Sleepy, Dopey, & GRUMPY

Friday was my 23rd birthday, it was also the last birthday my husband and I would wake up as just "Caitlin and Lee" and not "Mom and Dad."

My birthday morning was spent at the doctor's office for my weekly "how do you do Ms. Cervix" visit. Being 37 weeks means I am "full term" in my pregnancy, so should Hailey choose to make her debut in the lovely month of October, all would be well and good. I tried not to have any expectations for this visit, although on my drive to the office, I did promise my cervix a trip to Home Goods if she showed signs of allowing my daughter to join us for dinner.

After waiting 20 minutes in the waiting room and an HOUR in the exam room, my doctor finally came in and said that all my labs were great, my blood pressure was good...etc.... with my impending delivery, and the intimate nature she is about to have with my nether regions, she has really stepped up the small talk and pleasantries, which is fabulous because had we met on other circumstances I think we'd be great friends... but I kind of make it a habit to not socialize with the people that have such...ahem... "privileged" knowledge of my body. moving on....

I had told her how uncomfortable I have become- I cannot find a good resting position, sit up gracefully, keep a good train of thought, and have the sudden urge to bitch slap the next person who says "any day now...." (my apologies by the way....) She then proceeded to shake hands with my cervix and told me that I had begun to dialate and was right where I needed to be. It was then that my doctor offered me the best birthday present... AROM.... I'll let you Google that... take your time...

God help me if I didn't crawl into her arms and kiss her all over... YES! YES! Happy Birthday to ME!!! So now that we've done the AROM, Hailey could be coming ANY DAY NOW..which is a blessing and a not so blessing all at once.... by that I mean every day since then has crrrrrrrrraaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwlllllllllllleeeeeeeddddddd by.... and my body has become increasingly more uncomfortable-

BUT as of Friday, it seems Lee has been body snatched and replaced with a man that finally believes his wife is actually going to deliver a human being in the next few days (hopefully) and that he did not infact marry Roseanne Barr.

His attentiveness and tenderness only reassure me of the kind of father he will be to our daughter...and there really is nothing sexier than that...