Last Friday Nick and I visited the doctor and she checked to see how the pregnancy was going. She did a pelvic exam and informed us that I was at 1-1/2 centimeters dilated and that the baby has started to go down. Wow!! I had no idea. It's all starting to happen and it's so exciting. So what does that mean? She said that it could happen anytime now; in a matter of a couple days to a couple of weeks. It's a huge range, but the fact that it's all beginning to take place is pretty amazing.
Today is my official first day of maternity leave from work. Actually, with Veteran's Day last week, my last day was Wednesday. I've been doing the usual stuff around the house -- organizing, preparing, washing baby's clothes, etc. I have to pack my overnight bag and have started filling the baby's diaper bag with things she'll need. Other than that, I'm just pretty much waiting. We're almost completely done with the nursery. We have to go exchange the crib mattress because I read it's better to get a mattress that's a bit firmer with a coil count of at least 150. Yeah, I've been reading a lot about that stuff, so I'll have to wait until Nick has time or if someone else can take me to get it exchanged. I can't really leave and go by myself to run those types errands now. My brother is taking a week off from work Thanksgiving week, so that will be good.
Nick still thinks she's coming Thanksgiving weekend, around Nov 27th. My due date's the 28th. My family and I have all made bets that she will come earlier. I think I had predicted that she'll be here Nov 19th, my sister said Nov 16th and my Mom and Dad were saying Nov 20th and 21st. My brother was the only one who thought she was coming a little later at Dec 1st. Since his birthday's Dec 14th, maybe he's hoping she'll be a December baby like him. I guess we'll find out eventually when the day finally comes.
