Inching Forward

Still Pregnant.

I am now 39 weeks. Each week feels like an eternity now. Time moves so slow right now. I was wishing that this week I could persuade the doctor to induce me now. But no such luck. The earliest I will be induced is next Wednesday. I was 2-3 centimeters dilated and 75% effaced. So I am still making progress, but not as much as I would like. I had my membranes stripped again, just for the fun of it. But considering nothing happened last week after the procedure I am not expecting any real results. Who knows maybe second times the charm.

So now I begin another long week of waiting. I know it is only a week and the baby is coming so soon, but I can't help but feel so anxious and disappointed that he isn't hear now or coming today. Shea is a huge help, he is such a strength to me as I am learning this very hard lesson in patience. I am so grateful for him and his support as we take on another week. But this week is surely the last!

(sorry this picture is so dark, and I look so tired. I am just worn out from a night of little sleep.)

Wondering what baby is up to at 39 weeks?
- The lanugo (a word for the soft, downy hair that covers baby's body) has mostly disappeared.
- The color of baby's skin is changing from a red-pink hue to a white or blue-pink color. These changes are due to the amount of fat baby is putting on.
- Baby holds limbs well flexed and the chest is prominent
- Baby weighs between 6 1/2 and 7 pounds and is around 19 to 21 inches long

Wondering how pregnancy is?
- How far along: 39 Weeks
- Total weight gain/loss: +27 pounds
- Maternity clothes: I have a pair of black gauchos that I bought a few weeks ago, which are vital to my everyday wardrobe.
- Stretch marks: Since I can't see most of my belly anyway, Shea checks for me and he says no...
- Sleep: With bathroom trips and anxious worries, I tend to sleep better during the day.
- Nausea: Not really.
- Movement: He is a squirmer. But I have been trying to keep myself busy, and the more active I am the less I feel him move around. In the morning though when he hears Shea's voice he perks up and starts going crazy, it happens when Shea comes home from work too. No movement all day, and then all of a sudden he is dancing away.
- Food cravings: Ummm...actually I have had a loss of appetite. Nothing sounds good. I think it's nerves.
- What I miss: Being comfortable. (Funny story, or Home Teachers came over the other day and as one said the closing prayer he said he hopes I am able to remain comfortable...haha. I had to smirk a little because I haven't been comfortable for a long time. And especially not now. But it was sweet and it's the thought that counts.)
- What I am enjoying: Shea takes such good care of me. He is so sensitive to my random mood swings, he is constantly holding me and reassuring me. I just can't believe how amazing he is about everything. I am so lucky and our little baby Connor is lucky to have him as a Dad.

Soon we will be experiencing all the "joys" of labor!