He's coming early!

We saw the doctor today and had our final ultrasound. The baby looks perfect, as usual. The doctor commented on how fat the baby's cheeks are while he was eating his little baby fist. He's too big now to get a full picture of, so we had to settle on a partial profile. She also got another shot of his "manly bits" and with gaping eyes proclaimed to Brian that there is no mistaking this baby is a boy and he should be a proud papa. Brian immediately fist-pumped the air. I'll never understand the pride associated with the size of male genitalia.

I had my vaginal exam as well today and was thrilled to find out that I'm already one centimeter dilated and the baby is head down. He's far enough down that our doctor could feel his head. She told us that he won't wait for his due date and she expects him to come two weeks early! Yay! He's also currently about 6 lbs but is expected to be about 7lbs when he is born.

I talked with our doctor about doing a natural childbirth. She was completely supportive and said that I was in perfect condition to go that route and she had no doubt I would be able to do it successfully even though I hadn't done any classes to prepare for going natural. I'm in perfect health and shape and have had a flawless pregnancy. After not even flinching during the vaginal exam, she said I would be amazing during a natural birth. I explained to her my reasons for wanting to go that route, and she said I had my facts straight and was in the right mindset. It was really a relief to hear all of that from her because I was scared I wasn't going to be prepared enough. I came home in the evening to find a thoughtful email written to me by my cousin which answered a lot of questions I had for her regarding going natural. It was just another boost to my confidence (thanks Brandy!). I know I can do this and I'm going to do this. That's really all there is to it.

I still have a lot to do before the baby arrives: get window treatments, find area rugs, pack my hospital bag (I keep procrastinating), find a nursing bra that is comfortable, get some PJ's for the hospital, finish unpacking the upstairs, catch up on laundry, and I'm sure there's more and I just can't think of it now. The most important thing is the baby's room, and that is done, but for some reason that doesn't seem like enough. I want EVERYTHING done! 14 days (give or take) left to complete everything. I'm ready!