39 1/2 Weeks Update

I'm still pregnant! No baby yet, although I thought for sure I was in labor last Wednesday. Last Tuesday I woke up feeling really crampy and just icky all day. Tuesday night it got worse and I had so much trouble sleeping and I was having contractions. Wednesday morning I felt even worse and was nauseous and threw up a few times. Joel's mom was nice enough to watch Ayden while I rested and timed my contractions, but they never got closer than 10 minutes apart. Finally, around lunchtime I got the courage to finally eat some toast and then took a long nap. When I woke up I felt much better and wasn't having contractions anymore. It was so weird! My mom had come by that point because I thought I would be heading to the hospital soon. She spent the night and ended up taking off the next day since I was still feeling fine.

I had my 39 week appointment on Friday, but my doctor was on vacation so I had someone else. He was nice and checked me out and said I was almost 4 cm dilated and 70% effaced. I asked him if I would make it until I was induced on Thursday and he said he had no idea. He did say to not wait around to go to the hospital because it would be a fast labor. Nothing like scaring a pregnant woman who lives 40 miles from the hospital! I also asked him how big he thought the baby was at that point and his estimate was 7 1/2 pounds. Sounds good to me! It was nice knowing that that appointment was going to be my last one!

Over the weekend I ate spicy food and took some long walks. Still nothing... Then yesterday I woke up feeling really crampy again and thought "this has to be it!" Nope, it went away around lunchtime again. So I've resigned myself to the fact that my body is not able to go into labor (or stay in labor) by itself (I was induced with Ayden last time at 38 weeks). I am planning on relaxing the next few days and enjoying my free time until I'm induced early Thursday morning. My mom and sister came and picked up Ayden to go to grandpa and grandma's house for the rest of the week. He has been talking about it for the past few days and has been so excited! It looks like lots of reading, naps, and movies are in my future for the next day and a half!