Still Baking!

Today's ultrasound went as well as we could have possibly hoped for.  We learned that the baby is indeed a girl, which is a good thing since we just finished painting lots of pink!  We learned that she is head down and in the correct position.  I honestly never expected this to happen and now have some thinking to do regarding VBAC or repeat C-Section.  Ahh!  But, most importantly we learned that her fluid levels were wonderful.  A normal range is 5-25.  Anything below 5 and she would have been delivered today, but she was at 18!!  The doctor was so impressed that he said there's no need to recheck them next week.  They also do a scale, almost kind of similar to Apgar at birth, where the baby receives 0-2 points on each:  heart rate, breathing, movement/position, and fluid level and she received a full 8 points.  Amazing results and a wonderful blessing!!!  As excited as I am getting to meet her, I was so relieved that her birthday would not be today. 

I am really looking forward now to relaxing a bit, enjoying this special time with MJ and Mat, and slowly completing my last few tasks without feeling stressed like it's a mad dash.  It feels pretty good in fact to know that my house is clean and in order for the most part and I have no huge projects hanging over my head.  Everything left to do seems more manageable now and hopefully can be spread out over the next couple weeks, and I can focus on resting a bit more and taking care of myself and baby girl. 

I admitted to my doctor that I really don't remember feeling this tired and worn out at this point with my pregnancy with MJ.  I was teaching full time then and was in no rush to deliver him at all, but honestly right now I am feeling quite tired and way more physically worn down.  I get so out of breath just going up and down the stairs, seem to have a harder time sleeping, and generally just feel lethargic. Taking a shower and drying my hair feels like a total body workout!  He chalked it up to being sick with a sinus infection and it really affecting energy levels of a pregnant person and being much harder to bounce back from.  I have another round of antibiotics to start next week if need be, but we'll see.  I'd like baby girl to stay put and develop as long as possible, but I am wondering if I won't begin to feel much better until after I deliver.  I guess time will tell.