13 days to go... still waiting on Lily.

I made it through my week on consults. Yay! I worked 10-11 hours most days and was pretty tired by the time I got home. I was going to bed early every night and rocking some pretty awesome cankles by the end of the day, but really it wasn't that bad. I did get worn out but the week was pretty tame by consult standards and I had an awesome and efficient attending. The weekend went well too and I was home about 3PM both days. Overall I am relieved to be done with it. It was my last week of hard work before Lily arrives. I have clinics the next 2 weeks but the schedule is much lighter.
I am begining to really like my new job. I am figuring out what I can handle on my own and what to ask the attendings about (before I just asked about everything). And I really like the people that I work with. I guess it's kind of a shame to just be getting comfortable and leave for 8 weeks of maternity leave but it will be worth it. I can't wait to have my little Lily here.
Lily is getting bigger by the day. And so is my stomach. It seems like everybody has something to say about my stomach too. It's not just the people I know at work but random people. Yesterday I was presenting a patient to my attending. I was in the middle of telling him what I wanted to recommend and this nurse interupted us to ask when I was due and what sex the baby was and then wanted to have a conversation about c-sections. I was a little surprised at first. I kept thinking... umm, hey I'm working here. But she just kept talking despite my one word answers and continued conversation with my attending. Another nurse this week was insisting that Lily could be breech because she is still so high in my abdomen. She told me at least 3 times that I needed an ultrasound. Mostly I just get comments about how big she is going to be or that I am going to go into labor early or late. Saturday I just wanted a sign to wear on my belly- yes I know it is big and no I don't want your oppinion about it. I was tired on Saturday.
BTW- Brian is on turkey timer watch. That is what he has been calling my belly button- the turkey timer. So far I am still an inny- he says Lily will be done when the belly button pops out. I'm not sure it's going to happen. I think my belly button is just going to disappear. It's almost non-existant now.

I thought it might be fun to see a kind of then and now set of pictures. I found a picture from Kelly's visit and I put on the same clothes again. :) The funny thing is that in the 1st picture I thought I had a baby bump. But I guess you can't call it a bump now- more like a mountain. Anyway I thought this might be fun.


19 weeks pregnant


38 weeks pregnant



A bump no more- now a mountain