Still waiting...

I know everybody is just about as anxious as we are to hear news about Ava, but she's still a no-show so far. I've been cramping a bit more so I'm hoping that's a sign that things will start soon.

We had our prerequisite bit of prelabor drama this weekend when we woke up on Saturday and our well pump had quit working. It wasn't fixed until midafternoon yesterday and my poor landlord was so sweet and concerned. I bet he called the well people about 20 times this weekend. Although I want Ava to come soon, I'm glad she held out the weekend so hopefully we can indulge in that early labor bath that's supposed to feel so great.

Here's a late evening pic of me on her due date (that's why I look kinda sleepy)
and here's a pretty picture from "Engagement Hill" (where Jeremy proposed on the farm). I took a long hike with the dogs yesterday to try to make something happen. It was a beautiful day!

Due date plus...

Well, my best friend Gaby took me to see the midwives today for our weekly appointment. Everything is fine, my blood pressure is good, I actually lost some weight since last week (water weight I think), Ava's heart beat is perfectly normal, we're just in limbo basically waiting for the action to start. I did get to ask the question that I've been asking all the different midwives I've seen the past few weeks "How big do you think she is?" Today's response was- "I'm not exactly gonna tell you because if I said 9 pounds, what would you think/feel about it?" Instead, I got a safe "She is very long! Like 22 inches long! (I encourage you to pull out a ruler right now and show yourself exactly how long that is...No way! I know!) Look at her feet over here, her bum over there, you might just have to bypass all those little clothes(0-3m) or they might just last for a week or two. " So, apparently those long bones contribute a lot in the weight factor, and it looks like she's gonna be a long skinny girl.
As far as what happens now is we wait for things to start naturally up until 41 weeks, and they did say I'm officially not late, really you're late after 41 weeks, and today I'm at 40 weeks plus 2 days, so when/if 41 weeks rolls around next Wednesday and Ava's still not here, we'll be having an ultrasound done and wear a fetal monitor for a little while to assess the situation and decide on the next step depending on her status. So either way, it looks like we'll probably only be waiting to see Ava for a week or so! Yippee! I'm getting so excited! But who knows, may be she'll come this weekend...

Thanks everybody for your support and excitement as we come down to the end of pregnancy here. I can't believe she's nearly here and really, really can't wait to meet her. No new strong braxton-hicks, but Jeremy and I are going on daily walks to try to motivate Ava a bit. I really don't think we can fit much more, but my belly button is STILL hanging in there. (Jeremy says I had a deep bellybutton to begin with anyway). We'll keep ya'll posted. She's due tomorrow but we'll give her another week or so. My friend asked after returning from a trip "Where's the pop tart?" I say she's still getting her frosting and sprinkles put on. : )

Pictures of Ava as we wait

and Ava practicing her best Mick Jagger for her Grandpa Don...

Viva la bellybutton!

Having fun as we wait for the baby... ; )

The start of the ninth month.


The latest picture of me wearing the shirt my mom actually wore when she was expecting me.

one week and counting...

I think this is the hardest part. Not knowing when and being somewhat uncomfortable as you wait. She's just putting on ounces every day but I can tell by her movements she's getting strong! The moon is moving towards full now, at least it will be in a few days. So we just wait.