23 days to go

Wow, I'm actually posting twice in one week. That's unheard of coming from me. Just came from my 36 week appointment where she did an internal check to see if I'm dilated at all. As I suspected, I wasn't dilated at all and the baby is still very high. So there won't be any baby born tomorrow in the impending blizzard we are supposed to maybe get here this weekend and I'm 99% positive not before christmas, whew! I still have stuff to do. Marty and I were talking this morning. He thinks Jan 12, I'm thinking Jan 16. I just think this baby will be late. We'll see though.

I really don't think I look as large as other women I've seen in the doctor's office lately. Maybe it's because I'm tall and the baby has more torso area to spread out in? Only a little more than 3 weeks until my due date. I'm feeling great, still walking every day (although now I'm using Marty's giant puffy coat to walk the dog and probably look like 300 lbs in it!). Still lots of heartburn (keeping TUMS in business) and I'm getting out of breath more easily. I actually sat on the couch alot yesterday which is pretty hard for me to do, just sit there and do nothing. Well, not nothing, I was putting together some of the electrical baby stuff (video monitor and batteries in the play gym) and I watched "Twilight". I read the book in 2 days a few weeks ago and couldn't wait to see the movie. Yes, I think I have reverted to being a teenager. :)

Ok, I will reveal that I have gained 34 pounds so far. I'm pretty ok with that number. The goal was between 25 and 35. My personal goal was below 35 seeing as I think I gained 12 just in the first trimester when alot of people only gain 3-5. But everyone is different. I'm hoping these next three weeks won't add too much more!!