We have officially made it to full term! We passed the 37 week mark last Friday on February 5th - which means that any time the baby comes will be considered "on time". We decided to mark week 37 with an exciting visit to the doctors office (on Monday Feb 1st) when she told us things were "moving along". So far I have started dilating (2cm), the baby is 50% effaced, and the baby is head-down. This is all great news except that Dr. Carson couldn't tell us any more about when Baby Culver might make his/her arrival! So, of course now we have Ma Pat, Pa Lar, and Ben on HIGH alert. Ma Pat officially has her bags packed to leave at a moment's notice and Ben knows that he can NEVER have his phone off!Of course now I think that every pain or sensation is going to be the beginning of something - so I am constantly on edge! Also, everyone has put in their two cents on when would be the "best day for baby to come". Ben would appreciate if I go into labor on February 19th so he can duck out of a battalion run, my friend Tara (who is my dog sitter/parent picker-upper) would like any day after this Friday, and my mom would like me to either wait until she gets here on the 22nd or at least have a long enough labor she has time to arrive! I have told them all to voice their requests to someone a little smaller than myself who I have read has very good hearing and might recognize their voices - maybe it will give us an indication on who Baby Culver will actually listen to when he/she is growing up!
And so the waiting continues...
I SO know how you're feeling and how everyone around you are feeling. I have my 'going to the hospital in the middle of the damn night' clothes set aside in our bedroom ready at a moment's notice. I keep telling Kenna, "Payback, baby, payback"...she was 16 days late.....
ReplyDeleteWell, hey, at least you're making good use of your waiting time by updating your blog! Hang on, BBC, Ma Pat and Pa Lar will be there soon!
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