Erika at 37 Weeks Pregnant

On Friday, Nov 2nd I went in for my 37 week check-up. I am getting really excited but just now starting to feel a little nervous about the coming due date. I am due Nov 21st, 2012, the day before Thanksgiving.  I am feeling great overall with days where I feel tired and others when I have energy to do a lot of things to prepare of our new baby girl. I have washed all her newborn clothes through three month size clothes, blankets, bibs, burp clothes, purchased diapers, toiletries, a few new soft snap on sleepers, set up her crib, bedding and tomorrow we will be pulling out the infant car seat from storage. I also have made bean and sausage soup, and a chicken, vegetable and barley soup to freeze for later. I just started packing the hospital bag today with the baby's things and will be adding my things in the next couple of days. I am seeing my obstetrician on a weekly basis now. As of yesterday, I am 0 cm dilated, 50% effaced and have gained a total of 26 lbs so far. The baby's head is definitely down and engaged so she pretty much just moving her back and legs back and forth. Walking and standing is getting to be very uncomfortable at times, especially when she moves her head. I get twinges of pain as she rolls her head in my pelvis. But, all in all we are all doing excellent and my obstetrician thinks she will be arriving right around her due date; not early or late. We will see when she is ready to make her debut! Ava was a week early and Charlotte came three days after her due date.