39 weeks!

Ahhhhhhhh!  One week left!!!  Actually, less than one week. :)  My Dr. told me on Monday that if our little man hasn't come on his own by our next Monday's appt, I'll be induced on Tuesday!  I didn't think I'd ever be excited about being told when I was going to have the baby.  I wanted it to be a natural process and have it happen when my body said it was time to.  But now that I'm 39 weeks I am SO ready to have him!  I'm still praying that I don't have to have a c-section, unless absolutely medically necessary.  I'm also praying that he'll come before Tuesday.....I honestly think he'll be born tomorrow, and I've thought our baby would be born November 11th before we even got pregnant.  [This is silly, but when we started trying I would always see 11:11, and I still do.  I didn't know exactly what that could possibly mean until we got pregnant and we were due November 5th.  Then I thought, I don't want to go over my due date, so surely that isn't right.  My next appt I found out our due date was changed to Nov 17th, making his Nov 11th birth a welcomed possibility. :) ]  So we'll see today/tomorrow if that is right!

Baby and I are still doing really well.  He's the happiest baby and has the best heartbeat.  I didn't think I'd like doing the NST every week but I LOVE hearing his heart beat for 20+ minutes.  It's the most amazing sound.  I like his BPP ultrasounds also.  I don't get to see him (they turn the screen towards them), but I know the results after the NST and it's great knowing that he's physically doing well.  I had a student sonographer on Monday and she kept saying how good of a breather he was and that he liked to move. :)  I knew he liked to move haha.  I love him so much and can't wait til they put him in my arms.  I can't believe it'll be in a week or less (hopefully tomorrow!).

My Dr. appt was ok....still no changes which was quite a bummer to me, and I also believe that's why she mentioned being induced.  But maybe there are changes now.  I think that's why I was so excited about being induced-it meant I would get to see my baby really soon even if my body didn't want to cooperate.  Obviously my due date is next Wednesday but right now even that seems so far away, and if I didn't know I'd be induced on Tuesday I think I'd go crazy wondering when he was going to come.  My left hip is killing me as well as my tail bone.  I have to limp, and I think I'd rather waddle than have this pain.  That's really the only problem I'm having right now though, so I should be quite thankful. :)

Since I only do these once a week the next post should be an introducing baby Harrison post! :)  YAY!

2 weeks left!

There really isn't too much new to report.  Our boy is still doing extremely well and passed his weekly tests.  I thank God every day for blessing us with an amazingly healthy baby boy.  I think he's getting frustrated in the lack of space he has-but that doesn't seem to make him want to leave his current home any time soon.  I'm not any more effaced or dilated (boo!).  I was so sure I would be too.  The Dr. still has no plans of taking him early-which is fine.  Although planning on when his arrival would be is so much more convenient, not knowing when he's going to come is pretty exciting.  I'm starting to think he'll be pretty close to his Nov 17th due date.  We've made it through 9 months, what's another 2 weeks? :)  He weighs approx 8.2 lbs now and is still in the normal range.  If they're right I bet we'll have a 9 lber if he waits a couple of weeks to make his much anticipated entrance into the world.  I'm finding it hard to believe that we're actually going to meet our son this month-so amazing!