38 weeks

We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. Ryan and I definitely did! I had the entire week off of work which allowed me to get some things done around the house. I was dreading going back to work today after all the time off but both Ryan and I have a shortened week this week as well so that helps. I had my doctor’s appointment this afternoon and am dilated to a 3 and 80% effaced. The doctor said that the baby could come at any time and that basically now all I need is my water to break or to start having regular contractions to put me in labor. Ryan seems to think that the baby is going to come tonight so he’s been running around the house getting things ready. We would both love to have this baby come sooner rather than later but I have a feeling I may still have a little while. I guess we’ll see. If anything only 2 more weeks until my due date so at least there is an end in sight.

1000 geese but no stork yet (36 weeks!)

As you can tell from the picture above the geese in KC seem to be a little confused since they haven’t flown south yet. This is the pond across from our house and Ryan and I can’t believe how many geese have inhabited the pond over the weekend. It reminds us of the scene from the Wizard of Oz except that instead of flying monkeys they’re geese :).

A lot has happened since our last post. We were in Iowa for Thanksgiving and got to see all of our family which was great since we will be unable to travel home for Christmas. We are getting more and more ready for this baby to come every day. We’ve finished taking all of our classes and even pre-registered at the hospital. I’ve started getting my bag and the baby’s bag ready for the big day and we have plans to get our car seat installed and checked either this week or next.

The baby has grown quite a bit since my last post as you can see in my belly picture. The baby should be around 6 pounds now and after this week will be considered full term. I had my doctor’s appointment today and everything is looking good. I found out that I’m already dilated to a 2 which means that I’m definitely making progress in the right direction. We’ll see if I’ve made any further progress next week. I think I’m getting to the point where I’m ready to be done with this pregnancy and ready to meet this baby so hopefully it will decide to come join us sooner rather than later.