Baby Update

As we close in our due date, I am getting lots of phone calls and emails from curious friends and family so I thought maybe a little blog update would be helpful. Last Thursday we went in for our weekly doctors appointment and were told that I am dilated to about 2cm and 70% effaced. My OB said that was great progress and told us we probably wouldn't make it to our due date, let alone through the weekend.

Well ... it's Monday and Baby K has definitely not greeted us yet. We had another doctor's appointment this morning and have not made any further physical progress (confirming the theory that medicine is clearly not an exact science). So now we just wait! Our due date is technically this Friday, August 20. Our doctor is unwilling to let us go any longer than a week past our due date, so right now we have an induction scheduled for Saturday, August 28 when she will be on call next and able to deliver us and roughly one week post due date. Obviously if he comes before then that would be ideal, but at least we know now that it won't be any later than that (I really don't want to be induced!).

So there you go! We had been pretty mentally prepared that he was going to be late, but after hearing last Thursday that meeting him could be just around the corner, we spent a very anxious weekend waiting for something to happen ... to no avail. So we are trying now to settle back into regular life mode. Matt's reading for his dissertation and I am STILL attempting to finish my final paper for the class I'm taking. And yes, we are getting lots of rest (since everyone asks).

Prayers for a safe, healthy delivery would be much appreciated ... and for patience for me and Matt as we wait. And here's an updated picture! 39 weeks and definitely feeling like it ;).