You know you're overdue when....

The government calls to ask you if you have had your baby yet. Yes, it is official. I got the call yesterday from the State Disability Insurance asking me when the baby came. I had to tell them not yet, but I am being induced this weekend. It was pretty funny. I get calls all day long from all over the place, but I never quite expected one from the government.

There has been a small change to our weekend plans as well. We are going in Sunday instead of Saturday night for induction. It is good, cause it is one more day we can give Aisling to choose to come out on her own and Susan (my favorite Midwife) will be there Monday to deliver this baby.

I have had a lot of contractions today. I am not sure if it is me just willing them, her moving around a lot or just my imagination, but I am pretty sure they are there. Not sure if it is labor yet, but it can't be a bad thing. I am going to stay home today and clean the house in the hopes of getting things rolling.

Our silly girl

Another good result from our tests today. Although she was so active and moving about that it took forever for them to get a base line result of her heart beat. She would settle down just long enough to get the technician to come over and then she would start kicking again. And during her ultra sound she posed for the camera in a way that made her look like she was picking her nose. The technician couldn't help taking a picture of that one and sending it home with us. She sure is a little jokester.

Now back to waiting. Only 2 more days to go. It is almost harder to wait now that I know the end really is in sight.

Deadline

Just got back from the midwives and everything looks good. The baby is really low and I am 80% effaced, no dilation yet, but they say that doesn't mean anything. What does mean something is that we are about to hit the 42 week mark on Sunday, which is a pretty big deal. So after talking it over with Susan today (our midwife) we decided to set an induction date for this Saturday night. I will be going into the hospital around 8 pm and should have our little girl sometime on Sunday.

I am still hoping that this baby comes on her own, again April Fool's day is looking more and more promising. Our little stinker likes to play jokes I think. At least now we have an end in sight. I am a little worried about the whole induction process, but I think it is the right choice for all of us. And maybe just the threat of it will kick this baby into gear and get her to come out.

One week past expiration date

Still here and still pregnant. She is obviously very comfortable and happy in there. We just got back from the hospital and our tests were great. There is plenty of fluid, guess all the water I drink is paying off, and she is healthy and doing great. I even had 2 contractions during the 20 minute test and she handled them perfectly. Plus now I know what they feel like. Although I think they still may be Braxton-Hicks since there was no pain. At least now I know that something is happening. I am pretty much convinced that my original due date was correct and that it should have stayed on the 25th. But we are still on the 19th timeline with the medical world. We'll see what the midwives say tomorrow. I don't know if they will set a date for induction or not. I have another appointment to go through the test again on Thursday if she still isn't here. Hopefully we will not need it.

I do have to share how lucky I feel that I have had a pretty uncomplicated pregnancy. There was a woman who was getting tested next to me and she wasn't having the same positive results I was. It was heart breaking and still makes me want to sob. I am so happy that Aisling is doing well and always has been healthy. So in retrospect, I don't mind that she is staying a little past checkout time. I am just so grateful for her health and for the support of everyone. She'll come sooner than later and all I really care is that we have a healthy delivery and a happy baby.

I can't believe she is still not here.

We are now 5 days overdue. Where is this little girl? I have been walking so much lately and eating pineapple and drinking tea, all of which are supposed to help bring on labor and nothing. I felt a little crampy most the day yesterday and was thinking it may be coming, but I haven't had a twinge today. I think she is demonstrating her Aries tendencies already. Ah well, most first time mom's don't have their babies till 8 days after their due dates on average, so I guess I am still ok. I feel pretty good, just want to get the show on the road. I just hope she doesn't wait till April fool's day to come.

40 weeks and 2 days appointment

We had what will hopefully be our last appointment with the midwives today. We met with Ann and she said the baby is doing great, just comfy. She wasn't too worried about being overdue at all. She is estimating that the baby will be about 7 1/2 pounds a much better estimate than Kia's 8 1/2. So I am going to stick to Ann's guess. If we haven't gone into labor by Monday, we will have a few tests to see how the baby is doing and how much amniotic fluid is in there and then we will see what comes next whether it be induction or wait a bit more. As much as I want to meet this baby, I really don't want to be induced unless absolutely necessary. So keep sending me labor dust and maybe we will see some action in the next few days.

1 day overdue

I have now transitioned to the overdue Mom's club. And I am on the verge of transition to the get this baby out club as well. I am pretty much going stir-crazy at home waiting for this baby to come out and greet the world. She has definitely dropped though which I guess is a good sign. Of course now I have to use the bathroom even more and I think the extra room in there has made more space for my stomach. I am constantly hungry and can't eat fast enough, but I don't want to gain anymore weight and can't afford to let her get much bigger. But I feel like I am starving most of the time. I really hope she comes in the next few days or I may start to loose my marbles.

