Full Term = Full of Gratitude

This Tuesday June 4, 2013, we are at 39 weeks (WHAT?).  Monika is the size of a mini watermelon, about 20 inches long and over 7lbs. 

I know many women who have had trouble carrying to full-term on their own without medical help or bed rest.  I do not take this for granted at all.  I am VERY thankful that we are full term and that Monika seems to be very happy & healthy in there.  It's still so surreal, I never and I mean never thought we would be here after infertility.  And no I'm not in any hurry to get her out, I'm patient, I love being pregnant, and think that this could be my only time in my life, so I treasure it all, every moment and every bathroom break even when it's 40 minutes after the last one. 

She still is moving a lot and still gets hiccups 2-3 times a day.  Last weeks OB appt, nothing had changed, nada. Her head is down, no dilation.  So I think we might be past our due date, but who knows.

Speaking of her still being able to move and have room. . . Monika Marie always responds to Todd.  She knows his voice.  Todd will come lay with me before he leaves for work early in the morning after his few laps around the downtown airport on his road bike and he'll rub my belly & sleepy Monika starts moving around for her daddy, it's really sweet.

And on another really sweet note, here is a thank you letter I got from Seth Whitaker:

Oh my gosh, I've only been gone for 5+ months and he's all grown up and writing me letters?  What!  He's so good at writing, holy cow, when did this happen, I'm missing out.  I love that boy and miss him so much.  As I miss all of our friends kiddos in Durham, please friends who are reading this, give your kids a BIG kiss & hug from me telling them that Laura loves and misses them right now ;-) 

On top of this sweet letter, Sally (his mom) texted both Todd & I saying "Seth just said, totally out of the blue, "Will I ever see Todd & Laura again?"  I answered October, so don't make a liar out of me!" 

Oh my gosh, Seth remembers us and misses us, that warms my heart 10 times over.  But it will actually will be in September that we are going home to Durham, so even better!

Well that's it for this week.  We are going to our OB appt tomorrow and may/not have more to report.  Stay tuned.