Nearly 38 weeks Pregnant

Nearly 38 weeks Pregnant
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The journey is almost over and I would be quite happy if it happened any time now. It can't happen tonight though as David and I are going out for a flash dinner At a restaurant called The Beach House. We are going to have our first business AGM and decided to have dinner on the business, Yay!!! It may be a while until we can go out on our own so we are looking forward to a quiet and yummy meal together (and to discuss business stuff of course.)

I have completed the last GST and Paye return before baby arrives so it feels good to have those out of the way for a few weeks. I think that all our business stuff is up to date and in order.

Bubs is still very low, many people are commenting that I may go early. I almost expected it after Thursday last week when the Mums at my coffee group were sure I would have baby that day. I almost felt ripped off that it didn't happen but I am over that now. I had had a run of contractions in the early hours of the morning. They were 4 mins apart but not strong enough to make me think that I was going into labor.

I see my midwife on Thursday and I guess we will be discussing the final things I need to prepare before this baby arrives. There is a good New Zealand site to visit if you are looking for a home birth midwife in N.Z. It also has some links to other homebirth information. Take a look: homebirth.org.nz

I am trying to keep busy so my mind is not totally consumed with when this baby might arrive. Its amazing how most of my thoughts are about meeting this baby. David thinks I must be the most knowledgeable person on pregnancy due to all the reading I do. I love reading other peoples blogs and information related to pregnancy and labor.

I am still very comfortable at almost 38 weeks. I have the typical discomforts such as peeing all the time and its a little more difficult to walk as fast as I would like. I also find a little sleep in the afternoon is helpful. This does not always happen when you have four other children but I try. I also find my hips take a bit of adjustment time when I change from sitting to walking and I have a great waddle going on, there is no way I can stop this.

All in all, I am very happy with family life and this pregnancy but in regards to the up coming birth - BRING IT ON!!!!!