this week seemed to drag on forever! there was a looming "what if she comes early?" feeling the whole time and i anxiously waited for something to start happening! the week continued on pretty normal. not many pains, especially not contractions, and no signs of an early delivery. oh well, i had to hope. i finished my last week working at the daycare and thankfully, it was pretty relaxed. i finished my week in the baby room instead of the preschool chaos and that just got me all the more excited for holding my very own baby! at my 39 week appointment, I was dilated to 1 cm and Dr. Cox stripped me. he said doing that decreased chances of going over, but it didn't necessarily stimulate labor. later that day i did feel a little cramping, but nothing serious or regular. i guess she just isn't ready!
week 40:
this week the biggest change is how sore my hips are. she is definitely lower and i feel the pressure. ouch. finally i'm showing a little more of the waddle. so i was really hoping my due date would have more meaning than it did, because october 9 came and went without a baby. boo. however, at my 40 week appointment, i did get some exciting information. i had dilated another cm, but nothing much else seemed to be going on. he stripped me again and then we started talking about how i felt about induction. i know it's easier if you go into labor naturally, but honestly i just hate the unknown time frame so much. with the state the government is in, my dad is likely to be without his job next week and since i didn't know how exactly my insurance would be affected, Dr. Cox decided to schedule an induction for sunday night! what?! a date with meaning?! things just got a lot more real. i really am not worried about it being a lot harder or stressful. part of me likes the idea of being able to plan and prepare a little bit. i'm just ready to do what it takes to hold this little girl! then, he also ordered an ultrasound and non-stress test. the ultrasound looked great. my fluid levels are high and healthy and she is definitely head down and ready to enter the world. all her organs looked good to go too. the non-stress test showed i was having contractions, although i'm not feeling any of them. but hopefully they are preparing my body anyway. her heart rate was a little high, but the nurse showed Dr. Cox and i guess he wasn't too concerned because they sent me on my way! it was exciting feeling like things are progressing and on their way now! i feel a lot more patient waiting for sunday because i know there's something real to look forward to. the waiting for something unknown was killing me! so by monday, i should be a mommy! i could not be more excited!! 
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