Dropping

While I can't be sure until we get to our appointment this afternoon, I think Connor is moving farther down and dropping.  It seems like he's less in my ribs, and that his body only goes partway up my abdomen instead of all the way up.  :)  I'm anxious to get more stats at the doctor's office today!  I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much.  Connor will (most likely) come in his own time, no matter how anxious I get for his arrival.  ;)

Just to review, here's where we were last week: 2.5cm dilated, 70% effaced, -2.5 station.  That was at 36w5d, 23 days until my due date.  Today I'm hoping for number showing that we're progressing more.  Any progress is good news in my opinion.  :)  We're still hoping he holds out until May.  The first day of May is next Thursday.  I think he'll wait that long, but I may adjust my thinking if we have big changes at our doctor's appointment today.  :P

When I was pregnant with Avery I wasn't progressing as fast as I am with Connor.  Probably because my body had never been through it all before and it was just a slower process.  This is probably why so many women go over their due dates with their first baby.  Here's the way my appointments progressed with Avery:
36 weeks - 2cm, 50% effaced
37 weeks - 3cm, 70% effaced, -2 station
38 weeks - 3cm, 70% effaced, -2 station
39 weeks - 3.5cm, 80% effaced (went into labor 2 days after this appointment)
So far I'm already ahead of where I was with Connor.  This only leads me even more to believe that he's coming on the early side.  I feel like it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to find out today that I'm already to the point where I was with Avery at 39 weeks!  :\  Crazy!!  I'm anxious to get to the doctor today and find out more about how our little guy is doing.  :)

Avery must know that Connor's coming soon, because I have got LOTS of quality time and snuggles lately!  :D  She has been EXTRA affectionate as well.  I could not be more pleased with her pleasant behavior lately.  :)  The only thing is that she's turning into a MAJOR Mama's girl, which normally I would love, but when I want to pass her off to Daddy for a few minutes in the evening so that I can have some peace, she doesn't want to go to him.  She also gets upset when I leave in the evening or over the weekend to go to work.  Luckily I only have 2 shifts left for a while.  :)  I'm sure a lot of her behavior has to do with her being home with me all the time, but for the most part, I'm not complaining.  :)  I'm just going to enjoy my hugs, kisses, and snuggles.  :)

Well, that's all I have for now.  Stay tuned to hear more about my platelets (should be getting a call this morning some time) and how my appointment goes this afternoon.  :)  Looking forward to another good day with the babies in the meantime.  The countdown to Connor's arrival is down to 16 (or less) days!  Woohoo!!  :D  Can't wait!!!