Ready for Launch!!! lol

This AM I had my regular OB appointment. I will be going every Friday now as oppose to every other Friday.

Tomorrow I will be 36 weeks!!!! 4 weeks left to go- OR LESS!!!

I see one of eight doctors each OB appointment;  today I had Dr.Corbey again. She walked in and said "Wow-you look great! How do you feel?". Enthusiastically I said "Fantastic!!!!!!  I have NO complaints!!!".

I have been feeling incredible; aside from the cramping on and off.

I layed down on the bed and she checked the size of my tummy and the baby's heart beat-all routine procedures. The heart beat was 160 today. Big jump from my last OB appointment two weeks ago when the heart beat was 144. I said "Wow! That's high isn't it?". She said "Nope- it's totally normal".

As she felt around my tummy and lower abdomen, a shocked look overcame her face as she said "Oh...the baby is VERY low!!! The baby's ready!!".  I smiled and said "Ohhh yes!!! I know!!! I've been feeling a ton of pressure and cramping".

I asked her if the lowness and cramping meant I would go early. She smiled and said "Well....I don't see you making it until your due date. You'll probably go early."

Excited, yet nervous at the same time (as I want this baby in my tummy for the full term) I said "How early is early?". She said "Ummm, it could technically be any time. You could go in three days, one week, two weeks or even up until full term. There really is no way of knowing."

My eyes literally popped out of my head.!! lol 3 DAYS?!?!? That's way too early!!! Even one week from now is still too early?!

I don't finish work until the 29th, my shower is on the 30th and the baby isn't suppose to come until a month from now (July 15th). Yikes!!!!

I can handle a week before my due date, but no earlier. There is a reason why God has it that a baby is to stay in his/her mommy's womb for 9 months- I do not want that to be cut short!

After feeling around my tummy a little more, Dr.Corbey said that the baby seems to be a really good size; not too big and not too small. She 'guesstimates' the birth weight to be 7lbs-5oz. It's funny that she said that as I guessed a 7lbs baby as well.  We will soon see :-)

Soooo, to sum up my OB appointment today, the baby is 'ready for launch'! lol

I called Dennard on my way back to the office and told him the exciting news. I said "Babe...you're going to have to stay by your phone a lot more now!!! The doctor said the baby could come anytime now-the baby is fully engaged!!". I explained the rest of what the doctor had told me and he started to laugh. He said "My heart just dropped like a bowling ball!!".

Through laughter, I asked him why his heart dropped. He said that it just became REAL that the baby is coming!!!!!!!!!! lol 

I called my mom, dad and sisters after. I like to update them on each OB appointment to let them know how Little Sweets is doing :-)

Cheryl started to explain to me the special moment when the baby is born and when he/she will look into my eyes. How they will know and become familiar with my scent and my face and know right away that I am his/her mommy. As she was explaining all of this to me, my eyes filled with a pool of tears. I began to play out everything she was saying in my head and picturing that wonderful moment when I see my child for the first time!!!

Funny Story
After making my rounds of calls on the way back to the office, I called Dennard one final time before going into work to ask him a question. The phone rang twice and he picked up without a 'hello' but a 'I am on my way!!!'. lol We both broke into a hysterics of laughter!!!!! I said "No, no babe...not yet!!!". lol He was joking, but it was still so funny!!!

I stopped off at the mall really quickly after my appointment and my phone accidentally dialed Dennard. When I saw it was calling him, I hung up immediately. Within seconds, I get a call on my phone with the caller ID 'Dennard'. I picked up and said it's ok sweets...my phone dialed you accidentally. I am alright!!". Reassured he said "ok!" an hung up. lol

Poor guy, I am sure that every time I call him between now and July 15th he'll be paranoid that the call is 'THE CALL!!!'- lol