39 Week Checkup
Dear Little George,
Our weekend adventures brought me to 3 cm dilated. At 4 cm, I can be admitted into the hospital although, there is that whole problem that you're supposed to be in labor AND 4 cm dilated. So, on the positive side, I'm 30% ready to give birth to you. On the negative side, you haven't dropped so nothing is happening. In summary, whenever you decide to move down, things will progress quickly.
The doctor joked again how we're not going to talk about the height of my fundus (how many "weeks" you are measuring) but she continues to look surprised like you're off the charts huge (she reminded us that your head is average and, really, that's all that matters). She was also surprised that I'm still going in to the office every day. There was some discussion of how fun it might be to terrify my coworkers. Throwing water on the ground, Lamaze breathing, etc....
She suggested trying Benadryl to help the congestion since Sudafed didn't do a darn thing and I still can't breathe.
Daddy wants you to wait to drop until after he teaches his class tomorrow and waiting until after his big meeting on Friday is ideal.
Love,
Mama