D Day

Well, it looks as if Thomas is going to need some encouragement to come out. I FINALLY made it to the doctor Monday. I had a sonogram which revealed that my fluid levels were on the borderline of low and Thomas weighs between 8 and 8.5 lbs. Also, the technician did not observe the sorts of movements they would like to see. (Personally, I think Thomas is not a morning person and was just not very active because that afternoon he was going nuts!) But, I'm not going to argue with the professional. Then my blood pressure was high (which I blame on laying on my back for 30 minutes while they did they sono) and I was STILL only 1/2 cm.

SO, the doctor decided we needed to induce before the end of the week. I will be admitted to the hospital Thursday at 4 pm and receive a Cervadil treatment over night. Then Friday morning at 4 am, they will start Pitocin. I'm still holding out that he will come on his own before then. But seeing as there are only 36 hours left before this process starts, I guess I need to check in with reality. I will officially be 41 weeks and 2 days when we induce. She told me she'd only let me go as far as 41 weeks 6 days from the beginning, so I suppose this is a nice compromise.

So, that's where we are today. We appreciate your prayers. We will update the blog as soon as we can with pictures! I'm not sure if we will have internet access at the hospital, so it may have to wait until we get home probably Sunday.

Snow Week but No Baby

Hello friends.
Since I do not yet have a baby out of the womb to show you pictures of, I will grace you with a picture of my ever enlarging belly. This is at 40 weeks and 3 days.

 We have had a fairly eventful yet uneventful week around here. It started Monday with my doctor's appt. in which I was STILL 1/2 cm. I was supposed to return Tuesday for a sonogram to assess Thomas' weight, but when we woke up to this:

 and a phone call from the doctor's office informing us they were closed for the day. I cried. Thankfully, Michael stayed home so I wasn't left to wallow in my misery alone. Then one day at home turned into two and two turned into three and three turned into four. I never got my sonogram and Michael never made it to work. We did take these pretty pictures though and enjoy our last few days together without a baby.

Today is Saturday and Michael worked all day to try to make up some of the time he missed. I spent the day being absolutely unproductive. We go back to the doctor on Monday....hopefully. I've learned not to count on anything. IF I make it to the doc on Monday (if meaning no snow/ice or no baby beforehand), then she will do a sono to determine his weight. Based on that we will decide when to set an induction date. At the earliest, it could be Wednesday the 9th. At the latest, Tuesday the 15th. As I really want to go into spontaneous labor, I'm hoping he weighs less than 8 lbs so we can wait it out. Only time will tell.

That is all for now.