"Baby is nearly 17.2 inches tall and weighs a little over 4 pounds. Her skin is getting less wrinkled looking. Only 52 days left to go."
So at my OB check-up yesterday, Dr. Grose agreed we should induce labor on December 16th so that everyone could make travel plans ahead of time and we can all be home for Christmas. To be honest, I told him one of my biggest concerns with waiting to go into labor on my own was the distance between Mark & Margie and I and the amount of time it could take for them to get here on short notice. I think if they were delayed it would be very hard for me to spend a half a day in the hospital with Marcella before they arrive. I am prepared for this, but I am still human. I want them to be here when she is born so that everything is cut and dry the way it was meant to be. If that date works for mom and dad, this means we only have a little over 6 weeks to go!
I am having fun with this. I measured again today and my tummy is now 41.5 inches around. I feel good though. She is starting to drop down out of my ribs a bit and I can breath better and I am a lot more comfortable. I have, however, developed tendinitis in my right foot because of irritation from a small amount of water retention. I can't see the swelling looking at my foot, but I know the body starts to hoard fluids this late in the pregnancy to make up for what it will lose during delivery. I thought I had just pulled a muscle, so I didn't even see the doctor about it for almost 2 weeks. It is painful some days, but it isn't a huge deal. The doctor said to get an insole for my shoes that supports only the heel, and to make a point of relaxing and kicking my feet up a few times a day since I can't take anything for it. It is starting to feel better already.
My family dressed up as vampires last weekend for Halloween. It was funny because I kept getting comments from people saying 'I don't think that is how vampires reproduce. The second most common comment was 'oh boy, you are getting close, aren't you?'. I don't know how to answer that one. How close is close? I still have a month and a half to go.
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