Nearing the end...

Micah will be arriving soon.... it seems surreal. I had my first Braxton Hicks this morning while driving Phil to work, my body seems to be preparing itself.

Everything else isn't quite as organized, however. Micah's carseat is still in the basement, I don't have a hospital bag ready yet, or an overnight(s) bag for Rosie to take to Nana's.

However, it is my plan to do these things this weekend, just in case. I truly don't believe he'll be coming before his due date, and I'm actually fairly confident he'll wait for a good bit afterward... (I've made a date with Phil to go and see The Hunger Games the night he's due...) but I'm not certain enough to buy the tickets ahead of time. lol.

One thing I'm pretty sure of, he'll be bigger than Rosie was. It's going to be interesting to track his development, comparing it to Rosie's growth charts and all that. A long time ago I looked at the growth charts for Ben and I and realized that, had I been 2 years his senior, Ben would have been the same size as me by the time he was three years old and I was five. After that, he would have steadily surpassed me, hitting six feet at 12 while I (theoretically at 14) would still have been 5'9 or so.

I'm interested to see if Micah will eclipse Rosie in growth, which actually would be pretty amazing because she's always been almost off the charts, size-wise, when compared to other kids her age.

I'm excited about it, although part of me knows it's not something I'd wish on him... being bigger than other kids often brings an awkwardness which, combined with increased expectations from adults, can lead to some self-consciousness that I'd rather he be spared...

However, I can't help but be proud of spawning a race of giants. Just waiting for Ben's kids now; together, our offspring will take over the world.

My bets are that Micah's gonna be around 8lbs, maybe a little more. That said, I missed my last doctor's visit, and am already due for another which I didn't book, which means I haven't been weighed in about a month, so I don't know how much weight I've gained. I really need to book an appointment for this week! The hours are just inconvenient, and the answering machine doesn't record messages. *sigh* gotta get on that stuff, my due date's only 10 days away.