Week #39
I really don't know how to tell all of you this. All of you good people who have been following this pregnancy along, listening to my talk about precipitous birth, etc.
Taking a deep breath:
Dr. Voss says that I am less dilated than I was last week.
Yes, that's right, LESS. Instead of opening up, I'm closing shop. This is so very, very opposite of what happened with Annika. Even what happened with Josiah. I know that every pregnancy is different. I wasn't expecting everything to be the same, but the general rule is that each delivery gets easier and quicker.
I got nothin'.
If there's nothing again next week (or possibly she checks and finds that he has shrunk back to the 27 week mark or something), we'll schedule an induction for right around October 24th.
What I find ironic is that after all this worry about not making it to the hospital or having the delivery be sort of "out of control" like Annika's was, I very well may walk into the hospital on a scheduled date and have complete control from start to finish!
I hope that I don't sound too put out. Of course, I was surprised and yes, a little upset after my appointment. I have been having so many practice contractions, so much lower back pain, nausea and other sorts of TMI symptoms that I thought she would send us today. I had myself a little wallow and a few tears and now I'm just going to pony up and soldier through. Again, I learn a lesson about God's plan, and I know that this can't last forever, that soon enough we'll be meeting Will face to face.
On a completely unrelated note, Josiah wants to be Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom for Halloween. Is that weird? I have a brown shirt and pants for him, to be the trunk of the tree. I cut some big coconut/palm leaves out of green felt and am going to attach them to a headband or hat somehow and now I'm cutting out the little letters in felt and will attach them at various points up his pantleg and in the leaves. It's kind of inspired, but I'm worried that it's kind of geeky, so your thoughts on the CCBB costume would be appreciated!
Taking a deep breath:
Dr. Voss says that I am less dilated than I was last week.
Yes, that's right, LESS. Instead of opening up, I'm closing shop. This is so very, very opposite of what happened with Annika. Even what happened with Josiah. I know that every pregnancy is different. I wasn't expecting everything to be the same, but the general rule is that each delivery gets easier and quicker.
I got nothin'.
If there's nothing again next week (or possibly she checks and finds that he has shrunk back to the 27 week mark or something), we'll schedule an induction for right around October 24th.
What I find ironic is that after all this worry about not making it to the hospital or having the delivery be sort of "out of control" like Annika's was, I very well may walk into the hospital on a scheduled date and have complete control from start to finish!
I hope that I don't sound too put out. Of course, I was surprised and yes, a little upset after my appointment. I have been having so many practice contractions, so much lower back pain, nausea and other sorts of TMI symptoms that I thought she would send us today. I had myself a little wallow and a few tears and now I'm just going to pony up and soldier through. Again, I learn a lesson about God's plan, and I know that this can't last forever, that soon enough we'll be meeting Will face to face.
On a completely unrelated note, Josiah wants to be Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom for Halloween. Is that weird? I have a brown shirt and pants for him, to be the trunk of the tree. I cut some big coconut/palm leaves out of green felt and am going to attach them to a headband or hat somehow and now I'm cutting out the little letters in felt and will attach them at various points up his pantleg and in the leaves. It's kind of inspired, but I'm worried that it's kind of geeky, so your thoughts on the CCBB costume would be appreciated!
Comments
I'm so NOT that mommy that makes homemade Halloween costumes. Annika is getting one from Old Navy, for example. But there just aren't any CCBB costumes out there. He'll be one of a kind, that's for sure!
I think Josiah's idea of being Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is really neat. Good for him! If you haven't made the palm branch into a headband yet, here's an idea: how about attaching them to a baseball cap, with some of the leaves coming down over the bill?
What is Annie's costume going to be?