Comfy Baby

"To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world."

Baby is comfy cozy. On Sunday I didn't feel a lot of movement during the day - I felt enough that evening to feel comfortable. On Monday baby was moving just a little again. I didn't feel the usual rolling around that I was used to - it was more of slow pushing and nudging. That evening when Tom got home I shared my concern with him and we decided to call my doctor and go to the hospital for an NST. When the nurse hooked me up, baby started rolling around. Little stinker :o) Making mommy feel silly. But then s/he stopped, so what we thought was going to be a quick 20 minute test, ended up being over an hour. I had to turn from one side to the other and finally got baby moving again. The nurse took the machine off, but then came and put it back on when they realized the baseline had changed. The doctor was called and they talked about the test - then decided that everything looked fine and we could go home.
On Tuesday I had to go back to my doctor for another NST, which went very well. Baby was back to being active during the day. Since I was 38 weeks (and 1 day) my doctor did an internal exam...nothing. No real signs that my body was getting ready. Baby was up high. I really believe that my baby moved back up. The couple days before I felt like baby was low and I looked like I was carrying lower -- now I look like I'm carrying "up" again. I guess s/he is just not ready. I am physically ready, but that's about it. I am excited to meet this little one, but I didn't get as much done around our home as I wanted to. The only thing I've found in the basement and washed is the carseat. We need to get the tubby, the stroller that goes with the carseat, and the cradle. I guess the clothes will have to wait until we know if this is a boy or a girl. We do have a little white and yellow ducky outfit to bring baby home in. We also have a little stuffed dinosaur that we bought for baby from Brookfield Zoo when we went to their dinosaur exhibit this summer.
Time to eat a little something and focus on baby's movements. I'm supposed to count all the kicks and nudges for an hour after I eat. The nurse told me to make sure I feel 10 movements in 4 hours - my doctor told me to make sure I feel 10 movements in 1 hour. Hmmm...that's a big difference in opinion. I think I'll just go by mommy instinct :o) I am scheduled for another NST on Friday. Come on Baby!