39-Week Update for Baby #3

Not much happening here yet. I just got back from the doctor and I am two centimeters dilated, 50% effaced, and the baby is at -1 station. Seems pretty normal to me. I haven't been experiencing any Braxton Hicks contractions this week (probably because my stress levels went way down due to our week off.) So, who knows when I'll go in to labor?  Twelve days late with Lucy. Four days early with Adam. You can't predict these things.

My mom is coming tomorrow, with other family members trickling in next week. I'm hoping for Baby's arrival to come sometime this weekend. As I scheduled next week's doctor's appointment, I did have a moment of reality that it could still be a couple weeks. I'm envisioning Thanksgiving with my family here and an infant in my arms... but Thanksgiving could come and go and Baby might still enjoy his or her current home more than the outside world.

So I'm praying for an early arrival. But I'm also praying for patience! And waiting on God's timing and sovereign will.

Ready and Waiting

With two weeks until our due date (and Thanksgiving too!) we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our little girl or boy! He or she could be born any day now really. I wouldn't be surprised.

I have been especially grateful to have Pete off of work this week as we have taken a week of vacation (staycation really). We've been chipping away at our "to do" lists, and spending quality time together as a family, and Pete has been helping me a lot with the kids and everyday chores. I am so, so thankful. We even got around to picking out names!

Nesting: Three Weeks To Go!

I'm officially nesting with only three weeks til due date! This week I bought some newborn diapers (just to use while others are in the house the first week or so), and other baby odds and ends. The kids and I just pulled out some boy and girl clothes today to be prepared for either gender. Lucy informed me that she wishes there were two babies. I told her I was sorry to disappoint, but there's really only one in there.

This morning I was greatly surprised upon arriving at our staff women's time to find that they were throwing me a Baby "Sprinkle!" It was so refreshing to spend time with friends, be affirmed by their words, and pray together for new baby, Lucy, and Adam. I'm so thankful for them! I got to take home some balloons for the kids.

I've had a doctor's appointment every week for several weeks now and everything is totally normal. Boring, but good. Today I measured right at 37 weeks, blood pressure was "really great," and the strep B culture came back negative.

35 and 35

Today I'm 35 weeks with 35 more days til due date!

The kids have transitioned now to sleeping in the same room and are doing pretty well going to bed, but are now, oddly, waking up several times at least throughout the night (sometimes ten) for various reasons. I know God knows what I need... but I feel like what we all really need is a good night's sleep! I pray almost every night with the kids that we will all sleep well, with good dreams, the whole night through. I'm not sure this will happen anytime soon. If you'd like to pray with us, you can pray specifically that Lucy and Adam will create new habits of sleeping well throughout the night. I'm not so sure I can handle three children keeping me up all night, every night, for months. But like I said, God knows what I need and He is not surprised by our current season.

34 Weeks

I think this baby had a growth spurt this week.

43 more DAYS til due date.