Due Date

Today is my due date!

Still no Samantha, however. I had a Dr appt today and I am 1 cm and 90%-100%. Lot of contractions, but they are rarely regular. Although, last night they were every 3-5 min for about 2 hrs. They were painful, but not too bad. After 2 hrs, they switched to every 20-30 min, so we didn't go in. I was about to though b/c the hospital is 45-50 min away and I really want an epidural! ha ha.

So, I've had a few sleepless nights like that, and I'm a bit uncomfortable, but nothing like I was with the twins...constant pain...super swollen. So, physically, I'm okay waiting, but mentally/emotionally, I'm going crazy. Every day, I feel like I have to be prepared to have a baby......... or.......... not to. I plan meals as if I'm actually going to cook every day that week, but I have to make sure that if I can't make all the meals, I'm not buying a bunch of stuff that will go bad. I really want the last day of just the boys and I to be a lot of fun, so every day, we are trying to do something memorable (just small stuff)....I'm trying to enter ads a few days ahead of time so I can be more prepared to take time off for the business. So, that is really stressful the days I'm entering 3+ ads...and I've been doing it for a couple of weeks now. I'm constantly cleaning so that I have a nice clean house to come home to. Ugh!

Anyway, I know it's nothing to really complain about. I'm healthy, my baby is healthy, what more could I ask for, right? I saw the Midwife today, and she was concerned (as was I) that I haven't grown at all in 5 weeks. In fact, I am measuring smaller than I was last week (I measured 34 weeks today). She says sometimes it is just b/c the baby has dropped, but since I am 40 weeks, she sent me to the hospital to be tested. They did a very extensive ultrasound to estimate Samantha's size. They ended up coming up with 8 lbs, 8 oz give or take 8 oz. So 8-9 lbs! That seems huge to me since Micah and Noah were 4 lb 14 oz and 5 lb 14 oz. I hope it isn't all in her head! Big heads scare me!

Anyway, they say I just carry really low and that she is just extremely low in my pelvis. They also checked the fluid levels and although I was in the okay range, it was borderline, so they are going to have me go back on Monday to check again. If the level has dropped at all, they will induce me that day. Which would be fun since it is my sister's birthday.

Otherwise, if I haven't had her by Thursday, the 23rd, they will induce me regardless. I feel very lucky to have gotten that date as my Dr said two weeks ago that he wouldn't induce me until 42 weeks!!!! I think it is b/c I saw the midwife instead of him today.

Anyway, that is our update. We will keep you all posted!