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November 29, 2007
Due Date Comes and Goes
I am now officially overdue. My due date was yesterday, the 28th, and this baby is still hanging on. For some reason, I really thought this baby would be early. Obviously that hunch was wrong! So now we are playing the waiting game. I am currently 2cm dilated, which if I went by previous pregnancies would mean I am close. With Jaron, I didn't start dilating until the day he was born. With Elias, I was 2cm dilated at my last doctor's appointment, so he came in less than a week of being dilated. So we will see what happens. I go in for an ultrasound today to see how big they think the baby is. With Jaron they predicted him to be over 11 pounds! So I am not counting on the ultrasound being very accurate. But my midwife seems to trust thier in-house ultrasounds a lot more than the other place I went with Jaron. They never had a chance to guess Elias' weight because he was born on his due date.
I wouldn't necessarily say that I am ready for the baby to come, but I am definitely ready to not be pregnant anymore. Ready to stop having to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Ready to not have constant pressure in my pelvis. Ready to be able to tie my own shoes again. Ready to wear clothes that are actually big enough to cover my entire belly. Ready to be able to pick up my kids without pain and have somewhere to actually hold them. And of course I am ready to meet my new little child and see how he/she will add to our family.
Please pray for a safe delivery for baby #3 and that it is a satisfying birth experience for me. And pray for the boys that they will adjust well to another sibling and that they will be happy while their parents are away at the hospital. Elias has been very clingy recently, as if he senses that a new baby is coming soon, so I have no idea how he will be being left without us for so long. So I am just praying that God would give him all that he needs to be content while we are away.
We are still undecided on a boys name so if anyone has any suggestions, we are open to anything!
Posted by laini at November 29, 2007 09:00 AM
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We'll be keeping you in our prayers. Hang in there!
Posted by: Alison Ott at November 29, 2007 09:04 AM
You are in my thoughts Laini and will remember what you have mentioned in my prayers too.
Posted by: grace at November 29, 2007 02:34 PM
Billy.
Posted by: greg at November 29, 2007 04:26 PM
Hang in there girl, I'm sure each day seems like an eternity! We'll be praying for you all. Give us a ring if you need anything.
The expansion of my bladder was enough to make all the pain worth it. I'm amazed at my capacity to hold fluid now. It's so awesome!!!! LOL
Posted by: Jenn at November 29, 2007 05:14 PM
I checked your blog just to make sure I hadn't missed baby news, I guess not. Praying now. . .Okay. Please, call me too, if you need something -- I hope you know it would make me feel important and special to be called on to help out. You would be doing me a favor! =) Any luck with the names?
Posted by: Esther at November 30, 2007 11:33 AM
Hang in there Laini! It was great to see you the other night. We'll be praying that little one comes soon and that especially Elias does well while you're in the hospital.
Posted by: michellew at November 30, 2007 02:34 PM
Daniel. ;)
Posted by: Mary Pat at December 2, 2007 07:05 PM
How about Faber if it's a boy and Keisha Vanderwong if it's a girl :P keep me posted!!
Posted by: Christina at December 4, 2007 01:25 AM