The Last Month

My entire life is going to change in a month. I have 4 weeks left and everyone keeps asking if I'm sick of being pregnant. Actually, no, I'm really enjoying being pregnant. I'll be happy when the pain next to my sternum goes away, and it'll be nice to be able to lie flat comfortably again, and being less awkward will be nice. That said, while I'm eager to meet Joshua, I think that I'm happy to be pregnant just as long as he needs me to be. I know that I'm very fortunate to be having such a smooth pregnancy so far. As long as it continues smoothly, I'm going to enjoy every minute of it and keep marveling that such a thing is possible at all.

Hiccups

My baby is apparently prone to hiccups. I don't know if this will last after he's born, but right now every few days he gets the hiccups. Unfortunately for me, since he's floating, there's nothing to hold him steady. His entire little body moves with each "hic." It's an interesting sensation to say the least.

Our baby has a name

Gene thought it would be a good idea to name the baby, rather than calling him "Baby DeClark" for his entire life. This posed something of a problem since there are a nearly infinite list of baby names to choose from. Finally, after much deliberation, a consensus has been reached. Gene and I are expecting: Joshua Carl DeClark.

TopsyTurvey

My little baby is already turning out to be well behaved. We went to the doctor yesterday and apparently he's already standing on his head. For those of you out there who haven't gone through this already, that means he's in position to be born and isn't trying to come out feet first. I personally can't imagine that standing on your head for 6 weeks is a comfortable thing, but then again I'm not a baby, so I guess things are a little different for him. My tummy was measured and is just the size it's supposed to be...AKA HUGE! The baby's heart speeds when he moves, which apparently indicates that he is healthy and doing well. We're in the home stretch now, so I go in every 2 weeks from hear on out, just to check on how he's doing.