The Grady Family

I had my appointment yesterday - 50-60% effaced, so yay - but still only 1 cm dilated. That is to be expected though I guess. I probably wont dilate anymore until i am 100% effaced. (hopefully by next week? let the jumping jacks begin...)

I have decided that a fabulous time to have this baby would be in the daylight savings time hour. I probably already mentioned that, but thats what i'm shooting for folks - so I guess that would be a November 1st birthday. I *could* hold out until November 11th, so he would be on my half birthday, but lets be honest - who would want to go any later then they have too.

Its amazing how much free stuff you get with a baby too. and by that I mean free samples. I got two huge things of formula in the mail yesterday. Not that I'm even planning on using formula, but I figure 1. it doesn't hurt to have it around, and 2. its a great thing to give away in food drives if i dont use it. seeing as it is so expensive!

At this point i feel ready at home, but not ready at work. I have tons of stuff I need to do, and i'm not ready to be gone for 6 weeks. My projects are not "turn-over ready" yet. ha.

Baby Center Update
Your baby has really plumped up. She weighs about 6.8 pounds and she's over 19 1/2 inches long (like a leek). She has a firm grasp, which you'll soon be able to test when you hold her hand for the first time! Her organs have matured and are ready for life outside the womb.

After that point it goes on to talk about eye color. Yeah. This kid will have brown eyes. There is a slim chance that he will have green eyes I guess - because my dad has green eyes, and cedric's grandma had green eyes, so *maybe* but in all likelyhood we know there is at minimum a 75% chance of brown eyes, since both cedric and I have brown eyes. I guess its just a matter of what color brown.

Here's my snarky update from the other blog I read - much more accurate idea of how the whole process is feeling:

Your Baby:

• Is officially a little chunkin, at well over six pounds and 19 1/2 inches long.
• Is also officially considered "full term." In other words, he or she is STRAIGHT UP FREELOADING from here on out.
• Is practicing making fists and fetal breathing in anticipation of life outside the womb.

You:

• Have probably had enough of this magical special time, thank you very much.
• Backaches, joint aches, heartburn, indigestion, constipation, Braxton-Hicks contractions, painful kicks, bladder pressure, stretch marks, itchy skin, swollen ankles, fatigue, dry mouth, mood swings, did I miss anything else in this cavalcade of late-pregnancy hilarity?
• Are alternating between crazy excitement about finally meeting your baby and crazy panic about oh my God, you're finally going to meet your baby and they're going to expect that you take it home and like, keep it alive and stuff.