Kathryn, this week you are "full term", but you still have growing to do. You are 6.3 to 6.5 pounds this week, and have most likely finished your growing lengthwise. Your lungs are mature enough, or almost enough, to function on their own outside of me. You continue to practice blinking, sucking, breathing and turning from side to side. Your head is down, and I can feel your hiccups in my left hip--that's still where your back is. So, I get a lot of kicks/pushing against my right side. We love you very much.
I'm having a lot of Braxton Hicks, which are annoying but not painful. And getting comfortable is tricky. Good sleep is hard to come by, too. But, I don't have bad swelling, trouble breathing, high blood pressure, or any other clinical issues that would make me high-risk. And I've gained 27 pounds. A healthy weight gain for a whole pregnancy is 25-35 pounds, so I'm good with that. I feel blessed that this pregnancy has been such a "non-event", after losing Angel. I'm a mother to two, now--one in my womb, one in my heart.
Jared and I aren't accepting pelvic checks for effacement or dilation--all it tells us is that we're making progress, which we know is happening anyway. Some women stay dilated at 3 centimeters for three weeks. Others are completely closed one day and fully dilated the next. We'd rather not have the possibility of bacteria/infection, or for someone to strip my membranes without my consent or knowledge. We know Kathryn will come when she's ready, and she'll let us know when that is!
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