June is here

We made it to the first of June which means our little Uni will indeed be born in June! We had our 38 week doctor’s appointment last week and had our first check of how things are progressing. Things are softening up and getting ready for labor and the baby has moved down to negative 3 station. Basically this means that labor is going to happen in the next two weeks, which, of course, we already knew!

At the appointment on Friday we were glad to hear that things are moving along and that the baby has moved down. At previous appointments the baby was still really high up, so we have a bit of progress. Jered and I have been walking about two and a half miles every evening at a good pace to try and use gravity to move the baby out. We are excited to finally meet this baby that has been hanging out in my belly for the past nine months!!! I’ve also been using our exercise ball to help with back achy-ness and pelvic pressure. I try and sit on the exercise ball at night when we are just lounging around watching tv, and it also helps to kind of kneel over it to take pressure off my back. I don’t know how I could get comfortable without it!

As we near the end of this pregnancy and get closer and closer to the beginning of our lives as a family of three I can’t help but be thankful that this pregnancy has been relatively easy. I am grateful that I haven’t had too many uncomfortable physical symptoms and that I’ve had enough energy to get through a tough semester of school. Timing has also been perfect for us and I am so happy that this baby is coming in June- no classes, no work for nearly three months. This also works out perfectly since the summers are less busy for Jered at work which allows him a bit more flexibility when it comes to taking time off and possibly working a modified schedule once he goes back to work. I am also thankful for the support of all of our family and friends throughout this process- talk about lucky, I have my own personal masseuse (thanks Mom!) We have been really lucky during this pregnancy and can only hope that labor, delivery and the transition to family life go half as smoothly as the past nine months have!

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