Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms out there! I definitely think this day is necessary to remember to appreciate moms and all that they do.

In case you are wondering, I AM still pregnant. Tomorrow, May 9, is my due date. This past Thursday was my last doctor's appointment. Everything was still going well and I seemed to be measuring at 1-2 cms dialted. That doesn't mean too much, just that my body is SLOWLY getting ready.

Before leaving, we asked if it was possible to schedule an induction. The doctor I was seeing was not my "primary" doctor. She explained that once a woman is in her 41st week, any doctor can schedule an induction (I was only in my 39th week). Until then, the primary doctor has to approve it and will typically want to be the doctor on call. She went to check with my doctor to see what she thought. A nurse came back and said Dr. Halvorson had approved and they were scheduling my induction for Monday, May 9 at 6pm. It was the only time during the next week that my doctor was on call. She warned us that since this is an elective induction, there is a possibility that we could get bumped from our time. We could have to wait a couple of hours or they could say they can't get us in at all that day depending on how many women are in "real" labor.

So... if all goes well, today will be the last full day that I will be pregnant...EVER! We haven't told many people about this yet (until now) because of the possiblity that this will NOT go as planned and I will have to wait until week 41 to be induced. So, if you don't hear anything by the end of Tuesday, May 10, just assume I didn't have the baby and I'm miserable at home. But until then, everyone hope for the best! :)

Tim and Kaitlyn got me a very special gift for Mother's Day. It is a figurine of a pregnant woman and is called "Cherish". Tim knows I'm not a big fan of being pregnant, but he said that since today may be the very last full day that I am pregnant he wanted to recognize that. He said whenever I see it I can remember that I did that... twice! And that its not a small thing. And he's right. No matter how much I dislike being pregnant, I DID grow two human beings inside of me. Granted, we don't know one of them yet, but the one we do know we love to PIECES and could never imagine our lives without. So, thank you to Tim for being so thoughtful with the gift he gave me. I will "cherish" it.

Speaking of our first born, she is being amazing. Tim was setting up the baby monitor last night and she told him we needed another speaker so she could have one in her room so she could hear the baby crying and help. We also explained to her how the baby will cry sometimes at night and might wake her up and Kaitlyn will have to do her best to go back to sleep. Kaitlyn said "But I will get up and HELP with the baby!" Amazing. She's really going to be the best big sister ever.

I hope to post a HAPPY update next about our new baby, but if not, be prepared for a sad, impatient post. ;)

Happy Mother's Day!