37 and 38 weeks

As I type this I am officially 38 weeks along! Its feels like it's been a long adventure we have had these last couple of months.  I think the journey will be coming to a close very soon however.  Yesterday, I had a stress test and the contractions were about 5 to 7 minutes apart.  I could not really tell a difference pain wise, but the doctor wanted to check me and see if I was dilated.  If I was dilated to at least 3 cm they could do a C-section that afternoon, if not I had to go home and rest and see what happened.  I was not dilated at all.  So the doctor told me to go home rest and come back if anything major changed.  

Yesterday, it was more of the same, but today the contractions are getting more painful and I am not really feeling myself this evening, i.e. I am not hungry and I just feel kind of dizzy and out of sorts.  Its hard to tell if it's just the stress of not knowing, the waiting game we have been playing lately has been kind of hard on us all.  But if I am not moving around and just sitting still I can tell the contractions are starting to get harder.  So I think we are going to go to the hospital pretty soon.  My parents were up in Flagstaff today seeing my sister, my brother in law and new baby Mason who was born last Saturday at 3:30 AM, he was 7 pounds 10 oz and my sister had a drug free and natural childbirth, she is my hero.  Everyone is doing amazing and I cant wait to see and hold Mason.  So we are waiting for my parents to come home and watch Noah and then I think we will head into the hospital.  

I am still a little bit worried about Grant's weight, at our last ultrasound on July 26, he was 4 pounds 14 oz, which was wonderful and very exciting.  Hopefully, he has put on a little bit more weight and if he comes tonight then he will be fine.  If I am okay to come home then we do have a planned C-section all set up for August 15 so the end is in sight.

If we do end up having Grant tonight, I wanted to write him a little letter, I did the same thing for Noah before he was born.  I don't think I have the time to type it up into the blog right now, but I will add it later.

Dear Grant,

We might be meeting you tonight my dear baby and I am so excited to finally get to hold you.  Its been a long road, but you have been a fighter and have done such a good job putting on weight.  We cant wait to meet you and see if you really have my nose and Daddy's chin and your brother's beautiful brown eyes.  We already adore you and cant wait to welcome you into our little family.  Your big brother already is so proud that you are his baby brother, he tells everyone that his brother is baby Grant.  We all love you and we cant wait to meet the newest angel from heaven.

All my love,
Mommy


To my son Grant,

It seems like it has been such a long wait to finally get to meet you.  It's all I've been thinking about (and LSU football) this whole year!  We have been praying and hoping every day that you will be coming soon so we can shower you with all of our love.  Your crazy big brother, Noah, is especially excited to see you, and plans on telling you "Merry Christmas!" the first time he meets you.  Daddy and Mommy have been working and worrying and planning and celebrating, all because you are about to come into the world.  You will be the most loved little boy around, I promise you that.  We are so proud of you for hanging in through a tough time in mommy's belly, and behaving like a good little boy during that time too.  I can't wait to hold you and kiss you goodnight for the first time.  See you soon, my little boy!

Love,
Daddy