38 Weeks - Time = Blur

38 Week Bump - Pic taken by Geoff on a walk down to the vlei yesterday

Time seems to be slipping past at a rate so rapid I cannot believe I'm not more light headed. There seems to be so much to do... so many details that keep cropping up that I was not aware of -- that I am trying to either deal with or let go of.  I'm emotional, snappy, exhausted and generally quite 'finished' but I am trying to keep a positive attitude & do things that I really want to do in these last days before we meet our little girl. (Hard as that is with work still coming through!)

JW and Eloise's little boy was born via c-section yesterday afternoon as he had turned breech & there didn't seem to be 'any turning back' ;)  She was only 3 or 4 days ahead of me so it is quite strange for me that they are holding their little one on the outside already...I suppose there are only officially 11 days left for our little squirmer to remain inside! It feels so close and so far...

Our previous rental's deposit came through without the deduction of the early termination fee so I am spoiling myself to a haircut tomorrow...and perhaps a massage within the next week if our little wriggler has not arrived yet....although I may have to save that for when she's here and I need a pamper break!!

I've had some lovely visits and phonecalls over the past week - it's lovely to feel so supported. Geoff is trying to get used to the baby paraphernalia which seems to continually stream into the house from various sources -- He's not that excited about having a 'nappy bin' - but then again: who would be?!

I've also been trying to get lots of walks / other exercise in so that I'm not completely unfit for the birth and beyond! The reality that she could be here any day now is very preoccupying!

T'Neal says that the symptoms I'm showing sound like she's on her way: After a couple of weeks of unbelievable energy, I've started getting mild but persistent headaches, I've become really thirsty, she's pushing down really low into my pelvis (which is really painful!), I'm having stranger and stranger dreams, my stools have become really loose, I'm more tired, I've lost most of my appetite, I'm getting lots of Braxton Hicks contractions & I'm generally feeling much more emotional than before.

Things to do:

• Finish Birth Plan - by Midwife appointment on Thursday morning
• Collect Birth Ball - ASAP
• Buy Nappies - ASAP
• Make Roman Blind for the Nursery - ASAP
• Read pregnancy books
• Practice Relaxations & Visualisations
• Do my Tax (!)

Baby Center Says:
How your baby's growing:
Your baby has really plumped up. She weighs about 3kg and she's over 50cm long. She has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold her hand for the first time! Her organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb. Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If she's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If she's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time she's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

How your life's changing:
For many women, the next couple of weeks are a waiting game. Use this time to prepare your baby's nursery or to take care of necessary tasks you may not get around to for a while after your baby's born. Take naps, catch up on your reading, and spend uninterrupted time with your partner while you can.