Appreciate the Little Things: The Final Countdown

Oh man, by this point I was ready to be done! I was ready to hold you and be done with all this discomfort! I missed being able to correctly fit in my clothes and had heard enough pregnancy advice to last me a lifetime. I have some sort of blocked duct on my back which has given me a lovely little bump. I consistently wake up at 5 AM to go to the bathroom. The hair on my tummy has gotten a lot darker. I also get a rash (not itchy or raised, just little dots) when I shower. I wasn't quite sure what Braxton Hicks felt like but once I figured out it turns out I had been having them for quite a while! I just thought it was weird cramping. So those are some interesting developments.
On May 3rd (34 weeks) I weighed 125.6 lbs and my heart rate was 90/50 while yours was 150. We have been tv (actually watching it on the laptops since we don't have cable) hounds. We have watched all the seasons of Lost, Monk, Arrested Development, and The Office. Sometimes you put your whole self on one side of my stomach so I look like I have a lopsided tummy. You move a lot after I eat. I can see you move a foot or a hand across the whole length of my tummy which is pretty freaky! On May 13th we thought my water broke, I had lots of lower abdominal pain. At 11:30 pm we went into the hospital where we learned that I had a urinary tract infection but I was also dilated 1 cm. Getting my cervix checked is definitely one thing I will not miss about being pregnant. May 17th, I was 125 lbs and they said that he had moved to the head down position. They estimated that he was about 5 lbs. I was craving Raising Canes and cold things like popsicles or Red Mango yogurt.
The ninth month-My message to you "Hurry up and get out of there!" I am afraid for the IV line and possibly the epidural or episiotomy. I had a lady come up to me and ask me if I was pregnant. When I told her that I was she told me that she was paralyzed by her epidural during her labor. Great..just what I want to hear! On May 26th we had a baby shower hosted by my friends Brittany, Emily, Allie, and Kayla. It was so fun! They did a great job and it was fun to see lots of my friends since everyone had been away at college. On May 29th we had our Lamaze reunion and all the other couples had their babies! Our due date isn't until June 14th but there were other couples that had due dates later than that. On May 31st I was 127.8 lbs with a fundal height of 35. They estimated the baby to be about 5.5 to 6 lbs.
We started walking every day trying to hurry you along. My stomach had purple lines on it which we later found out were stretch marks and the diastasis recti (splitting of my abdominal muscles). On one of our walks the craziest thing happened, we saw a bunny give birth. It was disgusting but we thought it was a sign you would come that day. Nope! On June 18th, four days after the due date we had an appointment. I was 130.2 lbs You were at a -1 station and I was still only 1 cm dilated but I was 50% effaced. Since I was miserable enough already, we decided to be induced the next day..