37 Weeks

I had an ultrasound, NST and midwife appointment on Tuesday afternoon. 

Everything with the ultrasound was good; Bean scored 8/8 on that portion.  She was moving all over the place, which was great!  She apparently wore herself out during the ultrasound, because she decided to take a nap during the NST.  The NST was eventually declared non-reactive, and the midwife in the office sent me over to L&D for another NST on a 'better machine.'  It was appropriately reactive within 30-40 minutes, so no concerns.  The midwife appointment was otherwise uneventful.  No physical signs yet that Bean is contemplating making her appearance in the immediate future.

I had a NST this afternoon that was appropriately reactive, so we were in and out pretty quickly.  We are all set to head to L&D, as I did all of my pre-admission paperwork this afternoon, too. 

Ultimately, things continue to be pretty uneventful.  True to Andrews and Houseknecht family style, she is not following the 'rules' of being a fetus.  Generally movement is expected to slow down a bit as babies bet closer to birth, since they have less room to wind up and fire their arms and legs at the uterine wall.  Bean, on the other hand, has started to pound the heck out of my insides over the last two days.  The amount and intensity of her movement has been substantially more in the last two days than it has been during the last 4-6 weeks.  It's wonderful, except between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. 

Bean will make her first trip to Baltimore this weekend for cousin Julia's wedding.  It will be good to get away for a day or two and see family.  Over the next couple of weeks we are also anxiously awaiting the arrival of baby girl Crane (daughter of cousin Dave and his wife Jen).  She is due 13 days before Bean, so they may end up with birthdays that are very close together.  I am excited for Bean to have a cousin so close in age!! 

Nothing else exciting to report.  We have another NST, ultrasound and midwife appointment scheduled for Tuesday, and a NST next Friday afternoon.  In the meantime, we are just keeping our fingers crossed that she stays put until the new therapist secures his P.T. license!!!