My Life as an African Gypsy

I'll be 39wks on Wednesday.

Honestly, I think I've reverted. Week 37 I was so ready to have my baby girl. I was doing all sorts of natural labor inducers, hoping for an early arrival. I felt so tired, needed to sleep a lot, had horrendous indigestion, which led to vomiting on a near nightly basis... yeah, I was done. This past week, however, has been fantastic. We've spent a lot of time with friends, going to the beach, pool, eating yummy food, and watching movies, my ladies' Bible study started up. I am really enjoying being kid-less.

I am trying not to feel guilty; I know the second I hold my little girl, I'll be in love, but for now I'm living it up. People keep saying things like, "Still no baby?" For one, it isn't her due date, so it's not too surprising that she's not here yet. Secondly, I am super content at the moment, so nope she's not here yet! Thirdly, look at me. Do you think I've had my baby? People are funny.

Anyways, my doctor really would like to induce tomorrow morning, but I've decided to give her 'till her due date to come on her own, which is one more week... unless we have another poor heart scan. I will ask to have my membranes swept, which may semi-naturally help. If she doesn't come by the 22nd, I think I'll be inducing, first using a cervix softener/dilator before any intravenous drugs. I feel at peace about that decision.

I can tell she's grown over the last week. My belly button has changed some more, as have her movements and how much I can feel her little body parts. I sure will be interested to see how much she ends up weighing. I know the ultrasound estimates are not completely accurate, but that means it can also be more than they are estimating. Eeek! I'm praying the other way. ;)

Pray with me for her arrival.

We also have a cyclone that is currently hitting Madagascar, and aimed to hit Mozambique next. With the warm waters between, it is possible for the storm to pick up speed again on its way here. Remember our house flooding problems? Yeah, we're trying to be better prepared, but I'd rather not deal with that the week of her arrival, so we're praying that won't be the case. Also, our Land Cruiser is currently parked at customs awaiting importation, so we only own our a little car. If we had considerable amounts of rain, getting to the hospital could be difficult. Sooooo... I'm trusting the Lord, but pray with us, and pray for peace of mind.

We'll keep you updated!

(Update: Storm already looks to be taking a better path! Praise the Lord. Now we'll wait and see!)