november 24th

baby bump at 38 weeks

well, the baby should not be in the belly any later than november 24th. it has been a slow and fast pregnancy, which can be confusing. it was slow until september and then it turned into today. today is 13 days before my due date. #1 was born 14 days early and #2 was born 13 days early. preclampsia being the reason. tomorrow will be the longest a baby has been in my belly. whoa.

this time? zero symptoms.

the not-so-fun challenge this time is this thing: h1n1. if i have it when the baby is born i have to wait till i have no fever for 24 hours before i can see him/her. no nursing, no contact. seriously. what?!

the husband can't be a part of the delivery if he comes in contact within 7 days with someone who has the swine flu. seriously? what?

i get three visitors who are the same the whole stay. c-section people have to be there 2 days. i've usually stayed 3. i might not this time because seriously- thanksgiving at a hospital? not so sure how thankful i'll be. though- i will be thankful if the nurses are still super awesome like they've been in the past. with #2 we got a lot of needed assistance. especially for being second time parents. who knew that each kid would be SO different? seriously. no joke.

to avoid any issues with who can come to the hospital, my parents are being awesome and watching 1 and 2 basically from this sunday until friday the 27th at their house. i'm so thankful especially since the kids are under the restricted age of 16 for who can come and be a part of the 3 hospital visitors. husband's parents will be able to come by when it works for them. can you believe that my kids are going to leave one day with a baby in my belly and then when they get back it will be out of my belly. seriously. what?!

hope they don't freak out.

i think that i might. three kids. three and under. WHAT were we thinking? :)

just kidding- i'm so excited at this point we'll just make it all work out. i love my bean in my belly and am anxious to meet him/her.

pray for the safety and health of this baby. it's been a boring pregnancy (thank you Jesus!) but i've been the most anxious this time around. the bad stories prepare you for the worst, but they do not give me a peace of mind.