Light at the End of the Tunnel
There is a light at the end of this 9 month tunnel. We officially have an induction date. I am due on Nov. 4th, but will be induced on the 3rd(Wed). So on the 2nd(Tues) at 8pm I will check into Labor and Delivery. They will give me Cervadil(I guess I am spelling it right!) to soften my cervix over night and then the next morning they will start the petocin and get this show on the road. So hopefully by that afternoon/evening we will have a baby! Of course all of this could change if I go into labor on my own, which is what we would all rather have happen. But just in case we have a back up plan. My mother and David really dont want me to be induced, but when the dr checked last time and said the baby weighed about 6lb 13oz, and knowing that babies gain 1/2-1 pound a week, I dont want to wait any longer. That measurement was taken on the 13th. So this kid could possibly gain 3 pounds on top of that 6.13. I dont want a 3rd grader, I want a baby and I dont want to have to push out 9+ pounds of baby! My dr agreed so we set the date! I know that those measurements can be wrong and they told me they have a +/-1/2 pound variable, but even if they are off and he was only 6 lb that week and he gains 1/2 lb every week, he will still be 7.5 lbs or so! That is a nice size for a baby!
So anyway, this is all coming to an end and this afternoon I realized that we have at home about 1 1/2 weeks left of being just me and David! We are finally going to be parents to some little being that we have been calling Alex!