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The wait continues . . .

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Well, nothing yet, absolutely nothing.

I think this has been the hardest part of the process for me.  When we had time left it was no big deal, but now that we are this close the hours seem to be dragging on. It has been 12 days since the doctors predicted a week and 4 days since they said if it is not here in a week they will induce,  and yet nothing.

I know that it is better for the baby to “cook a little longer” (and with the SoCal temps today it sure is cooking) but that does not seem to help calm the anxiousness.

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Aaaaaand Still No Baby

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So, I understand that pregnancy is not an EXACT science.

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But man, I was HOPING it would be this last week. Especially since the Dr. told me it would be within a week. The consensus now is that they might induce at some point soon because the Dr. doesn’t want baby to get to much bigger. At this point, I’m at JUST under 39 weeks, and technically over full term. The idea of being induced scares me a little bit, but I was able to talk to some friends who have gone through it, and that settled my fears a bit.

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Moving Things Up

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Yesterday our lives sped up a bit. At my normal (weekly at this point) exam, my Dr. Informed us that I am already 1 cm dilated, and she was pretty sure I would not make it to my due date, and told us to be ready to lose a week, which would put the baby … Read more

3 Weeks Out?

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Paige is due on the 26th of June, and this being the 7th means we are less than 3 weeks out assuming that the little one can use a calendar.  We still don’t know the sex which is surprising to me.  I really thought there would be a mistake and an ultrasound tech would accidentally let it slip.  The name that we kind of agreed on still seems to be “the one”.  Of course, that does not mean that there will not be a last-minute changing of the mind.

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