36 weeks, 1 day

The shower yesterday went well - and better yet, I'm still pregnant!

I was very good - drank tons of water, remained seated for pretty much the whole time - and it was fun to be out of the house and see all my friends. It was a couples shower, with excellent food (a Top Chef's restaurant) and good booze too (or so I'm told, alcohol still smells like poison to me). So fun time had by all, I think.

We got lots of useful presents, which eases my mind a bit. With this whole bedrest thing, I feel woefully behind on my critter preparations. But now we have some bed linens, swaddle/burp cloths, a nightlight, and breastfeeding stuff. And of course, my rock-n-roll lullabyes. Whew, I feel better just knowing they are in the house.

Today my mom and stepdad are coming over to hang out a bit. And best of all, my stepdad is a certified car seat inspector back East. So he and Mr. P will install the car seat bases in both of our cars. Another ease of my mind, knowing that they will let us take her home from the hospital now. Whew.

Tomorrow afternoon is the big 36-week appointment. We'll do the u/s (cannot wait to see her chubby cheeks again!!) and get an estimate on how big she is, as well as her amniotic fluid levels. This will inform the version decision, which I think we'll make tomorrow too. I'm heavily leaning towards no version at this point. But we will see tomorrow.