Roll With It

Halfway through day 4.  The last few days have gone surprisingly fast.  Sunday we saw family and my doctor came up for a social visit.  We talked a lot about what to expect and what expectations we now have to let go.  I always knew that I couldn't plan anything for this pregnancy but I was told I could 'prepare' for it.  And so we did.  We did so much to prepare for natural childbirth with little to no medical interventions.   A week ago I thought my biggest let down would be caving and taking the epidural.  And look at us now.  It kinda felt like a slap in the face to be honest.  I guess that was what we needed.  Someone was telling us "You idiots!  You can't plan OR prepare for this!  You just gotta roll with it!"  Luckily Jesse is really good at the 'rolling with it' part and he's gotten me there too. 

So here is the little more we know now:
-Ultrasound on Sunday showed that Baby Pryor is measuring about 4 lbs 2oz, head down facing my right hip.  There are still pockets of amniotic fluid and baby will continue to make more.  All great things we are thankful for!
-Non-stress test shows Baby Pryor is quite the dancer!  Moving all over with a healthy heartbeat and the occasional hiccups.  I was not having any contractions.  Also all great things!
-The physical therapist came in and gave me some exercises to do from my bed.  (I can already picture the jealous smirks from my favorite gym-phobic friends at the thought of exercising while laying in bed!  Really, it's not that great!)
-I was told that statistically I will not make it to my goal of 35 weeks(which would be Saturday November 23rd)  I could, but there is a greater chance that I won't.  And we're OK with that. 
-Regardless, it looks like the turkey will be cooked in time for Thanksgiving so open the flood gates for Grandma Carol and Liz: 'Baby's 1st Thanksgiving/Hanukah/Christmas/Kwanzaa/New Years' items are now appropriate for buying.  Lord help the sales people at Kohl's! 
-We are still waiting to meet the doctors from the NICU and take a tour. (To our fellow Phans-if you can track down a tiny NICU bib or onesie we know someone who will look great in it!)