As for this weekend, hopefully our last without the baby, we had a very nice one. We took two long walks at a ridiculously slow pace. Had lunch at Nun's on Saturday and lunch at Maria's on Sunday, followed by a nice sunday from Baskin and Robbins. I have been saving up for an ice cream treat for a good week now and thought her due date would be a good celebraory sunday event.

It was hard to send Brian off to work this morning. It gets pretty lonely around the house and I was so certain I would be in labor by now. Ah well, I guess this baby really wants to be an Aries spring baby.

We have an appointment with the midwives tomorrow. Hopefully we still won't need to go, but I am not counting on that anymore.

Still Pregnant

Yep, no news yet. I am still with child.

I am sure getting anxious for her to arrive. I know it isn't even her due date until this Sunday, but I sure wouldn't mind if she showed some initiative and greeted the world a few days early. I just hope she comes within the next week. This waiting thing is pretty tough when you just have no idea when the big event will happen or what it will feel like. I am sure I am not going to mistake labor, but I am constantly looking for clues that it might be imminent. I've had a few contractions here and there and some little cramps every so often, but it doesn't feel like anything major yet.

So in the meantime I am sitting and relaxing, yes I finally got the hang of it and have become quite the couch potato. I'll keep eating my burrittos and trying to avoid the sweets which is really hard right now and dreaming of the time I can tie my own shoes, sleep on my stomach and just generally not be pregnant anymore.

Let's keep our fingers crossed that something will happen this weekend. Go baby Go!!!!

Our last Checkup?

Maybe...Maybe not. Either way it was a good one. We saw Polly again and got to hear her little heart still pumping away. She is still head down and in a good position not too high anymore. She is doing great, and is measuring right on schedule. Only gained a pound this week too. Of course I made sure to blow dry my hair really good so I didn't add any water weight to the scale. It seemed to work. My blood pressure was a little high, but I don't have any other signs of Pre-eclampsia so the midwife wasn't too worried.

Now we sit back and relax and wait some more. I just got back from a little walk, I can't do the hill anymore it is just too exhausting, but there is a little flat part half a block down the road that seems to work. I am going to try and do it every day in the hopes of getting our little miss to come out. That mixed with Yoga should prepare me for the big work that is coming any day now.

Waiting..........

Well, nothing really to report yet. We are still waiting for the big show to begin. It's like being at Disneyland and waiting for the fireworks to start and you had to be there 2 hours early to get a good spot and now they are announcing a delay due to wind. At least I know this show will eventually take off. I had lots of contractions and just felt bleky yesterday, but feel fine today.

We are 100% ready. The house is clean, meals have been cooked and frozen, everything is washed and the baby seat is in the car. Now all we need is her to arrive. I am still hoping that by this time next week I will be in labor. But then again, it is really up to her to decide when she is coming, so all I can do is sit and wait and learn my first parenting lesson on patience.

I am out of odd jobs too. Everything I wanted to get done has been done. I have been better at relaxing though. Partly cause I am so zonked most the time. I get tired so easily these days, that it has forced me to settle down.

Tomorrow we have an appointment with the midwives. Hopefully they will be able to tell me that she is coming soon.

Sayonara peaceful nights

My night time sleeping patterns have taken another turn for the worse. I can no longer make it through the night in bed. Last night about 3 am I decided to head downstairs and try out the couch. It was much better than the bed for some reason. I have this nice new bed upstairs, but just can't seem to get comfy in it anymore. I was waking up about every 20 minutes to change position, go to the bathroom or stretch out my aching hips and legs. So I think I will start a new ritual of hitting the couch when the bed gets to uncomfy. If it weren't for the nighttime annoyances, I would feel physically pretty darn good. I am not too uncomfy during the day and I am still able to walk, although really slowly, and I have been doing my yoga too.

We are officially ready for this baby now too. I have finished all the chores I wanted to get done and have been coming up with new ones just to keep me from twiddling my thumbs all day long. It is amazing how antsy I am, I just can't seem to relax into this whole maternity leave thing. I think I am anxious for the baby to get here so doing things keeps my mind occupied, but I go basically stir crazy if I don't have something to do most of the day. Maybe next week I'll get the hang of it and learn to settle down.

37/38 week appointment

Another good checkup for Aisling today. Her heart is beating strong and she is still head down. Kia the midwife thinks she is going to be a big baby. She is guessing at least 8 pounds. I better stop eating so many sweets so she doesn't gain too much more weight. She is curled up in a little ball with her head right where it should be and her back more on the right side of my stomach. Her feet are stretched out towards the left side which explains all the kicking that has been going on over there.

We pretty much finished her room too this week. Brian hung the shelves and curtains and it is just adorable in there. I keep peeking in whenever I go upstairs. Now all we need is the baby. Only 2 more weeks till her due date. I am still betting on the 21st for arrival.