Moving up the timeline

I’ve been mentally planning on my baby coming late that way if he comes early it’s a pleasant surprise rather than a countdown to the days.

Imagine my surprise, then, when my dr told me today that my blood pressure is a little elevated so she’s monitoring it and, given my age (39) I get to have weekly non-stress tests starting at 36 weeks. And, based on all that, she might encourage me to induce as early as 37 weeks (with her primary goals being (1) healthy baby; (2) vaginal birth), and there’s no way she’ll let me go to 41+1... We both want baby fully cooked, but we also both want baby to be healthy once he’s born.

So, there’s today’s little shock. I guess my little one is coming a bit earlier than I anticipated.

Oh! And guess whose baby shower is at 36+5? Yeah, this idiot.