Monkey Wrench

So I received a call from my OB this afternoon and she informed me that after talking to their lead policy doctor in the practice (who I happened to see last Friday), they are requiring me to get an amnio done on Monday morning if I want to deliver at 37 weeks. What. The. Hell.  Let's stick a needle into my uterus to check for lung maturity when I know for a fact, thanks to IVF, that my dates are accurate.  Let's chance something happening like a rupture or accidentally hitting my placenta, umbilical cord, or baby.  This baby WILL move towards the needle.  This baby IS active and doesn't sit still for any type of monitoring.  Don't go near my baby with a needle.  I will sign papers, I'll do anything else to have this baby on Tuesday except for having an amnio.  As it is set up right now, I have an amnio on Monday morning at 8am and will have to stay for a couple hours after to be monitored for anything going wrong.  Lovely.  Can't he just arrive already?!

36 Weeks Pregnant

According to my ticker, I have 6 days 18 hours and 5 minutes until my scheduled csection (thanks for the ticker, JB14).  According to my brain, I have slightly more time than that before I self destruct from anxiety.  Last week I freaked out from too little movement, last night I freaked out from too much movement.  It's amazing.  Thank goodness I am super busy at work this week or else, I think, I would start crumbling to pieces.  I keep praying to God and Nathan that we get to meet this alive, breathing baby boy in 7 days but I can't stop thinking about the worst.  What a roller coaster.  Wake me up on Tuesday.

Final BPP and Growth Scan

I had my last BPP and growth scan this morning.  Baby boy is doing well still, thank goodness.  He's measuring at 6 lbs 15 oz and is in the 72nd percentile.  I'm happy he'll be a good size at 37 weeks. 8 days!