So I am now 37 weeks and 5 days pregnant, a destination that none of the doctors thought that I would ever reach! I have been in so much pain for the last month that we begged the doctors to induce me earlier than the original date of July 15th, so we got an amniocentesis (they stuck a needle into my uterus and drew out some amniotic fluid to test) done to check if the baby's lungs were mature enough so that they could end my suffering. I was really scared to get the amnio, because of all of the risks involved, although at that point it really wasn't such a big risk to the baby, because he is considered full-term now. So if the test results came out positive then they would induce me the next day; however, they came out negative, so I am stuck with my original induction date, unless my baby decides to make his grand entrance earlier. That was quite a blow to Bryce and I, because we were really hoping that we'd have our baby by now. :( Then today we went to our weekly appointment and the doctors decided to push back my induction date from the 15th to the 19th of July which completely screws up all of our plans, because Bryce went out on paternity leave from work and can't go back, because his shifts are already covered and I could pop at any moment, but he can't submit the official Paid Family Leave paperwork until this kid actually comes, so now we are out half a month's income. :( But things always work out, so I will keep faith that it will this time also. My tummy measured 49 cm which is ridiculous considering a full term belly measurement is around 40 cm, so that's like what a 2 months overdue measurement. Oh yeah and another fun little piece of info, just a few weeks ago our baby was head down like a good little boy and he is now in the breech position, he's a trouble maker before birth! So now we just wait...and wait...and wait... ;)
