Well baby girl, we had our last appointment yesterday before your Big Day. We got a good look at most of your little face which was really exciting. The doctor also told us that your weight estimate is 8 pounds and 6 ounces. You have been gaining almost a pound a week for the last three or four weeks which has made me so nervous! I know you will be beautiful and perfect, but I'm anxious about delivering you and afraid that I might have a hard time. I'm not a very big girl myself. Before becoming pregnant with you I weighed around 120 pounds and I am 5'3". So the idea of delivering a baby that weighs over 9 pounds is scary!
Throughout this pregnancy I have had a plan. My plan has been to give birth with no epidural and hopefully with no pain medication of any kind. A lot of my peers think I'm a little crazy for making that choice but for me it just makes sense. I want this labor and delivery to be as quick as possible because I know that is the safest for you. So I don't want any drugs that might slow labor down. I know that a slower labor might have mor complications and is more likely to end up in a C-section, which I definitely don't want. I also don't like the thought of being out of control of what is happening to me. An epidural means being confined to a bed and being told when to push. So for me, having you naturally was just a natural choice.
Yesterday after our visit with the doctor, it seems unlikely that I will get my way. She is concerned that someone my size will have difficulty giving birth to someone your size if we let you get much bigger. Your due date is in a week, but she says that is too long. And actually your daddy and I agree with her. So I am scheduled to be induced on Wednesday morning, August 4th.
For now I am praying earnestly that the Lord will allow me to go into labor before Wednesday. However, it is a relief knowing that it's out of my hands and in His. And that no matter what happens, within five days I will finally have you in my arms! I cannot wait to hold you and tell you how much I love you. You are already my sunshine!
39 weeks~
Still hiding behind the placenta - but here is your cute little nose and your beautiful lips!
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