Growth spurt, growing anxiety

"I just came back from my doctors for a regular two week check up. I was seen by another doctor at the practice because mine was in a delivery. I was bummed I didn't get to see her, but also very pleased to hear the reason was because she was at a delivery. Just kind of reconfirms that she does in fact do those sort of things and isn't just the face I see in the office. I KNOW she delivers babies, but when all my encounters with her have been in a patients room, actually hearing she's at the hospital solidifies my knowledge and actually got me excited for when I'm the reason she's out of the office and at the hospital delivering a baby.

Anyway, this other doctor was very nice, but two strange things happened. One, she measured my belly as right on target (31 cm for 31 weeks) where as my doctor had been measuring me 2 cm behind. Now, I do think this doctor started the measuring tape lower on my pelvic bone, BUT around 31 weeks BITB is supposed to hit a growth spurt so maybe s/he just hit it early. So maybe BITB won't be all that tiny after all (hmmmmm).

Two, the heart beat was only 130 bpm. Maybe BITB was just extra calm, but his/her heart beat has never been that low. (And when Jackson was asked if he thought he was going to have a baby sister or a baby brother, he replied with 'a baby brother', which he's never said before . . . give us 2 months or so and we'll find out.)

The fact that Jackson was early, and the fact that I'm into my 30s (week wise and belly measurement wise) I'm really getting to the overly anxious stage. I hope I don't have a holiday freak out . . . I need my yoga class to start up again!!!

I talked with a girlfriend of mine this morning who is due a month before me (aka: due IN a month). She also has a little toddler running around at her feet and said that she is just ready for her baby to arrive. I can't imagine what I'll be feeling in another 4 weeks . . .

Today is Dec 3, I'm due Feb 4. That's 63 days . . .

I think I'm getting a little ahead of myself and I should just be glad BITB is growing and thriving."
--Clare