40 weeks

Well, I was hoping I wouldn't reach this day, but it has come! John is due today, and he is not here! haha. I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday, and I was 60-70% effaced, dilated to a 2.5. My uterus is 40 cm, and John's heartbeat was in the 140's again. I had the doctor strip my membranes, but it was of no use. It was so uncomfortable! I was hoping that something would come of it. Too bad! haha. She told me that she would like to deliver me by 41 weeks, so I am scheduled to be induced on July 17th at 7 am. I sincerely hope I don't make it to that appointment.

In a last effort to tidy things up before John gets here, I will post my last pictures.

38 weeks, 5 days on the 4th of July

39 weeks, 3 days

40 weeks! On my due date!

I decided that since it was my due date, I wanted to get dressed up one more time, and go out and do something fun! I have always wanted to take the kids to Build a Bear, and I thought we could make a bear for John. Well, the kids didn't really get into the bears at all. They had more fun pushing the buttons on the sound machine with the samples of the different voice boxes, and they danced and ran through the store! haha. So they still had a great time, just not building a bear. We did manage to make one for John still. We made him a cute little blue bear that we named John Bear. We each put a heart inside, so this little bear has 5 lives. haha! The kids got their very first candy necklaces, compliments of Grandma Shauna. We were sad to discover that the candy store in our mall is gone. There is only a kiosk with retro types of candy, and very little selection. We left the mall and ate at Chipotle. It was a nice outing together!

And here is a little preview of John's nursery corner/wall in our room. I didn't have a whole room to decorate, but I had fun putting something small together. I knew that I was always relieved to put my babies in a real crib, so we skipped the bassinet/co-sleeper idea and went straight to a big bed. I thought about a mini crib, but at the rate our kids grow, it seemed pointless. We bought him the IKEA crib and changer. We've invested so much money in cribs, I decided it was time to get economical. I like it, and I think it fits with the nautical theme.

Now we just need the little man to go in his bed! I've felt stronger and stronger contractions lately. Once they decide to get closer together, then we will be in business. But at least there is an expiration date on the 17th.