Hi Elijah!
Hey old man! You are 33 weeks now. This week isn't really a big milestone in my mind - not 24 weeks, not 28 weeks, etc. However, it seems to be marking some milestone in your mom's brain that is triggering anxiety. For all medical purposes, we have 7 more weeks until we meet you. However, my mental minimum of when I *could* meet you was 35 weeks. 35 weeks has minimal nicu time and you could even possibly come home immediately with us. Here is where the anxiety comes in - do you realize that 35 weeks is only 14 days away? 14 days... 14 days is the blink of an eye. 14 days is nothing. Even if you come at the optimal 37 weeks, that is still only 28 days away. It has seemed like time has been dragging by but here we are so close to seeing you.
I tried to explain this all to your dad. I tried to tell him that in 14 days you could be here. You could be screaming at us. You could be peeing, poohing and puking all over us. You could be keeping us up all night. We could be trying to feed you, change you and you could still be screaming at us. In 14 days, you could (one way or the other) be painfully making an exit out of my body. His response? He just shrugged his shoulders and said "Yep." Remember how I told you that your dad balances me out? I was all in a panic and he was all calm. He said that he will flip out when labor starts. Hopefully, I can balance him out then. I don't expect to be flipped out. I expect to be SCARED :) I expect to be so excited to hold you but so SCARED at how much it is going to hurt.
I was reading "What to expect when you are expecting" and I am starting to prepare myself for the strong possibility of a C-Section. Diabetes increases the odd of us needing a C-section. A kiddo with a big head (um, that would be you) increases the chance of a C-Section. Your mom being overweight (translate: big-fat-pig) increases the chance of a C-section. While it would not be my preferred method of delivering you, we are going to do whatever Bonehead tells us to do. I don't look forward to the extended recovery time or you being away from me so long after you are born but I just want you to be healthy and safe.
To wrap it up for today, here is the scoop from your pregnancy program. You have a 98% chance of survival and only a 12% chance of medical complications. The average weight is 4lb 7 oz - haha. You have been there done that. You are approximately 17.2 inches. You can tell the difference between night and day now. If we shined a light on my belly, you would be able to see it. Maybe when you are being ornery next time, I will shine a light on you to get you to shape up :)
Well kiddo, that is it for today. You keep in there cooking for 14 more days then we can renegotiate :)
