According to the handy Fertility Friend website where I diligently tracked my ovulation, every obstetrician in my practice, every ultrasound tech that ever gelled up my belly, and one Internet psychic, Betty was supposed to arrive on Monday, March 5, 2012. This date never wavered once during my entire pregnancy.
Only something like 5% of babies end up arriving on their due date and I’m pleased and even somewhat proud that she is part of that very small statistic. I was pregnant for exactly 40 weeks. And today Betty is exactly 40 weeks old.
Which means that at 4:14 pm, I will have officially held her in my arms longer than I held her in my tummy. Or…okay…maybe more like 4:45 because I had a semi-emergency c-section and I couldn’t hold her until they were done fixing me up.
But 4:14 was the first time I ever saw her face.
I look like I just got hit by the Hot Mess Express, but this is still one of my favorite photos ever.
She’s changed so much in 40 weeks. Sometimes I can’t believe she’s the same kid!
Mega cheese!
For some reason this is making me a sappy, emo mess this morning. Not like she even has a clue what today means for us, but I wish I could go snatch her up from daycare at 4:14 and give her a big hug and a kiss.
I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Betty learned how to do the Cupid Shuffle. I have video proof.
Happy 40 weeks! She’s a beautiful baby. (Also, you don’t look like a hot mess to me. You look pretty damn fantastic for someone who has a massive incision in her belly!)
Based on when I ovulated Hunter was born at exactly 40 weeks as well though his due date was estimated sooner based on his growth rate. Also, I was born at 4:14pm too. Good time
Dawww – LOVE THIS! And I think you should take a short lunch, take off early and rush to daycare to do just that!
Happy Days! oxox
You have to post that video!! I want to see! And that’s so awesome that she was right on time. Wow
I have a friend whose baby was born on his due date too. Pretty incredible!
I took Boo Boo’s birthday off until she was in Kindergarten and would kiss her at 8:21am.
I LOVE that, Lisa. I was already planning on taking off Betty’s birthday. I need to do that.
Ahhh so emo today! This made me tear up again!
Hot mess express my fanny! You look wonderful.
what a great milestone. Two lovely/happy ladies
Awwww…she’s growing up too fast!
Also, I feel like all emergency cesareans/semi emergency cesareans/after 36 hours of awful labor cesareans lead to the hot mess express but mine is one of my favorite pictures too. I can relate very much to that!
Aw! 40 weeks! Are you sure you really had that baby? I wish I looked that good after I had my kids. I looked so crazy and tired after my kids, I am surprised they let me leave the hospital with them!
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