The Countdown is On!

I went for my 38 week appointment on Thursday for my lovely weekly appointment. I’ve had a good amount of back pain this week, along with some additional pain. That being said I was hoping to have made some progress, but that was just not in the books for me.

Colby and I waited {thanks to some talkative sales ladies} for what seemed like a lifetime. Eventually, we got to see the doctor. I didn’t have a heartbeat scare like I did last week. And yes….I know you have no idea about what I’m talking about. Basically, it just took a little longer than usual to find his heartbeat last week. This week though it was loud and strong. I don’t think I could handle another near panic attack.

Anyhow….once I saw the doctor, things went relatively fast. The much anticipated {enter sarcasm} pelvic exam resulted in the same as last week. No change. Discussion then led to inducing and whether that was something we were interested in doing since we are 45 minutes away.

We are now on the calendar to be put in the hospital on the night of August 4th and have the little guy on August 5th unless he decides to come before then….either of which I am fine with.

In some ways, I’m glad that we have a scheduled induction date {if he indeed likes where he is}:

• No worrying about getting there in time since we do have to drive
• No wondering if that really is a contraction or just general pain from pregnancy
• He enters this world a whole week early

But in other ways, it makes me nervous. Sometimes I do better on the fly than to have to wait for it to happen. I’m known for getting way more nervous than needed in uncertain situations.

After the appointment, Colby and I went to that antique store again to see if we could find a dresser. It was helpful to have his perspective on the dresser. We didn’t leave with one though because we simply couldn’t find one that was worth the money and not cheaply made. I did find some awesome bibs though! This farm one is my favorite.

We had a nice dinner out at the Texas Roadhouse, and I feel sure I ate my weight in rolls, salad, steak, and mashed potatoes.

We go back to the doctor on Thursday for a final exam and instructions. My bags are packed and waiting. All that’s left to put in are those things that I use on a daily basis.

I’m going to be buying groceries, looking for a dresser in another antique store, doing a few last things to prepare for the school year, and giving the house one last cleaning so I have a clean area to come back to.

My mind is all over the place right now thinking of what’s to come, what I need to get done, and thinking of all the things I didn’t blog about this week.

• All of the thank-you notes are written minus four that I need to write for gifts that came this week.
• His name outfit is here! It’s so cute!
• I’m thinking of how we should share his name with family {and of course with all of you}
• We visited the hospital to see where things were going to go down and get a general idea of the labor and delivery area.
• Hope Floats is one of the best movies ever made!
• And this is just breaking the ice of my mind in general right now…..good grief!

In a week and two days, we will officially be a family of three {plus Zeb}. Wish us luck! Keep us in your prayers!