We're so close!

At 38.5 weeks pregnant, and due any day now, I deemed it appropriate to compare my first photo (8 weeks) and hopefully, last photo side-by-side.  Everyone says Avery will arrive right on time, or fashionably late.  I'm optimistic that she'll arrive a little early, but that's just because I'm really uncomfortable (ok...I'm miserable.) and can't fathom the idea of being pregnant for another week and a half.  Much less longer.  People should be required to follow pregnancy etiquette, which would mean you're not allowed to tell a woman nearing the end of her pregnancy that there is a strong likelihood she is going to be pregnant even longer than she expected.  She knows...trust me.

Almost there!

We had our appointment last Wednesday and things are progressing quite nicely.  I'm 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced.  Our physician asked if I had a pain management plan for labor, and I was probably a little over eager to inform her that I definitely planned on having an epidural.  She just laughed and said she was happy to hear this decision, and told me that there was no need to try to be a hero. 

We had an ultrasound prior to the OB appointment.  It was incredible to see our baby girl for the first time in almost 20 weeks.  It was a little harder to decipher certain things than I expected, but she's a little squished in there.  No worries about having a small baby - they've estimated her weight at almost 7 lbs and she's in the 63rd percentile for height/length.  Bobby's convinced we have an athlete, haha, but I'm not sure who she is getting those genes from.  I'm far from athletic.

One of my close friends provided pregnancy facts in her blog towards the end of her pregnancy.  I thought it was such a great idea - something to look back on years from now to help remember exactly how I felt one and half weeks before my due date.  So, here goes:

Baby's weight:  ~7lbs
Baby's height/length:  63rd percentile (I really don't know exact length)
Mom's total weight gain:  21.5lbs (hoping this doesn't go up much more!)
Mom's progress:  3 cm dilated, 80% effaced
Pain and/or contractions:  Braxton-Hicks contractions frequently throughout the day.  These have grown more intense over the last several weeks, but nothing overly painful.
Baby movement:  Lots of movement, and very uncomfortable at times.
Sleep:  Not getting very good sleep.  I'm exhausted, but find it difficult to fall asleep and once I do, I wake up every hour or so to either pee or rollover (which is very tough these days).
Heartburn:  Still terrible.  And I'm not very hungry these days.
Feelings:  EXCITED!  Nervous, anxious...

Our next appointment is Thursday, April 19th.  Praying the progress continues :)