Well, no baby yet. I am truly amazed that Isaac has not been born yet. Last Tuesday night, Jancie was on call. I was really happy about that, since she was the one who'd done my cervical exam earlier that day. She talked to me for a little while, asked some questions, and said she thought I still had some time. Since my contractions started around the time that pregnant women typically have a surge of estrogen, she told me to try to get some rest and see what happened between 10-12. She said if it was just the estrogen surge, the contractions would taper off. If it was time, they'd intensify, and then I'd need to call her back. Well, I fell asleep, so that was the end of that.
My sister called me just as I was getting ready to lay down for bed, and both she and my mom freaked out a little when I told them my contractions were eight minutes apart. My mom thought I needed to go to the hospital, but I explained to her that the doctor wanted me to wait. (Her water broke with me, and she had a c-section with my sister, so never got to experience all of the things I've been experiencing lately.) She told me the next day that they stayed up until after one in the morning waiting for our call to let them know I was at the hospital. My mom was already calling me regularly to check on me, but now she's been calling every day. Needless to say, I feel very loved.
I'm really glad I made it through last week though. Now I won't have to go back to work until post-planning, which starts on May 27th and lasts for three days. That also means that Isaac won't have to start daycare until the end of July, so I'll get to be home with him for over five months. There were some days when I wasn't sure if I could keep going (physically), and there were other days I just felt so ready to go into labor and get it all over with. Then I realized that this has been my prayer for several months now - that I would be able to carry Isaac to full term, work until Winter Break, and be home with him for five months - so I just needed to suck it up and do it. I'm really thankful that God answered my prayer.
This week is Winter Break, so the students aren't at school. I'm so glad to have the week of my due date off, to get a few more things done around the house and rest as much as I can before the big day. My next doctor's appointment is tomorrow. I'm really hoping that they'll go ahead and admit me to the hospital tomorrow. It would be so much less stressful than having to rush up to the hospital when I'm in active labor. But, we'll see.
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