40 weeks... anytime now

So today is my due date. I knew that it's just a guess date and that most babies don't come on their due dates. But I am still kind of hopeful. And I am ready.

Scott kept asking me when I was going to update my blog and write about the baby shower. So much time has passed now - it seems a little anti-climatic. So in a nutshell, Scott's parents came to visit and we had a great time seeing them. Then, Tricia and Kara came to visit - so we had a very full house for about 3-4 days. My parents threw us a really nice shower, and it was so great seeing everyone and Baby Z got lots of great things. We are as ready as we will ever be for our new addition to the family now (bedding and onesies are washed and ready, car seat in the car, etc). I've even got my bag for the hospital mostly packed, so it's just a waiting game now.

I did have a birthday - nice and low key. Then Kara came back to SD for a work trip, and we hung out over the weekend (Scott had a guys outing that weekend, too) and saw the new Harry Potter (I think the last movie was better, but this was still entertaining).

So, these last few weeks have been a little rougher than the rest - but still a very smooth and uncomplicated pregnancy. This is night 2 of little to no sleep - and the last few weeks have been waking up every 2-3 hours to pee. I'm having some pelvic pain (I think it's my pelvis and ligaments stretching for the big day), which makes it hard to walk/waddle and it hurts every time I stand up or try to roll over in bed (which may be why I can't sleep now). And lately it's been really hot here in SD, resulting in very swollen feet. My doc also said that I'm running hotter than most people because I'm pregnant, so I probably am affected by the heat more than most.

At my last appt, we had the post-due talk. She said that medically, they don't want pregnancies to run over 42 weeks. So we scheduled an induction date if Baby Z doesn't make an appearance by Aug 6th (2 days shy of 42 weeks). I am going to talk to her more about moving that out a few days, or what other options we have if there is still no Baby Z by my next appt. I really don't want to be induced if everything is normal and there are no risks or complications. We are picking up the amount of walking that we do, and last night had some spicy Thai food for dinner. It's time to try all the old midwives tricks in the next 10 days or so. Come on down, Baby Z!