Update on the pregnancy-for all who want to know. I went to my Dr. appt. on Friday hoping for a little progress, but knowing deep down inside that I am going to be here until the last day-maybe even further. For most people 37 wks. would not have them thinking things need to be happening, but where one of my babies was 3 wks early and another one 5 wks early I guess I just have wishful thinking. Easton was my only one who went full term and he was a couple days overdue. Well, because my husband was debating whether to go out of town or not the dr. said he would check me at this appt. I got to the appt., and the dr. was not mine. My doctor was in an emergency surgery so I got the dr. that is filling in for another dr. in the office who is in Iraq. He doesn't normally even work in this office and of course it would be the appt. where I am supposed to have an internal exam. I first had to have my strep B swab done-not fun, and then he proceeded to check me. As I am gripping to the table from the pain he tells me he never checks people. It took everything I had not to yell out at him. I was thinking you are an ob and you never check anyone. When he was done and I could finally talk I asked him what he meant by that and he said that he only checks his patients if they are already in labor because it makes no difference what they are before that. He said if a woman is adamant about being checked he will do it, but it is not part of his regular procedure. I just told him that all I wanted to know is if it was safe for my husband to go out of town. He said that even though I was barely dilated and still had a thick cervical wall I could still go into labor that night so what would it matter. I said it just made me feel better knowing I was not at like a 4 or 5 and thinned out. Well lets just say I am more thankful for the dr. that I normally have and I hope he will be in on Thursday for my next appt. You don't realize how much you like your doc until you experience one you don't click with. Oh-the best part of the appt. was when he told me I am measuring really big-like 2 1/2 wks. bigger than what I am. In other words-I was measuring 39 wks. on Friday and I will be 37 weeks tomorrow. I sure hope that trend doesn't continue. I feel like my stomach is going to rip open spontaneously and everyone that sees it says that's what it looks like. If anyone has any bets on how big this one will be if I make it to the end feel free to send them my way. I think it will be at least 9.5 lbs. if not more. Oh how I hope it comes sooner than later.
