MerryMommy

Thirty-Seven Weeks Some wish to be done by now. I relish in it. As I sit to write this on a late evening, long past my pregnant-mom-of-twin-toddler bedtime, I am hesitant still to say what I am about to share with you: I am 37 Weeks and 1 Day pregnant. 5 full weeks longer than I was pregnant with my twin boys. I sat to write this post 4 weeks and 6 days ago, as I celebrated the emotional victory of making it to 32 weeks and 2 days. But, I stopped myself. Despite the irrationality of it, I felt if I put this accomplishment out into the world, it would somehow jinx my current pregnancy. The thing is, I started this pregnancy with such hope and excitement for staying pregnant all the way til the end, but never really expected the emotional battles of getting past the preterm delivery I experienced nearly 3 years ago. Now, I am so proud to say, I have made it to "Term." Perhaps it is still "Early Term" by medical definitions, but that haunting "pre"...