Pregnancy #2 {38 weeks}

Well, sorta.

A few days ago I would have said that if little Mr. didn't make his debut on his own 

we would be welcoming him on June 28th.

However; plans change, disappointments arise, and patience is a virtue. 

We will now be excited to snuggle our bundle on July 5th.

That's right, a whole week later than I had expected and planned for.

During my appointment this week it was determined that I am now 70% effaced, but still only dilated to a 3.

This news was not a surprise and I have been planning to talk to my doctor about scheduling an induction.

I have been leaning toward being induced for two reasons; first, I would like to prevent being over-due and having another almost 9 lb baby and second, I really don't want to have a 4th of July baby.

When we started looking at the options my doctor looked more closely at my due date in order to ensure that we didn't bring baby into the world before he is ready.

Remember, she's my "new" doctor so she wanted to make sure she agreed with everything my previous doctor had said and done.  After more closely scrutinizing my LMP and 6 week ultrasound she discovered that a more accurate due date would be the 8th of July instead of the 5th. 

Okay, three days doesn't seem so bad; we can wait three extra days.

I told myself Monday July 2nd would be a pleasant day to deliver a baby.

Nope, wrong again. I was then informed that my doc is going to be out of town from the 26th of June to the 5th of July. So the soonest I can schedule to be induced in July 5th at 39 1/2 weeks.

Though we are a little disappointed we have to wait an extra week to meet our newest family member, I feel good about the decision and ultimately know that it is probably better for him that we wait.

 I would really like to go into labor on my own, but I don't want to have a stranger deliver my baby while my doctor is gone. I've already had to switch doctors once, I would really like to have a familiar face in the delivery room.  So if little Mr doesn't come tomorrow or Monday I'm gonna go ahead and tell him to wait a few more weeks.