04-5-2008 - Finally

My mood while writing this blog: Excited and torn

So here I am with 2 days to go and then I'm going to meet my son face to face. I'm kind of freaking out! It took Patrick and I 3 1/2 years of disappointment and 2 miscarriages to get pregnant and now it's almost over. Part of me is really very sad that my little countdown clock in the house here says 2 days!

We remember when it said 250 days to go. I wasn't showing and I had joined this website. I have met some of the most wonderful women and I have gotten to know several of you and I feel like we've been friends forever. :)

When we went to the Dr. last Thursday and she told us that we hadn't really moved from being 3 cm dilated I was really frustrated. My "girls" on here had or were all in the hospital meeting their little ones and I was the last one. Bummed us out. The Dr. offered to strip my membranes to see if that would kick start our labor. She also told us that because the percentage rate of still births after your due date are high and she recommended that we consider inducement. For the last 2 wks she asked me if we would be interested in being induced and I kept saying no because I wanted baby Drew to be fully developed and healthy. The thought of putting my son's life in danger is NOT an option, so on Tuesday May 6th (our EDD) at 5:00 AM we'll be at the hospital to be induced. I am so very excited. However, at the same time I think it's going to be a bit sad that I'm not preggo anymore. Feeling baby kick me and do the little disco inside me has been such an incredible feeling and I wouldn't trade that for anything. So, that leaves me Excited and Torn all at the same time.

Thank you for all of your prayers and thoughts. I love you guys. And thank you for being my friend.

Love,

Martine