Today we had our 40 week appointment along with a non-stress test. All in all, I am extremely grateful and thankful that God's got us a healthy baby doing good in there. The stress test showed a great resting heart rate. Also, within a 20 minute period, they like to see at least 3-5 spikes in heart rate due to activity which shows that movement isn't restricted or anything due to lack of fluid. Well in about that time frame, we had about 10 spikes so that was great. I'm measuring fine too, so realistically, the things that really matter right now- we have so much to be thankful for. The bummer was that when she checked me, I was only 1-1 1/2 cm and he's still at -3 station so way high up still...really no progress there compared to last week. She is having us get an ultrasound done on Friday and then next Tuesday we go back in for another NST and appointment. I'm just really hoping that we don't need that. It would be great if he just drops here soon and comes on his own. After talking about these upcoming appointments, she then started talking about induction as well which scared me. She said that she would let us go 14 days past the due date which puts us at an induction date of November 21st. Of course my mind started running with the thought of induction and all that it could/would entail and I'm trying to just chill out in the meantime instead. Mark is reminding me that it's still a week and a half away and a lot could change by then. It's just hard to know how much effort we've put into classes and research and watching documentaries, etc. so I know how badly I have reason to want to do this naturally. I just keep thinking that if I choose to do an induction just because I'm ready to be done and am sick of being pregnant, then it's on me what comes of it- be it epidurals, csection, etc. But if it's completely out of my control to have the induction, then it's hard to square with because I just don't want that. My dad was reminding me yesterday though, yes it's scary that it's out of my control, but it's really not in the midwife's control or the hospital's control either. It's in God's control and I just need to hand it all over and trust that He's got it all figured out. So in the meantime...we wait.
I was looking at Adie's blog and noticed that we apparently changed weeks on Saturdays with her as well. She was due on Saturday, February 25th and came on Saturday, March 3rd. Well we actually had the same setup with her as we do him right now - overdue, and have an ultrasound scheduled for Friday. With her, we ended up cancelling the ultrasound because we were fairly sure that Thursday night my water had broken. We'll see if we're so lucky this time around!
We were able to get the finishing touches done to the nursery this past week. The bookshelf is done - dad and Mark built it, then Mark finished with the stain and varnish. We also got the airplanes hung and just love how it turned out. It all pulled together so nicely!
