At my 35 week appt, I was told to pick a day. Pick a day? I have difficulty picking shampoo, let alone the date my child is going to celebrate for the rest of her life! I always felt that is God's job, not mine, so I'm praying if I picked wrong, something will happen and the baby will be born on the "right" day. Honestly, I've always had some issues with November birthdays because their sign and mine don't mesh well. Out of 16 days, I could only choose 3, 2 of which the doctor knocked out because he doesn't deliver on Wednesdays. Thus, we arrived at November 5th.
I admit, I feel a bit hypocritical considering it wasn't that long ago that I posted a link telling how you should let babies "bake" for as long as possible, yet here I am, having mine at a little over 38 wks. Of course, I have the diabetes issues, and my blood sugar was out of wack all day yesterday. Who else increases their insulin only to have their blood sugar spike? Raise your hands...please? Actually, I took it on my middle finger of my left hand yesterday morning and it said 133 (should be under 95). I then took it on my ring finger of my left hand and it said 113. I reported the 113, of course. I can only guess my circulation is messed up because I can take my sugar on three fingers and get readings that vary by 30-40 pts. Boy, am I looking forward to ice cream and caramel after the birth...just a little.
In other plans, Lovely will be turning 8 in two weeks. I haven't decided what to do, because I'm a little fearful of celebrating her birthday right before my due date. I guess if something happens, we'll just have to do it after the baby's born. They will be 8 yrs and 8 days apart...kinda cool.
