so tomorrow i will be 41 weeks, which is one week overdue! how crazy is that? we have tried many things to get this guy going, but apparently he has a mind of his own and is very stubborn!
i have been having contractions every night, and they usually start out close together but then get further apart and then just stop.... so annoying. he keeps getting our hopes up and then just dashes them in an instant!
tomorrow morning at 10 am we will go to the hospital for testing the baby and the placenta and such. maybe just being at the hospital will put me in labor! but we will find out if everything is ok to wait a little longer. or if inducing is necessary. really dont want to be given a drug to get labor going, so pray it doesnt have to be that way! thanks so much for all your prayers! we are hangin in there and are very excited to show off our precious new baby!!
well things are progressing... slowly but surely. wednesday came and went and now we are overdue! that is so crazy to me! i didnt necessarily think that this little guy was going to come at the same time dahlia did, but we were prepared in case he did, so that means we have been prepared for over a month, and that is a long time to be waiting for something that is totally going to change your life.. ya know? either our lives are drastically going to be different one day or they arent... such a weird feeling! it is like thinking you are going on vacation the next day but that day never comes.... that is annoying!
anyways, yesterday i was having contractions all day about every 10 -20 minutes, nothing intense though and they didnt get closer together or stronger, so that only means pre-labor )= then today nothing! i went to the doctor though and that was encouraging. i really recommend this midwifery if any of you will be giving birth. they are wonderful!!! it is called Pacific Midwifery... a much better experience than my previous doctors office. anyways, one of the midwives told me a couple things that we can try if he doesnt come out soon.... and we will get on that sunday at the latest!
I am so glad that he didnt decide to come early, dahlia and i have had such a wonderful time this past month... i am really glad i was able to have this time with her before he gets here. things are going to be so different, but i think she will do good.
my actual due date is in 5 days. but we really really really would like to have our baby out this weekend! so hopefully he is on our schedule and can help us out here(=
I am not any bigger but i thought i would still post a picture anyhow. and dont worry about us not informing everyone when we do go into labor, we will definitely put that info up on here when we go to the hospital, and probably send out an email when he actually comes and lots of pictures of course! (=
if i look a little sickly.... that is because i am. i have gotten sick just about once a month for the past 4 months i think. so crazy! i usually get sick about 2 or so times a year. i mean it hasnt been anything horrendous but just annoying since dahlia and i both get it together.
anyways, i am 38 weeks now... which is two weeks past dahlia's birth date. so i feel like i am overdue. but i am far from that! i really hope he decides to come this weekend, but if he doesnt we will survive of course, but it would be nice(= i put the front view of my belly so that you can see how much he sticks straight out! from the side it is hard to notice that. i am definitely bigger than my 36 week picture and i sure feel it too.
we still dont have a name picked out for sure, we like valen jude still though, we will probably just wait till we see him and then hopefully make a decision, either way we have some time left once he comes. the good news is if he is a girl, we are all set for a girl name. We love the name Nova Scarlet.
