Induction

My induction has been scheduled for 7 am next Thursday, but I'm thinking he'll come before then! Send positive vibes our way! :)

39 1/2 week update

So, I'm slightly more dilated than I was last week, but not much. I'm 75% effaced, and the Dr. estimates that the baby weighs about 7 1/2 lbs! Everything still measures fine, and his heartbeat is still nice & strong. The Dr's office will be calling me tomorrow to schedule an induction for next Thursday, if I don't go into labor before then. She thinks I have a slightly greater than 50% chance of doing so... So, within a week, our little prince will finally be here! :)

Thanks to everyone for all the kind words of support & encouragement these past few weeks (they've been a bit rough). We're so fortunate to have such wonderful friends & family!

The nursery is finally complete!!

Well, except for baby Nicholas, of course! I spent a wonderful morning with my Mom on Saturday (I'm so happy you called :)) eating banana pancakes and just spending some much needed girl time together! Soon it won't just be the two of us anymore!

We finally got the letters painted for above his crib, and got all the nursery linens washed up and ready to go. I've added a pic of the completed bookcase that J made too!

38 1/2 week update!

For the past two weeks, I've been a fingertip dilated, but yesterday was 1 cm. I'll take a little progress! My ob told me last week that since I was retaining so much water and still gaining weight due to that, that she probably wouldn't let me go past my due date, and may even induce me beforehand if I didn't go into labor. Well, yesterday, she said since the swelling has gone down slightly, and my weight is stable, she wasn't as worried, and would indue me on 4/30 if I didn't go before then... What are a few more days at this point?? Come on Nicholas, we're ready to meet you already! The baby's been very active the past few days; maybe it's the beginning of the "storm", as in the calm before the storm?? Wishful thinking, I'm sure! :)

A friend of mine has a special pedicurist (is that even a word??) that supposedly knows the pressure points down that can cause one to go into labor after having one of her wonderful pedicures. I may have to check into that! :)

Dr's Appt. today

Well, no more progress than last week, still just very slightly dilated. Due to my excessive water retention & swelling, I don't think she'll let me go over my due date by more than a few days, if any at all. The baby is measuring where he should be, and still has a nice, strong heartbeat! We can't wait to meet him sometime in the next few weeks!

My "ankles" at 37 weeks....

NOT pretty! :) Is this what I have to look forward to when I'm old??

25 days to go....

Well, we've had quite the busy week of getting ready for Nicholas' big arrival! Jason has been working so hard on building a bookcase for the nursery. We shopped around a bit, and really couldn't find anything that we loved, so J decided to build one! It's looking really awesome!

We went on a tour of the maternity ward of the hospital last night. Didn't necessarily "learn" a lot, but got a feel for the hospital (three of my good friends have all recently delivered there, so we're somewhat familiar) and the labor/delivery & recovery rooms. Seeing the rooms and the nursery really made it seem so much more real!

We started our weekly dr's appts. today, and everything looks good so far. He's head down, and I'm ever so slightly starting to dilate, so we're in good shape there!

Tomorrow, we're attending a breastfeeding preparation class. We hope to be more comfortable with the process after tomorrow, and know more of what to expect!

A little more work to be done on the nursery this weekend, my bag's pretty much packed and ready to go, so just a waiting game now! :)