Saw My OB Today

This morning I had another appointment with my OB. He said that I may deliver on my due date (December 6th) or have the baby before my next appointment - that narrows it down. My daughter was six days early and my son was eight days early, but neither pregnancy was dated by sonogram as this one was at my first appointment.

The doctor said everything is going beautifully and to call when my contractions are 7-8 minutes apart. So now with 11 days until my due date we just wait...

I'm so excited and can't wait to meet the newest member of our family.

Today's OB Appointment

Today's appointment went well. When the doctor came into the room he said he needed to high five me because I'm officially full-term now and that if I go into labor now they won't stop it. He said he trusts my intuition because I'm experienced mother and told me to call anytime I thought I might be in labor or if the baby wasn't kicking as much as usual. The doctor talked about his faith in God and quoted Scripture - that's always comforting. I also saw my lady doctor as I was scheduling next weeks appointment and she told me to be ready for labor because it will probably happen fast when it does. I'm hoping so because as before epidurals aren't an option for me because of scoliosis and the rod fused along 14 vertebra in my spine. I still have almost three weeks until my due date, so I'm not planning on anything anytime too soon.

Pregnancy Update

I had my appointment this morning and the doctor said everything is going perfectly. She told me I'm one of the easiest pregnant ladies she has to deal with because I don't come in complaining. I had to take the kids with my this morning to my appointment because Rick had to work midnights last night. The doctor told me that my kids are so well behaved that it truly isn't a problem bringing them to appointments. I really like her a lot.

Stay Connected

The following is taken from my 2008 Women's Monthly Planner for November 2008. It is published by The Positive Line.

One of the keys to good mental health is keeping up your ties with others. Spending time with upbeat people helps improve your mood and outlook. Stay in touch with loved ones and make new connections by joining clubs, volunteering, and taking classes with others who share your interests. Maintaining meaningful social contacts also helps lower the risk of depression and Alzheimer's disease.

Don't Forget

It's time to move our clocks back one hour (at least for a good part of the USA) on Sunday - November 2nd at 2 am.

I wanted to remind everyone to change their smoke detector batteries also. Our local fire fighters encourage the community to change their batteries twice a year when the time changes to make it easy to remember.