Mile 11

Today is 34 weeks!  We made it to our first goal!!!  The count down is on now!  We will have a baby in 21 days or less!!! (As long as nothing in my labs change before then)  I will find out our exact delivery date tomorrow at my doctor's appointment.

Today, my emotions have been in full force.  Everything is making me cry.  Even the good stuff!  Maybe it's everything that I've experienced, all built up. 

I started thinking about this pregnancy and comparing it to my half marathon that I ran almost a year ago.  I've made it to Mile 11.  Less than a 5k left.  I've already ran over 3 5k's so far in this race... surely I have one more left in me.

Everyone has told me, all along, how good I am doing through this pregnancy.  I truly appreciate those comments, but honestly, until today, I haven't felt like I've done much.  Other than research, try to stay positive and try to hold myself together, I felt like I haven't done anything.  I felt like I can't make my body do what it needs to do for this baby.  But today, those thoughts have changed.  I HAVE researched and tried to do everything possible that is best for this baby.  I HAVE held it together.  I HAVE learned strength and patience and perseverance through this pregnancy, although I thought I already had plenty of each.  I have made it to Mile 11 of this race.

I say Mile 11, because I remember my half marathon like it was just yesterday, even though it was almost a year ago.  You can read all of my lengthy details of my race recap in my old blog here.   At Mile 11, I knew I was almost at the end.  We came upon this older lady that was singing out loud.  She apologized for being crazy and singing but said it helped her.  My friend, Shannon, told her that she liked her singing, and the woman broke out into "We Are the Champions."  It was such a powerful few moments of the race.  We joined in signing with her.  Right around that point, we rounded our last corner and knew we were on the last stretch of the race, and it was all straight ahead from there.

I thought about this comparison with this pregnancy today while I was in the shower.  I sang, "We Are the Champions" and cried all at the same time.  I have made it this far!  We're not sure how many more days we will make it... We're hoping for between 36 and 37 weeks, but we've made it this far!  I don't know if this race will end at 37 weeks or sooner, but I've made it to the ever gratifying Mile 11!

We will have a baby in 21 days or less, and as excited as I am, it still seems very surreal at times.  I want him to stay in as long as possible, but I'm ready to meet this sweet boy!  Our end is just up ahead.