Basically, what I'm feeling is this...

I'm planning some kind of big epic post on birth culture, The Business of Being Born, midwifery, language, hospitals, and judgment (ooo, exciting, right!?) as well as a slew of new photos from our weekend in Nevada with Pa and Gramma Judi, but for now, can I just say how freakin' excited I am to have a baby with Jason?!?!? Arrrrrgggg I could not be happier. Sometimes it's overwhelming, this joy. But always in a wondrous overflowing magical way.

Also, Amrit came this morning: all's looking great. She pricked my finger to check my glucose levels (perfect! spot on! pancreas working fine, no signs of prenatal diabetes!); checked my ph levels (all good, the water drinking is working---no protein in the urine!); checked the baby's position: head down, nestled right on top of my bladder (thanks dear), right where she should be. And though she can still flip around and do her thing, it's a good sign (in terms of not being breech) that she 'knows where she should be' (Amrit called her 'organized' which indicates that, thus far, she is taking after neither of us); gave me a shot of Rhogam in my butt (my blood type is O-, and Jason's +, so as a precaution I got a shot in the butt to ensure that, should Ivy be +, and should our blood mix, my antibodies won't attack her); and generally told me that we are developing and growing and proceeding delightfully apace.