8.5

It's official. I am extremely uncomfortable.

Take a tall hubby, a short wife, make a baby and have him grow in a very compressed torso and you have one miserable mama at this point. For the last few days my breastbone and chest have been aching something awful. Well, yesterday's ultrasound confirmed that my little 5 lb baby is head down with his long legs up in my boobs/lungs/ribs/chest area. And my back is really, badly hurting. No position is comfortable. My poor feet are enormous and achy and I just want someone to come and rub them. Any takers??? I'll give you a dollar. I promise. Now, don't everyone volunteer at once!

My normally ADHD unborn son scared the living schnikes out of everyone yesterday. At around 9:30 am I realized that I hadn't felt him move at all that morning. Then I realized that the last time I really felt him was the night before. This is highly unusual for him because I normally feel him first thing in the morning and then right after breakfast. But so far nothing that morning. So, off I go to drink a coke. Nothing. No kick, no twitch, no nothing. I eat two small chocolate chip cookies. Same thing. Nothing. I shake my stomach twice and nothing. I am almost in a panic and call the doc. They tell me to come right in to do an ultrasound. I call Brad and he is going to meet me at the doc's office. Then, I call my mom. Is it just me but when I talk to my mom about something really important I completely break down? I mean when I talk to Brad or anyone else I can pretty much keep it together, but the second I call my mom with any kind of upsetting news I lose it. Does this happen to other girls??? So of course, I cry talking to my mom. I tell her to call Brad's mom. I pray the whole way to the doctor's office. Half-way there I feel a small kick and I praise Jesus!

Once I get in the room and lay down he starts going to town in there (of course)! It was going on 4 hours and I hadn't felt him kick and the second I get in there and lay down he starts doing jumping jacks! It was soooooooo reassuring that I got to go in and see him on the ultrasound. He had the hiccups and it was so funny watching his little chest bouncing up and down. Everything looked good with him. He is a healthy 5 pounder now!

Only 4 weeks until I am considered full-term! I am sooooo happy about that that I could cry. And the way my emotions have been running high lately, it is very possible that this might occur! We talked to the doctor about several things. One of which was being induced. Since I am already in so much pain with his position (he is measuring a week in advance as far as length) I asked about what he felt about me being induced. He said that he only induces after the 38th week (unless there is a problem) which works perfectly for me since I am due right after fall break. I wanted to have him sometime on fall break which falls directly onto my 39th week. So if Brennan has not made an appearance by October 13th, we may be scheduling an induction for the week of the 19th! Geez, I just re-read that and it is little confusing. Short story: Brennan may be arriving during the week of October 19th if he doesn't come sooner.

I wish I had a picture or something exciting to show you but I don't. The next two weeks are BUSY, BUSY! I have two showers, a wedding, two teaching observations and maternity pictures to be made. Then just two weeks after that Brennan should be inching closer to arriving! The nursery right now is a complete mess. There are clothes everywhere. I did all of his laundry last weekend and it took 4 loads!

Ok, I feel like I am rambling. And besides, you guessed it, I am very, very, very uncomfortable right now. :) 4 weeks to go!