Just that almost-to-full-term feeling...

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We had our 35 week ultrasound today to check on Basil's little kidneys which were a bit dilated at the 19-week ultrasound. Thankfully the doctor told us that both kidneys look "perfect", which is absolutely fantastic. No more worries about vesicouretal reflux and chronic UTI's and some surgeon cutting into my precious baby and all the other things that new mothers - not to mention new mothers who are also 3rd year medical students - are prone to obsess over.

We also found out that right now Basil is head down and in the anterior position - hopefully he'll stay that way! He's weighing in at about 5 lbs 7 oz, so if all goes well by his birthday he'll be between 6.5 and 7 lbs, which sounds just peachy to me.

I am feeling just absolutely exhausted at the moment. Maybe it's because it's the end of the week, maybe it was walking back and forth from the hospital for the ultrasound, maybe it's just being 8 months pregnant, but I am tired. My brain is also working rather slowly, which is hampering my ability to put together the journal club presentation I was going to work on while waiting for K to finish up his department retreat. Currently I am contemplating whether or not to force myself to go to the gym. I do always feel better after exercising, even if my current exercise regimen is undeniably lame.

I realized today, however, that regardless of how tired I feel right now, this is probably the easiest pregnancy I am ever going to experience. It's had its challenges of course - chief among them surgery rotation in the first trimester - but if I am blessed to be pregnant again I am going to a) older and b) with at least one child already outside the womb. And possibly c) with an actual job with actual responsibilities. Right now my days are long and hard, but I come home and it's just K and me. There's no baby to care for, no other children to feed and bathe and put to bed. We can zone out to mindless TV shows if we want, or eat out if we're too tired to cook. If I have the weekend off we can even go to a movie without needing to find a babysitter. Once these next three or four weeks have passed, we're not going to live like this for many, many years!

Alright, to the gym it is. I guess I should enjoy my freedom to work out while I can...