Full Term!!

Dear Bean:
You are now considered to be full term and ready to come out- although I'm sure you won't decide to come before August 20th since you'll want to be fashionably late like I usually am. But I'm ready for you. Maybe not today, or this weekend, but anytime after would be perfect!!!
Daddy's cousin's wife Erica went into labor on Monday and had their baby on Tuesday night. They didn't know what they were having either and they ended up having a little girl- Layken Rose. She's beautiful. I'm super jealous they get their baby already. She was only a week ahead of me! I was counting on her having a baby then me waiting a week and having you! But I for some reason don't see it happening. And I'm not sure why. Maybe because I don't want to get my hopes up...I don't know. When I got to see a picture of Layken I forwarded it on to daddy and he said "Awh she's cute! I want one!" Now he's really getting super excited to meet you. He asks me all the time now "You going to pop tonight?" Then I tell him "No probably not" So then he'll drink a beer. Silly Daddy. But he is really anxious for you.
I've been having contractions for over a week now and they're starting to get more and more uncomfortable. Some I think could have been brought on by not drinking enough water, but lately I have been making sure I drink a gallon a day and I'm still getting them. I notice them more at night then any time else. I hope they're doing what they're supposed to be doing, like bringing your head down into my pelvis, dilating and effacing my cervix. I had a drs appt on Tuesday and now I don't go back until next Friday. Which I'll be 38 weeks then- I'm assuming he'll check for dilation or effacement then, not that it means anything. I could be 2 cm right now and stay there for another 3 weeks. I hope thats not the case. I'd love for him to check me next week and him tell me to head to the hospital because it's time. Wishful thinking.
But then again a part of me is saying to not wish my last few weeks of pregnancy away. What if this is my only pregnancy in life? I know I'm going to miss feeling you move and wiggle around in there. And those twice a day hiccup spells which make me giggle because they tickle. And these last few weeks are me and daddy's last few weeks of just us. It'll never be just the 2 of us again. So I'm trying to be patient while waiting for you and just be thankful that you're still in there cooking and growing stronger by the day and to just enjoy myself. Its just so hard though.
But in case you do decide to come any day now without much warning, I've been being super good at keeping up with the laundry and making sure every night when I get home I clean the house all up so we go to bed and wake up to an immaculate house. I would just HATE to come home with you to a huge mess of piles of laundry and a full dishwasher and a dirty floor. It'd really suck. So I'm being good and keeping super clean with no slacking! Although someone was just saying yesterday that of course the baby won't come when the house is clean! Probably the truth. You'll decide to come while we're super busy all week and I haven't had time to keep up with my cleaning and laundry. Oh well, life will go on.
Alright Bean, mom has to get back to work now. Trying to prepare for that extended leave!! :-)
I love you baby.
Love,
Mommy
P.S. Have I mentioned that you can come any day now? ;-)