40 weeks and beyond!

So I made it to my due date and beyond!

I'm a few days behind in my blogging so I'm actually 40 weeks + 2 days today so I know that I've made it past my due date a few days. It's been rough mentally but physically I actually feel better than I did a few weeks ago- it's kind of weird. I'm hoping to schedule an induction at my appointment today so I have an "end date" even if it's far away.

Saturday was my due date and it was actually mom's birthday as well. I was really hoping to give her a baby for her birthday :) no such luck. Instead, we went out to breakfast, then to the Portland State Farmer's Market (one of my favorite things to do in the Spring), saw a performance of Wicked (so good), then had dinner at Ringside Fish House (delicious). It was a great day, a birthday I'd be proud to have.

We've been walking everyday trying to get the baby into position, it hurts but at this point I know I need to keep it up. I also ended up in L&D Friday night because I had contractions all afternoon with lots of baby movement and then around 2pm the contractions and the baby just stopped moving. So, I called about decreased movement and they said I had to go in for the NST (Non Stress Test). We sat in L&D for a few hours and got monitored but everything looked good so they sent me home. The hospital was super full so they pointed out that if I didn't have to deliver it was not a good time (full moon=no beds).

Easter was nice and relaxing. Mom and I went to the coffee shop (Ken's Artisan Bakery) while Dave went to church and then I came home and took a long nap. We were able to sit out on the back deck for awhile (it was a gorgeous day) for the first time this spring. We ate an early Easter dinner then Dave and I did a loop around the neighborhood and watched a movie. It was a nice day overall.

The in-laws supposedly arrived in Seattle last night but I haven't heard from them yet. The plan is for them to stay up there sight-seeing until Babelet arrives then they will only be 3 hours away. Hopefully they can stay entertained for awhile since I don't feel like the baby is coming anytime soon.

It's Dave's "weekend" on Sun-Mon-Tues so I'm looking forward to spending the time with him the next few days. Hopefully this amazing weather keeps up so we can be outside.

Stats from 40w2d:
total weight gain: 9.6
bellybutton measurement: 42.5 inches
fundal height:
crankiness factor (1 being not at all, 10 being most possible): 6.5
impatience (1 being not at all, 10 being most possible): 8.75