I had a doctor's appointment on Wednesday, and wanted to give you all an update on some things that were talked about. After getting my weight and blood pressure, and listening to Makayla's heart beat, my doctor performed an abdominal exam to check on her positioning, and to see how much she's grown since the last appointment. Insert bummer news here... After being pretty optimistic last week that Makayla would be around 8 lbs by the time of her due date, he wasn't so optimistic this time around. His guess was that she had grown quite a bit in just the past week, and was figuring she was already about 8.5 lbs one week before her due date. That, coupled with the fact that my belly was measuring larger than normal, and my weight shot up more than normal over the past week, only increased his suspicion. To top it off, his check of everything else revealed that not much progress had occurred since my last visit...double bummer!! I'd like to say that I hadn't noticed anything different, and that I was feeling pretty good, but that's not the case. Things just seemed harder over the past week, and sleep has been SO uncomfortable. So, I knew the topic I had been trying to avoid for the past 39 weeks was about to be brought up - induction (ugh!).
On that note, Makayla has been given an eviction notice of Tuesday at 6:00am. After talking things through with Andrew, we feel like this is the wisest decision. In the meantime, we will pray hard, and ask that you pray hard for us, that she comes on her own before then. Though this isn't the way I want it to go, it is comforting to know that at the end of labor, we will be holding dear little Makayla in our arms. Please pray that we would experience God's peace in this decision, and that I would not give into fear or anxious thoughts concerning the induction if it gets to that point. We will get a picture out as soon as she's here, so stay tuned!
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