The Countdown is On...

Hello Week 39! The phone calls and texts have started: "How are you? How are you feeling?" aka "Are you in labor? Are you gonna be in labor soon? When is Ridley gonna arrive?!" Heehee.

Well, I feel great. No signs of labor or imminent labor. I was 1 cm at my last checkup, which I was told is "perfect" for 38 weeks. I have a checkup again tomorrow, but I'm not sure if I'll check my dilation again. I think I'll go crazy if it's still at 1cm. I think it's best not to know for now. I'll probably check next week though. Excitement has definitely hit, but honestly I'm trying to conserve it since I don't know if Ridley will be on time or two weeks late!

In other update news, Phil and I went to a breastfeeding class a couple of weekends ago. I know Phil just went to support me, but when we got there I think he got a lot out of it (and he definitely wasn't the only partner there). Of course the best teacher is experience, so I'm anxious to try out some of the techniques we learned.

I'm still going to prenatal yoga every week, which has been fantastic. I'm definitely the furthest along in the class now. It's strange because I remember starting the class and not really even showing yet. And then one by one there would be news of another one of the women giving birth. Finally one day after talking about the latest birth, the instructor casually asked, "So who's the next one due in here?" I looked around the room trying to access who the next Momma was going to be before noticing everyone else looking at me! "Ah, I guess I am!" It was a strange feeling and exciting at the same time.

7 days until due date. I know there won't be an immediate blog update if anything should happen, but I promise Phil and I will get the word out. We're on Ridley's schedule now!