39w3d

I have officially reached the point where I am ready to have this baby!  I had an OB appointment yesterday, and was lucky enough to see one of my favorite docs.  In addition to cringing when Dr. H felt my belly and said, “Wow, he’s a big boy!” I also endured my first cervical check, which was surprisingly not bad.  I’ve checked a few cervixes in my time, and seen even more being checked, and every single one of those women came off the table with it.  But somehow I lucked out, and while it wasn’t fun, it wasn’t the torture fest I was anticipating. 

My cervix is softening, but it’s still closed.  So last night I went for a walk in Target after my acupuncture appointment, and today I walked the long way to get my mail.  Not really enough to do anything, but it’s a start, right?  I’m pressing on the acupressure points my acupuncturist recommended to stimulate cervical dilation, too.   Next up is nipple stimulation and sitting on my yoga ball – possibly both at the same time?  What could be more fun that that?

The answer to that is also the very best way to get the cervix to ripen: exposing it to sperm.  Which I don’t have access to…unless I want to thaw one of my remaining two vials of my donor to do the job, and that seems like a bit too much of a waste.  Then again, I could go out clubbing tomorrow night and hope I find a guy who’s really into pregnant women.  And if that doesn’t work, one of my co-workers kindly offered her husband’s services to help me out.  (If I go way past my due date, I might be tempted to go with one of those three options!  Desperate times, desperate measures.)

Tomorrow is my last day at work!  OMG, I can't believe that as of tomorrow I'm going to be on maternity leave.  Me!  Maternity leave!  I never thought it would happen.