Well, we're at week 37 - full term and counting and as you can see from this photo of SAM taken yesterday (Wednesday) evening, much of the time, you'd never know that she was pregnant! SAM is both looking and feeling good, it seems. With the exception of the baby continuing to grow ever larger and an acidy stomach, things seem not to have changed much from last time.
We had a doctor's visit this past week on Monday that went quite well. The doctor actually asked us for our birth plan and seemed fine with almost every item on it. The two exceptions were over breast feeding and showering. SAM had wanted to shower during labor and she told us that there wasn't a shower in the delivery room where she would be after being 6 or 7 cm dilated. The good news is that our plan isn't to head to the hospital until being about 6 cm dilated anyways, so we can probably get the showering out of the way at home. And anyways, at 7 cm dilated, the baby's probably coming soon and she wouldn't have time to shower anyways!
The other issue is that SAM had requested that the baby be fed only breast milk. However, the hospital said that they reserved the right to bottlefeed formula if the mother wasn't producing enough milk. Fair enough, I thought, but the definition of 'enough' is such a judgement call that we'll have to monitor that one closely.
Those were the only exceptions, really. The rest of the list was fine, from immediate skin to skin contact to rooming in with the baby to being able to move around during labor to everything. Very nice.
Also very nice is that today we received a wonderfully large package from Maine! Woohoo! As we opened it this evening, we by turns discovered not only our mail, and a wonderful card but other great items as well.
Here you see SAM flashing an enthusiastic thumbs up at this great looking diaper bag. Very nice! And something I would be happy to tote along.
As if one diaper bag wasn't enough, we found another quilted one right underneath it. Here you see SAM exploring all of its features including its built in changing pad.
Then, there was even more. What's this wrapped so nicely in paper with baby egrets on it? Something from Caroline, you say?
Perfect little baby shoes! Here you see SAM modeling the shoes and holding them approximately where we think the baby's feet currently are in her body.
And of course, the requisite belly shot! Getting bigger!
Little Petunia is staying active and taking up more space. There is most definitely a baby in there! She responds well and quickly now to changes in orientation and pressure and it is even easier to see little parts moving and sticking out of SAM. There's something incredibly grin inducing to put a hand on a stick-outy bit and feel it push back or move. Very fun.
SAM is on maternity leave officially starting tomorrow and so we're looking to at least make it through tomorrow before going into labor. Keep your fingers crossed for us!
1 comment:
What a treat, John to find all these pictures! Where was Little Petunia when Sam was at her desk?? I can't find even a hint of her anywhere! In the rest she is certainly making her mom stick out a whole lot! :-) Thank you so much for the visual update and the present package opening. It feels as though we were there. Those little shoes from caroline are SO cute! Really glad the Bean's bag seems okay to tote. It did seem a little more dad-ish than the other one.
XXOO M/R
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