Yesterday, I had another OB appointment.

The doctor is filling out and signing my maternity leave papers that I have to have turned in to work by the end of this month--so that's good!

William is measuring exactly where he should be, as far as the doctor can tell from the length (height?) of my uterus--32 and a bit weeks. I asked about that, because I was curious to find out if William was large or small for his age (in order to get some kind of hint of whether he might be born early or not :-) ). I also asked the doctor if he could tell how William was oriented (some people can easily find the head and bum ends of their babies through their tummies). At the time of my appointment, William was in a breech position, with his head up close to my diaphragm. This makes sense because around that time he was kicking pretty low, near my bladder. The doctor said that he can still move around, and I think this is true because sometimes I feel like his head is more to one side, and I feel kicks in different parts of my abdomen. Hopefully, he'll eventually decide to rest head-down, so my chances of having a c-section are minimized.

I heard William's heartbeat, but only very briefly because I was talking to the doctor. I asked about Nexium; since I won't know when William is planning to make his debut, the OB said I could stop taking Nexium around 37 weeks to be safe if I wanted to--after that, I should take Zantac or Pepcid AC while breastfeeding. I asked about sleeping partway on my stomach (like a 1/3 on my stomach); the doctor said it should be okay so long as I was comfortable, I wouldn't squish the baby.

Darryl painted a coat of white in the closet, and I am definitely eager to have that room painted and finished!!!!!!!!!!! (still lots to do, however)