37 weeks!

37 weeks yesterday and still feeling pretty good. Her feet are still in my left ribs and her head is definitely pushing on my pelvis. I thought rolling over in bed was pain free, but I think it was because I was getting up every hour to pee and therefore kept moving. At the doctor last week she was still head down in the correct position. Her heart rate was good. In the ultrasound she is in the 70th percentile meaning she is bigger than 70 percent of babies at 35 weeks. When I got home, Ryan said she is on track to be a Thomas baby (big) and not a Prouhet baby (small). As long as she is healthy I don't care. :) I have been feeling more intense Braxton Hicks contractions lately, but nothing terrible.
Friday last week I was not feeling very well, my throat hurt and I was exhausted. Last week felt like 2 weeks long instead of just one. By the time we got to Friday we weren't sure if Halloween was earlier that week or the week before. Well, I came home Friday and had a fever. I called the doctor and they said I could take Tylenol and that I didn't have to come into the hospital until my fever was about 105. So I took some Tylenol and slept. Went to bed with a fever still, so I took some more Tylenol. I was shocked at how bad I had the chills when I went to bed. We slept in on Saturday and I was feeling ok, no fever, but my body ached really bad. I just lounged around the house on Saturday and did a few things. Saturday later afternoon came along and I had another fever. Took some Tylenol and slept some more. We slept in on Sunday and got an extra hour of sleep. I was feeling pretty good except for my head hurt. So I took a Tylenol and went on about my day. We went to Target and got the things on our list for our hospital bags. They are packed now! We also installed the car seat, so now really the only thing we're waiting on is a baby!!!
This week I'm glad and surprised tomorrow is already Wednesday. My long term sub was in yesterday and today and I am feeling a little better about leaving. I have a few things on my list that I need to get done before I leave, but not much. She is gone until the 14th, so Raelynn has to hang out until then. Then Auntie Em text me and told me Raelynn needed to wait until the 20th. But she needs to be here before the 27th when Aunt Jan and Uncle Ray come to visit for Thanksgiving. So....Raelynn's window is from the 20th to the 27th. Not much of a window, and we'll see if she actually comes in that time. I talked to Mom tonight and she said she stayed late last night to get her generic lesson plans done for when she is called to the hospital.
My next doctor appointment is this coming Friday. It is so hard to believe our little girl will be here in about 2 1/5 weeks or less... I almost get teary eyed when I think about it. I'm not sure why. I know we're ready for her and I know our lives will change a great deal. And I think we're ready for our lives to change. I guess I've been carrying her around for the last almost 10 months and I FINALLY get to meet her! I can't wait to hold her in my arms and look at her beautiful face and bring her home from the hospital and watch her sleep and smile.

I hope everyone has a good week!

Love,
The Thomas Family