Baby, baby...where are you???

Another week goes by and still no baby.  Patience is running low.  My house is clean.  Hospital bags are packed.  Laundry is done and put away.  Bills are paid.  The nursery is ready.  I’m ready…and now we WAIT.  Ugh!  This has got to be the WORST part! 

In the back of my mind I keep thinking about IF I had opted for the repeat c-section, I’d be at the hospital today, meeting this little man.  Sounds tempting, no?!

If you hadn’t guessed, no new news at my doctor appointment on Friday.  No progression made.  His head is still “engaged”…and that is painful enough.  I’ve been having an increased amount of contractions, but obviously nothing that is getting me any closer to meeting this little man.  I spent the weekend relaxing, cleaning, nesting, bouncing on my exercise ball….the usual!  And here we are…boo to another Monday morning at WORK!!  I would much rather be at home, or better yet, at the hospital. 

In the event that baby Jax does not make his appearance in the next few days, the plan is to finish off the work week (which is just Monday-Wednesday) and then call it quits for 12 weeks.  If it were solely up to me, I’d probably keep working right up until the very last second…but Travis is getting a bit worried about me being away from home these days.  He thinks that when women go into labor it is like an instant gush of water everywhere, that I’m instantly in terrible pain, and that I have absolutely no fore-warning of all of this happening……basically, a big old natural disaster.  And I suppose it could be that way, but highly unlikely!

My next doctor appointment is this Friday.  I’ll be 39 weeks and 6 days…………..hoping something happens before then, but we’ll see.   

It's pretty bad when even Marley senses my frustration.  As I buckled myself into the car Sunday morning, I let out a big sigh (sigh of relief that I made it, because getting out the door and into the car and situated is no easy task these days).  All of a sudden I heard another big sigh from the back seat and turn around to find Marley smiling at me.  She totally copied me.  I took another deep breath and let out another sigh, and sure enough, she looks at me, smiles, and says, "Uggghhhhhhhhhhh!"  My sweet baby girl!!!  Gotta love her!

Happy Monday…….sigh!