3 days?

I had another doctor's appointment today, my 3rd one this week.  Between lab work, an ultrasound, a non-stress test, and my actual appointment I was there 2 hours.  This pregnancy has been far from the two uneventful ones I had with the boys.

The good news is that our sweet J looks perfect.  She is estimated to be 5lbs5oz.  Our little calm girl, she is so much different than her brothers were in my belly.  That or the location of my placenta (frontal placenta - meaning it is right by my belly button) helps to buffer any of her movements so I feel them as faint wiggles.  Last night at 10pm I found myself in the kitchen mixing up lemonade just so I could be reassured she was doing well.  20 minutes later she gave me just a few small wiggles to assure me everything is fine.

My next appointment (originally scheduled for this upcoming Thursday), was moved up to this Monday.  Dr. L. told me to come to the appointment with my bags packed...I was also told not to have high expectations for "that perfect delivery" because of pre-eclampsia.  I told her that "my perfect delivery" consists of a healthy baby and mom.  While I would LOVE to avoid a c-section, my bp doesn't seem to tolerate the weak contractions I have been having very well.  So we will see how this unfolds.

Things are changing so quickly.

So even in the fog of a pre-eclampsia headache, I am making every effort to savor the moments left with just my two little boys.  I am over the moon excited to meet our little J, but at the same time an emotional wreck just thinking about my little baby K transitioning into a big brother in just a couple of days.  R is so excited to "finally see little J out of mom's belly" and just wants me to "start feeling better and get off of bed rest so we can be rowdy."

I can't believe in just 3 days (perhaps) that I will be a mommy to 3!