Still pregnant...

We're officially past the 36 week mark... and waiting (no so patiently) for this boy to make his entrance.

They've stopped contractions with medication, but now they probably won't need to do that if it happens again. My doctor won't do a c-section before 39 weeks, unless we have an amniocentesis that shows the boy's lungs are mature. He recommends we do that after 37 weeks... so we're just a week away from what could be the GO SIGN!!!

We're still on the schedule for a c-section May 25. But my doctor thinks labor will start before that, so I'm hoping he's right. Even so, that's 3 weeks from today, so we're in the home stretch!!!

I'm dilated a little over 1cm and I'm 60% effaced, so the process is in motion. Now we just have to keep that boy moving toward the light! They've given me pain pills and sleeping pills to help with the pressure and pain so I can sleep at night. I was down to just 1 or 2 hours of sleep per night and that was starting to take a toll on my body and blood pressure. Now I'm just big and bloated and have ankles the size of tree trunks!

Troy has to put up with all my complaints, so he may be more ready than I am to have this baby!

Ella on the other hand is enjoying the final days of her time as an only child. She's clingy and loving all over both of us most of the time. She'd rather sit on the couch and snuggle with us than play and run around. I'm anxious to see how she adjusts when baby boy comes home.

We'll keep you posted as we get closer. Troy has a phone list to get the word out once we have a boy. I'll send out emails and photos as soon as we're home.

Until then...