It appears all systems are a 'go'

Well, it looks like the dear baby girl will be making her arrival sometime between June 29th and July 1st. But, but, how can that be? It seems like only yesterday when I found out I was pregnant. Where did the time go? Poof, gone.

The peri would like to see me deliver around 38 weeks 5 days, aka THREE WEEKS FROM NOW! Because of my CAH, it is more than likely that my body will not go into labor on its own (tell that to those 5 minutes apart contractions three weeks ago!). So it looks like it'll be an induction for me, and the peri would like to shoot for a vaginal birth unless the baby is large (over 10 lbs., she said). If the baby is a pork chop--which the doctor doesn't expect to be the case--we'll go with a c-section and forget trying for vaginal. Of course, if the baby has other plans on coming down the pipe and decides to try to stay in her cozy abode, it'll be a c-section regardless. I must remember to keep breathing between now and then.

The baby keeps failing her non-stress tests but then is fine on the subsequent biophysical ultrasounds (score to date: 3 passed out of 7 total). Strange, but I'll take it. Each one she fails means I get to see her again--the last two have been 4D images and they've been gloriously illuminating. I mean, holy shit, there's a baby in there--with lips, and ears, and so many gorgeous parts--including forearms she likes to suck on (no lie, they're always up at her mouth). The next NST is on Thursday, and Friday I've got an OB appt (time for the weekly vaginals to start--laissez les bons temps rouler! or "let the good times roll") and the growth ultrasound. Next week we go to weekly OB appts so it does appear that the home stretch is shortening...THREE WEEKS!! I'm sorry did I just repeat myself? You'll have to excuse me but the notion (and hope) that I could be bringing home a live baby in three incredibly short weeks is completely overwhelming and...what's the word I'm looking for? Um, yeah, right...terrifying.