39 Weeks!

I have officially hit "full term" this pregnancy today! It's really hard to believe it has been 39 weeks and I am so close to the end of this. Baby is the size of a watermelon this week! That is exciting, yet extremely scary and painful sounding. I just got home from the dr's office. Baby's heartrate was 125 bpm, he/she is just chilling calmly in there. Bad news from the appointment, I have another bladder infection (that's #3 for this pregnancy) but good news was the dr said I have made progress! Last week I was dilated to a "maybe 1cm" and this week she said she could easily stretch me to 3cm! THAT IS HUGE! 4cm typically means you are in active labor. She said I could go into labor any day now....although that's not a guarantee I could go a week or 2 more. :/
The most important thing for me is to deliver at the New Richmond Hospital and with Dr. Brandes. That is where things get complicated. She is going out of town Memorial Day weekend so if I try to wait out this baby and happen to go into labor next weekend (when I am 40.5 weeks) she wouldn't be there. I am thinking if it doesn't happen by my due date I am going to choose to get induced again (like I did with Elery). Dr. Brandes told me to go home and talk with Chad about it and if we wanted to go the inducing route to pick a day next week. We talked a quick bit and will talk more but I think we will go the inducing route if I don't have the baby by May 20th. I am thinking maybe going in on Wednesday May 21st. That way both kids will have a birthday on the 21st :). Who knows though, maybe this weekend things will happen on their own. :) :) I sure can hope. Until then I just continue to wait through these false contractions that come and go. Speak of the devil....here is a contraction right now.....ouch!

Oh and we gave Dr. B and Nurse Betty their "thank you gifts today" and they LOVED them! We got them personalized tumblers filled with Hershey hugs and kisses! so cute! Thank goodness for people being creative on etsy!