Today is the day we've been waiting for since November... unfortunately I don't think that the little guy is as anxious to get here as we are for him to make an appearance...

Yesterday we went for the NST and he was very much NOT cooperative... he kept slipping away from the monitor so I had to move it to get his heartbeat... after 30+ minutes of this I was not in the best of moods... he's doing great though which is good... no stress at all... he is definitely a little guy though... the nurse was shocked that he was moving so much for 40 weeks... my thoughts on this: the smaller the baby, the easier to get out... sweet...

My tummy is CRAZY itching... I tried lotion which helped a little... then I tried baby aloe oil forgetting that I'm actually allergic to baby oil so now my skin is icky irritated and driving me absolutely insane... I'm hoping that this clears up quickly or I go into labor so that I have a distraction...

I'm currently waiting for the doctor to call with the results of the bloodtests and urine screen from yesterday to see if they want to "push toward delivery"... of course if I just went into labor already this would not be an issue...

I'm very impatient and really feeling crappy... I now understand completely why people schedule inductions and c-sections to avoid all of this mess...

*Sigh*... bring on the pain... please... please... please...  

I went to the doctor today and a variety of things occured... I lost 2 lbs... My blood pressure was high... they did not tell me how high because they had me lay down to see if it would go down if I rested and stayed still for a few minutes... my bp did go down, but the doctor is still concerned because there was protein in my urine and I've been dizzy and having headaches... not so good... I got some blood work done and I get to collect my pee for 24 hours... I'm also on modified bed rest until I go back to the doctor on Wednesday... depending on how the tests come back we'll see if it's preeclampsia and if we need to talk about induction...

Good new is that this week is D-day anyway... delivery is definitely my choice because I'm very much finished with being pregnant and I want Tony to be here...

Ed is of course very concerned and probably won't be able to sleep until Tony gets here...

Maybe I'll go into labor tomorrow and we wont' have to worry about anything at all!

There was some progress this week though... I'm 2 cm, 50%, and he dropped about 2cm this week too! Slow and steady...

Yesterday Ed graduated from GW and Tony did not make his appearance... he was actually pretty quiet through the whole ceremony (which was pretty entertaining - the dean threw books all over the stage)... my mom is on her way down from CT... I need to go to the grocery store and then we are going on a nice, long walk...

we did pet the hippo on campus for luck... just in case :)

I went to the doctor yesterday and no change from last week... I was upset at first and then I was just pissed... i'm tired of gaining weight like crazy (even though it's all water)... no more sweets :(... although the doctor said that this is it, i'm good to go and that I could go at anytime and that no/little change just gave them a heads up on how quickly I'll need to get to the hospital once labor actually starts...

I keep telling Tony not to get too comfy in there since it's just as toasty out here...

Ed is convinced that the little guy is coming on Saturday since it's the most inconvenient day for us in the near future... Ed is graduating on Saturday from GW and Danielle and Jason (the backup for my support) are at a wedding in VA... 

Me? I'm just hanging around trying to stay cool and trying not to go crazy (i'm finding this part to be quite complicated)... it's sooooooooo hot outside that I can't even walk outside without my feet and hands inflating like a freakin' balloon... it's very depressing because I would love nothing more than to sit on the beach for the next week, but I don't see that happening :(... damn... I'm going to go visit my students this week to see if maybe the old stress of being in the school building will jumpstart something...

I'm ready, really ready... We have everything that we need and now it's just playing the waiting game... it's Tuesday night and so far this is the longest week ever...  

Last night after visiting the good ol' obgyn I was in a foul mood which carried over to this morning... we went to GW to pick up tickets for graduation on Saturday and I treated myself to an iced chai which cheered me up considerably... odd, but hell I'll do whatever it takes...

Being 39 weeks preggo in the peak of the summer heat and humidity sucks...

mental note: winter babies = :)