2 weeks

I have officially reached "full term". I'm 37 weeks now, so technically the little man could make his appearance any day and it would be fine. If he sticks with the plan, he'll be here in exactly 2 weeks (the 25th).

I have also officially reached the uncomfortable stage. I thought I had run out of room months ago, but now I know I have! Sleeping is next to impossible, which I guess I should just get used to, right? I go to the doctor tomorrow for my weekly check and I have seriously considered bribing her to move my date up a week.

What else...I had another OB triage visit. I'm really starting to hate that place. I passed another kidney stone, although this one was really not fun. Two stones in a week is a little excessive, I think. I had another shower, this one given by the lab. I cannot believe how much stuff we have been given. This baby has SO many clothes I don't think I'll have to do laundry for a month after he's born! Of course, that also means he'll probably out-grow everything after he wears it once.

Everything is pretty much ready. I don't have my hospital bag packed yet, but the cord blood kit and camera are by the door just in case. All we need now is the baby!

Update

Sorry to leave everyone hanging, but the last couple of days have been a little crazy. Monday I saw my doctor, who THANK GOD didn't put me back on bed-rest. She basically said that as long as I feel OK at work, and that working doesn't make things worse, I can keep going. It helps that I'm still only working 6 hours a day, and that most of that time is spent sitting. She also said that the baby is just getting ready to come, even if it is a little early. I'm now at 35 weeks, so it really wouldn't be awful if he was born now, possibly a little NICU time, but nothing major.

I complained a little about some bladder pain/problems, but with Mason's head literally on my bladder, she didn't seem to worried. Well, as the afternoon went on the pain got worse and I ended up going back in to give a urine sample. Sorry for anyone who doesn't work in healthcare and isn't used to talking about pee, just skip this part if you want. Anyway, the nurse comes out and without really looking at me asks me if I'm on my period. HELLO?! Did you not notice the basketball under my shirt? Apparently there was a lot of blood in my urine. So they think I have a pyelonephritis (kidney infection) and write me a script for antibiotics. They also wanted me to try to pee again since there wasn't much the first time, so I did, and voila! out comes a big old kidney stone. (seriously, it was big...over 6mm...I measured it myself) Helps explain all the back pain I had been having!

Well, this all could be an explanation for the preterm labor. And the contractions have gotten better. So maybe Mason will hang out until the 25th after all.