Saturday, September 26, 2009

the waiting game

here we are...4 days away from our due date...and still no signs that Sierra is ready to make her appearance

this is such a test in patience and trust in God's timing! i know that's good for us, but it's tough! i think the past few weeks have been harder because at the beginning of the month our doctor said it looked like i would go into labor early and wasn't likely to make it to my due date. so we all set our expectations for that and were as ready as we could be. however, every week since she said that we have received the opposite news - no dilation, no effacement, no signs...not going to happen this week.
yes, the doctor was wrong! can you believe it?! :)
so now we keep waiting. she could still come at any point, but it's just looking like if it were up to her, she would stay in there a few weeks late. most doctor's don't recommend waiting that long. so we've been given a tentative induction date of october 5, which really is just about a week away!
we'll see if she decides to come on her own before then...either way, we'll get to see her, hold her, kiss and squeeze her soooon!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!!


Wednesday, September 9, 2009

the lovely kankles

so yesterday I made a new discovery...I am definitely sporting the famous pregnancy kankles. yes, my ankles are swollen and awkward. it's lovely :) i secretly thought i had slipped by without them since I hadn't had swelling yet, but nope - they have made an appearance...I'll spare you the pictures though since they're not so pretty :)

...and I think that Sierra has dropped.

we're getting closer and closer! the dr. predicts that she will come early...could it be tomorrow? next week? ...ahhh, the suspense!!

we can't wait to meet her!