Her Birthday Will Be.......

February 3rd! Unless, of course, I'm in labor for hours and hours on end and it turns out to be February 4th. We're not even going to consider that option though!

Yes, that means I am being induced.! I honestly thought this little girl would make an early appearance all on her own, but it doesn't appear that it will happen that way now.

The first thing the doctor said when she walked into my exam room today was "let's induce you!" And I said, "OK, today?" ha, ha! So I'm not quite that lucky, but I do still get to go a little bit early. I will be one day shy of 39 weeks.

We're supposed to show up at 8:00 am on Tuesday morning, so please....remember us in your prayers that day.

Now there is so much to do!! Gotta get the house all spiffed up so my Mom doesn't die when she sees it. Buy lots of groceries so my poor husband doesn't starve to death the first week (even though mommy will be here!) Get all the laundry done so we all have clean undies to wear - at least for awhile. And so on, and so forth. The heat is really on now! I guess you know what we'll be doing for the next few days. Oh, but I am working tomorrow. But that will be my last day...Hooray!!

If you've got any great advice for the last few days, let me know. Heavens knows I can use all the advice I can get!!

Here comes baby!!!

What's happening to me?

First of all - sorry for the fact that I haven't posted for ages! I have so much to tell you about - mainly 3 baby showers, but that will have to be later.

My reason in writing today is to say "What is my problem??" I'm crying my eyes out today and I don't know why. I'm sure it's all just hormones, but it would be nice to know what set me off.

I was just sitting there doing my hair this morning and I started crying. So then I had Jim give me a blessing (for more reasons than just the crying)....more crying. At this point I decided not to go to work - just don't have it in me today. Then we said our companionship prayer....more crying. Then Jim left and I said my own prayer, and guess what......more crying!! I think it just has to do with the fact that I am FINALLY really realizing that we are having a baby any minute now. Nice that I could finally accept that fact, huh?

So, here I sit, almost crying again, but I won't do it! I'm done for the day :) Yeah, right!

36 Weeks

Dr's Report: I'm dialated to a 2, 60% effaced (sp?), her head is down (Jim's favorite part - he's been really worried about that), and she doesn't think I'll make it to my due date (my favorite part!)
I'm not gonna get too excited yet about having this baby early. I know you can be at a 2 for weeks and weeks; and just cause she says the baby will probably be here early doesn't mean that she really will be. But we can hope :)
Go baby, go!

FAMILY

I got this in an e-mail today and thought it was worth sharing. It really makes you think how about how you treat your loved ones....

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.

He said, 'Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite, this stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,

My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed, God's still small voice came to me and said,

'While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use,

but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,

You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,

you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'

By this time, I felt very small,

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;

'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.

'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'

He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.

I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'

I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn't have yelled at you that way..'

He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway.'

I said, 'Son, I love you too,

and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'

35 Weeks and All Is Well!

I had my 35 week checkup today, and all is well. Other than my continued weight gain, that is! The doctor said the baby probably weighs about 6 pounds now - I am actually measuring at 36 weeks. Hope she doesn't get much bigger, but with 5 weeks to go, I'm sure that she will.
I guess I get to look forward to my Strep B test next week, whatever that includes. Oh, and maybe a lovely pelvic exam?? Forgot to ask about that. Fun, fun! I'm ready for this baby to come...whenever she's ready. Actually, she's got to wait until Jan 25th so that I can have my baby showers :) And then she is free to make her way into this world!