38 weeks, 3 days

Today is my last day of (school) work until October 22nd.  Wow!  I'm going to miss my 6th grade dream team.

I didn't get a chance earlier to post my 38 week pictures, so here is a little montage:

  

   

Yesterday Adam and I went in for our last check up before baby.  I was checked internally to see if I was dilated.  I was not expecting it to be any different than an annual exam kind of check.  Whoa buddy, I was totally wrong.  I won't get too graphic... but it was definitely much more... intense.

And disappointing.  After the OB finished spelunking in the baby cave, she proclaimed I was exactly ZERO centimeters dilated.  Nothing.  Zilch.  Nada.  Unless something happened between then and Monday night, I would be starting from scratch, which would probably mean a loooong labor.  Her words, I believe, were, "be prepared to spend a few more days than planned at the hospital.  Your labor could be 48 hours."  Awesome, right?  

So the plan is this:  Go in Monday night at 8pm.  After I get settled in they will apply a gel (dad said some kind of algae??) that will ripen my cervix.  Tuesday morning, around 5am, I will start Pitocin, with labor starting soon after.  The OB said that if I go through a day of Pitocin without enough progress, they will either start over with gels and Pitocin AGAIN or go to c-section.  I'm praying for a little natural progress this weekend (I did around 2 hours of exercise ball bouncing last night) so that we don't have this super long labor.  I guess we'll just have to see though...Perhaps if you're the praying type you could send a little prayer out my way for a speedy, safe, and healthy delivery in the next few days.  :)

By this time next week I hope to be cuddling my baby boy.  Maybe I'll even post a picture for you all.  :)

37 weeks, 5 days

We are finally (almost) finished with the nursery!  All that's missing are a few little details and...well, a baby.  :)

Also, the pictures were taken with my iPhone, so they aren't super great... lighting isn't working for me.  But you can get the general idea...

"Baby" made by Ashlie.

Doesn't my Boppy look like a "C" for Conley?

I love this amazeballs chair.   

Lucy is looking for the perfect spot to hang with her little brother.

View from the chair.

Another view from the chair.

Some of my newborn diapers.

Some diaper accessories.

As I said, there are still a few little details to add, but for the most part this room is ready to go.  I can't wait to spend some (okay, a lot) of time in here with our little man!  8 days until induction!!