3 Days Left...

and I have a feeling a week or two more! I really only have 3 days until my due date; however, I really feel that this baby is too happy inside of me that it doesn't want to make the big entrance. Every day I begin to think, oh this is it but nope, it's just not my baby's birthday. The other night, Tanner even thought it was going to be the night but as you can tell nothing happened.

Wednesday was officially my last day of work for this school year. I originally said that I would work up until my due date; however, since I really am not sleeping at night, Tanner helped me decide that I should take Thursday and Friday off too and hopefully rest up before labor begins. So since yesterday was my first day off, I really did rest up. I laid around and even got a mid-morning nap in, then sat out on the deck (in the sun) and read a magazine! Yay, now I will not be pale for my hospital pictures! Later in the afternoon, we had our 39 week doctor's appointment.

Let me back up a bit and tell you about some of my precious kindergartners on my last day. When the AM class was about to walk out the door, I told them that I wanted a big hug and that this would be the last day they would see my belly with the baby in it. Then one adorable little guy says, "So Mrs. Brous, you won't be HUGE any more?". I know, adorable! My response was, "well that is the goal" while I burst out laughing. Then there were a couple others that were apparently arguing in the hallway and another teacher approached them to find out what was going on. One boy responded that the other boy said, "Mrs. Brous is one hot chick!", then of course the other boy said, "nuh-huh, he said it first!". Well I'm so glad that they still find their really huge and pregnant teacher hot! I'm really going to miss this bunch of kiddos. They are too cute and I was so fortunate to get 2 awesome classes this year.

Overall, the appointment went well. As you know from my last appointment, I was dilated to a 2 and 30-40% effaced well now I am dilated to a 3 and about 50% effaced. More progress! Then we started talking about induction. For some reason, I'm a bit turned off from being induced. I guess I just always pictured myself walking around during labor and going "naturally". I don't know if it is the pitocin that scares me or the actual labor with inductions. Therefore, we did not set up an induction date, Tanner and I decided to ride it out a little longer. But this anticipation is killing me! I am so ready to meet baby, ready to be "normal" again and ready to be a mom!

I'm still feeling okay. Each day brings on a new emotion and feeling. Tuesday evening, my back started hurting really badly, so after people saying they thought it was back labor, then of course I did too. So each time I got up in the middle of the night I thought to myself, oh was that a contraction??? Nope, nothing..still hanging in there. Then yesterday, I had some pains on the sides of my belly when I walked or moved and the doctor said that it was probably just early labor signs and finally the latest feeling, I was totally nauseous and in quite a "fog". I told Tanner that I didn't feel myself and he said that I really didn't act like myself. I was like that the entire evening so I was a bit hopeful, but still nothing.