38 Weeks

Happenings since week 36:

-Got some not-so-exciting news at our last appointment. 

1. Our midwife will be out of town from July 25 to August 6. This means we will probably be getting another midwife for our birth. Not going to lie, I got a little anxious, considering I was excited and mentally prepared to finish this 9 month journey with MY midwife. So I went home and got out my list of natural ways to induce labor in hopes of having her before July 25. I was about to tackle the list, when I realized I'd rather just wait and be patient. I didn't want to become consumed with trying to control when I went into labor, because most likely it would not happen exactly when I wanted it to, and then I would become discouraged.

2. I had our midwife guess how big our baby girl will be. She reaffirmed my suspicion-looks like we're going to have a big baby! She guessed around 8 pounds-I had a feeling, but was really hoping for a lot less since my birth plan is au naturel. As she was feeling her little body, she exclaimed, "Yep, that's a good sized butt." Looks like our daughter is going to take after her mama. Poor gal. 

So, in short, I felt a little deflated coming out of our appointment. I was hoping to get to push out a nice small baby, with my calming, comforting midwife. Who knows, I still may get that, but this has been a great reminder that things will most likely not go according to my perfect little plan. I'm okay with that only because I know His plan is perfect, and I know I will have my great husband by my side.  Seth has been so encouraging. Through all my worries and doubts he has constantly reaffirmed his confidence in me. What gal wouldn't be excited to tackle the challenge of labor with that kind of support?

-She has dropped and is in a great position.

-The house is organized and clean.

-The nursery is ready.

-The hospital bag is packed.

-We are hoping she follows in the Rhodes' footsteps and arrives fashionably early.