39 Weeks

Well, 39 weeks and one day. Little dude is the size of a watermelon! And boy does it feel like it.

My appetite has not changed this entire pregnancy. I've gained 37 pounds!

Physical changes: I've been having mild contractions approximately ten minutes apart for about a week now. Every now and then I get a great big one and get excited, but so far nothin'. At my O.B. appointment on Wednesday I was 3cm dilated and 50% effaced. Yay!! 

Happy (faith building) thoughts: So I've been going to nonstress tests (NSTs) twice a week for awhile now. Well last Tuesday during one of my contractions little dude's heart rate went down for a few minutes. It has never happened before and hasn't happened again since. However, because of my medical history the on-call doctor recommended to my O.B. that I be induced at 39 weeks. Blahhhhhhh!!!! I've told my O.B. from the very beginning I wanted to avoid induction. Being induced to have Evelyn was one of the most physically (and obviously emotionally) exausting things I've ever done, and I DID NOT wat to do it again. At all. Ever. Now my O.B. is awesome. I fully trust and like her. She was with me for Evelyn and has been helping me ever since. She diagnosed and removed my endometriosis a little under a year ago. She's awesome and she listens to me. She knows just how much I don't want to be induced and so when she told me she agrees with the on-call doctor's recommendation, I listened. First obviously I asked a million questions, and brought up every concern I could think of. She listened and answered all my questions, but STILL recommended induction. But she did allow me a few extra days. Since I was already dilating and having contractions I wanted to have time to try some natural methods to get thing moving faster. Walking, bouncing on a yoga ball, etc... Everything except castor oil. Ew. But nothing yet. And so I will be induced Saturday September 12th (39 weeks 2days). TOMORROW!!!!! 

I don't even know how to begin to describe the emotions I'm having. This is all just so strange and wonderful. However, I am still hoping he'll just show up on his own tonight. Lol!