39 week appointment

Well today I went into the doctor for my weekly scheduled appointment and sadly there was no progress. The doctor said she wishes she could have told me there was but I'm still the same. The nurse had also asked if I have been getting sleep - I told her that most nights not but last night (of all nights because my contractions started yesterday) I actually got a 4 hour stretch and a 2 hour stretch for a total of 6 hours. We agreed that maybe my body knew it had to rest for the big day! Ok I am done rationalizing and creating all of these scenarios and trying to convince myself that it's gonna happen one of these days. I guess I'll just have to let nature run it's course and the boy will come out when he wants to.

It is, after all, still a week before my due date so I'll try to keep the complaining to a minimum but if it's after my due date and he still hasn't made an appearance well then I may complain a little more! haha. It's just so different this time around because with Alex I had some painful contractions, went to the hospital the same day, and had her within a few hours. I'm just not used to having painful (but bearable) contractions for 2 days! I pretty much laid on the couch yesterday and today I have been as well. And I don't like doing that! I want to be up and around, getting stuff done, walking at the mall, etc but really when a contraction comes - which seems to be more painful when standing - I just need to lay down! I thought walking at the mall would be a good thing to do with today's rainy weather but really it would just be too uncomfortable. I know the contractions will get worse but I just though perhaps since they were stronger they may have done something. I read on the What to Expect site about girls who have those contractions for a few days or even a week. Oh I am hoping that is NOT the case with me!!

So anyways, I'll keep you all posted on what is happening. Hopefully by the weekend I can be sharing some good news. But I'm not going to get my hopes up! I'm just so glad that my mom is here right now because she is being a really big help with Alex and with the house, which, allows me to just rest. Hey at least one good thing came out of me not going into labor today - Chris and I can go to our dinner reservation that we have at a really nice restaurant tonight.