Oh Man!

I had my check-up at the doctor's today and I finally got an internal exam. I was so excited when the nurse told me I was getting one and I thought for sure I was at least 2 cm dilated. Well, I was way off. I'm not dilated at all!!!!! I couldn't believe it. With all of the pressure I've been feeling I was positive this baby was coming early.

Dr. Amerson said we have a very smart baby, obviously :), because it has dropped into the perfect position and is at 4 station. Most women begin labor at 0 or 1 station and the goal is to get to 5. She said this means I should have a quick labor because the head is extremely low already. Great - now I have to worry about giving birth in the car on the way to the hospital! You better believe we'll be on our way as soon as I feel my first contraction!

So the baby is just hanging out and Dr. Amerson said it will definitely be a September baby. I told her my parents would be happy to hear that since they leave for Ireland and Scotland tomorrow and don't come back until Sept. 9. She said she thinks the baby will wait for them to get back. Great - 2 more weeks of feeling like humpty dumpty for me! It seems like this little guy or girl is just going to take his or her sweet time coming into the world. I guess the longer it stays in there, the more nutrients it will get and the plumper it will be! I asked Dr. Amerson if she could tell how much the baby weighs now and she said it's hovering right around 7 lbs right now. I hope she's right!

Some other very exciting news is I'll be on Good Morning America this week! For those of you who don't know the show, it's a morning news/talk show on ABC. I got an email from my high school friend Sara Ward saying she was doing a segment on GMA for a company called Two Birds. They have a bridesmaid dress that can be worn 12 different ways and they really wanted a pregnant lady to be on the show also. Luckily Ward thought of me right away and we head to the studio tomorrow to tape the segment. We were told to bring strappy shoes to wear. I haven't worn heels in MONTHS so let's hope I don't fall on national TV!! They think the segment will be airing on Friday morning but I'll be sure to let everyone know how it goes tomorrow and what they say.

We're off to dinner with the Andersen's tonight. Kellie loves to use her New Orleans spices in her food so I'm hoping the extra kick with give the baby an extra kick towards coming out! :)