Last Day of Work & 9 1/2 month OB appt update

Today is my last day of work! Woo hoo! What a work week this has been. I'm so glad it's over. I know I'll miss work at some point, but it sure feels good knowing that I don't come back until August 2nd. Wow, August 2nd seems so far away, but I know it will go by very quickly for me.

Yesterday I had my 38 week OB appointment. Dr. Hua did an exam and found that I'm 1.5cm dilated & 70% effaced!!! She stated that is excellent progress, and asked if our bags were packed, ha!! She said she could see me delivering as early as next week or the following week at the latest. The only thing holding Baby Lane back was that the head was still a little high - so I'll be a squatting & walking fool now that I have extra time on my hands with no work. Dr. Hua stated that effacement was a better indicator to her than dilation on pending labor, so very good news!!

As for me, I'm hanging in there. Not too bad considering I'm 38 weeks pregnant. Sleep is still intermittent. Lately, I can't sleep because I can't stop thinking about holding this baby in my arms, and finally meeting him or her. Not due to being uncomfortable really. My main discomfort at this time is the pelvic pressure. Holy moley!!! This is one pregnancy symptom I was blind sided too...I had no idea. Oh well, there's an end in sight, right?