I'm Due! (40 Wks)

Yes, it is my official due date today...and no, there is no outside baby yet. I guess I wouldn't blame BabyMac for thinking it's too cold to come out and play. Other than that, I don't know why this baby is still hiding out as I've tried EVERYTHING to coax it along. Any suggestions anyone???

The major activity of this past week was Tuesday night when Marilyn, my parents, and I took a CPR class offered through the Hudson hospital. It taught us what to do for choking and how to perform CPR for infants, children, and adults. I am so happy we took it prior to BabyMac joining us. It had been quite awhile since I had last had CPR and it has changed quite a bit.

I am officially on leave from work! I hadn't planned to go on leave prior to BabyMac's arrival. However, after several days of feeling pregnantly awful and trying to get through the workday, I decided I would get through this past week but would then take full advantage of the pre-partum leave my company offers. It's very strange to think I won't be back there for 3+ months but I know the time will go sooo fast.

Baby Stats:
At 40 weeks, Baby is still accumulating fat. I'm not such a fan of this stat at this point as I'd really rather the baby stop.getting.bigger.

In the next week, if I don't deliver, my doctor will look at our vitals to see how we're doing. As of today, everything looked great. If we're still doing okay, she'll let me go a little longer. If I protest, she is willing to try to get the process started through induction, etc.... I am okay with going another few days...I'd really prefer NOT to be induced unless medically necessary. We plan to make some decisions at my appt next Monday if this Baby is still an inside baby. Let's hope we don't get that far!

A big thanks to everyone for all the phone calls and emails! We are lucky to have so many wonderful people in our lives. We can't wait until we can tell you...'Yes, there IS a baby.'

Until next time...