Birthday delayed

Well, it looks like Judah will be delaying his expected birthday of Jan. 3rd. We went to the Doctor today and unfortunatley I've had no change. Judah is still really high and I'm not progressing as hoped. I guess he's displaying his stubborness already...I wonder who he gets that from...hum!?
I go on Monday morning at 7 am for a non-stress test at the hospital. They are basically going to put a monitor on my belly and just see how he's doing in there for about 30 minutes or so. I then go to my Dr. at 9 am for a check up to see how things are. We applied today for an induction. So hopefully either Tues. or Wed. of next week I'll be able to go in to have this baby! If we don't get it for then, we have to wait until the following week...YIKES!! That would make him 2 weeks overdue. Yuck!
Of course this is all contingent upon if I don't go into labor on my own which would be what I prefer of course. It's much healthier to go into labor on your own rather than drug induced, but at this point, I'm okay with either. We just want him here safe, and healthy. Just wanted to give an update. Keep me in your prayers you avid readers. :)

6 days and counting

Well folks, I'm still here. T minus 6 days and counting. My due date is on Sat. and I can't believe I've made it this far! I really thought that I was going to go early, but I guess Judah is comfy and cozy right where he is. I have a doctor's apt. tomorrow so I look forward to see what they say. I think they may talk to me about an induction so Judah doesn't get too big for me!! I'm so ready. I am absolutely miserable. It is certainly work being this pregnant. It hasn't felt like work until this last month.
Justin has been a real trooper though I must say. I am so moody, emotional and lazy these days. He's helped keep the house nice and tidy and has tried to elevate any discomfort I'm feeling. Precious. It still seem so sereal to us that Judah is in my belly and can come out at any time and be here in our arms to love and cherish. Even though I've felt him move for several months now, it's such an amazing miracle to me that this process is about to end and a whole new journey is going to begin. I have had dreams about him and can't wait to meet him and have him safely in our arms.
We've been walking everyday to hopefully get this process to progress a little faster. I'll let you know what the dr. says tomorrow and hopefully it will be good news. I keep hearing these stories from people about how they were 2 weeks overdue. I can't imagine!!! I l pray with the advances of modern medicine that will NOT be the case for me!

Neglected...

So, it's been a while since I posted. So sorry to those of you who read my blog. I guess I should start off by letting you know that I'm still preggo. Yes, I'm going on 38 weeks and I'm so ready to have this kid!!! I am definately at the miserable part of pregnancy. I am so uncomfortable. I can't sleep. I'm having tons of pressure. I can't breathe and just being at work all day feels like I've just run a marathon. I'm having a lot of Braxton Hicks Contractions so I'm hoping that means that the time is near. Without going into a ton of details, I'm progressing and hopefully at my next Dr. apt (Monday), I'll be even further along and that much closer to delivery. Also, just in case, we have packed our bags for the hospital.

I guess God knew what he was doing when he made pregnancy last for 9 months. I haven't been miserable or ready to go until now!! I guess it's his way of getting us to the point of "I don't care what it takes, how much pain I endure, I want this kid out and I want him out NOW!!" Ha! It's funny when I found out I was due on Jan. 3rd, my first reaction was, "Just so long as he's not born on or close to Christmas, I'll be fine." Now I'm like, "I just want to have him. I don't care when it is. But please, don't be late Judah...my body can't handle it!"
Another strange bit of information is I've had several ladies at my church tell me that they would be more than happy to be in the room with me and Justin at delivery to help coach me in case my family is not here yet. Yikes! Um, while that's extremely generous, I don't think that's something I want to share with someone I'll have to see at church or on the praise team for the rest of my life knowing that they've seen me at my worst emotionally, and not my best angle if you know what I
mean!

PG-13

DISCLAIMER: For those of you who don't like skin, you may not want to look much further. I debated about posting these, but decided that some of you may want to see some of the pictures we had done. I am 35 weeks in these pics. Enjoy or just don't look...your choice. Much love.

Coveted Manila Envelope...

Well, Thanksgiving is over and boy was it a whirlwind. It was so nice to have my family in town and to spend some quality time hanging out and eating. We had nice weather here in FL...by nice I mean it didn't get above 80, which is considered winter here. (Sad, I know!) I will post pictures later.

I had a Dr.'s apt. today...It was just to check and see if Judah is head down. The ultrasound revealed what I already knew. He is head down and ready to go! Thank goodness. (He was breech last month) We didn't really get to look at him very long. The only thing the Dr. wanted to see was his head, and that it was down. I was sad about that. The doctor informed me that he is off on the weekend of my due date, so he wouldn't mind inducing me so he can deliver me before he's off. For some reason, I don't think I'll make it 'till then. I guess time will tell, but boy he is kicking and squirming around like he wants out of there. I think I had some contractions on Sunday night. My stomach was so tight that it brought me to tears. On a brighter note, I only gained 1/2 a pound this time...even after all that eating...I was shocked!!

I also got what most moms consider the coveted manila envelope from the Dr. This envelope holds all my medical records since I found out we were pregnant. I was informed to make several copies, keep one in my car, one in Justin's and one on me at all times. This is to insure that I have the correct paperwork in case I go into labor....YIKES. This scares me a bit that it really could be ANY time. Wow...say a prayer for my anxiety if you think about it.