Week 30: Holy cow (or other revered farm animal)!

29 weeks.

So someone in my online expecting club with my due date had her baby today. Apparently the little guy is over 3 lbs. and is breathing on his own in the NICU and doing very well, but yikes.

The thought that Small Monster could appear at any time scares the crap out of me. Never mind that I was having some very odd pains yesterday that made me call the OB nurse (I’m fine, don’t worry – I was just double-checking) – I’m so glad it wasn’t premature labor, because I am so not ready.

Ok, so I’ll never be ready. I think the point is that I’m not ready for the incredibly long and scary months of worry that would be involved if I delivered a preemie now.

Message to Small Monster: You stay right where you are. Mama is enjoying your kicks and rolls immensely and wants at least another 8 weeks of them. You are not done cooking, you hear?

This kid is due in 77 days. 77 days!!!

Anyhow… I’ve been fine otherwise. Some minor background stuff occurred last week that kind of pissed me off, but in general, like is stress-free and good, with plenty of snuggling. Just like I like it

Baby is really moving now, and for much greater periods of time during the day. I love the little person in there – he kicks back at my hand when I put it on my side and wiggles and squirms when I sing or when his papa talks. When I wake up in the morning and move a little bit, he wakes up too and rolls over. When I go to sleep at night, he pokes and kicks, and I rub my belly soothingly (well, for me, anyway) as I drift off. It’s gone from that feeling of walking around by myself and occasionally being surprised by a twitch to walking around with this little guy playing around in my belly. The sense of the baby as a separate person is starting to set in, and it’s sooooo cool

Not much else to report – so far, I’m healthy and all is going well. My allergies suck all of a sudden (I got through most of the summer without misery!), but otherwise, all is going well with Small Monster and I, and we’ll see the nurse-midwife tomorrow for another checkup.

One hopes my blood pressure has gone down, or at least remains stable – it wasn’t a worry last time, but I don’t want to find myself with preeclampsia!