Counting down the hours...

Well, it's official...I am going in to be induced at 8 am in the morning. I am absolutely stoked! Matt and I are so anxious to hold our precious baby boy. I thought this day would never come. We've had a great weekend. Last night, we went to see a movie, "Four Christmas's"...hilarious! And tonight we went out to enjoy our last dinner out together as a married couple, without a baby. Although, we would have liked to have him here by now, he's been worth the wait. Surprisingly, I'm not very nervous about tomorrow...yet. It will either hit me when I try to go to sleep tonight or maybe not until tomorrow. Either way, we are both very excited and cannot wait to bring Matthew into the world. Hopefully, I'll have pics to post very soon!

Well, I'm totally bummed!!!

well, i went to the doc today and i have dilated, but now he can't induce me tomorrow b/c the hospital is overbooked with inductions and non-scheduled labors. they moved it to mon at 8am. pretty disappointing, but i guess these things aren't meant to be planned out. i just hope he'll come on his own before monday. to top it off, if i happen to go into labor thursday or friday, my doc said i should probably go to baptist women's hospital instead of st. francis, where we were supposed to go. i realize things happen for a reason. we are just so ready for him to be here!

Just wanted to share...

All four of our nieces played soccer this Fall. Madeline, Hannah, and Bella played for Hope Church and Taylor played for her school, Saint Louis. This is such a great picture. I'm just missing one of Madeline, age 10. Hannah is 7 and Taylor and Bella are both 6.






Also, my best friend Rachel, took her two daughters to see Santa last week...adorable! Addison is 3 1/2 and Savannah is almost 5 months.

It's about time!!!

Considering it has been months since I've posted anything, I should probably catch you all up on the latest...
We are officially counting down the days until the arrival of Matthew Jr. I am 39 weeks and due in 4 days. I do want to say how blessed I feel to have had such an easy going pregnancy and my loving husband has been so supportive through it all. I just went to the doctor this past Thursday...my belly is measuring 36 cm, I've gained 13 lbs to date, and my cervix is soft/thin, but I haven't dilated. Here's a funny bit. At my previous visit, I was asking my doctor about being induced if I go past my due date. I want to have him before Christmas. When I went to my last visit, the doctor said he remembered us talking about being induced and he thought he promised to induce me on Thursday 12/18, but forgot to schedule the induction. So, he frantically scheduled us for 6:30 am on Thursday, 12/18. When I told him he didn't promise me that and we had only discussed our options, we decided to keep the appointment since he went through the trouble of scheduling it. I will go back to see him on Wed 12/17....if I have dilated, he will induce me on Thurs, if I have not, he will push it to the following Monday. Either way, he'll be here soon!!! I do believe Matthew should come when he is ready, which is why I'm not at all worried about being induced because I know that my doctor will not induce me unless he truly feels I am ready. Dr. Wilson seems to think that I won't even have to be induced. He said that sometimes just scheduling an induction is enough to go into labor on your own. We shall see!
Here's my most recent belly pic...

Matt and I are both so anxious for Matthew to be here already. At my appointment two weeks ago, Matt was crossing his fingers that I hadn't dilated yet. But, at my appointment the other day, we were both crossing our fingers that I have dilated. We are so ready for him to get here. My last day of work was Friday, so now we wait...