38 Weeks 5 Days from the front

38 weeks 5 days from the side

My belly has officially taken on that "bullet" shape that means it's time to get the baby out! We had our 38 week appointment on Thursday afternoon and Owen is still doing very well. His heartbeat was 127 which is normal for this time in pregnancy. He has the heartbeat and sleep cycles of a newborn rather than the fast heartbeat of a baby in utero. The doctor checked me again this week and we found out that I haven't progressed AT ALL since last week. He did move down a little bit in my pelvis though so the walking is working! The doctor said it is no big deal that I haven't dialated or effaced any more because whether I dialate early or not I still have to wait for real contractions and labor.

Dan and I have everything ready for him to come now so we're just waiting...and trying to be patient.

We have our next appointment on Thursday morning. We'll talk more about our overdue plan at that point since I will be 2 days away from my due date. Apparently they'll let you go almost 2 weeks overdue...oh boy!