Today I am eight months pregnant, exactly one month from my due date, and–as is usual for me at this stage of pregnancy–I am very ready to have it done. People keep saying, “Oh, it’s not long now,” or “Wow, so soon!” and all that comes to my mind is, “Yeah, easy for you to say.” The last month of pregnancy is the longest, by far.
Of course, I know from experience that once I’m on the other side it will seem as though these weeks flew by, so I’m trying not to wish them away too fervently. Also, it just occurred to me yesterday that I haven’t even started digging out the tiny baby clothes and gear and getting them in order — I should probably do that before I declare myself officially “ready.”
Anyway, to mark the day, I’ll finally post a belly shot. It’s a different sort of picture — instead of the usual profile pic, I decided on a “view from above,” sort of thing, showing you what I see where my feet used to be. I hesitated a bit about the “revealing” nature of the picture, but after experimenting a bit with cropping and whatnot in Photoshop, I decided that my boobs really do need to be in there, for perspective’s sake. So, without further ado, here’s what’s probably the closest thing to a cheesecake shot you’ll ever find here:
You’ve really been an active blogger lately!
Enjoy (or not) your last month then! 🙂
Recently gave birth in Falun Lasaret, fourth child, and i had the same concerns as you. Just immigrated from US in August. Here is what i found. No iv, no coaching even, external monitoring for thirty minutes, then intermitent checking the baby’s heartbeat, and I was allowed to move around, kneeling, laying on my side. The midwife in US had told me when to push, and here it was “pay attention to your body.” I felt a little lost that way but it worked out really fine. Best of Luck to you!