of "I am absolutely done being pregnant" yet.  Now that I know what it is like to have a newborn, I think I will try to keep him in my womb as long as possible.

In other news:
Baby#2 is moving A LOT! He moves way more than I remember Nathan moving when I was pregnant with him.  Baby #2 also gets the hiccups often as of late.  I use to think its cute, now its kind of annoying when I am trying to sleep.
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  1. AnneSeptember 25, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    I put Ben's carseat in the van on a Friday when I was 39 weeks. He was born about 18 hours later. Maybe if you're not quite ready for #2 to show up don't put the carseat in yet. :)

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