Visibly pregnant voter

After my OB appointment this morning (more about that later), Corey and I voted in the presidential primary election. I was tickled to see a sign that informed everyone that the elderly, disabled, and the "visibly pregnant" would be allowed to skip to the front of the line. Wheeee!!

So we walk in all excited about skipping to the front of the line one to find that there is, in fact, no line. Bummer! Had there been a line, I would have felt bad leaving Corey at the back and probably not have exercised my right to skip anyway. Oh well -- at least we got out and performed our civic duties, right? I got one "I Voted" sticker for me, and one for my belly (the poll worker insisted).

ANYWAY, back to the OB appointment. We met the last doctor in the practice, Dr. Lynn Ellington. We really liked her, and not just because she's a Vandy Med School grad. My weight gain still looks great, my blood pressure is great, my fundus measurement is great, and the baby's heartbeat sounds great. Lots of greats. We were happy when Dr. Ellington confirmed Charlotte is still head down. Stay that way, kid!

Now we start going to appointments once a week. Dr. Bell will start checking me for dilation and effacement. Once I officially hit the 35-week mark, Dr. Ellington says they won't try very hard to stop my labor if I do go into pre-term labor (term is considered 37 weeks, even though the due date is calculated as 40 weeks). A lot of women who start getting contractions pre-term are just dehydrated, so I'm going to need to keep drinking lots of water over the next month to distinguish false labor from the real thing.

All in all, things are going very well!