To have a baby! At our appointment on Wednesday, the ultrasound showed that Squishy was perfectly healthy & content just swimming around in there, fluid levels were great and placenta showed no signed of deteriorating. This would be fine, but he/she is already weighing in at 8lbs 8oz on one estimate and 9lbs 2oz on another. (YIKES)
I still hadn't made any progress in the dilation game and the doctor we saw (not my regular OB) suggested waiting until next week to set an induction but I just didn't think I could take another weekend being pregnant. (Let me rephrase that - I knew I couldn't take another 5 days being pregnant & in turn, broke down in hysterics.) Especially considering Squishy will only gain another 1/2lb in the time while we wait. He didn't seem optimistic that the induction would be successful and sounded pretty confident that I'll need to have a c-section, but I've made peace w/that prospect and we're going to give it a try and hope for the best. The fact that both my mom & Rob's mom had c-sections leads me to believe our families just grow babies that want to stay in utero for as long as possible and have to be forcibly evicted.
Either way, we're told Squishy will be here today and we can't wait to meet our little April Shower (or tax day baby as Rob has been referring to him/her since we set the induction date)!
Good luck Mama G (and Papa Rob)! We're so excited to finally meet Squishy!
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