Today I'm 37 weeks 3 days pregnant. I feel much better about everything after talking to my doctor this morning at my appointment. After checking me, she said that I am dilated between 2 - 3cm and that I am effaced about 60-70%.  I spoke with her about everything that went on at the hospital and she thought it was a little odd that my contractions had just stopped the way they did but said that with the first pregnancy things like that can happen because they are more unpredictable.  We really trust and value my doctor's opinion and since she would have made the same call the on-call doctor had made, it put my mind at ease as well.

Because of everything that happened and all the cramping and contractions I have daily, I also asked how far along she would let me go before we began talking about being induced (since that was what they were going to do the day before at the hospital). She said that if I have not had Karys by my appointment next Thursday, then we would set a date for induction. She said she won't let me go longer than 2 weeks from today! So that means somewhere between now and March 1st, Tim and I will officially be "Mommy & Daddy"!! That was a relief to hear after all the turmoil the past couple of days.

I'm still really tired today and have tried napping on and off. I am cramping a little too from all the exams I've had in the past couple of days. I'm very ready to not be pregnant anymore and to have this child in my arms rather than in my belly. If nothing else, Karys will have an interesting birth story for when she is older!

I also posted another belly picture today. My belly has grown so much in the past week and a half!! I hadn't thought much about it until I saw how much bigger I was in the picture! I can only imagine how big I'll be if she goes another 2 weeks!! My goodness!! :)

Please keep us in your prayers and pray that she comes soon!! We're very ready to be parents to this beautiful baby girl!

Love,
Steph & Tim