Well, it's here... a day I thought would never arrive... the due date! It's been a very, very long 9 months. It seems like ages ago that we were in Park City reading those pregnancy tests. Even though BBH still hasn't joined us out in the real world, at least there is no more than a week to wait, no more than 4 days left at work, no more than a few days until I can eat a cookie (or a brownie, or a muffin, cupcake, pie... you get the picture)(and okay, that's not a huge priority, but still something I am looking forward to). I can't wait to see him, to get to know him, to start our new family. It's so surreal!
We went out to dinner tonight to celebrate the due date and to celebrate an award that Dan received from Draper on Wednesday. It's the second year in a row that a team Dan has been working on has been acknowledged and awarded for their outstanding achievement. The awards banquet on Wednesday made for a long day, but it was worth it to see Dan get recognition for all of the (very) hard work he puts in for that company.
Yesterday was the first Non-Stress Test. I got to sit in a super comfy reclining chair in Maternal Fetal Medicine for a half hour with sensors on my belly. One to record any contractions (haha, fat chance), and the other to monitor BBH's heart rate. I had a little clicker that I had to hit any time I felt a movement. They needed to see his heart rate go about 15 beats per minute above the baseline a few times. It was very relaxing lying there and listing to BBHs heart rate. It's a soothing sound! Funny to hear the thumps
whenever he bumped against the sensor too. His HR was hovering around 140 for a baseline. I have to say, I really like everyone in the Maternal Fetal Medicine department. They are all so friendly, cheerful, and chatty.
Only one trip left to Newton Wellesley before induction day!! Just one more non-stress test... and then just the big trip left!!
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