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1 cm and counting...

5:24 pm CDT May 29, 2008
Last night, as I was changing into my pjs and making my daily remarks on the size of my belly, Eric actually did the Fat Albert "Hey, hey, hey" at me. I looked up at him in disbelief, saw his own face change into a shocked (and somewhat nervous) expression and there was a loooong pause before I started laughing hysterically. And as soon as he realized that I wasn't upset with him, he started laughing hysterically, too. I mean, we literally could not stop. I don't think either one of us could believe that that had come out of his mouth. He's, without a doubt, the most thoughtful person I know -- and never in a million years would I have expected him to make a Fat Albert comment to his very pregnant, very hormonal wife. He tried to explain that he only did the imitation because he's always saying that I look like a cartoon character (because my body looks normal except for the fact that I have this GIANT belly attached to it). I have no doubt that that's where he was going with it, but I still think he's lucky he caught me on a good day. That scenario could've played out VERY differently. The whole thing is just so completely out of character for him and so completely hilarious to me. I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying right now.
I had another doctor's appointment today, and this one was MUCH better than the last one. First, all of my glucose levels came back perfectly normal, so Dr. Anand told me I could go back to eating what I want. I'm going to continue eating everything in moderation, but I'm definitely adding the fruit and syrup back into my diet. To celebrate my victory over evil complex sugars, we stopped by Chick-Fil-A for chicken biscuits on our way into work. My weight and blood pressure both look good, and the boy is still head down and continuing to grow. And he doesn't appear to be very shy -- he seems to like sticking his little booty out as far as it will go (which is far enough out there for people -- including strangers -- to notice). After laughing at the boy's butt for a bit, Dr. Anand examined me -- and it turns out that I'm 1 centimeter dilated. This doesn't mean much of anything, except that things are BEGINNING to happen. It could still be quite a while though...
We had a great Memorial Weekend -- we got to spend a lot of time with friends, a lot of time relaxing and managed to still get a lot of stuff done, too. We met with the doula on Saturday morning, and we both really liked her, so it looks like we're going to use her. So NOW you can laugh at me. She's a lot cheaper than other doulas because she's not quite certified yet. And you're probably thinking, "Do you really want to scrimp and save when it comes to the birth of your child?" It's not like that though -- she's completed the required courses but just hasn't been present for enough births to be "official" yet. So we're getting a great discount! Also, she's about our age and has a lot of energy and is really excited and eager (without being annoying). The last thing we wanted was an older grumpy lady who just bosses Eric (and me) around the L&D room. We think she's going to be able to provide us with some good suggestions for comfort positions, breathing techniques, massage, etc, and hopefully it will help me deliver naturally. I guess only time will tell...
This weekend is the summer associate retreat, and considering this event -- and the summer program in general -- is a big part of my job, it feels really strange to not be going. I have absolutely no doubt that everything will go smoothly, but it still feels a little weird. The only real plans I have for the weekend are yoga and going to see Sex and the City with some girlfriends, which I must say feels kinda nice. I'm sure we'll continue with the baby preparations, too. We have a few more things to hang in the nursery, and then it should be officially complete. I'll post more pictures as soon as we're done. I have another appointment next Thursday, so I'll plan to update after that. Hopefuly there will be more progress to report!

37 weeks ... hey, hey, hey!

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