39 Weeks

Happy Valentine's Day!

The past several days have been filled with anticipation. I've commented a few times how it feels like I'm watching paint dry or the grass grow. Nothing seems to be happening fast enough!

Yesterday, Nancy had her weekly appointment with the midwife. The baby's heartbeat was in the low to mid 130's this time. It seems the heart is getting stronger which is definitely encouraging.

Nancy was 70% effaced and approx. 1 1/2 cm. dialated. The midwife's explanation for the decrease in effacement was due to Nancy's appointment last week was in the afternoon when Nancy had been on her feet all day and the baby was applying more and more pressure throughout the day. Yesterday, Nancy's appointment was in the morning, more in line with all of her previous appointments. So, in comparison with her appointment 3 weeks ago when she was 65% effaced, Nancy has definitely progressed, just not at the rate we were thinking last week. But anything can happen!

The baby was also positioned posterior again. During Nancy's acupuncture visit yesterday afternoon, they got the baby moving around again. This morning Nancy seemed to feel like she was only feeling the baby move on the right side. Now if we can just keep the baby there!

Nancy and I also visited with a new pediatrician group on Tuesday night as we explore our options. We have another appointment next Tuesday with one that this really close to our home. I guess we'll see if Nancy will make it to that appointment with me or not!

Today, Nancy's getting her haircut. She enjoyed the style she got last time which was very low maintenance. That will be important for the next month or two. Plus, by doing it now, she won't have to worry about trying to fit an appointment in before going back to work in April.

Only 13 hours left to have a Valentine's Day baby. Time's runnin' out!