We hope you have a wonderful day Sharon! We will give you a call this evening. Your card went in the mail yesterday so it will be a few days late.
After 2 nights of decent sleep, I am feeling much more patient and ready to wait a few days to meet our baby Elsie. It should be very soon! I had my 40wk check up yesterday. My weight has dropped a bit which happened shortly before Reagan's birth too. Baby's heart rate sounded good, belly measured 40cm and I am 3cm dilated, 80% effaced. This probably won't change much until I go into labor. I had other signs of imminent labor this morning so I feel confident that it will be sometime in the next few days. If she is not here by Monday I am scheduled for a non-stress test and amnionic fluid check. These are just saftey checks that most practitioners begin at 41 weeks. I really think she will be born before then.
My parents headed out to Hood River yesterday afternoon to visit my Uncle Mark and get a bike ride in. They will probably stay till tomorrow, but they are just an hour and a half drive away if labor starts. They just might get a midnight call tonight:-) But then maybe not. We plan going to the hospital very soon after labor begins and have some friends that are 'on-call' to watch the girls. With all the intense false labor I have had, and my similar experience with Reagan, there is a chance that labor could go very quick. As some readers know, Reagan was born just 3hrs and 15 minutes after active labor began.
I thought yesterday would have been a perfect birthday for Elsie, right between both her grandma's birthdays. But no such luck! Oh well. No matter the date on the calender, it will be the most special day to celebrate our youngest family member. I can't believe we are so close to completing our family! Love to all, Brenda
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