Andrea’s Weblog

When is this baby going to come?

We’ve been on pins and needles for a week now—buying groceries a day at
a time, only starting projects we can finish in a few hours, not making
any social plans or any plans at all really… I don’t know how much
longer I can handle things being so up in the air.

I’m having a hard time figuring out what to do with myself in the absence of a routine. Last week I thought I was cleaning the bathrooms one last time for company, but since that was a week ago, I had to whip out the scrub brush again yesterday. I also thought I could get away without doing any more laundry, but I realized that all the underwear that fits me was dirty. (I only have a couple pairs that I would allow a health care professional to see me in.)

I’ve read that some women carry past their due dates because they have
some mental block due to fear or something in their past. Do I have
some unresolved issue that needs to surface? Maybe I should go check
the nursery one more time or make sure we have everything packed for
the hospital.

We’ve also had some debate in our household as to who is late. Is it me
or the baby? It seems science hasn’t reached a decision either way. We
are either waiting on the baby to secrete a hormone telling me it’s
ready or we’re waiting on my body to say it’s time.

We still have 2 more days before we go to be induced and the waiting
game is over, but I’m still hoping the baby will see fit to come
sooner. Come on Baby M!