Week 37 Appointment

Mom has started to truly feel Beachy in the last week - feeling heavy and slow. Mobility is increasingly challenging, especially after lying down for awhile. It is difficult to find the energy to just walk around the [sloped] neighbourhood 3 times per day. That humble pie may be warming up after all...

The midwife and student midwife held yesterday's appointment at Mom and Dad's home; the practice-getting-here visit - an event that avoids Mom having to scream out directions to the house while in the middle of a contraction. The usual tests were fine, although there was some protein in the urine. Bif is still "starting to engage." In other words, no change on the drop front in the past 3 weeks. And the GBS test was negative, which is good news.

And so the waiting games begin. Mom plans to get through it by looking forward to little events coming up, e.g., continued visit from Waterloo friend Carmen this weekend, pastries (i.e. cheese+crackers) and milk tomorrow at Cousin-once-removed Tom's, Monday's lecture on tsunamis, even better Wednesday's midterm exam, and Grandma Jane's arrival in 10 days.