It is SOOO worth it!

Our precious baby boy! This is at 35 weeks (07/29/10).  I had a doctors appointment on 07/28/10, just for a regular check up.  Everything was just fine, blood pressure was perfect, weight gain right on track...then Dr. Horsley measured me. He then felt where Oscar's head is, and he says "well he feels a bit big, I want you to go in and get ultrasound testing, then we can figure out if we will need to schedule a c-section or if we will be scheduling you to be induced." He also ordered more blood testing to see where my platelet count is. That is the reason to schedule me to be induced, so they can keep track of my count in case they need to give me steroids so I can have the epidural.  So the following morning we went in for the ultrasound and Oscar is just fine.  He measures average and he even got "extra credit points" for practicing his breathing so well!  So come Aug. 11 (my next doctors appt.) I will be checked to see if I'm progressing and looks like we will be setting a date to have the baby!
I am so thankful we got these pictures when we did.  I am starting to have a really hard time moving around and with my swollen feet and ankles, they just hurt all the time now.  But every time I start feeling down, I just look at the pics of my baby boy and just think to myself, "he is soooo worth all this and more!"  I can't believe how much I love him already, I can't imagine the feelings I'll be having when he is actually in my arms...my heart already feels like it's going to burst.