I Don't Mind the Wait

There are no pictures. I don't have a cord to put the pictures from my camera to my computer. I can figure out how to put the pictures from my phone to my computer. Well, I probably could. But I don't want to. I am feeling like a slug lately. Doesn't everyone at 37 weeks?What is this nesting thing I have heard about?Well, I nested before. With baby number 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and even a little with the twins. This time, it is all I can do to keep things cleaned up behind 5 6 7 and 8. Funny thing is, I am usually dying to have a baby by this time. I have no desire to bring a baby home right now.
1, little kids are sick. EVERYONE is sick at church, and if everyone is sick there, schools are filled with sickness. No thank you. I know 3 families who have had shildren hospitalized with RSV in the past week.
2. I don't want to wash stuff. I still don't have baby clothes or a car seat out.
3. having a baby here, is a little scary. Most likely we will have bili lights, and daily bili checks. We've had reflux more than our fair share of times. And with reflux, comes colic.
4. There is a good chance we will also have orthopedics appts along with everything else. US #1 tech said yes club foot, dr said no. US #2 tech said yes club feet dr said no. US #3, yesterday tech said yes club foot, dr said no. And we still haven't gotten a look at her face. What about her cleft? There is too many unknowns. On the plus side, her heart looks perfect.

There are a few reasons I am excited. I LOVE having a baby. Heck, you'd think so, I have almost 9 of them. I am excited to meet her. I have also been doing pretty well on my GD diet. She measured 7 lbs 4 oz yesterday. And is finally sitting in the right position, head down facing back. Now, stay.
I found out my midwife has a due date almost a full week past where I think I am and where my LMP puts me. And almost a full week past where this last US put the baby.  Since she won't induce me until 39 weeks, (which puts me at 40 weeks) I will most likely be having this baby on my own. Which I haven't done since #1. I am a little nervous, my labors are quick. But I am GBS negative, so I won't need antibiotics. I feel a little better about just showing up in time to deliver. Trent wants to schedule this. I don't blame him. Knowing is nice. It's easier. And it doesn't require waking any one up in the middle of the night to watch 8 other kids. I would rather not be hooked up to anything this time around. My midwife has agreed to break my water if it comes to an induction. They usually don't want a mom with 'advanced maternal age' and diabetes to go past 39 weeks.
Maybe we'll get lucky and labor ill start on it's own at 38 weeks. I guess no one knows. It truly is one of those things you can't rush or predict. Though heaven knows I have tried.

Hey, found a picture. She is her father's daughter.