Over due...

Well, we are officially over due now. It has been difficult to remain positive, especially because my back has been really hurting and I am just tired of being pregnant. I am trying my best to stay entertained and have positive thoughts! I did not work this whole week, thinking that Jackson would arrive at any moment. I am still exercising and remaining active.

We saw one of the midwives yesterday and she said, "Oh, this is great! You are 1cm dilated and about 70-80% effaced." I said, "No, that is not great. I have been at the same stage for over 2 weeks now." Then she looked at the chart and realized that nothing had changed. (I see different midwives when I go in, it all depends on the day of the week, so I had not seen her in about a month.) She performed a minor stripping of the membranes to help get things going and suggested all of the techniques we have been trying- spicy food, acupressure, etc. She thinks Jackson is definitely up to 8 lbs. now and will arrive on his own this weekend. I am not going to get my hopes up, but we do have an appointment scheduled with her on Monday morning to start more intense natural induction techniques if he does not arrive this weekend. She claims that they work 9 out of 10 times and that we should bring our bags with us. We will see.

Week 39 and still waiting....

Well, we are reaching the end of pregnancy and just waiting for little (maybe not so little) Jackson to arrive. The midwives think that he will be about 8 lbs.!!! ¡Ay, ay, ay! That is a big baby boy. Zac thinks it is because I have been feeding him such healthy food. I am personally worried about him getting bigger... Neither Zac nor I were that large. I think we were both about 7.5 lbs. Everything still looks good and seems to be on schedule. Today was my last day of work, which I am very happy about. Yesterday I experienced my first day of real complaining during pregnancy. My feet were so swollen by the time I got home. I was quite miserable, but am feeling better today. I hope that the next post will come from Zac and be about my short and easy labor. We will see..... :)