Any Minute Now...

Well, you certainly took us by surprise this morning! You were due yesterday (but not to worry - take your time...), and we had a doctor's appointment this morning. Two weeks ago, I was already completely effaced and dilated to 1 cm, but that's pretty common. Last week, Ms. Eva, who's taken such good care of us for awhile now, gave me a pass on a pelvic exam. (They're uncomfortable and they don't tell too much, or so we thought....) But this morning, we decided we'd do one, to maybe help get things moving and to see if we'd made any progress. They'd like us to schedule an induction for Thursday, when you'll be at 41 weeks, or schedule additional monitoring, which would make it safe to let you wait at least a week longer.

We'd decided to let you wait - no sense in rushing and neither one of us seems to be uncomfortable, but then Ms. Eva announced that I'm already dilated to 7 cm even though I haven't had any contractions! (Getting to 7 cm, for most women, is what takes hours and hours of active labor at the hospital, but you've apparently decided to skip right over that, considerate little person that you already seem to be.) She sent us home with orders to come right to the hospital at the first sign of any regular contractions, even if they're 15 minutes apart, because once things start moving, it might not take you long to get here at all. Daddy came home, sorted things out a bit, we rechecked the suitcase to make sure we have all the important things, and then he went to work for a bit. (There's a big auction every Labor Day weekend, but so he can slip away if necessary, he's not going to be doing any selling, just helping out. He's on pins and needles waiting for you to make your entrance!) I'm sitting here, resting up, snacking and taking warm baths, and working on your baby book. Miss Love and Marvin are keeping me company while Manny is warming up your pack-n-play for you, so you can show up whenever you like. Your Grandpa and Grandma Davis, Grandpa Richmond, Aunt Robyn, Aunt Dana and Uncle Kelly are all ready to make a mad dash for the hospital when we call. We absolutely can't wait to meet you!