I had my 40 week OB visit today. I have put on 35 pounds throughout the entire ordeal and after lots of poking, my doctor estimated I have about a 7 1/2 pound little bundle of joy just waiting to come out. However... virtually nothing (measurable) has changed since last week. The baby still has quite a bit of dropping to do, and I remain only 1cm dilated. The doctor prescribed more walking, continuing my happy disposition, and another appointment in 6 days. If nothing exciting has happened by then, she'll schedule an ultrasound and a non-stress test for the 7th day past 'due' to ensure that the baby is handling the extra time okay. Hopefully the tests will confirm that we can continue to wait on the baby and my body to sync up until they determine the new due date on their own time, instead of having to turn to medicinal induction. Above all, though, we will do what we believe is healthiest for the baby based on the situation.
As for now, we are continuing to wait... though I'll admit I'm a bit of a cheater when it comes to patience and waiting. For example, I've been cycling through these two conflicting prayers to God. The first one goes, "Dear Lord, please continue to keep our baby healthy, and please bring him/her into this world safely and in Your time and by Your hand, without the need for human intervention". The second sounds more like, "Dear Lord, PLEASE bring this baby NOW, no matter what condition he/she is in!" I'm thinking it's a good thing we have an omnipotent, all-knowing God... I don't know what other type of God I'd be willing to trust in de-coding all my prayers! Either way, this lesson is patience is probably a great precursor to parenthood. (-:
In other news, today Grandma Amy came over for dinner and a sleep-over while Rich is on-call in case I need anything. We had a great girls' night together, but now I'm gearing up for work in the morning in case nothing exciting happens. I also called Grandpa Dean and Uncle Tim today to let them know that the baby waited on them while they've been out of town, so it looks like most everyone should be around for the big birth-day. And lastly, I'm finally feeling pretty confident that my little house is in order, so I'll have no reason to stress about unfinished projects when we leave for the hospital or about motherly guests staying in a messy home when we return.
Welp; thanks for your willingness to read a bit of a 'boring' update... I kind of needed to get the non-news off my chest. (-: We'll do our best to keep everyone posted via texts or calls when the real news hits. Goodnight.
Just a little reminder about who we're waiting on... (-:
As for now, we are continuing to wait... though I'll admit I'm a bit of a cheater when it comes to patience and waiting. For example, I've been cycling through these two conflicting prayers to God. The first one goes, "Dear Lord, please continue to keep our baby healthy, and please bring him/her into this world safely and in Your time and by Your hand, without the need for human intervention". The second sounds more like, "Dear Lord, PLEASE bring this baby NOW, no matter what condition he/she is in!" I'm thinking it's a good thing we have an omnipotent, all-knowing God... I don't know what other type of God I'd be willing to trust in de-coding all my prayers! Either way, this lesson is patience is probably a great precursor to parenthood. (-:
In other news, today Grandma Amy came over for dinner and a sleep-over while Rich is on-call in case I need anything. We had a great girls' night together, but now I'm gearing up for work in the morning in case nothing exciting happens. I also called Grandpa Dean and Uncle Tim today to let them know that the baby waited on them while they've been out of town, so it looks like most everyone should be around for the big birth-day. And lastly, I'm finally feeling pretty confident that my little house is in order, so I'll have no reason to stress about unfinished projects when we leave for the hospital or about motherly guests staying in a messy home when we return.
Welp; thanks for your willingness to read a bit of a 'boring' update... I kind of needed to get the non-news off my chest. (-: We'll do our best to keep everyone posted via texts or calls when the real news hits. Goodnight.
Just a little reminder about who we're waiting on... (-:
Dear God, Please make our little Irish step dancing baby come out now. I don't know if I can handle another minute without knowing who won that bet:) love Amanda
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