Ready or Not Here I Come

I went to the doctor on Friday and he did and internal exam. Wow that hurt. But he did say that I was 3 cm dilated and about 80% effaced. This means that I will most likely go into labor in the next few weeks. He also told us that he is going to be out of the country from the 9th of November to the 23rd. If I don't go into labor before he leaves we have to decide if I should be induced or just have another doctor that I don't know deliver the baby. We are holding out to see if I go on my own before we make that decision. We will need to decide by next Friday though if baby Thomas doesn't come in the next few days. I have a mix of emotions from being very excited to finally meet my little boy, to fear about the delivery and if he will be healthy. God is in control and I just need to keep trusting in Him and know that His will is best.

Really feeling it!

This week has been fun for my body. My ankles swelled on Wednesday night. They look a little better this morning, but it looks like they might stay at least a little swollen until after I have the baby. I have had to sleep in a near sitting position all week too. Now have have a total of 8 pillows in bed with us. I'm still feeling pretty good. Thomas has moved so that he doesn't hurt my ribs as much, so that made me very happy. i'm countying down until I get to meet him!

Child Care

So the tough child care choice has been made! A lady at our church said she would watch Thomas for us. She is a very sweet lady that will do a great job with him. Rob and I feel comfortable leaving him with her. She has two sons, but one is in school. So most of the time that Thomas will be there it will just be her two year old and Thomas. Thank you for your prayers as we tried to find the right place.

Fireproof

I forgot to mention that Rob and I went on a date Thursday night. We hadn't been on a "date" in awhile and thought we better get a few in before Thomas comes. I wanted to put a plug in for the movie we watched. It was called Fireproof. What a great movie. Every married couple should see this movie. It was made by the same people that made Facing the Giants if you have seen that. Any, I just wanted to put a plug in for it and encourage you to go see it.

The end is near

I am on fall break from school this weekend, so I don't have to go to work on Monday. Yeah! I will be using the time to work on my maternity leave lessons though. Friday I had a doctors appointment. Rob and I waited about two hours to see the doctor for 5 minutes, but that is the nature of the poor guys job. He had a delivery that morning, so he was going to be behind all day. We tried to be understanding knowing that soon we were going to be causing the same thing for other people. Everything was normal and in two weeks is my next appointment. He will check to see if I've started to dilate them. Won't that be fun? :)
Rob and I have started our Christmas shopping. We got quit a lot of it done yesterday. We are usually early shoppers, but this year we didn't think we would want to take Thomas out in the crowds to even try and get last minute gifts. Our goal is to be finished before his arrival.
I am starting to either get a cold, or the pregnancy is causing my body to act like it has a cold. Either way I don't think there is much I can do about it other than rest. Rob made me stay home from morning service today to get extra sleep. I keep telling myself only a few more weeks. I have a month left of teaching, and then I get to anxiously await Thomas at home.

33 weeks

Here are some pictures that my dad took on Saturday. See how big I have gotten! I am not sure I can get much bigger.

Shower

My church shower was yesterday. The ladies put a lot of work into making it nice. We had a good time, and Thomas got a lot of nice stuff. He should be a well dressed little boy. My mom and sister-in-law made it down for the day. Then some family that couldn't make it sent presents. Now the nursery is full of things that I need to find places for. Now we are just waiting on Thomas to show up. Dasha is starting to figure out that something big is happening. She didn't leave my side when we were putting the crib together and she has been rubbing her head on my belly in the morning before I go to work. Hopefully she will quickly learn her new place when the baby comes. One of our friends gave her a new toy yesterday at the shower so she didn't feel let out. :) Can you tell that our dog is just a little spoiled?