Countdown: Ten

We are 30 weeks in a couple hours. That means we are down to only ten weeks to go. I couldn't be more excited that (1) we've made it this far and Wallis is still in utero, and (2) I have only ten more weeks to endure. It is sort of paradoxical to be so very happy to still be pregnant and yet very excited that it will be over shortly. It has just been so emotionally stressful this time and much more physically difficult as well. I want Wallis to get as close to term as possible, but I also worry so much more about what might happen between now and then, so I really look forward to her safe arrival. I have many more fears that I did with Wyatt.

So, how am I feeling? Large and achey. Not miserable, though. Not surprisingly, I am in pretty poor condition after being on very restricted activity for the past two months. And I am almost "advanced maternal age," i.e. four months from turning 35. While culturally this isn't too old to be having a baby these days, it is still biologically old. On the up side Wallis is quite a mover and I do enjoy many baby wiggles throughout the day and night. I also have started perusing the cute tiny baby things. We don't need much for her, but it is still fun to look and itty bitty clothes and nursery decor.

Being back at work and a tiny bit more active has been fine. I've had a couple days where there were a number of contractions, but not many. I do notice that the more exercised I get, the more frequent they come. I try not to use my lawyer voice too often, though it is sometimes hard to contain :)

Our next sonogram is on July 29 and that's always something to look forward to. I only had three sonograms with Wyatt, but I've had countless this time around. I lost count but we are well into double digits with this girl. I never get tired of seeing her in there each time growing larger and moving about like crazy. Can't wait to see if her personality on the outside matches her level of activity in the womb. We've also worked out our tentative birth plan with the OB (as every second time mother knows, it is extremely tentative). It mostly addresses things that we want to ensure do not happen this time during labor and delivery, like induction. More on that later.

So happy 30 weeks to Wallis. Getting into the 30's is great news for us and makes me much more relaxed.