Full Term...Or Not?

According to a couple of early ultrasounds, during which the OB measured the baby to come up with an accurate due date (As this baby was a surprise, I'm not entirely sure when I got pregnant), I am now full term!!!  I can see the end now!  This means I could go into labor any day, the baby is fully developed, etc. Phew, right?!

Here's the thing. Twice the baby dated September 30th.  An ultrasound or two later dated the baby either October 2nd or 3rd. The OB stuck with the 30th because earlier ultrasounds are the most accurate, apparently.  My midwife, however, goes by October 2nd.  When I did the math on when I thought I could have gotten pregnant, that was the latest due date I came up with.  So, she's using it.  Either way, it could be off a few days on either end.

A few days doesn't really matter, in the whole grand scheme of things...for everyone BUT the pregnant mama! Never before have I wanted a baby to hurry up already.  I'm being incredibly silly here.  Both girls were on time and since my body has done this before, it's fairly unlikely I'll be overdue and if I am, it probably won't be by too much.  Just last night, the baby moved out of his very long-standing posterior presentation and is now in a more optimal birthing position.  It happened that quickly.  Which means he is getting ready (though, as long as he is surrounded by plenty of amniotic fluid, he could still move from anterior back to posterior and then back again before labor and delivery). 

I don't know why I'm obsessing over a couple of days.  But, I want to believe that the 30th of September is the most accurate date. I don't want to wait until Sunday to say I'm full-term. So, I go by the OB's due date calculation despite knowing my midwife's calculation is probably a bit more accurate.

At any rate, on Sunday my midwife officially goes "on-call" for me.  She did say she'd deliver at home a day or two before her given due date, if need be. So, I'm, pretty much, in the clear.  On Tuesday, she brings over all the birthing supplies, including medications to keep in the refrigerator (which means I best clean out the fridge this weekend. I think there is a glass bowl containing three-week-old green beans somewhere in there and several maple syrup drips on the shelves).  It also means that at least a few baby outfits and all the cloth diapers must be washed and prepped and a back-up hospital bag packed.  Oh, and a bag for the girls - they may not stay at home for the birth.  It's kind of up in the air and will depend on when I go into labor, how long labor drags out and whether I want them there or not (You never know how you'll feel in labor)....Full term. Wow!!