BL is officially full term!

Today is the beginning of week 37, which means that BL's parts should be all done! Very exciting.

On Sunday, we went to tour the hospital, so now we know just where to go when it's time. The facilities looked very comfortable, and the nurse showing us around also seemed nice. We even got to see some just-born little babies in the nursery! SO adorable...I can't believe I have one of those in my belly right now! They all looked so healthy and alert. Their poor parents had to get to the hospital in the blizzard!

Then Monday, we went to the doctor, who said there's nothing going on yet in terms of effacement or dilation. I was kind of disappointed about that, but from what I read it's actually not too much of an indication of when labor will begin. But she did say that the more happens before labor, the shorter your labor is...so I could be in for some trouble! :( But it's really too soon to tell. We also talked about my birth plan and in general she seemed ok with everything I had expressed on it. The only thing was she said I had to have a capped IV started, when I had said I didn't want one. It's not that big of a deal, and all it means is I'll probably labor for longer at home. But depending on what I learn from my first birth, I definitely might look into the home birth or birthing center options in Tallahassee!

Also this afternoon, we went to a second pediatrician that we liked much better than the first one. She can come to our hospital to check on BL after she's born, and her general attitude seemed much more consistent with what we were looking for, so we were happy.

That means everything is just about ready! I even bought clothes for my daughter for the first time this weekend...just a couple of pairs of pants for when we want to carry her out in the Baby Bjorn. It is hard to get everything all set and then have to wait for weeks more, but I guess that's just how it goes. I'm getting very excited but also a little scared at the same time.

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