39 weeks, 5 days - We have a target date!

And the winner is....Monday! I had my doctor's appointment today. That 3 1/2 pound weight gain last week was forgotten after I was down half a pound today :) It's a total psychological thing. My blood pressure remains good and all in all, it's still going great! Except there has been a definite increase in fatigue and discomfort. Getting up 3-4 times per night is getting more difficult - not because of the lack of sleep, I'm used to that, but the very effort to roll this baby over and stand up is painful! She's gonna be so worth it all though.

I went to my appointment feeling very fatigued and prepared to drop some tears if I had to go to another doctor's appointment next Monday (the doctor's office is CRAZY!!). I think doc kinda sensed that. I had to admit that my happy, euphoric hormones were being overpowed by fatigue and discomfort!

After the exam, I'm still not showing any signs of being ready. But, he's still going to try to induce next Sunday night/Monday morning. So, we will go to church Sunday morning, I'll come home and nap (if I can) and then we will go to the hospital at midnight. We'll go through the admission process and I guess they will hook me up to whatever IV they want to pump into me. Then, I guess I'm supposed to sleep (!?!?!). I have no idea how that will happen.

Several of my friends have mentioned that they got a date for induction, then baby came a day or two early! I'm happy either way! If she wants to go ahead and come on her own early, that's ok by me.

Bottom line, we expect Sophia to be here next week! It's very nice to have a target date! I always thought she might come on the 28th. Looks like the 27th unless she takes more than 24 hours to get here! :)

Thanks for keeping up with us!!

37 weeks, 4 days

We had our latest doctor's appointment today. Is it every OB's office that runs 1 hour behind? Actually, today we were only 45 minutes behind which was nice. I've waited 2 1/2 hours before. Babies don't wait, so I understand that.

I've gained 1/2 lb this week. My blood pressure was really good. No swelling. Baby's moving well. Etc etc. Doc measured the height of my fundus and again commented on the size. I think he sees so many people each week that he forgets that we've been down that road before. "Wow, she's gonna be a big baby" "Yeah, doc, we knew that". Deja vous. He checked me out though and we are no where close to being ready. He said he won't induce until I start showing signs of being ready because he could put me through labor and get no results, having to do it again. So, we are definitely not going to see our little girl this week (unless SHE decides she's ready).

He did order another sonogram. This will be our 4th one and will be on Friday afternoon. He wants to see her estimated size. He mentioned my fundal height had increased significantly and was not proportional to what would be expected. So, I'm interpreting that as being her gaining the 1/2 lb, not me :) That's my world, I can make it what I want.

The good news is that John will be able to go with me on Friday since he's off for Good Friday. And he is also off the Monday after Easter, so he gets to go to the next check up with me.

What we learned tdoay: she's not coming this week. My doc is not on call next weekend as I had been told, so he more than likely won't induce on Friday the 17th, which is fine because I really want him to be the one checking on me. As of right now, we are in wait and see mode, but if he does induce, it may be on Monday, April 20th. Of course, everything is subject to change :). Next Monday we will know more.

I'm a little disappointed that we may induce on a Monday. That means John may only have 1 or 2 days off to spend with us before he has to return to the academy. But mom & dad will be here and my sister will be coming down sometime too. It will be nice to have the support!

In the mean time, I'm trying to do some things to assist my body...to encourage it to get ready. So far, I've been told I need to be walking a lot. Any others out there?

Thanks for keeping up with us!