This will probably be my last post for awhile as I have some pending issues to take care of....lol!
I am 391/2 weeks along and my due date is on Monday. My doctor seems to think i can hold out til at least then and I'm ok with that. I've been 1cm dilated for the past 2 weeks but overall I've been feeling really well. I have been having cramping and pressure really low down but its all going normally. I started my leave 3 weeks ago at my docs recomendation. I was having really bad swelling and I had to go in for lots of testing to determine if it was preeclamsia (preg related high blood pressure which is very serious) Thankfully everything was ok and the baby is doing beautifully! Even with all the difficulties and worries that have come along, I feel that i can't complain and I've had a very good pregnancy. I can see why people keep doing this, lol, and I hope to God I have another shot at this one day. The feeling I get when i feel Rebecca move around in my belly in indescribable! I love to go in and sit in my glider in her room and think about what life is going to be like. I'm at a very sentimental state right now. I kind of want to stay pregnant because I know she's safe and sound inside me, but I also can't wait for whats to come. I never would have imagined it would be like this a year ago. There really is no feeling like it and I don't mean to sound so cheesy. I keep imagiining who she'll look like and how our first moment together will be and I'm giddy! I can't wait!
As for my birth preparations....my bags are packed and ready to go. Mr ZTAMiami and I dropped out of Lamaze. I really didn't find it useful, boo. I plan on having a natural birth which means I want to be completely unmedicated. You may think thats crazy but I've done my research and this is what I've decided. My doc intructed me not to step foot in the hosptial until my contractions are 3 min apart and at least 45 seconds long. This way I can ensure as little medical intervention as possible.
Anyway, if you care to, please keep us in your prayers/thoughts/mediations/moment of silence(whatever is pc) We'd really appreciate it!
My next post should bear all the wonderful details of childbirth and maybe a pic of the little princess!
ZTAMiami
