We are approximately 15 days away from the due date and officially on FMLA, so I suddenly have a lot of time on my hands and unfortunately that has not motivated me to do anything productive. I've watched TV, read some magazines, gone out shopping, seen some movies and gone out with R in the evenings. All we can do is wait right now. I've been walking everyday, eating some spicy foods, anything to try to get this show on the road. She is just being stubborn!
In the meantime, the house is truly a pigsty, and I totally thought I would have the whole house cleaned by day 2 of my FMLA...yeah, not happening! I feel so much better this week though! I don't have to be up at 5 am, no more being on my feet all day, no more running around spending all of my energy trying to get the attention of crazy teenagers. I am loving sleeping in, taking walks, hanging out with my puppies and I think that my body is thanking me! My feet aren't swollen anymore (they've been swollen for almost 8 weeks), my fatigue is mostly gone, my headaches are gone, I am wondering why I didn't take a leave of absence sooner!! LOL!
Monday we got to see Ava on ultrasound again:) Too bad she was so large that I really couldn't tell what part of her we were looking at! Last time, she was only about 11 ounces, so I could see her whole body and face in one shot, but this time we could only focus on one body part at a time. The US tech apparently showed me her belly and legs and arms and part of her face, but honestly, I couldn't really tell what I was looking at. The tech did say that she is definitely engaged and pretty far down right now. The doctor also said that he would guess that I am about 50% effaced but he was unable to tell if I was dilated. He also said that based on her size her due date is measuring at Nov. 12! NOOOO!!! You should have seen my face when he said that!
I am really hoping that she is able to make an arrival in October. If not, the doctor said he would be fine with inducing on Saturday, 11/6. Ughhh...I don't want to wait that long, I really want to meet my little girl!! :)
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