1 Week Past Due

Well, I wish that today I was updating saying that we had our baby boy here and he was doing well, but he has decided to be very stubborn and is not showing any signs of being ready to come out.  I went to the doctor this morning and unfortunately am not even close to going into labor, not dialated or effaced at all and my amniotic fluid is getting low.  So, I will go back on Friday and see if things look a little more favorable.  If not, we are faced with the decision of induction or a c-section.  Either way, it looks as if the easy, natural delivery I was hoping for is off the table.  Please be praying for wisdom and discernment over these next couple of days to help us make the best decision for the baby and myself.  Maybe I will get lucky and go into labor before Friday, it's possible, not likely, but possible :)  At this point my biggest concern is choosing the option that will give the baby the best start to a difficult and physically stressful journey as he undergoes surgery and recovery.

Quick Update

Well here we are 5 days past my due date and still patiently awaiting :)  So far this week, things have been pretty calm, no contractions and no other prelabor signs.  We have had plenty of time to get all of our ducks in a row, clean the house and make sun tea.  So, if any of you have any pull with the stork, please tell him that we a READY!!  I go back to the doctor on Wednesday morning for a check-up & if nothing has changed still, we will talk about induction and other options.  If we are not at the hospital before then (fingers crossed) I will update again on Wednesday.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock!

Well today is officially my due date, which anyone that has a baby knows means absolutely nothing other than the day you start to get really impatient with being pregnant :)  I had my weekly check up at the OB today and the baby is still doing great!  Since I have not had any real consistent contractions or prelabor signs yet, they did not check me.  So for all I know I could be hours away or many, many days.  What I did learn is that as of today the baby is weighing in around 8.5 pounds.  OUCH!!  Of course the baby that was cut out of me what a tiny little peanut and the one I have to push out is a giant watermelon.  So is the luck that I have in life :)  The good thing is that he will be nice and strong for surgery and have a little extra reserve to get him through all that he will undergo.  So the waiting continues.  I am feeling very mixed emotions with each passing day.  I am definitely ready to not be pregnant and to finally meet my little boy, but also very anxious about all that is waiting for him and the emotional toll of watching him go through surgery and recovery. But thankfully, at the end of the day the eagerness to meet my handsome man wins out :)

38 weeks and counting

Another weekly check up and ultrasound yesterday, and another "everything looks good".  Thankfully the baby is passing the biophysical scans with flying colors, so he continues to thrive right now :)  The doctor said that his head is still relatively high.  So I am thinking that we still have some time, but then again you just never know!  Matt & I go tour the hospital's labor and delivery unit tomorrow evening, so we will get to see the last piece of the puzzle involved.  I'm still feeling pretty good, other than being tired.  Rylie is definitely keeping me busy, but it helps pass the time and keep my mind from straying to that horrible "what if" place :)  So, now we just sit and wait for this little man to decide he's ready to enter this world.