Didn’t think I’d be writing this one, but alas, I am. We went to the doctor today for another ultrasound (got a great picture I’ll try to post tomorrow), a non-stress test (very stressful!!) and a quick exam (no progress, no dialation). However, the good news is that baby is doing very well and seems quite content inside :) I have to schedule another appointment for Friday for another non-stress test. It will be easier this time since I know what to do :) I was worried that zig and I were gonna fail our first test. I don’t think the poor baby even knew it was being tested!!

Full moon *and* a low pressure system – still no baby. Bah!

I’m going to a board meeting this afternoon (why not, right?). Maybe that’s what I need to get this labor started :)

On the plus side, I do get an ultrasound tomorrow if baby doesn’t come by then, so at least we can peak in and see how things are going :) Make sure baby is still in there!

No baby yet, but my mommy is here for an entire week!! That makes me very happy. Hopefully baby appreciates the effort and decides to come out and meet her soon. Silly baby. Alan and I have been talking to zig every day encouring the kid to c’mon out for a visit :) Don’t think we’re being heard though. Oh well. I’ll enjoy my time with my mom in the meantime.

Instead of having a baby, I figured I’d post a few photos at our regular photos web site photos.datdec.com. I put up side by side photos of the belly growth (always feels bigger than it looks :/) and nursery pictures. That’s all for tonight. I’m off to watch a movie now.

no baby yet. However, an aquaintenace of ours said that when him and his wife were having babies they always told people the due date was 2 weeks later than what the doctors told them. That way everyone was happy when the baby came “early”. I thought that was a fun idea.

It just keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger…. :) My mom and sister said that I hide the belly well under a shirt. From these photos I’d tend to agree with them. I know it’s been awhile since I posted belly shots. I’ve taken them once or twice, but never got around to posting them. Figured a due date shot would be good to document :)

Yup, for those of you keeping track, today is the big day. I think someone forgot to tell zig though. We went in for the 40wk appt today and all is fine, but no dialation or anything (which, the midwives keep reminding us, doesn’t really mean much of anything). She scheduled me for a 41wk appointment next Tuesday at which they will do an ultrasound to check the fluid levels inside (make sure things are still ok). Hopefully we’ll be cancelling that one :)

Today is my first offical vacation day. I think I get to call it vacation until baby, then it’s called maternity. But, no baby yet, so I’ll keep calling it vacation.

I’ve been told I need to keep this blog a little more up-to-date as the final days draw near. I’m glad to see so many people care enough to call and chat though :) I’m actually a bit bored already (yeah, lame, I know) so I always like the calls.

We basically are ready to go. The nursery room is done (except a few things we need to hang), the car seat is in the car (still need to get it checked though), and the suitcase is mostly packed. So, like I said, we’re basically ready to go :) Now its just a matter of baby being ready to go….

I think we’re making some progress here. I think baby has started to drop a bit. My belly is definitely lower today than it was yesterday. Yay!

Can you imagine carrying triplets?? I can’t. Lauren posted a link to a blog about triplets. I also wonder how they keep the babies straight in utero? The woman talks about tracking the development of each baby (Baby A, B, and C). I wonder how the doctor knows which is which. What happens if babies A and B swap sides one day? It’s not like they are wearing little name tags in there or something.

And how do you put 3 car seats in your car??? We installed the car seat in the Saturn today and it’s snug in there. I realize the Saturn isn’t exactly a mini-van… so I guess that’s what you need for triplets.

Zig takes up enough space in me without adding any more. I’ll take my babies one at a time, thank you very much :)