40 Weeks!

From Baby Center:

It’s hard to say for sure how big your baby will be, but the average newborn weighs about 7 1/2 pounds (a small pumpkin) and is about 20 inches long. His skull bones are not yet fused, which allows them to overlap a bit if it’s a snug fit through the birth canal during labor. This so-called “molding” is the reason your baby’s noggin may look a little conehead-ish after birth. Rest assured — it’s normal and temporary.

After months of anticipation, your due date rolls around, and… you’re still pregnant. It’s a frustrating, but common, situation in which to find yourself.

You still have a couple of weeks before you’ll be considered “post-term.” But to be sure your baby is still thriving, your practitioner will schedule you for testing to keep an eye on him if your pregnancy continues.

Note from Jen:

I cannot believe I made it to 40 weeks and that Van will be here tomorrow!

We had our last doctor’s appointment yesterday and Van was still breech and riding way high up. He is not in any hurry to come, which works out perfectly… no emergency c-section for us!

He is still moving around inside and has a strong heartbeat, so he should be healthy and happy after he arrives tomorrow.

I am having major lower back pain and cramping, but not enough to be considered true contractions or labor. It is weird to know that I won’t have to really feel any contractions at all and I still get a baby!

So, the plan for tomorrow is:
wake up…
eat something before 8:30 am that hopefully will tide me over for the rest of the day…
avoid thinking about food for the rest of the day (I can’t even have water!)…
finish up any last minute cleaning before everyone arrives…
hang out with everyone once they get here…
go to the hospital at 2:20pm…
go to the operating room at 4:30pm…
Van arrives about 20 minutes later!